NFTs and Art
Chinese payment giant Alipay starts selling NFTs
Chinese payment app Alipay has started selling non-fungible token artwork, finding buyers for a combined 8,000 editions of two artworks within one day.
Kelly Le
Lens
China
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Regulation
Chinese crypto miners head west as Beijing’s crackdown gains pace
Kazakhstan offers nearby bolthole as North America and Europe beckon.
Timmy Shen
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Regulation
Chinese central bank orders lenders to cut cryptos’ financial lifelines
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.
Yihui Xie
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Regulation
Over 3,000 ATMs in Beijing now support digital yuan withdrawals
Two of China’s largest state-owned banks, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) and the Agricultural Bank of China (ABC), are now offering two-way exchange between fiat cash yuan and e-CNY digital currency through more than 3,000 ATMs in Beijing, according to reports in local media. Over 3,000 ATMs in Beijing managed by ICBC […]
Kelly Le
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Regulation
Bitcoin hashrate plunges as Chinese crypto mining crackdown hits Sichuan
The Bitcoin hashrate plunged over the weekend following a clampdown on cryptocurrency mining by the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan.
Timmy Shen
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Regulation
As Shanghai gives away digital yuan, we hit the streets with a man spending it
Money may be easy to part with when it's free, but as Shanghai’s first experimental e-CNY giveaway shows, it’s not so easy finding shops to take it.
Kelly Le
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Regulation
Chinese crypto mining ban coming to Sichuan — reports
Miners face imminent shutdown as power companies told to cut electricity, according to multiple reports.
Timmy Shen
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Regulation
‘China’s Robinhood’ halts CME crypto futures services amid sector clampdown
Chinese stock trading app Futu Niuniu has suspended Chicago Mercantile Exchange cryptocurrency futures services and stopped supplying crypto market information.
Ningwei Qin
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Advanced Blockchain Technologies
China’s public Chang’An Chain gets upgrade to accelerate processing
Chinese homegrown public blockchain platform Chang’An Chain has been equipped with 96-core blockchain-specific chips, and 23 companies joined its ecosystem yesterday.
Kelly Le
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Regulation
Chinese province of Yunnan puts crypto mining under the microscope
Following rumors of a possible ban on cryptocurrency mining in the province last week, its energy regulator has clarified an approach to the industry that looks set to rein in rogue operators.
Timmy Shen
