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Thai Police Arrest 24 Chinese Nationals for Alleged Bitcoin Scam
6.12.2019
Thai immigration police have arrested 24 Chinese nationals in connection with an alleged Bitcoin scam call center
Mining Chip Maker Ebang Next in Line to File for US IPO
6.12.2019
Ebang, the ASIC chip and mining rig manufacturer based in Hangzhou, China is allegedly filing for an initial public offering (IPO) in the U.S. following Canaan’s recent Nasdaq listing and Bitmain’s secret IPO filing. The world’s third-largest bitcoin mining hardware manufacturer...
Multicoin Capital Hires Principal in Asia as Crypto VCs Look East
6.12.2019
Mable Jiang, formerly of Nirvana Capital, will spearhead the venture firm's hunt for new deals in Asia
First Blockchain Free Trade Zone in China + More News
5.12.2019
White GuanYin statue in Hainan. Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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The Chinese island province of Hainan is set to create the nation’s first blockchain...
Fintech Arm of Chinese Insurance Giant Shoots for $500M IPO in US
5.12.2019
Ping An’s fintech subsidiary OneConnect is aiming for a $500 million IPO in the U.S. according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission
China’s Hainan Free Trade Zone Pledges $140M in New Blockchain Support
5.12.2019
China’s Hainan Free Trade Zone has pledged $140 million to developing blockchain in the pilot jurisdiction
South Korea Telecoms Giant Ramps Up Blockchain Roaming Deal With China
5.12.2019
KT Corporation and China Mobile stay committed to blockchain rollout as part of a deal to boost roaming
KT Corp Join Hands With China Mobile Communication Corp for 5G Services
5.12.2019
Having established itself as one of South Korea’s leading telecommunication service providing firm, KT Corp. has broken the news about it working jointly with China Mobile Communication Corp. to explore and facilitate 5G roaming services in the country. The integration between the two leading...
Cointelegraph Announces Chinese HQ, Bolstering Its International Expansion
4.12.2019
Cointelegraph is continuing to expand its global reach. Guess which new headquarters we’ve opened?
China’s CBDC Showcases Interoperability As Centralization’s Weakness
4.12.2019
How centralized chokepoints and blacklists will affect interoperability of the Chinese CBDC with the decentralized world
Saxo Bank’s Outrageous Prediction 2020: Asia Launches DLT-Based Asset
4.12.2019
In its new “Outrageous Predictions” report, Danish Saxo Bank says that Asia will launch its own blockchain-based digital asset in 2020
KPMG Origins Launched in Australia, China, and Japan
4.12.2019
Shining as one of the Big Four accounting organizations, KPMG, the leading professional services providing firm, has announced the news about the launch of KPMG Origins in Australia, China, and Japan. KPMG Origins is a ‘track and trace’ platform that is designed on blockchain pedagogies to cater...
China's Great Firewall Blocks Popular ETH Block Browser Etherscan
3.12.2019
China banned its residents from using one of the most popular Ethereum blockchain explorers, Etherscan
MARKETS DAILY: China Picking Winners While Traders Wonder
3.12.2019
This time we're talking winners and losers in China's increasingly top-down crypto industry, the implications behind former CFTC chairman Giancarlo's just-announced move to white-shoe law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher, and more
PlusToken Effect: Alleged Asian Exit Scam to Blame for Market Decline?
3.12.2019
This exit scam purportedly cost investors $3 billion, and now could be dropping the crypto price market
China’s Internet Firewall Has Blocked Access to Ethereum Block Explorer Etherscan.io
3.12.2019
China's Great Firewall, used by the government to regulate access to foreign internet sites, has blocked one of the most popular sources of ethereum blockchain data
Huobi Says It’s Joining a Chinese Government-Led Blockchain Alliance
2.12.2019
Huobi China has joined a blockchain consortium backed by a powerful state-sponsored entity
Binance’s CZ: This Vibrant Country Is One Of The Fastest-Growing Crypto Nations
2.12.2019
CZ has big plans for “second Rome”
Regulatory Roundup: Germany to Let Banks Sell and Store Crypto, Laws Changing in Asia
2.12.2019
Some major regulatory developments in the crypto space have transpired this week. Not only has Germany passed a bill allowing banks to sell and store cryptocurrencies, but South Korea and Thailand are also amending their laws to better regulate the crypto industry. We also cover crypto news...
Crypto Exchange Huobi Strengthens Ties With China
2.12.2019
Major cryptocurrency exchange Huobi may finally be returning to the fold in China, over two years after a Beijing crypto crackdown forced domestic trading platforms out of the country.
Per Chinese media outlet Fn.com, Huobi China has joined a state-endorsed blockchain alliance named the Blockchain...