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Yihui Xie is part of the Forkast.News editorial team.
Regulation
Japan’s plan to launch a digital yen is likely to come into sharper focus in late 2022, a lawmaker overseeing the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s digital currency strategy has told Reuters. Fast facts The Bank of Japan launched the first phase of a central bank digital currency experiment in April. It hopes to move to […]
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Regulation
The Philippine Stock Exchange wants to be the country’s platform for trading crypto assets when regulators issue rules to govern the sector, according to a report by CNN Philippines. Fast facts Stock exchange President and CEO Ramon Monzon said the bourse’s management had first discussed the idea of setting up a domestic crypto exchange two […]
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Regulation
Crypto investment in India has grown from about US$200 million to nearly US$40 billion in the past year, driven in large measure by demand among young investors.
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Bitcoin News
Chinese mining rig maker Bitmain has stopped selling in-stock cryptocurrency mining equipment amid a plunge in the prices following a shutdown of major mining pools in China.
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Regulation
The People's Bank of China has told the country's big banks and other finance sector heavyweights to cut off financing sources for cryptocurrency transactions.
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Bitcoin News
The city’s mayor says it welcomes an exodus of miners from China amid a generalized clampdown on the industry.
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Advanced Blockchain Technologies
Gorilla Mobile, Singapore’s newest mobile virtual network operator, is set to roll out blockchain technology to offer contract-free services.
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Advanced Blockchain Technologies
France-based PlanetWatch, which records air quality data on Algorand’s blockchain, has launched its first test sensor in Hong Kong.
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NFTs and Art
Auction house Sotheby’s has sold a non-fungible token of a digital artwork known as “CryptoPunk, Alien #7523” for US$11.8 million.
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Regulation
Former People's Bank of China Director Yao Qian says that the country's digital yuan is not a surveillance tool for the government.
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