Bitcoin News
Non-crypto firms in China jump into bitcoin mining to lift fortunes
Inspired by bitcoin’s boom, companies with no business in crypto are pivoting to cryptocurrency mining. A New York investors lawsuit offers a cautionary tale.
Kelly Le
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Kelly Le
As a journalist, Kelly has covered stories at South China Morning Post, People's Daily, and Beijing News. She received a Master of Journalism from the University of Hong Kong, and a B.A. in TV Editing / Directing from the Communication University of China in Beijing.
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Regulation
The brief, meteoric rise of crypto Clubhouse in China
Now that China’s censors are blocking Clubhouse, what are the popular audio networking app’s mainland members doing? VPNs are the new velvet ropes.
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Regulation
Hong Kong plans to ban retail investors from trading cryptocurrency
Industry insiders warn that proposed rule to allow only ‘professional investors’ to buy and sell crypto could drive companies to crypto-friendlier shores.
Kelly Le
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Bitcoin News
Bitcoin miners seek 2nd hand gear to drive output amid rally
Tesla’s bitcoin dive is recharging an already hot crypto market, worsening the run on new mining equipment and heating up the second-hand rig market.
Kelly Le
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Advanced Blockchain Technologies
China’s BSN will add CasperLabs’s proof-of-stake blockchain to its network
Casper Network goes big on its 'first of many' expansion ambitions in Asia by receiving the nod to join both BSN China and BSN International.
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Advanced Blockchain Technologies
China’s blockchain network at new milestone with open permissioned chains
Tai’an and WenChang chains join BSN China's 'Open Permissioned Blockchain Initiative' as nation grows its blockchain network while maintaining controls.
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Regulatory News
Digital payments — not cash — is now king in Asia’s payment ecosystem
Singapore and Thailand launch the world's first real-time cross-border digital payment system. Here’s what else is happening in Hong Kong and China.
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Advanced Blockchain Technologies
China’s blockchain network adds CBDC payment layer, ConsenSys as partner
BSN’s new digital payment network will be a boon to Ethereum, stablecoins and CBDCs like China’s DCEP digital yuan while keeping other cryptos out.
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Regulation
China’s DCEP digital yuan wraps up another mass test
Now renamed e-CNY, China’s new digital yuan has now been tested by 250,000 shoppers in two cities. Is it finally close to launch?
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Regulation
China tests new phone-free DCEP e-RMB card for helping rural poor
As China presses its digital currency closer to launch, a Shanghai test reveals features aimed at the 700 million Chinese without mobile phones or the internet.
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