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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OKEx Suspends Withdrawals, Says Key Holder Not Available Due to Cooperation With Investigation

Withdrawals are suspended as a key holder is "out of touch," preventing withdrawal authorizations.

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How the DeFi Craze Made Its Way to China

DeFi is booming in China, with startups adapting and building on popular western projects within the nation's active crypto economy.

The interest in decentralized finance (DeFi) projects has made its way to China.

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Huobi, Dragonfly, Coinbase Invest $500K in New DEX With Alternative Oracle Solutions

CoFix claims to have better token price feeds based on a pricing mechanism derived from a decentralized price oracle and the DEX’s patented risk assessment model.

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Messaging Giant LINE Launches Token Reward Program

Messaging app company LINE has started a rewards program where people can get LINK tokens by using its remittance and investment mobile apps.

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China's BSN to 'Localize' 24 Public Blockchains by Making Them Permissioned

China’s state-sanctioned Blockchain-Based Service Network is finally bringing public chains to its homeland -- but they will look very different.

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Why Crypto Investments Are Less Vulnerable to US-China Tensions

U.S.-China tensions are taking a toll on venture funds that invest in non-crypto startups. Investment in the blockchain industry may be less affected.

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LINE Launches Digital Asset Wallet and Blockchain Development Platform

Messaging giant LINE has launched a blockchain platform where developers can issue tokens and run decentralized applications, and a wallet that helps users manage digital assets.

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Crypto Exchange Coincheck to Launch Japan’s First IEO

Major Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck aims to launch its first Initial Exchange Offering project for Hash Palette, a content distribution platform for Japanese comic and graphic novels, anime and music by next March.

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Huawei Builds Blockchain Platform to Help Beijing Government Manage People’s Data

Huawei’s cloud services arm is helping the Beijing government set up a blockchain platform that would better track and manage people’s data.

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A WeChat Ban Should Be the Moment for Decentralized Tech. But It’s Not.

President Trump’s threat to ban WeChat could disrupt the communication of millions of people. Decentralized technology is one solution, but will people really use it? Not necessarily, industry watchers say.

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