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China’s regulatory approach to blockchain and cryptocurrencies is not going unnoticed, and it has caught the attention of Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse. Garlinghouse said China is ahead of the U.S. when it comes to the regulatory aspects of the disruptive sector. His comments come as the Far Eastern superpower has already begun trials of its […]

The Indian cryptocurrency market is teeming with entrepreneurs, funds, and tech know-how to create a vibrant crypto-ecosystem. Yet, it faces a crisis buoyed by slow-moving policies, wayward regulations, and difficult-to-please lawmakers. This week, Ripple tweeted about its policy framework for pushing digital assets in India, a paper initially published in June that outlined four major […]

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin needs no introduction. He was part of the founding team behind the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency network in 2015; envisioning a world free of borders, decentralized governance, and autonomous companies (among other features). Despite not being as active as he once was with Ethereum, Buterin remains a thought leader in the space […]

The Japanese government confirmed yesterday it will assess and develop a digital currency in the coming months. A special committee will be created and national officers consulted. The so-called digital yen will be included in the country’s economic plan, said reports Wednesday. Japan speeds up digital currency efforts Japan’s economic officers are speeding up their […]

England’s premier bank announced Monday it is considering digital currency research and development. The rise of China’s digital yuan—referred to as the DCEP in some quarters— and Facebook’s Libra currency served as a catalyst. England the latest digital currency contender The Bank of England is mulling digital currency development, bank governor Andrew Bailey said June […]

A scam involving fake crypto exchange tokens, fast sports-cars, and mansions had all the ingredients of a Hollywood thriller—minus the bad guys going scot-free in the end. This week, authorities in China busted a local scheme perpetuated by college kids looking to make a quick buck; with the latter ending up making millions in the […]

The Hangzhou International Blockchain Week 2020, one of the largest blockchain and crypto conferences in China, put a heavy focus onto mainstream adoption, with influential figures from the industry discussing the ways hundreds of millions of users could be drawn to the space. The annual conference is organized by 8BTC, which is a leading Chinese […]

The Zhejiang district in China has laid the foundation for the Blockchain Service Network, (BSN) the country’s ambitious nationwide blockchain project, as per local reports this week. For starters; 135 public nodes are reportedly active in the province — affirming to China’s broader Five-Year-Plan that heavily features blockchain technology. Chainlink oracles form a major part […]

If you’ve been on Crypto Twitter over the past few days, you’ve likely seen the video seen below. According to the individual that shared it, the video shows a group of “farmers” being shilled Cardano and ADA. Michael “Boxmining” Gu, a cryptocurrency Youtuber and podcaster, corroborated this. Gu added that caveat that the farmers in […]

A new cryptocurrency exchange is capitalizing on the market gaps that other trading participants have failed to fulfill, while promising market-leading execution tools and institutional-level liquidity for users. Its motto is singular and forward-thinking; making crypto trading simple while taking the “complexity out of contracts.” Bityard’s product goal is to offer complex contracts with a […]

Dramatic moves in Chinese stocks over the past week are causing analysts to draw comparisons with 2015’s bubble. Reports state retail traders across China are actively searching for high-risk, high-returns in traditional assets. As a consequence, however, this may cause upward movement in the crypto markets, say observers. A “healthy bull market” Driving the action […]

The East Asian superpowers are battling it out, this time with blockchain and digital currencies as a focus. ZDNet reported Friday that Japan has quietly begun digital yen experiments in an effort to build out its CBDC capabilities. The move comes as China’s digital yuan is seeing explosive development and South Korea has assembled a […]

Weeks after the Bitcoin halving in mid-May, miners are seemingly moving out of China and into Europe — with one prominent mining pool stating geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and China are a major catalyst. Losing “inertia” F2Pool, one of the world’s largest Bitcoin mining pool as per data on BTC.com, said in a tweet […]

China’s surging ahead with its blockchain aspirations even as the world grapples with the basic regulation around distributed systems and digital currencies. Moving into public blockchains A fund manager revealed Sunday the country will soon onboard Ethereum to its ambitious Blockchain Service Network (BSN) project, as part of a broader push to leverage blockchain technology […]

China’s digital currency aspirations are both unprecedented and unparalleled. The former because not many critics pinned their hopes on the Far Eastern giant to be the beacon holder for blockchain technology, the latter as no other nation is close to China’s progress with in terms of digital currency development. But the advancement of disruptive technology […]

Blockchain technology and digital currencies are increasingly revered as the next phase for technological advancements, alongside the usual suspects of A.I., machine learning, and drone tech. This week, Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen spoke on a CBInsights forum about the slow development of blockchain and cryptocurrencies in the U.S. Speaking to WSJ reporter Paul Vigna, Larsen […]

Cryptocurrency firms, presumably burnt by the crashing ship that were ICOs, are turning to traditional methods to raise funds and keep themselves in business. Bitcoin miners Canaan and Ebang have already jumped ship, and a Korean crypto-exchange is now turning to share markets to raise funds for its business. Samsung appointed Bithumb, one of the […]

Chainlink’s price has been caught within an intense uptrend over the past couple of days that has allowed it to set fresh all-time highs. Its latest push higher marked a break above a key technical formation that could catalyze further momentum. This latest push higher appears to have come about in tandem with news regarding […]