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NFT project blocks Chinese Twitter comments citing the need for 'North American expansion'
12.12.2022
NFT artist SHHAN previously told users to "switch to English" in the community chat, which went largely unfollowed
Lessons we learned from the Terraform-FTX implosions
10.12.2022
The crises cryptocurrency experienced in 2022 served as a reminder of some classic bits of investing wisdom
Tether Adds Offshore Chinese Yuan to Its Stablecoin Offering – China Crypto Surge Coming?
8.12.2022
Tether, the company behind the largest stablecoin USDT, has expanded its offerings to include offshore Chinese Yuan (CNH₮) stablecoin on the Tron blockchain. The move will enable Chinese customers to send and receive payments in the stablecoin with fewer fees compared to the Ethereum blockchain. ...
Tether adds offshore Chinese Yuan to Tron blockchain
7.12.2022
Tether Operations Limited (Tether) is a company that actively operates the blockchain-aided platform tether.to. The entity has taken the opportunity to make its formal announcement that they have successfully added the offshore Chinese Yuan to the Tron blockchain. Incidentally, Tether is also...
Court in China Recognizes NFTs as Virtual Property Protected by Law
6.12.2022
A court in the Chinese city of Hangzhou has determined that non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, represent virtual property protected by the laws in the People’s Republic. The ruling comes from a case over a dispute between a customer and a platform hired to sell a collection of tokens. Hangzhou Internet...
Guiding the Chinese Central Bank Digital Currency the World Admires and Fears
5.12.2022
Many nations, especially the economic superpowers, began the year in fear of being left behind by China’s relentless progress with its digital yuan. For leading the development of the most advanced major CBDC, Mu Changchun is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022
Russia’s Largest Digital Asset Deal Denominated in Chinese Yuan
5.12.2022
A Russian company has announced the country’s first authorized transaction with digital financial assets (DFAs) involving a foreign currency, China’s yuan. The deal, reportedly the largest made to date under the current Russian DFA law, covers the issuance of tokens secured by commercial debt....
Chinese court says NFTs are virtual property protected by law
5.12.2022
The court said NFTs are “unique digital assets” that “belong to the category of virtual property” in a case where it had to confirm the legal attributes of NFTs
Chinese VC loses $42M in crypto due to compromised mnemonic seed phrase
23.11.2022
Bo Shen previously suffered another devastating hack to his personal wallet in 2016
Chinese Platforms to Test Metaverse Tech During Qatar World Cup 2022 Broadcasts
21.11.2022
Several Chinese platforms are introducing metaverse tech in their coverage of Qatar’s 2022 soccer World Cup. The experiences, which will use virtual reality (VR) headsets and 5G as base tech, will allow the users to enjoy a metaverse-like view of the event, and will also give Chinese...
Nifty News: Chinese firms to offer World Cup metaverse viewings, X2Y2 backtracks on royalties, and more
21.11.2022
In early November the Chinese government made an ambitious plan to boost the nation’s VR industry, now it seems local tech companies are using the World Cup to test-run their products
State-Run Chinese Newspaper Economic Daily Warns Against ‘Betting Big’ on the Metaverse
10.11.2022
Economic Daily, an economic newspaper run by the Chinese state, has published an article noting problems with investing in the metaverse. The article says that metaverse investments might not be suitable for all regions of the country, comparing the trend to the explosion of new green energies...
S Korea Claims Cross-border CBDC Success, Chinese Bank Chief Says e-CNY Will Boost Trade
7.11.2022
East Asia could become the central bank digital currency world’s center of gravity – with major cross-border functionality advances on the cards in China and South Korea.
In South Korea, the central Bank of Korea (BOK) has claimed that its “second phase” of pilots has now been “successfully...
Chinese Government Releases VR Research Plan Including Metaverse and Odor Simulation
4.11.2022
The Chinese government has presented a plan of action regarding the inclusion of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) in the lives of the Chinese people. The plan contemplates research of several technologies, including the development of an open metaverse platform for its citizens...
Chinese Central Bank Governor: User Privacy and Financial Security Key Principles Guiding CBDC Design Process
2.11.2022
According to Yi Gang, governor of China’s central bank, the process of designing the country’s digital currency is premised on two principles, the protection of user privacy as well as ensuring “financial security.” To achieve this, the central bank’s role will...
Chinese central bank exec says digital yuan will offer ‘controllable anonymity’
1.11.2022
China’s digital yuan is one of the earliest CBDCs whose pilot phase has expanded to include millions of users and billions in transaction volume
257 Economists Say Global Recession Is Near, US Trade Restrictions Against China Could Stir Taiwan Invasion
27.10.2022
According to 257 economists polled by Reuters, the global economy is approaching a recession, but 70% of the survey’s participants believe the chances of a sharp rise in unemployment levels will be low. The poll follows the Biden administration and the U.S. Commerce Department issuing a package...
Fed Governor Waller Skeptical of Central Bank Digital Currencies — Says He’s ‘Not a Big Fan’ of the Fed Issuing Digital Dollar
27.10.2022
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller says he is not a big fan of the Fed issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC). “It’s just a checking account at the Fed,” said the governor. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell recently said that the central bank has not decided...
US Charges Chinese Spies in Scheme to Bribe Government Employee With Bitcoin to Steal ‘Secret’ Documents
26.10.2022
The U.S. has charged two Chinese intelligence officers in a scheme to bribe a U.S. government employee to steal “secret” documents relating to the prosecution of a company in China. The defendants paid the government employee, who is actually a double agent, approximately $61,000...
Chinese agents used Bitcoin transactions through Wasabi to allegedly bribe US government employee
25.10.2022
According to an analysis by crypto risk management firm Elliptic, two Chinese intelligence agents used Wasabi Wallet to conceal BTC transactions allegedly used for bribes