We saw the publishing of technical research and open-source code that could be the groundwork for digitizing the greenback. There were no definitive plans to develop a CBDC mentioned in the paper as any decision must pass Congress first, according to reports. On Feb. 3, executive vice president at the Boston Fed, Jim Cunha, said:...Read More
The American fast-food company partnered with Humberto Leon – Co-Founder of fashion brand Opening Ceremony – to create a zodiac collection in the Metaverse. The initiative will honor the Lunar New Year (China’s most significant festival from February 1 to February 15). McDonald’s Joins The Metaverse With its newest endeavor, the US fast-food chain enabled...Read More
The public security bureau of Chizhou city in the eastern province of Anhui has frozen six million yuan or nearly $1 million worth of crypto assets and arrested eight people for defrauding its investors since last year. Rug Pull Crypto Scam Chinese authorities have arrested eight in a rug pull scam involving 50 million yuan...Read More
The non-fungible token universe and blockchain-based games seem to have their own macro events that affect their growth. A set of reports by the analysis company DappRadar revealed that the number of NFT trades continues to increase gradually despite the adverse price movements in the digital asset industry. Additionally, the interest in blockchain-based games is...Read More
Reports emerged indicating that the Chinese officials are keeping a close eye on cryptocurrency activities and are applying innovative strategies to tackle virtual currency money laundering. “An Important Breakthrough” According to the Chinese state-owned broadcaster, CCTV (controlled by the CCP), the country’s Ministry of Public Security has solved 259 cases that involve cryptocurrency money laundering....Read More
China’s state-backed Blockchain Services Network, which saw the light of day two years ago, plans to launch a new platform supporting non-fungible tokens. However, the nation reaffirmed that it will have nothing to do with cryptocurrencies. It’s no secret anymore that China wants to be as far away from crypto as possible, evident from the...Read More
China’s leading messaging application – WeChat Pay – will reportedly begin supporting the e-CNY. The app has more than one billion users, meaning the initiative could significantly boost the distribution of the digital yuan. WeChat Adopts Digital Yuan Payments According to a recent CNBC report, WeChat Pay – a multi-purpose messaging and mobile payment app...Read More
The People’s Bank of China launched a pilot version of its digital yuan wallet application on mobile phone app stores. This is another effort marking the nation’s desire to be the first to develop its own central bank digital currency (CBDC). China’s Most Recent CBDC Push According to a recent tweet by the local news...Read More
The metaverse narrative continues to boil, and the latest mention comes from a point of high authority. China’s biggest city appears to be getting serious about it. According to a CNBC report, Shanghai is eager to tap into the potential of what many believe to be the next-gen internet. Local authorities have issued development plans...Read More
The Chinese government has gone out of its way on the crypto crackdown. Despite this, the industry has evolved tremendously and continues to capture the imagination of many. Joe Tsai, who happens to be the executive vice-chairman of the Chinese e-commerce behemoth, Alibaba Group, is the latest to share his feelings on Twitter in three...Read More
DeBank – a crypto wallet for tracking decentralized finance applications – recently closed a multi-million dollar funding round led by fintech venture capitalist firm Sequoia China. This brings the defi wallet’s valuation to over $200 million. Debank announced its newly acquired funds in a tweet on Tuesday. Other companies that contributed to the funding round...Read More
One of the leading altcoin exchanges in the Chinese region – MEXC Global, formerly known as MXC, revealed that it will be retiring Chinese users’ accounts by the end of December 2021. In a detailed Twitter thread, one of the leading Chinese altcoins exchanges, MEXC Global, which was previously called MXC, announced that it will...Read More
Chinese internet behemoths are racing to the metaverse. Baidu, for one, is fairly confident that its metaverse app will take at least six years to fully launch. However, as the tech giant eyes to explore more, it will not add support for digital assets on the app. Baidu’s Metaverse World While speaking at the “Create...Read More
Xinhua News Agency, a Chinese state-run media company, has revealed that it will soon issue China’s first “news digital collectibles” in the form of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), Xinhua Launches NFT Collection In an official announcement on Wednesday, Xinhua will issue a total of 110,001 copies of unique photographs taken by journalists in 2021. According to...Read More
The hottest new trend in the cryptocurrency industry – GameFi – operates on a play-to-earn model. Earnings via games can be very effective. But not everyone is a fan of it. One such example is Dash Huang – CEO of TapTap, a popular Chinese game distribution platform, who believes that the current blockchain Play-to-Earn games...Read More
