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Bitcoin, Ether Higher Despite BlockFi Filing for Bankruptcy

Major cryptos are jumping despite crypto lender BlockFi filing for bankruptcy protection and ongoing protests in China over Covid-19 restrictions. Floating Point Group Co-Founder and CEO John Peurifoy discusses the price actions and broader market outlook as the FTX contagion continues to spread.

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Risk Assets See High Correlation Amid Macro Pressures

"Every time we have liquidity constraints ... everything correlates," Hashdex CEO and co-founder Marcelo Sampaio says. He discusses how macro pressures like anti-covid protests in China and inflation affect risk assets like cryptocurrencies.

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Yifan He: China, Blockchain and BSN – Part 2

As China’s dominance in the world of blockchain grows, the question that everybody is asking is - can one be tracked by this technology? Watch what Yifan He, who is building Chinese Blockchain Based Service Network or BSN & taking it to the world, has to say in this conversation with Forkast’s Angie Lau. Find out why he doesn’t believe in cryptocurrencies & why non-crypto blockchains are going to be what traditional industry & systems back on. And what are the synergies and links there are, if any, between the Digital Yuan & BSN.

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Yifan He: China, Blockchain and BSN – Part 2

As China’s dominance in the world of blockchain grows, the question that everybody is asking is - can one be tracked by this technology? Watch what Yifan He, who is building Chinese Blockchain Based Service Network or BSN & taking it to the world, has to say in this conversation with Forkast’s Angie Lau. Find out why he doesn’t believe in cryptocurrencies & why non-crypto blockchains are going to be what traditional industry & systems back on. And what are the synergies and links there are, if any, between the Digital Yuan & BSN.

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Yifan He: China, Blockchain and BSN – Part 1

While initially cautious about blockchain technology, China now has an over 80% share in blockchain patent applications worldwide. This shift in China’s strategy comes even though crypto currencies are frowned upon in the country. Even though crypto currencies are one of the most popular applications of blockchain technology globally, China has taken a different route as it develops Blockchain Base Service Network or BSN. How exactly does BSN work? Is it linked to existing public chains? Or is it developing in isolation? Is BSN China’s connection to global blockchains? And how does it operate without crypto currencies? What is NTT & how does one use it? Get the answer to all these questions & more in the latest episode of Word on the Block where Forkast’s editor in Chief Angie Lau talks to the man helping build BSN.

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Privacy Protection a Top Issue for Digital Yuan: China's Central Bank Governor

"We must strike a delicate balance between protecting privacy and combating illicit activities," said Yi Gang.

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“Espías” chinos usaron Wasabi para intentar esconder sobornos realizados con bitcoins, según Elliptic

Un estudio llevado a cabo por la empresa de análisis de criptomonedas mostró que todos los sobornos con bitcoins se originaron en el mezclador de monedas.

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Chinese 'Spies' Used Wasabi Wallet to Try to Conceal Bitcoin Bribes, Elliptic Says

Analysis by the crypto analytics firm showed that all the bitcoin bribes originated from the coin mixing wallet.

Guochun He, left, and Zheng Wang are accused of attempting to obstruct a U.S. investigation. (Justice Department)

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Chinese Intelligence Officers Used Bitcoin in Scheme to Undermine Investigation, US Officials Allege

The two officers tried bribing a U.S. law enforcement official with $61,000 in bitcoin to help support what appears to be Huawei.

Guochun He, left, and Zheng Wang are accused of attempting to obstruct a U.S. investigation. (Justice Department)