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China's Longest-Running Crypto Exchange Closes Bitcoin Business Following Crackdowns

The closure represents the final nail in the coffin for the crypto-trading side of BTCC's operations.

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China Bets on the Blockchain: A Special Report

Long before most other nations, the Asian superpower saw the potential in Bitcoin’s underlying tech to spawn the next internet and a new form of money. First in a series.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Declines Into the Weekend, as Volatile Month Continues

The technical charts suggest further downside is likely as sellers react to extreme overbought conditions since March.

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Why the Crypto Markets Might Take Another Dive Next Week

CoinDesk Managing Editor of Technology Christie Harkin joins "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee to explore what to expect next week in the crypto markets, where the miners might be heading following China's crypto ban and why we may see some short-term downside.

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Hong Kong’s Apple Daily to Live on in Blockchain, Free of Censors

Some cyber activists are uploading articles from HK's pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper to decentralized file storage platform ARWeave, where they can live on uncensored. Meanwhile, the U.S. government has seized dozens of American website domains connected to Iran. "The Hash" hosts discuss the importance of blockchain use cases, especially what it means for free press and the future of journalism, plus the fast-growing rise in global crypto-related bans.

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Crypto’s East-West Divide: How Some Companies Are Bridging the Gap

China-based cryptocurrency exchange Huobi is set to launch a new U.S. affiliate in July. Meanwhile, American crypto exchange Coinbase goes east as it registers with Japan’s Financial Watchdog to offer crypto services in the country.

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Blue House Responds to Petition, Bitmain Offers Relocation Assistance

Korea’s Blue House responds to a national petition over the FSC chairman. Bitmain offers relocation assistance to miners in China, Lloyds to take crypto for classic cars. More on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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Sam Bankman-Fried Speaks About McAfee’s Legacy, China Crackdown and Why Tether ‘Is Not a Worry’

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried reacts to the death of antivirus software pioneer and early crypto investor John McAfee, discussing the way he “embodied 2017 in crypto” and the legacy he left behind for the digital asset industry.

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Huobi's New US Affiliate Set to Go Live Next Month

The new company is part of Huobi’s efforts to make a return to the U.S. market.

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