China

China

Markets

After GME, Dogecoin and Bitcoin, Chinese Traders Are Betting What Will Pump Next

For Chinese investors, including Justin Sun, FOMO has surpassed fear of losing money.

Justin Sun speaks at Consensus (CoinDesk Archives)

Tech

Geopolitics at Stake in US Response to China's Digital Yuan: Report

From privacy to political power, China’s digital yuan will have far-reaching implications.

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Finance

Bitmain Co-Founder Exits, Resolving Years-Long Power Struggle as Mining Firm Preps IPO

Bitmain co-founder Jihan Wu is stepping down from his role as part of a settlement.

Bitmain co-founder Jihan Wu

Finance

Ethereum-Based ConsenSys Quorum Partners With China’s BSN Blockchain

The first partnership for Quorum since leaving JPMorgan is a big one.

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Policy

Beijing, Shanghai to Join Wider Testing of Digital Yuan in 2021

The wider effort to promote the digital currency precedes a launch in the "near future," per a state media report.

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Policy

At Least One Key Huobi Executive Is In Custody in China: Sources

The Chinese police appear to have intensified their crackdown on crypto exchanges’ OTC trading services in the last year.

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Tech

Chinese City Plans Third Digital Yuan Pilot, Giving Away $3M in Prize Draw

Lottery entrants can apply to win 200 digital yuan each.

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Markets

China’s Blockchain-Based Service Network to Integrate Central Bank Digital Currency

The BSN expects to complete integrations with a total of 30 public blockchains this year.

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