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Markets

Bitcoin Unphased by China's Stimulus Plan

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index and the CSI 300 both responded to Beijing's plan to reboot China's domestic stock market, but bitcoin remains in the red.

16:9 Crop: Shanghai, China (Li Yang / Unsplash)

Policy

China's Illegal Crypto Activities Are Taking Place in Laundromats and Cafes: WSJ

Physical trading is most popular in China's inland, as places further from the coast are generally poorer so local governments are preoccupied with other matters, WSJ reported.

Laundromat (Skitterphoto/Pixabay)

Policy

China Vows to Clarify Web3, NFT Development Path

Moving forward, China’s Web3 strategy would encourage the development of new business models such as NFT and accelerate the innovative application of Web3, the Ministry of Science and Technology said.

16:9 Crop: Shanghai, China (Li Yang / Unsplash)

Policy

China to Verify Citizens' Identities With New Blockchain-Based Platform

The announcement follows a government rule change to require social media influencers to display their real names.

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Finance

Standard Chartered China Offering Exchange Services for Digital Yuan

The bank will give customers access to the digital RBM's interconnection platform, offering recharge and redemption.

Standard Chartered (Shutterstock)

Policy

U.S. Bill Proposes Outlawing Government Use of China-Made Blockchains and Tether's USDT

Government officials would no longer be able to use networks developed by China that power crypto transactions, according to a new bipartisan bill.

US Capital building (Matt Anderson/Getty Images)

Policy

Crypto at the Center of $300M Fraud Case in China

21 people were sentenced in a case involving converting 'dirty' USDT to RMB.

China renminbi bills (Moerschy/Pixabay)

Policy

Crypto Miners Lobby U.S. Lawmakers to Counter Environmental 'Misunderstanding'

Dozens of mining firms came to Washington to steer the policy narrative away from negative environmental claims and make a case for mining as an economic and security boon.

Perianne Boring, CEO of the Chamber of Digital Commerce, led a group of crypto miners to meetings with members of the U.S. House of Representatives this week. (Scott Moore/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Finance

PetroChina Completes First International Crude Oil Trade in Digital Yuan: Report

PetroChina bought 1 million barrels of crude oil settled in e-CNY at the Shanghai Petroleum and Natural Gas Exchange

Yuan

Policy

Chinese Firms Used Crypto Payments to Run Fentanyl Network, U.S. Claims in Charges

The U.S. Department of Justice charged eight companies with illegal drug production, distribution and sales of precursor chemicals, saying they used cryptocurrency to move money.

U.S. authorities cracked down on another ring of fentanyl suppliers they say are tied to Chinese companies and using cryptocurrency to move money. (Photo illustration by Jesse Hamilton)