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China's State Council Orders Faster Blockchain Development

China's State Council has ordered local authorities to speed up blockchain development amid a fintech shakeup.

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China Prosecutes 98 Over Alleged $2 Billion OneCoin Pyramid Scheme

China has prosecuted nearly 100 individuals said to be involved with locally operating the OneCoin cryptocurrency scheme.

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China State TV: Token Sales Still 'Rampant' After Central Bank Ban

China's highest-level state media outlet has said token sales are still common in the country despite a 2017 ban.

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Blockchain's Killer App? Making Trade Wars Obsolete

A confluence of technologies is poised to dramatically reshape manufacturing and, in the process, render obsolete the international trade regime.

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China's IT Ministry: 2017 Saw 'Exponential' Blockchain Growth

Forty percent of all Chinese blockchain startups emerged in 2017 alone, according to a new report published by China's IT Ministry

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Tea Tokenizers Arrested in China for Alleged $47 Million Crypto Fraud

Another cryptocurrency project has been busted by law enforcement in China for allegedly soliciting money from investors with fraudulent claims.

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Researchers to Create 'Moody's for Blockchain' Global Rankings

A scientific institution overseen by China has announced that it will produce monthly assessments of blockchain projects.

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China's Security Ministry Touts Blockchain for Evidence Storage

China's Ministry of Public Security has developed a blockchain system aimed to more securely store evidence collected during police investigations.

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Iceland's Missing Bitcoin Miners May Be In China

Icelandic police think Chinese authorities may have discovered where its 6,000 missing bitcoin mining computers have gone.

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12 Chinese Banks Say They Deployed Blockchain in 2017

Nearly half of the 26 publicly listed banks in China said they deployed blockchain applications in 2017.

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