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Why China’s state media is rebuking Binance while lauding Huobi
Is it because Huobi has an in-house Communist Party relations office, while rival exchange Binance does not? Gather ’round for a Tale of the Two Cryptos.
Sam Reynolds
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Regulation
China’s new DCEP could fast-forward the nation into a cashless society
The rest of the world may worry over the new e-RMB and what it could do to the US dollar. But inside China, will yet another digital payment system even matter? Forkast.News finds out what the laobaixing think.
Bryan Michael Galvan
Bitcoin News
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Other top blockchain news: China sounds new warning against crypto. Brave browser brouhaha. Startups in Japan and Malaysia.
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DeFi News
ConsenSys offers compliance suite for Ethereum tokens
Crypto and compliance is a hot topic these days, with Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin's incubator joining the fray with a new toolset.
Decrypt Media
Opinion Pieces
Distribution strategy may be the key to blockchain adoption
How Visa, M-Pesa and Binance became wildly successful — and why even the greatest technology still requires thinking through how to get your product into the hands of your customers.
Asheesh Birla
Bitcoin News
Bitmain drama escalates with new threats and use of force. Do customers care?
Game of Thrones at the world's largest bitcoin mining rig maker culminates, in this week's episode, with a once-exiled company founder storming and seizing back the corporate castle.
Forkast.News
Expert Interviews
How Congress is learning about blockchain, one bit of bitcoin at a time
Covid stimulus needs and China's new CBDC have heightened interest in digital assets, but US lawmakers are still trying to make sense of new technologies. In an interview with Forkast.News, Perianne Boring of Chamber of Digital Commerce also discusses prospects for a U.S. digital dollar, and more.
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NFTs and Gaming
Ep. 15 | Is China’s digital RMB ready for prime time? Making the case for a US CBDC. Blockchain comes to Minecraft.
More top news: China exploring blockchain to cure gaming addiction. LG joins Hedera Hashgraph. Startups in Japan, Singapore and the Philippines.
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Bitcoin News
Bitcoin — from halvings to haven: why BTC may witness growth in 2020
Short-term speculators are unimpressed by BTC’s recent performance. But Covid and geopolitical disruptions have not yet played out. What does it mean for investors?
Lennard Neo
Compliance Challenges
How to improve data security during Covid disruptions
Working from home heightens computer security risks and the need for good data governance. What are the best practices for safeguarding critical data?
Rakesh Soni
Regulation
Digital dollar advocates lay out path to a US CBDC
Digital Dollar Project’s new white paper proposes a ‘third format of currency’ that would be interchangeable with paper money while preserving privacy. Is America ready for a government crypto dollar?
Sam Reynolds
Bitcoin News
Contrarian wisdom on bitcoin mining. Also: how China’s DCEP could shake up the global financial system.
Adam Traidman of BRD discusses CBDCs in an age of intensifying US-China rivalries, and bitcoin halving's surprising impact on crypto mining and profits.
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Bitcoin News
Ep. 14 | Was that Satoshi? TRON 4.0 gets lukewarm reception. Blockchain Bill of Rights.
More top news: China pours billions into blockchain and other infrastructure. Ant Financial’s new smart contracts. VC in Singapore and India.
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Bitcoin News
As Covid drives the world toward digital assets, what is the outlook for bitcoin and CBDCs?
Digital currencies will become increasingly common in the economy, with CBDCs as an 'organic gateway.' Should we worry about user privacy?
Forkast.News
Regulation
China hopes its new digital currency will internationalize the RMB. When might that day come?
China's new DCEP — the world's first major central bank digital currency — just piloted in 4 cities. When it is ready for mass use, could it challenge the US dollar's hegemony in global trade and finance?
Forkast.News
Regulation
What is China’s new CBDC, and what is it not?
The central bank's cash-like DCEP sets the stage for China's next-gen financial infrastructure. Will it threaten the US dollar's global supremacy? A University of Chicago Booth professor explains.
Zhiguo He
Bitcoin News
Ep. 13 | Bitcoin bewitches JK Rowling. A Stellar start for Ukraine’s new CBDC. Investors drag Nvidia back to court over crypto sales.
Other top news: Fintech-friendly policies for Hong Kong-Shenzhen bay area. China makes blockchain jobs more respectable. VC in Singapore and S. Korea.
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Advanced Blockchain Technologies
Blockchain will disrupt the entertainment industry. Which part first?
Cinemas are closed, Netflix is here, but torrent providers renew their careers!
Yohan Yun
Metaverse Platforms
Magic Leap’s demise is sucking life out of the augmented reality industry
The Covid-battered economy and Magic Leap’s woes are blowing headwinds at the nascent industry. But AR software, ads and mobile platforms offer hope.
Sam Reynolds
Regulation
What does ‘universal basic income’ have to do with a digital dollar or a central bank digital currency?
Covid-19’s disruption of global economies could speed up changes to financial systems around the world. Will cash become obsolete?
Bryan Michael Galvan