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Best Universities for Blockchain 2022: Shanghai Jiao Tong University

With influential faculty working closely with local governments, Shanghai's 126-year-old university ranks at No. 12. This story is part of CoinDesk's Education Week.

The Qian Xuesen Library at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Xuhui Campus) (Wikimedia)

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Best Universities for Blockchain 2022: Tsinghua University

Ranked No. 6, Asia’s top university overall has built a formidable academic reputation in blockchain and fintech. This story is part of CoinDesk's Education Week.

Tsinghua University main building (Getty Images)

Policy

China to Extend CBDC Trial to Most Populous Province, Guangdong, Three Others: Report

The People's Bank of China plans to extend the trial of its e-CNY digital currency to Jiangsu, Hebei and Sichuan as well as Guangdong.

Chinese yuan (Shutterstock)

Opinion

Tornado Cash Ban Will Aid China’s AI Goals

The U.S. government forcing blockchains to make transaction data public has dangerous geopolitical implications in the tech race against China.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Opinion

La prohibición del efectivo Tornado ayudará a los objetivos de IA de China

Que el gobierno de Estados Unidos obligue a las cadenas de bloques a hacer públicos los datos de las transacciones tiene implicaciones geopolíticas peligrosas en la carrera tecnológica contra China.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Finance

JPMorgan: China’s Metaverse-Related Economy Could Reach $4T

The metaverse could triple China’s online-gaming market alone to $131 billion, the bank said.

Shanghai, China (R.Nagy/Shutterstock)

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A Peculiar Flavor of NFTs Is Thriving in China – One Regulators Can Abide

Unlike most non-fungible tokens, China’s “digital collectibles” are built on closed networks and designed to appease regulators who frown on trading and speculation.

"First Supper," exhibited through a projector at the 'Virtual Niche" exhibit in Beijing in April 2021. The artwork is composed of 22 pieces, each individually encoded as a NFT. (Eliza Gkritsi/TechNode)

Finance

Filecoin Miner RRMine Global Leaves China for Singapore

China banned crypto trading and mining last year.

Singapore Skyline (Swapnil Bapat/Unsplash)

Videos

China’s Non-Crypto Blockchain

China’s state-backed BSN pushes use of non-crypto blockchain outside mainland. Why is there a need for non-crypto blockchain? This story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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