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Crypto Industry Continues Fight Against Coronavirus With New Contributions
9.3.2020
Binance Charity has made another donation to medical institutions in a bid to help coronavirus victims
China Injects $4.7M into Central Bank’s Blockchain Trade Finance Platform
9.3.2020
Thirty-eight banks have started using the platform since it entered the test phase in September 2018
Bitmain Co-Founder Launches Another Lawsuit to Regain CEO Role
9.3.2020
Bitmain co-founder Micree Ketuan Zhan initiated a lawsuit against a subsidiary of the firm in an attempt to regain his position as the company’s CEO
China’s Central Bank to Inject $4.7M into Blockchain Trade Platform
9.3.2020
China’s blockchain trade platform has facilitated $12.4 billion in transactions between 38 banks and 1,900 firms since 2018
Viral Tech: London Blockchain Week Spreads Into Day Two Despite Coronavirus Scare
7.3.2020
London Blockchain Week carries on despite looming Coronavirus fears
Bitcoin Mining Rig Manufacturer Canaan Sued – Accused of Misleading IPO Investors
7.3.2020
Bitcoin mining rig manufacturer Canaan Inc. is being sued for allegedly breaking U.S. securities laws before its initial public offering (IPO). Phillippe Lemieux, a Canaan investor, filed a class-action lawsuit that claims the company violated the Securities Act of 1933. Lemieux believes Canaan...
The US Dollar Could Fall Out of Favor If It Doesn't Go Digital, ING Economist Says
5.3.2020
Facebook’s Libra, as well as CBDCs, could lead to changes in currency usage preferences, and ING economist explained
China to Build Another Blockchain Special Zone + More News
5.3.2020
A long-span suspension bridge, Hunan, China. 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 government of Hunan Province, China, will create a blockchain...
Chinese Province Sees First Official Blockchain Zone
4.3.2020
Home to 788 blockchain companies, Hunan province in central China is about to open its first official blockchain zone
China's Push for Blockchain Adoption Sees First Major Program at a University
4.3.2020
China is pushing more blockchain adoption, approving the first blockchain engineering major at a Chinese university
Cryptocurrencies Are Not a Safe-Haven Asset, Says Expert
4.3.2020
One Duke University professor believes that the narrative of crypto being a safe-haven asset in times of economic crisis is not necessarily true
Cointelegraph Special Report: Coronavirus and Crypto in China
4.3.2020
Cointelegraph interviews professionals working in the cryptocurrency industry in China to asses the effects of coronavirus on the local crypto economy
China Implements Blockchain Invoicing in Beijing For More Transparent Governance
3.3.2020
Beijing wants to be more transparent with its blockchain invoice implementation
US Charges North Korea-Linked Chinese Nationals for Laundering Over $100 Million in Stolen Cryptocurrency
3.3.2020
The U.S. government has charged two Chinese nationals involved in laundering stolen cryptocurrency worth $100 million from an exchange allegedly for the benefit of North Korea. They are linked to the U.S.-designated North Korean state-sponsored Lazarus Group. A total of 113 cryptocurrency accounts...
How an Open Blockchain Project Scored a Rare Endorsement From China
3.3.2020
Beijing-based Conflux has achieved a rare feat: winning official Chinese government support for a public, permissionless blockchain. Here's how
The View From China: Crypto, Crisis and Digital Currencies Feat. Matthew Graham
2.3.2020
Sino Global Capital’s Matthew Graham joins for a discussion of crypto, coronavirus and enterprise blockchain in China
Analyst Claims 98% of Mining Rigs Fail to Verify Transactions
1.3.2020
Digiconomist’s founder has claimed the power expended in a single BTC transaction could power a British household for two months
Coronavirus, Drug Dealers and Buffett’s BTC: Bad Crypto News of the Week
29.2.2020
Coronavirus keeps marching on the planet, drug dealers lose millions of dollars in BTC, while Tyler Winklevoss experiences his “Bitcoin pizza moment.” Check the bad crypto news of the past week
Chinese Crypto and Blockchain Firms Grapple With Coronavirus Outbreak
28.2.2020
The outbreak has complicated tech upgrades, product development, logistics and business travel at crypto exchanges and other blockchain firms in China
Here Is How China Uses Blockchain Technology to Fight the Coronavirus
28.2.2020
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Chinese organizations are looking to implement blockchain solutions in a range of industries as part of a concerted attempt to fight the coronavirus and reduce its economic effect on the country.
Per ZDNet, which quotes news reports in China, as well as the Shandong...