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March 2023

Binance faces legal battle as US regulator gets ready to rumble

Top blockchain and crypto news: Binance targeted in CFTC lawsuit. Law catches up with Do Kwon. Chinese banks bet on Hong Kong crypto.

Blur NFT wash trading soars, fueling market distortions

Top blockchain and crypto news: Blur wash trading explodes. Coinbase extends developer foray with Base test. Hong Kong crypto embrace gets Beijing’s nod.

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Bitcoin rises past US$28,000, most other top 10 cryptos gain

Bitcoin, Ether extend gains as U.S. regulators take charge of banking industry turmoil

March 2023

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Bitcoin, Ether extend gains as U.S. regulators take charge of banking industry turmoil

Conflux Network, China Telecom to build blockchain-enabled SIM cards

China should reconsider its ban on cryptocurrencies, says former central bank official

February 2023

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China should reconsider its ban on cryptocurrencies, says former central bank official

February 2023

Binance set to swallow FTX as run on exchange allows CZ to swoop

Top blockchain and crypto news: FTX concedes defeat in long battle with Binance. Crypto eyes Congress races. Hong Kong U-turns on digital assets.

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China should reconsider its ban on cryptocurrencies, says former central bank official

February 2023

China shuts 13 underground crypto trading apps, a year after ban

Regulators also targeted 23 crypto media websites and 440 bloggers.

China’s international blockchain push may face Huawei-like obstacles

China spent billions on its ‘belt and road’ infrastructure network to expand trade so what are its plans for a domestic and international digital infrastructure built on blockchain?

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China should reconsider its ban on cryptocurrencies, says former central bank official

Tianjin boosts electricity rates to further punish underground crypto mining

Crypto exchange Huobi Global announces advisory board

October 2022

Australia gears up for state-backed digital currency trials

Top blockchain and crypto news: Digital dollar didgeridoos. Bitcoin softens as sterling sinks. ‘World’s dumbest’ crypto criminals nabbed in China.

China’s two systems for crypto: Trading is banned, but virtual assets can be protected

In a decision involving Litecoin, a Chinese court says there are no rules ‘that negate the protectability of cryptocurrency itself as virtual property.’

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Crypto exchange Huobi Global announces advisory board

Gansu Province warns no crypto mining within national data centers

China says blockchain patent applications make up 84% of world’s total

Chinese central bank should issue RMB stablecoin for metaverse: academic

Director at China’s Securities Regulatory Commission deep-dives into Web 3.0 in new book, a year after China’s crypto ban

September 2022

Binance-WazirX spat heats up as investors yank funds from Indian exchange

Top blockchain and crypto news: Binance spurns WazirX amid India probe. BlackRock bets on Coinbase. Crypto influencers in China’s crosshairs.

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Director at China’s Securities Regulatory Commission deep-dives into Web 3.0 in new book, a year after China’s crypto ban

China shuts 13,000 social media accounts for promoting crypto investment

August 2022

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China shuts 13,000 social media accounts for promoting crypto investment

China’s Ant Group, Tencent, Baidu, JD.com push for NFT self-regulation

July 2022

CoinFLEX issues recovery tokens; MAS says cryptos not currencies

CoinFLEX to solve its liquidity problems by issuing a recovery token. Meanwhile, Singapore’s central bank doubts crypto capabilities.

Crypto winter ushers in account freezes as platforms feel the chill

Top blockchain and crypto news: Investors snowed in as liquidity crunch hits. Solend harpoons anti-whale maneuver. Chinese NFTs prove a tricky target.

NFT fraud in focus; Bybit job cuts

Crypto exchange ByBit lays off 30% of its staff. And as the NFT market grows, how do we combat against scams?

3AC foreclosure concerns grow; Fed boost short lived

BlockFi’s Zac Prince says they have fully liquidated 3AC positions. Meanwhile, Hong Kong’s central bank works with the Bank of Israel to study CBDC security.

Cryptocurrencies take a pounding as inflation worries spark sell-off

Top blockchain and crypto news: Cryptos sink as inflation rises. Celsius freeze sends CEL token tumbling. Are Inner Mongolia’s miners catching a break?

