Was China Construction Bank’s $3 billion blockchain bond doomed from the start?
Beijing put a stop this week to Fusang's China Construction Bank bond listing on the Ethereum blockchain. What was the Chinese government afraid of?
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Kelly Le
Beijing put a stop this week to Fusang's China Construction Bank bond listing on the Ethereum blockchain. What was the Chinese government afraid of?
Kelly Le is an Assistant Producer at Forkast.News. Previously, she worked on the editorial team at SCMP covering stories from China, as well as People's Daily. She holds an M.A. from The University of Hong Kong's Journalism and Media Studies Centre.
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