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Hong Kong Steps Up Research Into Central Bank Digital Currency
7.11.2019
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority is researching applications for a central bank digital currency and aims to publish results Q1 2020
Shanghai Gov’t Partners With 6 Banks on Blockchain Alliance for Trade
7.11.2019
Six banks and the municipal Shanghai government have founded a blockchain alliance to promote the technology’s use in the city’s e-port area
How Will China Pursue Xi Jinping’s Blockchain Adoption Plan?
6.11.2019
As President Xi calls to boost blockchain innovation in the country, the Chinese government introduces regulatory bodies while anti-blockchain sentiment is banned. What else is being done to pursue the ambitious plan?
China Removes Bitcoin Mining From Unwanted Industries List
6.11.2019
Inspired by its new fascination with blockchain, China now seems to have changed its mind about cryptocurrency mining. The latest version of a national macroeconomic plan indicates that the government in Beijing has given up intentions to suppress the bitcoin mining industry, in which Chinese...
China’s President Xi ‘Credentialized’ Cryptocurrency, Says Novogratz
6.11.2019
The recent surge in Bitcoin’s price was triggered by China’s President Xi Jinping giving credibility to the industry, Michael Novogratz says
China's Digital Fiat to Substitute Paper Money + 12 More Crypto News
6.11.2019
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China's digital fiat, the Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DCEP), is designed to substitute existing...
China Signs Agreement With Hong Kong Central Bank for Blockchain Push
6.11.2019
China, Hong Kong partner on blockchain trade finance push
‘Bullish for Bitcoin’ — China Scraps Plans to Ban Cryptocurrency Mining
6.11.2019
China will no longer persecute Bitcoin mining, new official documents show
China Changes its Stance Towards Bitcoin Mining
6.11.2019
China’s state planner, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), has reportedly removed Bitcoin mining from the list of industries that might be eliminated.
Cryptocurrency mining has not been included in the finalized catalog for Guiding Industry Restructuring that will take effect...
China Scraps Plan to Categorize Bitcoin Mining as Industry to Be Eliminated
6.11.2019
China's top economic planning agency has scrapped the plan to categorize bitcoin mining as an industry to be eliminated from the country
Peter Schiff: China's Gold-Backed Crypto Would Be Bearish for Bitcoin
5.11.2019
Bitcoin has no backing, Peter Schiff reminds Max Keiser
500.com’s “Blue Paper” Highlights Blockchain Solution for China’s Lottery Fraud
5.11.2019
The leading Chinese online sports lottery service provider, 500.com, has recently released a report that sheds light on how blockchain technology can transform the country’s massive online gambling industry. Dubbed as the “Blue Paper on Blockchain Technology for China’s Lottery Industry,”...
China Introduced a Smart City Identification System Based on Blockchain Technology
5.11.2019
China seems to be a frontrunner when it comes to blockchain-based real-world implementations. In the long list of technological deployments related to blockchain, the Chinese have added an independently developed identification system for smart cities. A smart city project is an amalgamation...
Joe Lubin: China Will Avoid Blockchain’s ‘Decentralizing Aspects’
5.11.2019
Ethereum co-founder and ConsenSys CEO Joe Lubin says he doesn’t see a reason for China’s central bank to implement blockchain for the digital yuan
China Embraces the Race for Blockchain Supremacy; Set to Become a “Powerhouse”
5.11.2019
Chinese President, Xi Jinping, recently endorsed the country’s efforts in blockchain technology, reinstating the fact that China sees the technology as an integral part of the country’s plan to race ahead of the U.S. in tech supremacy. Only last week, the President has dubbed blockchain and...
China Now Censors Anti-Blockchain Sentiment, Educates Public on Bitcoin
5.11.2019
Officially Bullish on blockchain technology, China is now reportedly censoring anti-blockchain sentiment. Meanwhile, a popular Chinese app with over 100 million active users has recommended a course on bitcoin, blockchain, and smart contracts. The app is designed to teach “Xi Jinping...
China Introduces Blockchain-Based Identification System for Cities
5.11.2019
China developed a blockchain-based city identification system for its smart city infrastructure
Huawei Signs Deal With Digital Currency Research Unit of China’s Central Bank
4.11.2019
Huawei has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the People’s Bank of China’s Digital Currency Research Institute
Central Bank Blockchains and Corporate Ledgers Are Still Vaporware
4.11.2019
There’s been a resurgence of blockchain discussion this year, especially after China’s President Xi Jinping lauded blockchain and told Chinese citizens the country needs to accelerate distributed ledger technology development. Despite the lack of producing anything worthwhile, for some...
China: Blockchain Is the Future But Keep it Rational — Avoid ‘Aircoins’
4.11.2019
China’s official state-owned media is promoting “orderly blockchain innovation” but cautioning against speculative cryptocurrency hype