Binance comes out swinging as report links it to money laundering

Top blockchain and crypto news: Binance BNB slips amid allegations. STEPN marches through attacks. Is China’s slowdown straining crypto prices?

China’s zero-Covid policy realigning global economy, financial markets

Beijing’s official GDP growth target is 5.5% this year, but some analysts don’t see how that makes sense in the face of Shanghai-size lockdowns. Could a China slowdown be good news for central bankers trying to tame inflation?
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Singapore’s digital assets initiative; Shanghai lockdown ends

Singapore announces plans for a digital assets initiative. Meanwhile, Shanghai’s lockdown finally ends, but markets remain hesitant.

Terra’s LUNA moonshot can’t escape gravity of market misgivings

Top blockchain and crypto news: Investors shun LUNA 2.0. Ethereum gains amid relief rally. China’s stimulus goes digital.

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China’s Ant Group, Tencent, Baidu, JD.com push for NFT self-regulation

Chinese blockchain developer calls crypto a Ponzi scheme

Shenzhen financial regulators vow to prevent ‘further’ crypto risks

Chinese maker of virtual garment designing software raises nearly US$100 mln

China’s Guizhou province to slap backdated power charges on uncovered crypto miners

Chinese NFT platform apologizes for using Hong Kong movie star Louis Koo’s images

Storm in a teacup? WeChat bans account for flipping NFTs

JD.com tops US$60 mln in digital yuan sales in 618 shopping festival

Hong Kong to research retail CBDC cybersecurity with Israel, BIS

NFTs in China must be reviewed: China media watchdog

Tencent, Alibaba, ByteDance have the most potential in the metaverse: report

Inner Mongolia’s closure of crypto mine operations slows since September

Steph Curry, Jaylen Brown NBA Top Shot NFTs to be on China public auction

Chongqing joins China’s digital yuan tax pilots

Prosecutor OKs arrest of Chinese executive accused of embezzling US$8 mln to mine Bitcoin

Macao needs China’s heft in tech to introduce CBDC, official says

June 2022

Terra 2.0 delayed; India’s Non Fungible League

StepN limits their services in China. Meanwhile, Terra 2.0 poses questions relating to investor trust.

Beijing banned crypto mining, so China miners went underground

Authorities and Bitcoin miners play a cat-and-mouse game as miners find means to stay off the government radar and dodge crackdowns.

Terra cofounder Do Kwon’s taxing questions; China’s underground mining

Terra co-founder responds to office closure allegations. Meanwhile, China re-emerges as a crypto mining hub despite 2021 ban.

China’s mining re-emergence; Terra community wants answers

China’s nationwide ban on crypto mining has not affected it’s high mining hashrate. Meanwhile, Terra’s community become frustrated as they struggle to find answers.

Blood moon: Terra’s LUNA rescue plan panned by industry, investors

Top blockchain and crypto news: Terra puts down the fork. Bitcoin loses its shine in Singapore. China’s miners dig in.

China banned Bitcoin mining and became world’s No.2 Bitcoin miner

The 2021 Bitcoin mining exodus has left underground miners thriving to push China’s hashrate share near to the top, new study finds.

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Macao needs China’s heft in tech to introduce CBDC, official says

NFTs based on late Qing dynasty painter Wu Changshuo’s artwork sell out

Move-to-earn app STEPN to limit service in China

Chinese stock image agency VCG tests NFT marketplace

China Supreme Court calls for mass blockchain adoption in judicial system

China expands use of the digital yuan to high school campuses

Hydropower plant in China’s Hubei province fined for powering crypto mining

China’s BSN to launch overseas public chain without crypto support

Hang Seng Index adds 30 metaverse-related Chinese companies

Russia uncovers a crypto mining farm in its oldest prison: report

Sony Music’s RCA Records Web3 venture breaks into Greater China

Bitcoin rig maker Canaan reports over US$200 mln in Q1 revenue

Kakao’s Klaytn to build blockchain in China with BSN

China southeastern city tops US$3mln digital yuan transactions in pilot month