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VeChain to Supply Blockchain Tech for Chinese Food Safety Group That Includes McDonald's

The VeChain Foundation has become the first blockchain-based entity to join the China Animal Health and Food Safety Alliance (CAFA) and will work with members to trace supply chains in the country.

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Binance-Backed Travala.com Enters China's Fast-Recovering Travel Market

"In China, the recovery is happening now and very fast,” said Travala.com CEO Juan Otero.

China's domestic flights are back to pre-pandemic levels, and hotel bookings are surging, too. (Göran Höglund/Flickr)

Policy

China's BSN to 'Localize' 24 Public Blockchains by Making Them Permissioned

China’s state-sanctioned Blockchain-Based Service Network is finally bringing public chains to its homeland -- but they will look very different.

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US Charges 3 With Vast 'Crypto Jacking' Computer Fraud Scheme

The officers of Chinese "white hat" firm Chengdu 404 allegedly hit computer networks around the world.

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'Sharing Economy' Startup ShareRing Tapped for China's Blockchain Service Network

A provider of an ecosystem for the "sharing and rental economy," ShareRing will join China’s government-backed blockchain initiative.

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Finance

Jihan Wu Regains Upper Hand in Bitmain Co-Founder Fight

A new twist in the power struggle at Bitmain: Co-founder Jihan Wu has regained the legal representative status of the bitcoin mining giant.

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Markets

The Business of Geopolitical Competition

As Oracle wins a bid for TikTok US, a look at how tech competition, culture competition and currency competition shape the business of geopolitics.

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Policy

Why Crypto Investments Are Less Vulnerable to US-China Tensions

U.S.-China tensions are taking a toll on venture funds that invest in non-crypto startups. Investment in the blockchain industry may be less affected.

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Policy

China's Digital Currency May Come With Hardware Wallets as Well

China Construction Bank’s brief digital yuan debut suggests that hardware wallets for the central bank digital currency may be in the works.

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Markets

Huobi and OKEx Battle for Supremacy in China

Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi is taking aim at competitor OKEx in the business of trading bitcoin futures and other derivatives contracts, opening up a new front in a longstanding rivalry that has historically focused on the lucrative Chinese market.

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