China is leaving no stones unturned in promoting the usage of digital yuan while ensuring a crackdown on the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency industry. According to the latest report, China is gearing up to establish a digital asset exchange in its sprawling capital of Bejing. The guidelines issued by the State Council also mentioned that Beijing...Read More
The government of China removed Xiao Yi – an official representing the Jiangxi province – from his post after he violated the country’s digital asset policies. According to the prosecution, he illegally supported some cryptocurrency mining businesses. China Sends a Strong Signal that Crypto Mining Is Forbidden A recent report by the South China Morning...Read More
One of the largest Chinese e-commerce platforms – JD.com – has reportedly enabled its customers to use the digital yuan for payments during the shopping festival – Singles Day. JD Embraces The Chinese CBDC Even though China’s central bank digital currency has not officially rolled out nationwide, the local leading retail company – JD –...Read More
The major digital asset exchange – Huobi Global – revealed it will shut the accounts of all Singapore-based users by March 31, 2022. The company will also start closing its doors for new customers. China And Now Singapore According to an official announcement on its website, Huobi Global will stop providing cryptocurrency services to clients...Read More
The number of digital yuan wallets in China has reportedly surged to 140 million, as 10 million of them are corporate accounts. Transactions in e-CNY reached 62 billion yuan, or $9.7 billion. Seven Times More Than in June When speaking of creating a digital version of a national currency, China’s efforts are among the most...Read More
In an attempt to comply with local regulations, Binance has announced it will stop servicing OTC deals involving the yuan for Chinese users as of December 31st, 2021. Shortly after the statement, the price of BTC and most of the market dipped. In an October 13th post, Binance said it will cease servicing OTC trading...Read More
Bitmain – one of the world’s largest manufacturers of bitcoin mining machines – revealed it would no longer deliver crypto mining rigs to mainland China addresses. However, the firm would continue shipping its products to overseas destinations. The Crypto Ban Reached Bitmain The Chinese crackdown on cryptocurrency mining and trading has affected Bitmain as well....Read More
Over 20 Chinese digital asset-related businesses revealed they will halt their operations and withdraw from the local market as the country continues its hostile stance on anything crypto. The Effect of The Chinese Crypto Ban China’s negative stance on the cryptocurrency industry has been known for years, and the local authorities tend to remind investors...Read More
The popular whistleblower Edward Snowden has joined the list of people believing that the Chinese ban on Bitcoin will actually benefit the cryptocurrency. He also recently wrote about BTC’s price, which is roughly 10x higher than the last time he did. The Chinese Ban is Good for Bitcoin Although the world’s most populated nation has...Read More
Mainland Chinese users of KuCoin will have to withdraw all their funds and close their accounts by the end of the year, said the exchange earlier today. This is a direct consequence of the latest crackdown from the People’s Bank of China. Citing the regulatory pressure from the Chinese authorities, KuCoin announced earlier on October...Read More
It’s been a very productive week in the cryptocurrency market, but it’s safe to say that most of it was due to the volatile price action during just one of the days – Friday, October 1st. Going back, last Friday, the BTC price was hovering around $43,500, and, in fact, it stayed there for quite...Read More
Speaking at CNBC’s Delivering Alpha conference on Sept. 29, a16z partner Katie Haun said the U.S. should look towards China for what not to do. She was referring to Beijing’s incessant crackdowns on the crypto industry and any activities related to the trade of digital currencies. In her view, financial regulators in the U.S. should...Read More
After China recently banned all crypto-related activities in the country, crypto exchange Huobi Global had to limit mainland Chinese citizens from registering on the platform. As a consequence, the Huobi pool – the eighth biggest BTC pool- is now moving a massive amount out of their funds, possibly to cover the client withdrawal needs on...Read More
Central, Northern, and Western Europe (CNWE) has grown into the world’s largest cryptocurrency economy since July 2020. The region experienced a massive increase in trading activity since then– particularly in the DeFi space. The European DeFi Boom Data from Chainalysis shows that CNWE received over $1 trillion in cryptocurrency over the last year alone. This...Read More
The National Development and Reform Commission of the People’s Republic of China has seized 10,100 cryptocurrency mining rigs from a government-operated tech park in Inner Mongolia. The operation marked the 45th such confiscation in that province. China against Crypto Mining Just a few days after it once again reminded that dealing with digital assets is...Read More
