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Bitcoin Madness, Zuckerberg in Congress, China’s Blockchain Plans: Hodler’s Digest, Oct 21–27
27.10.2019
In this week’s Hodler’s Digest, Bitcoin hits $10,000 days after five-month lows, China wants to accelerate blockchain adoption, and Cointelegraph is back on Facebook
China Studying How Blockchain and AI Can Be Used in Forex
27.10.2019
China is studying the application of blockchain in forex markets
Is China’s New Fascination With Blockchain Really Good for Bitcoin?
27.10.2019
Blockchain development has kind of become an element of the party line in the world’s largest officially communist state. The General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, Xi Jinping, recently told a Politburo meeting that the People’s Republic has to gain an edge in the emerging...
China’s Congress Passes Cryptography Law, Effective Jan. 1, 2020
26.10.2019
While China still bans cryptocurrency trading, cryptography could be key to the country’s national push to be more competitive in the blockchain industry
China Passes First-Ever ‘Crypto Law’ Going Into Effect January 2020
26.10.2019
China is officially putting ‘encrypted’ technologies including cryptocurrencies into its legal purview, experts say
Bitcoin Jumps 12% as China’s Xi Embraces Blockchain, Boosting Crypto Sentiment
25.10.2019
Bitcoin prices surged Friday after the Chinese President said his countrymen should "seize the opportunity" afforded by blockchain technology
WeChat Pay Using Blockchain to Track Payments, Says Binance CEO
25.10.2019
WeChat Pay is apparently using blockchain technology despite its anti-crypto stance
China's President Makes Major Push for Blockchain
25.10.2019
China’s President Xi Jinping urged the country to accelerate the development of the blockchain technology due to its importance "in the new round of technological innovation and industrial transformation" of China.
The President was speaking at a group study session of the Communist Party of China...
BREAKING: China’s Xi Jinping Urges Accelerated Blockchain Technology Adoption
25.10.2019
China’s President is urging the country to accelerate its adoption of blockchain technologies
President Xi Says China Should ‘Seize Opportunity’ to Adopt Blockchain
25.10.2019
In his first major comments on blockchain, Chinese President Xi Jinping said the country should implement the technology across the economy
Tencent Admits Facebook’s Libra Is a Threat to WeChat Pay
24.10.2019
Tencent admits that Libra is a threat to the expansion of its payments services
Even Pentagon Agrees With Facebook's Libra Over China Threat
24.10.2019
The head of an American government security agency’s tech unit says China has surpassed the United States in cryptocurrency technology – and warns that his country could face security risks if it continues to shirk away from public spending on innovation.
In an interview with the Wall Street...
Libra Could Serve as Counter to Chinese Digital Currency, Says Zuckerberg
23.10.2019
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg painted the Libra stablecoin project as a way to counteract a possible Chinese digital currency
Facebook’s Marcus Says China Wins with Digital Renminbi if U.S. Nixes Libra
22.10.2019
David Marcus, who leads the Libra project, said China will create a digital currency system that could be entirely out of reach for U.S. authorities
China’s Cyberspace Watchdog Approves 309 More Blockchain Services
22.10.2019
China’s cyberspace watchdog approves 309 more blockchain service providers
What Role Should Central Banks Have Launching Stablecoins Like Libra?
21.10.2019
Facebook wasn’t prepared for the backlash associated with Libra. But should central banks have a role in helping the stablecoin launch — and if so, what? #Sponsored
Minister Says India, Like Other Nations, Extremely Cautious on Libra
21.10.2019
India’s finance minister says many countries are cautioning against rushing ahead with Libra
Bitmain Launches ‘World’s Largest’ Crypto Mining Facility in Texas
21.10.2019
Major crypto mining hardware manufacturer Bitmain has launched the purportedly largest facility for Bitcoin mining in the world, in Rockdale, Texas
Alipay Denounces Bitcoin OTC Trading: Regulatory ‘Gray Area’ in China
19.10.2019
Despite the 2017 crypto trading ban, high-volume Bitcoin exchange is still possible in China via OTC desks run by major exchange platforms
Apple’s CEO Meets Chinese Regulator Following Hong Kong App Affair
18.10.2019
Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO recently met the head of the Chinese market regulator a week after it removed an app that had drawn China’s ire. Last week, Apple had found itself in the middle of the political crisis regarding China and Hong Kong. An app named HKmap.live, that had been available in the Apple...