David Pan

David Pan was a news reporter at CoinDesk. He previously worked at Fund Intelligence, and interned at the Money Desk of USA Today and the Wall Street Journal. He does not hold investments in cryptocurrency.

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Markets

Nervos Aims to Spur Blockchain Development With New Incubator Headed by Industry Vet

Open network Nervos has launched an incubator for early-stage startups that build user-centric decentralized applications.

Nervos co-founder Kevin Wang

Markets

Fidelity-Backed Fireblocks Opens Asia Offices to Pitch Crypto 'Hot Vault'

Fireblocks, a platform that secures digital assets in transit, is expanding in Asia with two new offices, one in Hong Kong, the other in Singapore.

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Markets

Ousted Bitmain Co-Founder Wins Partial Victory in Latest Legal Battle

Micree Zhan persuaded a Beijing municipal agency to stop Bitmain from changing its local legal representative – but not to give him back the title.

Micree Zhan, co-founder of Bitmain. (Credit: CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Maker Ebang Files for a $100M US IPO

Ebang International Holdings, one of the leading makers of bitcoin mining equipment, is taking another stab at going public, this time in the U.S.

RISK FACTOR: “The significant drop in the Bitcoin price is expected to have a negative effect on the value of our bitcoin mining machine inventory and incentivize us to increase credit sales,” Ebang’s filing warns. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Policy

Just a Test: China Central Bank Confirms Digital Yuan Mobile App Trials

China’s central bank confirmed it will be testing a mobile app for the digital yuan in four cities, with a fifth in the works, and emphasized it’s a test.

The People’s Bank of China is set to launch internal tests for the digital yuan system in five cities. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Markets

Another Bitcoin Mining Firm Warns COVID-19 Pandemic May Harm Its Business

Hut 8, one of the few publicly traded crypto mining firms, is concerned about coronavirus-related delays of new machine deliveries, its CEO said.

Mining rig. (Shutterstock)

Markets

Riot Blockchain Moves Part of Bitcoin Mining Operation to Upstate New York

Bitcoin miner Riot Blockchain has sent a portion of its newly acquired S17 Pro Antminers from an Oklahoma facility to upstate New York, tapping excess power in a colocation deal with Coinmint.

Coinmint, a crypto data center in upstate New York, is set to host a portion of new miners from Riot’s Oklahoma City facility. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Finance

Huobi Exchange Plots Return to US Crypto Market as Soon as This Month, Exec Says

Global crypto exchange Huobi could resume business in the U.S. as early as this month, five months after ceasing operations there, an executive said.

Huobi VP Ciara Sun says the crypto exchange wants U.S. investors to come back to a leaner,  more efficient operation. 

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Policy

China Will 'Undoubtedly' Pursue Digital Yuan, Central Bank Says

The People’s Bank of China has sent one of its strongest signals yet of a commitment to creating a digital national currency.

GETTING SERIOUS: “The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) will undoubtedly further its research and development of the national digital currency,” according to a summary of an annual meeting. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Markets

SoftBank-Backed Fintech Firm Joins Chinese Conglomerate to Build Blockchain Platform

OneConnect, the fintech wing of Ping An Insurance Group, is building a logistics-tracking blockchain platform with the China Merchants Port Group.

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