The novel Chinese scam saw perpetrators create fake crypto assets to fleece investors seeking arbitrage opportunities.
Hong Kong’s National Security Law Could Threaten Local Crypto Brokerages
The U.S. sanctions on financial institutions in Hong Kong could put the city’s growing crypto brokerage businesses in jeopardy.
China’s Uber, DiDi, to Trial PBoC’s Central Bank Digital Currency
Didi, the Chinese equivalent of Uber, is forming a task force to design and implement trial of China’s central bank digital currency on its on-demand transportation platform.
First Mover: Even Bank of America Acknowledges China Winning Digital-Currency Race
BoA researchers anticipate that China’s digital yuan might make a dent in the greenback’s global hegemony.
Germany Seeks to Expand Digital Efforts at FATF as It Takes On Watchdog’s Presidency
In a recently published paper, new FATF President Dr. Marcus Pleyer outlined the objectives for his two years as president of the global AML watchdog.
China Police Said to Detain Crypto OTC Traders Amid Money Laundering Crackdown
Chinese police are stepping up efforts in cracking down on illegal economic activities, which now leads to crypto over-the-counter (OTC) traders being detained to assist investigations.
How ChainLink and Cosmos Fit Into China’s Grand Blockchain Initiative
ChainLink will help the state-backed Blockchain-Based Service Network (BSN) with oracles, and Cosmos-powered Irisnet will assist with interoperability.
JD.com Subsidiary Rolling Out Privacy Tech From Blockchain Firm ARPA
JD Digits is teaming up with blockchain-based privacy platform ARPA protect the financial data of major clients.
Bitmain’s Power Struggle Takes Toll on Customers as Co-Founder Halts Shipments
Like the employees forced to choose sides, Bitmain customers have been caught in the middle of the power struggle at the No.1 bitcoin miner manufacturer.
Bitcoin News Roundup for June 10, 2020
As Chinese students prepare for bitcoin questions on their university entrance exams, some analysts say BTC is near the start of a multi-month bull run.
What the Stock Market’s ‘Robinhood Rally’ Means for Bitcoin
The largest 50-day rally in stock market history and even shares of bankrupt companies are up more than 100%. What is going on?
Why Miner Maker Ebang’s US IPO Raises More Questions Than Answers
Bitcoin mining hardware manufacturer Ebang wants to raise $100 million through a U.S. IPO. But that could be a risky investment, CoinDesk Research’s Matt Yamamoto reports.
Chinese Police Freezing OTC Traders’ Bank Accounts Over ‘Tainted’ Crypto Transactions
Thousands of cryptocurrency over-the-counter merchants and their clients may have been affected as police in China freeze bank accounts over tainted crypto and fiat assets.
The Biggest Realignment in the US-China Relationship Since Nixon, Feat. Graham Webster
How one of the world’s most important geopolitical relationships came to be what it is in 2020.
‘We Need 30 Different Words for Censorship”, Feat. Andreas M. Antonopoulos
The rallying cry of the totalitarian is “He farted first”, but if both systems have produced similar outcomes, is there much of a difference?
Today’s wide-ranging discussion features Stephanie Murphy, Jonathan Mohan, Adam B. Levine and Andreas M. Antonopoulos
Bitcoin News Roundup for May 27, 2020
While the yuan weakens against the U.S. dollar, Coinbase makes an acquisition to grow its institutional trading infrastructure. It’s another episode of CoinDesk’s the Markets Daily podcast.
Bitcoin News Roundup for May 27, 2020
While the yuan weakens against the U.S. dollar, Coinbase makes an acquisition to grow its institutional trading infrastructure. It’s another episode of CoinDesk’s the Markets Daily podcast.
Tencent Is Pouring $70B Into New Tech Including Blockchain
The web giant is earmarking funding for emerging technologies as it seeks to grow after the COVID-19 epidemic.
Chinese Government Advisers Propose Regional Stablecoin for 4 Asian Countries
The stablecoin would help facilitate trade among four Asian countries, which is key to economic recovery in the region after coronavirus, proponents said.
Internal Struggle at Bitcoin Mining Giant Bitmain Escalates to Physical Confrontation
After Micree Ketuan Zhan, the exiled co-founder of Bitmain, moved to reinstate his position after another partial legal victory over his former employer, tensions reportedly escalated into a physical brawl.