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China pays closer attention to stablecoins as cross-border role expands
17.6.2026
A senior PBOC official called for closer monitoring, stronger regulation and international coordination as stablecoins gain importance in global payments
The End of SWIFT’s Monopoly? China Tees up Commercial Launch of Rival Digital Network
15.6.2026
Mbridge, now under Chinese leadership, would be preparing a commercial rollout with a Hong Kong-based entity to promote the blockchain-based digital yuan as a cheaper and easier alternative to SWIFT. The platform has already settled over 470 billion yuan, nearly $69 billion. China Plans Mbridge...
Semafor: China-Linked Group Suspected of Accessing Anthropic’s Top-Secret AI
14.6.2026
The Trump administration ordered Anthropic to restrict its most advanced cybersecurity artificial intelligence (AI) model on June 13, 2026, prompting the company to suspend access worldwide. Semafor reports that a China-linked group was suspected of gaining unauthorized entry to the system. What...
Bank of China Survey Reveals 95% of Overseas Businesses Will Sustain or Increase Yuan Use
14.6.2026
The survey shows that the Chinese government’s internationalization campaign of the yuan, pushed by President Xi himself, is working. The number of overseas businesses willing to hold yuan deposits grew to a five-year high, supported by the currency’s “relatively stable purchasing power.”...
Robot Kicks Small Child In Stomach During Event
5.6.2026
A video of a a humanoid robot roundhouse-kicking a kid in China has gone viral online
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong: US-China Competition Is ‘the Best Thing to Happen to America Since the Cold War’
5.6.2026
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong believes competition with China “might be the best thing to happen to America since the cold war,” arguing the rivalry will jolt a complacent U.S. back into excellence. A Bullish Take on Great-Power Rivalry Brian Armstrong, chief executive of the largest U.S. crypto...
Bitcoin Seizure Links Chinese National’s Binance Account to DOJ Case
26.5.2026
Federal prosecutors are seeking forfeiture of bitcoin tied to a synthetic drug importation case involving Binance records, blockchain tracing, and cooperation with Chinese authorities. Investigators said the seized cryptocurrency was linked to accounts and payments connected to alleged drug...
Raoul Pal: The US-China AI Race 2026 Is a War No One Can Win
18.5.2026
Real Vision co-founder Raoul Pal says the artificial intelligence competition between the U.S. and China is unlike any geopolitical rivalry in history, a race not for territory or weapons, but for the substratum of intelligence itself. Pal Warns the AI Race Has No Clear Winner Retired Goldman Sachs...
China Unveils Jiuzhang 4.0: The Photonic Quantum Computer Defying the Laws of Speed
15.5.2026
The new iteration of China’s Jiuzhang photonic quantum computer prototypes solved the Boson sampling problem much more quickly than the world’s most powerful computer. The computer represents a major leap and opens the doors for further advancement in photonic quantum computing. China’s Jiuzhang...
Bitcoin Reclaims $81,000 Briefly After Trump Wraps Beijing Summit With China Trade Extension
15.5.2026
Bitcoin dipped to $79,200 during the Trump-Xi summit on Taiwan tensions and a scorching inflation print before recovering to reclaim $81,000 as U.S. President Donald Trump wrapped his Beijing visit. A Summit Between the World’s Two Largest Economies Trump arrived in Beijing accompanied by...
China’s Yuan Settlements Jump to $214B in March as Russia, Iran Accelerate Dollar Exit
14.5.2026
Russia and Iran are accelerating their move away from the U.S. dollar and toward the Chinese yuan as Western sanctions and geopolitical pressures deepen, according to a new report. The Rise of the Petroyuan The global financial landscape is undergoing a tectonic shift as the conflict between...
China Defies US Sanctions on Oil Refiners With Sweeping Non-Compliance Order
4.5.2026
The blocking statute invoked by MOFCOM requires other companies conducting commercial activities in the country to disregard the sanctions imposed on five domestic refiners linked to Iranian oil transactions, because they constitute an improper extraterritorial application of foreign laws...
Unprecedented US, China, Dubai Crypto Scam Crackdown Nets 276 Arrests
29.4.2026
At least 276 people were arrested in a global cryptocurrency scam crackdown that dismantled nine alleged fraud centers targeting Americans. Authorities said the schemes used fake platforms, online trust-building, and rapid laundering to move victims’ crypto beyond their control. Key Takeaways: U.S....
Robot Runner Crashes And Burns Before Even Starting Race
17.4.2026
The machine kicked and flailed about, but it would take a team of humans and a stretcher to get it off the course
Report: China Yuan Stablecoin Could Arrive in 3 to 5 Years, Circle CEO Says
16.4.2026
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire told Reuters on Thursday that a yuan-backed stablecoin represents a “tremendous opportunity” for China as currency competition shifts onto blockchain infrastructure. Key Takeaways: Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire predicted China could launch a yuan-backed stablecoin within 3...
China Faces Immediate 50% Tariffs if Caught Arming Iran, Trump Says
12.4.2026
U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that China would face a 50% tariff on all goods exported to the United States if Beijing is caught supplying weapons to Iran during the ongoing ceasefire. Key Takeaways: Trump told Fox News on April 12 that China faces a 50% tariff if Beijing supplies weapons...
Apple Removes Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat From China App Store
6.4.2026
Apple has pulled the decentralized messaging application Bitchat from its China App Store following a regulatory demand from Chinese authorities. Key Takeaways Apple removed Bitchat from the China App Store on February 28, 2026, citing local legal violations. The Cyberspace Administration of China...
Trump Banning All New Foreign-Made Routers As He Continues To Just Make Everything Worse
24.3.2026
President Trump's White House is going to make it harder in the future to buy new routers
Report Recommends China to Shed US Treasuries as Yuan Internationalization Grows
23.3.2026
A report issued by Renmin University’s International Monetary Institute argues against maintaining large foreign exchange reserves, mainly U.S. Treasuries, as the yuan adoption and trust grow. The document advises holding “moderately ample” levels of foreign reserves, with dollar bonds being their...
Iran’s Control of Hormuz Spurs Yuan Oil Payment Shift as Markets React
22.3.2026
Iran’s grip on the Strait of Hormuz is tightening, and a new wrinkle has emerged: reports suggest Tehran is allowing yuan-based conditions for oil shipments seeking safe passage. Reports of Yuan Oil Payments to Iran Are Surfacing After President Donald Trump warned that Iran’s power plants could...