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China-Russia International Trade Payments Situation Worsens: Crypto and Barter Rise as Alternatives
15.8.2024
Chinese regional banks, which were once used as bridges to process payments from Russia to China, have begun rejecting these payments for fear of secondary sanctions. To facilitate these transactions, cryptocurrency and even barter schemes have emerged as options to continue trading outside...
Chinese boomers joining crypto tapper cults, WazirX fallout worsens: Asia Express
9.8.2024
China’s elderly are joining crypto tapper cults, WazirX faces fraud probe and asset freeze, Do Kwon’s flight home delayed again: Asia Express
Chinese boomers joining crypto tapper cults, WazirX fallout worsens: Asia Express
9.8.2024
China’s elderly are joining crypto tapper cults, WazirX faces fraud probe and asset freeze, Do Kwon’s flight home delayed again: Asia Express
How Chinese traders and miners get around China’s crypto ban
7.8.2024
Chinese crypto traders, miners and airdrop farmers aren’t letting an almost total ban on crypto in China stop them from joining the fun
How Chinese traders and miners get around China’s crypto ban
7.8.2024
Chinese crypto traders, miners and airdrop farmers aren’t letting an almost total ban on crypto in China stop them from joining the fun
Trump Suggests Paying off $35 Trillion National Debt With Bitcoin — Wants US to Be Leader in Crypto
4.8.2024
Former U.S. President Donald Trump emphasized the importance of the U.S. leading in cryptocurrency, suggesting that the government could pay off its $35 trillion national debt with bitcoin. He described crypto as “a different form of currency” that is already “prominent”...
Report Reveals China Continues to Secretly Grow Its Gold Stash, Misleading Market to Cause Price Cool-Off
1.8.2024
Jan Nieuwenhuijs, a gold analyst specializing in Chinese markets, alleges that China has continued to secretly buy gold without reporting it to the market, benefiting from a price cool-off. Nieuwenhuijs states that the strategy of the PBOC is to purchase gold through UK bullion banks, which goes...
Tron Founder Justin Sun Calls on China to Warm up to Bitcoin
31.7.2024
Justin Sun, the founder of Tron, has called for China to open up to Bitcoin. According to Sun, China’s embrace of crypto would benefit the entire cryptocurrency space, providing a counterpart to the U.S. China’s ban on bitcoin and cryptocurrency mining altered the industry landscape...
Asian Markets Cashed out During Recent Gold Rally
23.7.2024
Buyers in Asian markets were reluctant to continue purchasing gold as it reached a new record high last week, opting to cash out and wait for deeper discounts. In India, sellers were offering discounts on gold bullion of over $65 per ounce, with local dealers preparing for regulatory changes, while...
Is Trump right to worry that China could ‘take over’ crypto?
23.7.2024
Does China regret banning Bitcoin mining in 2021? Could it opt back in? Can a single nation even control decentralized assets like BTC?
Trump Reaffirms Support for Crypto, Plans to Launch 4th NFT Collection
18.7.2024
Former U.S. President and presidential candidate Donald Trump has reaffirmed his support for cryptocurrency, emphasizing: “If we don’t do it, China is going to pick it up” and dominate the industry. He revealed that he will launch another non-fungible token (NFT) collection. He stressed...
Trump Talks Economic Plans and US Crypto Strategy With Bloomberg: ‘China’s Going to Have It—or Somebody Else’
17.7.2024
In a recent interview with Bloomberg Businessweek, former President Donald Trump outlined his economic vision, touching on topics such as taxation, tariffs, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, and cryptocurrency. Trump’s views and plans reflect his signature approach to economic policy...
China and Kazakhstan Sign CBDC Collaboration Agreement
13.7.2024
The People’s Bank of China and the National Bank of Kazakhstan have signed an agreement to collaborate on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). This collaboration agreement, formalized during President Xi Jinping’s visit to Kazakhstan, aims to enhance CBDC research through joint...
Hong Kong Professor: China’s Crypto Mining Ban Shifts Businesses to US
3.7.2024
Professor Wang Yang, vice president for institutional advancement and chair professor at the Department of Mathematics at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), criticized China’s cryptocurrency mining ban during a panel discussion in Hong Kong last week. He called the decision...
Tencent Tests Use Cases for Trading Settlements Using Digital Yuan and Mbridge
25.6.2024
Tencent, the Chinese tech giant, was revealed to be participating in the tests that the Chinese institutions have completed using Mbridge, a CBDC-enabled cross-borders settlement platform. Tencent participated through its international settlements arm Tenpay, which piloted the use case of...
30 Countries Seek to Join BRICS, Russian Ambassador to China Says
10.6.2024
Russian Ambassador to China Igor Morgulov disclosed that approximately 30 countries are interested in joining the BRICS economic bloc in an opinion piece published by the South China Morning Post last week. BRICS welcomed five new members in January: Egypt, Iran, the United Arab Emirates (UAE)...
Russian State Duma Official: International CBDC Settlements to Become ‘Common Practice’ in 5 Years
7.6.2024
Anatoly Aksakov, Chairman of the Russian State Duma Financial Markets Committee, has predicted that international trade will migrate to CBDC for settlements during the next five years. Aksakov stressed that not many countries have made progress using these digital currencies, but he believes this...
Digital Yuan App Drops ‘Pilot’ Description, Hints at Change to Production Ready Status
4.6.2024
The digital yuan app, which services users of the Chinese CBDC, has dropped the ‘pilot’ label from its name without any announcement, prompting speculation about an upcoming move to production stages. While local Chinese news outlets explained that this change had to do with app requirements, some...
Ripio CEO: Brazilian Companies Are Paying Chinese Suppliers With Cryptocurrency
29.5.2024
Sebastian Serrano, CEO of Ripio, one of the largest exchanges in Latam, stated that Brazilian companies were already harnessing cryptocurrency to pay their Chinese suppliers. In an interview, Serrano asserted that Latam countries harnessed crypto in different ways and that Argentine companies...
UK Sentences Woman to Prison for Laundering Bitcoin After Police Seize 61K BTC
25.5.2024
A woman has been sentenced to nearly seven years in prison for laundering bitcoin tied to a £5 billion fraud in China. Authorities seized over 61,000 bitcoin during their investigation, now worth over $4 billion. The woman denied all charges, claiming she was manipulated by...