China

Following the ICO fervor of 2017, investing in decentralized projects has become a highly cautious endeavor requiring immense scrutiny and research to avoid fraud. Integrating blockchain and machine learning, Decentralized Analysis System (DAS) aims to resolve the lack of...

The cryptocurrency exchange sector in Hong Kong may soon see an upheaval, as the city’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) explores various aspects of regulating the myriad of cryptocurrency trading bourses operating in the city, reported South China Morning...

Despite a blanket ban on cryptocurrencies and related businesses, China’s central bank is employing cryptographers and blockchain engineers to launch a state-issued digital currency presumably, reported South China Morning Post on Oct. 12. BitYuan Soon? As per vacancies observed...

An independent researcher from the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) argued that China must increase its research efforts in the stablecoin space and support upcoming companies that are exploring a yuan-pegged cryptocurrency. YuanCoin to Arrive? The views were written...

Cryptocurrency enthusiasts seeking a “.neo” domain name will now be able to bid on the unique domain suffix as the NEO Name Service (NNS) went live on Oct. 9, according to a tweet. Expanding the NEO Ecosystem The NNS...

A research study published on Oct. 5 claimed growing Chinese influence over the Bitcoin protocol is a “looming threat” to the $114 billion network. The paper alleged that China presents a problem to the security, stability, viability of the pioneer...

The famed Bitcoin mining industry boasted of record revenues in the first half of 2018, surpassing all of 2017. However, research from Diar shows the network’s increased hashing rate meant mining firms paying retail electricity prices faced a net...

China’s oldest technology publication, the Beijing SciTech Report (BSTR), will accept Bitcoin payments for its 2019 subscriptions, reported Asia Times on Oct. 1, 2018. Also called “Technology Life” in the country, BSTR has a readership of millions and publishes both...

According to the People’s Daily on Sept. 28, 2018, JD Finance, a division of the Beijing-based e-commerce goliath JD.com (Jingdong Group), recently founded the Smart City Research Institute at its Nanjing headquarters. A smart city is generally an urban area that...

The government of China and its central bank the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) enforced a strict crypto trading ban in September 2017. Yet, the local cryptocurrency market of the country remains active, with hotels, exchanges, and over-the-counter (OTC)...