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Shanghai includes Metaverse in its development plan
31.12.2021
Shanghai's five-year plan calls for the use of metaverse in public services, business offices, entertainment and industrial manufacturing, among others
Crypto News Rewind 2021: Q3 - Bitcoin Becomes Legal Tender & Gets Taproot, Improved Ethereum, NFTzation
30.12.2021
Here is what happened in the Cryptoworld in the third quarter of this year:
Total crypto market capitalization in Q3
And with this ended the third quarter of 2021.
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Bitcoin Miners Could Go Nuclear in Kazakhstan as Gov’t Plans New Power Plant
30.12.2021
The government of Kazakhstan is debating a plan to build a nuclear power plant that could help the country to strengthen its Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto mining sector in the longer term.
According to the media outlet Vedomosti, the Minister of Energy, Magzum Mirzagaliyev, told reporters that...
Power Deficit Forces Crypto Miners to Leave Kazakhstan
29.12.2021
Electricity shortages have been dogging Kazakhstan’s booming crypto mining industry this year. A media report reveals that some miners, including some of those that moved in amid China’s crackdown on the sector, are now looking to relocate to destinations with a more stable energy...
Crypto News Rewind 2021: Q2 - Bitcoin Crash, China’s Crypto Crackdown, El Salvador's BTC Move, Musk vs BTC
29.12.2021
Here is what happened in the Cryptoworld in the second quarter of this year:
Total crypto market capitalization in Q2
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Crypto mining reportedly rises in Thailand due to Chinese crypto ban
29.12.2021
Thailand is among the countries capitalizing on China’s crypto crackdown, with retail investors increasingly mining crypto
'Net neutral' — Rising Bitcoin exchange balances could be due to Huobi Chinese user block
29.12.2021
Binance may be seeing Bitcoin inflows, but overall, movements among major exchanges appear to cancel each other out, fresh data shows
Defi Portfolio Tracking Startup Debank Raises $25M From Sequoia China, Crypto.com, Circle
29.12.2021
The decentralized finance (defi) portfolio tracking startup Debank raised $25 million from investors according to an announcement on Tuesday. Following the equity financing round, Debank says it has an overall valuation of around $200 million. Defi Dashboard Debank Raises $25 Million 2021 was...
Sequoia China leads $25M equity round for DeFi wallet DeBank
28.12.2021
Co-founded in 2018 by Chinese R&D expert Tang Hongbo, DeBank allows users to track 798 protocols across 17 chains
Chinese Crypto Users Still Find Ways to Circumvent Ban
28.12.2021
Crypto users in Mainland China are still finding ways to trade while major exchanges are preparing to disable service for Chinese users by the end of the year....
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Law Decoded: Three regulatory trends of 2021, Dec. 20–27
27.12.2021
The year past saw some fundamental transformations in the relationship between state power and the digital asset space
Recent Chinese Bitcoin Court Ruling ‘Not an Isolated Case’ & Part of ‘an Ongoing Trend’
27.12.2021
A court ruling in China from earlier this month claiming that a Bitcoin (BTC) mining contract was “void” was not an outlier, according to a new report, which added that Chinese courts have made similar rulings prior to the crackdown this year....
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Holiday special: did Steam really just get banned in China?
26.12.2021
No - but it's complicated
Baidu metaverse app would take 6 years for a full launch, VP says
24.12.2021
Baidu’s metaverse app will not support digital currencies or NFTs despite its focus on digital infrastructure, VP said
China’s Xinhua News Agency to Issue NFTs Despite Crackdown on Crypto
22.12.2021
Xinhua, the official news agency of China, is going to issue an NFT collection with photographs depicting historic moments of the passing year. The initiative, which comes amid an ongoing crypto crackdown, is seen as a boost for blockchain, the technology that also underpins cryptocurrencies....
China’s state-run news agency to launch NFT collection
22.12.2021
Despite the central bank officials' call for heavy monitoring, Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua is launching an NFT collection
Chinese Communist Party's Mouthpiece Endorses NFTs in a Surprise Move
22.12.2021
Xinhua, the news agency of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), has announced that it will release a set of non-fungible tokens (NFT) later this week as part of a “metaverse” move.
While media outlets releasing NFTs does not really class as news nowadays, this is not true in the case of a...
Chinese Tech Giants Ready Metaverse, NFT Moves Despite Regulatory Scrutiny
21.12.2021
China’s tech giants are hopeful of launching metaverse and non-fungible token (NFT) businesses despite suffering a torrid year at the hands of the country’s vehemently anti-crypto government. Heavy-hitters including JD.com and Alibaba have laid out plans that involve metaverse and NFTs, although...
Chinese companies embark on a metaverse trademark race
20.12.2021
Despite the Chinese central bank's proposal to monitor metaverse and NFTs, companies such as Tencent and Huawei are pursuing metaverse-related trademarks
20% of Bitcoin Hashrate Is ‘Still in Mainland China,’ Report Claims
20.12.2021
As much as 20% of the world’s total bitcoin (BTC) mining hashrate may still be based in Mainland China despite September’s crackdown, a new report has indicated.
Although Beijing has been seeking to make an example of miners who continue to defy its blanket ban on mining, authorities in...