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Sleepy Bridges, Reentered China, Reopened Probes and 20 Crypto Jokes
23.5.2020
This week in crypto news: Bitcoin shortly neared USD 10K with altcoins gaining bullish momentum too, while BTC was still leaving exchanges rapidly, and Bitcoin-Ethereum bridge, tBTC, was put to sleep two days post-launch. As the threat of inflation looms, investors turn to gold, and maybe...
Ontology Partners With German Startup to Accelerate Supply Chain Identity Solutions
23.5.2020
The blockchain firms are hoping to forge greater collaboration between DLT platforms based in the East and West
China Strikes Down 10% of Global BTC Hashrate, Who Will Pick Up The Slack?
22.5.2020
Citing the increase in illicit crypto-related activities, the provincial government of Sichuan moves to stamp out 10% of the global Bitcoin hashrate
Layer1 Stabilizes Texas Grids With 'Bitcoin Batteries'
22.5.2020
Layer1 will release electricity in response to spikes in consumer demand that may threaten local power grids, such as during heatwaves
Plus Token Leadership Faces Criminal Prosecution in China
22.5.2020
PlusToken main criminal suspect got caught and is now facing local court prosecution
Crypto Exchanges Speak Out as Binance Takes CoinMarketCap’s Top Spot
22.5.2020
OKEx, Huobi and Bitfinex speak out on Binance’s buyout of CMC: “A partnership with a clear conflict of interest”
Bitcoin Hashrate Slides 33% Since Halving – Difficulty Drops, Issues in Sichuan China
22.5.2020
It’s been 11 days since the third bitcoin block reward halving. Data now shows that the overall SHA256 hashrate lost around 47 exahash per second (EH/s), since the all-time high of 140 EH/s on May 3. With more than 33% of the hashrate lost, reports stemming from Sichuan China indicate that...
Token Impersonates Chinese Digital Yuan as Official Launch Date Remains Unknown
22.5.2020
Third-party actors step in to impersonate the digital yuan officials, hoping to attract gullible investors
Several Chinese Media Outlets Setup a "Blockchain-Powered News" Department
21.5.2020
The alliance looks forward to establishing a blockchain-backed news department that supports its media distribution
Chinese Government Advisers Propose Regional Stablecoin for 4 Asian Countries
21.5.2020
The stablecoin would help facilitate trade among four Asian countries, which is key to economic recovery in the region after coronavirus, proponents said
Chinese Police Arrest 12 Fake ‘Huobi Officials’
21.5.2020
Chinese authorities have busted a group of scammers allegedly claiming to be “Huobi officials”
US Military Is Falling Behind China, Russia in Blockchain Arms Race: IBM, Accenture
20.5.2020
The U.S. Department of Defense can’t afford to lose the global military blockchain race to Russia and China, warns a new private sector whitepaper
Chinese Communist Party Adds Crypto to Curriculum
20.5.2020
Chinese Communist Party school publishes a new book on crypto
CZ on Binance’s New Chinese Domain: ‘Let’s Focus on Tech First’
19.5.2020
Binance’s new Chinese website gets an approval from the China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
Nasdaq to Reportedly Tighten IPO Rules for Chinese Firms, Crypto Potentially Affected
19.5.2020
Some Chinese companies could be left out of the world’s second-largest stock exchange as a result of proposed changes — and crypto is no exception
Binance Re-entering China via 'Blockchain not Crypto' Road
19.5.2020
Source: a screenshot, Instagram/binance
Major crypto exchange Binance seems to be well on its way to re-establishing a presence in China, but by taking the 'blockchain, not crypto' entrance. CEO, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), says "education and technology" first.
Following the Chinese ban...
Will Bitcoin Price Plunge Again as US-China Trade War Reignites?
19.5.2020
Bitcoin price plunged 31% the last time the U.S. imposed tariffs on China. Will this time be any different?
China’s Top Digital Bank to Foster DLT Innovation in Singapore’s Universities
18.5.2020
Top Chinese digital bank WeBank is partnering with OpenNodes to drive blockchain innovation among Singaporean universities
COVID-19 Incentivizing Crypto and Leading Mainstream Adoption
17.5.2020
The COVID-19 crisis has pushed people to seek alternative technological solutions as blockchain and crypto become more popular
PlusToken Scammer Implicated in China’s Second Ten-Figure Crypto Ponzi
16.5.2020
Six people have pled guilty to operating a crypto MLM scam that absorbed roughly $1 billion from over 700,000 investors