2019-11-20 12:44 |
The importance of Bitcoin’s non-seizability has been highlighted yet again as HSBC closes an account reportedly used to fund Hong Kong protestors
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The British multinational investment bank, HSBC, has reportedly closed a bank account relating to the Hong Kong anti-extradition bill. The bill is one of the main reasons behind the protests that are occurring in the autonomous territory of Hong Kong.
2019-11-18 14:44 | |
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Earlier this week the bottom fell out at Blizzard when it banned an esports pro from competing after he spoke out in support of the Hong Kong protests. It seems half the gaming industry (to say nothing of the wider tech industry) has gotten caught up in the ensuing fallout — and now Riot Games is downright begging its esports pros not to drag them into it.
2019-10-12 03:37 | |
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Tesla proudly touted the release of its Model 3 in Hong Kong. However, the tone-deaf timing of the roll-out stirred backlash. Why? Because Hong Kong has been roiled by protests since June 9. Tesla's official Twitter account breathlessly announced that the "Model 3 has landed in Hong Kong (who's excited).
2019-9-6 02:10 | |
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Mining pools have been the backbone of the crypto-ecosystem, owing to their inherited duty to fuel transactions and ensure immutable credibility. Given the power mining pools hold in the space, countries like China, U.
2019-6-17 18:00 | |
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By CCN Markets: Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX has just issued a security advisory telling its customers that it is witnessing an increase in unwarranted attempts to access customer accounts.
2019-6-12 16:55 | |
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When I visited some early bitcoin startups in Hong Kong five years ago, they were unanimous about their biggest challenge: finding a bank that would let them open an account.
2019-5-6 07:00 | |
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Within the sphere of traditional finance, at least, crypto has a custody problem. The problem? Crypto is complicated, security is tricky and — if we’re being frank — the suits don’t know a bit from a byte (or a blockchain from a cloud server).
2019-4-12 22:03 | |
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DragonEx, a crypto exchange based in Singapore, said on Tuesday that its platform has been hacked and an undisclosed amount of user funds was lost. In its official Telegram account, the DragonEx team said that the exchange was hacked on March 24 and it alerted the authorities in Estonia, Thailand, Singapore, and Hong Kong.
2019-3-27 17:03 | |
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ASIC chip manufacturer Canaan Creative is closing the gap between itself and industry leader Bitmain after a massive infusion of capital. In its latest funding round, the Chinese mining company has raised several hundred millions of dollars, Chinese publication Securities Times reports.
2019-3-14 00:05 | |
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Independent researchers have identified financial links between crypto exchange QuadrigaCX and a shady company. The accusation surfaced after Spoofy McSpoofface, a Twitterati, found that the Canadian exchange had asked its customers to deposit money into a bank account owned by Hong Kong-based Valoris HK Ltd.
2019-2-12 16:00 | |
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Hong Kong-based trading platform BitMEX owns so much Bitcoin that it could launch multiple 51 percent attacks against some altcoins for months. Bitcoin Insurance Fund Worth $76 Million Those were the results of calculations from social media commentators this week as it emerged BitMEX’s Insurance Fund now contains 21,350 BTC ($75.
2019-1-24 05:00 | |
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Bitfinex Launches EOSFinex On Friday morning, Bitfinex, a leading crypto exchange that is based in Hong Kong, released an important message via its official Twitter account, letting its over 450,000 followers know that it would be launching a decentralized exchange (DEX) platform in the upcoming months.
2018-9-15 08:00 | |
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Chinese social media giant WeChat has reportedly closed down accounts owned by several cryptocurrency and blockchain media accounts on its platform, local news outlet Lanjinger reports.
2018-8-23 22:13 | |
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The KuCoin cryptocurrency exchange platform was accused of fraudulent activities by a user and cryptocurrency enthusiast after a failed attempt to find KuCoin’s registered office address in Hong Kong.
2018-8-14 14:00 | |
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ETF’s are back in the news this week with the Winklevoss twins of Gemini getting rejected again, while investment firm Direxion was delayed till September on a final decision.
2018-7-30 18:41 | |
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Cardano's ADA Coin to be Used as Base Token for IronFX The digital currency is going to be used to give token holders access to several different goods and services. Cardano Blockchain technology, based out of Hong Kong was founded by the EmurgoHK Group.
2018-7-26 09:35 | |
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Ever since China’s DeepSeek made headlines by emerging as a potential challenge to the US’s AI dominance, malicious crypto tokens using the “DeepSeek” name have surged to cash in on the AI platform’s popularity.
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek raised concerns as its overnight rise to prominence highlighted potential risks to American artificial intelligence and economic dominance. U.S. equity markets and cryptocurrencies traded sharply lower on Monday, with Bitcoin (BTC) falling below the $100,000 mark…
Risk assets slump, including Bitcoin, as China’s new AI startup threatens U.S. leadership, leaving analysts to speculate on Trump’s next aggressive move. Bitcoin’s (BTC) price under pressure again, dipping below $100k, as China‘s latest AI powerhouse, Deepseek, shakes up global…
AI cryptocurrencies endured a bloodbath on Monday, plunging by double-digits on their daily charts as Bitcoin dropped below $100,000. The market capitalization of all AI tokens crashed by 13. 7% in the past 24 hours to $35.
China has rolled out new regulations to identify and control risky foreign exchange activities, including those involving cryptocurrencies, the South China Morning Post reported. According to the report, China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange recently directed banks to monitor and report suspicious transactions tied to cross-border gambling, underground financial networks, and unauthorized crypto dealings.
When the world's second-largest economy sneezes, global markets pay attention. China, facing a deflating property bubble, is on the brink of implementing a massive monetary stimulus that will boost risk assets