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Shanghai-Backed Conflux Blockchain Wants to Bring DeFi to China

The company told CoinDesk that even though ICOs and fiat-to-crypto trading are not allowed in China, crypto-to-crypto trading is not banned.

Conflux co-founders Ming Wu and Fan Long

Policy

State of Crypto: What’s Next for the OCC?

The OCC published a number of crypto-friendly pieces of guidance last year. The next head of this banking regulator could undo this work.

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Policy

How China’s Digital Yuan Could Go Global

China has been quietly testing platforms where the digital yuan can be freely traded with other fiat currencies.

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Markets

Inside China's Effort to Create a Blockchain It Can Control

China's Blockchain Service Network can support dapps built on 15 different networks, but provides the government direct control over all of them.

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Tech

Ant Group Leads China-Dominated 2020 List of Blockchain Patent Holders

The only non-Chinese firm in the rankings, IBM, came fourth in terms of number of patents.

Ant Group and Alibaba founder Jack Ma

Markets

Blockchain Gets First Mention in China's 5-Year Policy Plan

China’s 14th five-year plan outlines the country’s economic priorities and stressed that technology will play an increasingly important large role.

Chinese President Xi Jinping

Markets

NFT Art Craze Spreads to China

The exhibition titled “Virtual Niche—Have you ever seen memes in the mirror?” will run from March 26 until April 4 in Beijing before moving on to Shanghai.

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Policy

Weibo Suspends Huobi, Binance, OKEx Accounts After Bitcoin Surge

Chinese social media app Weibo suspended the official accounts of four major crypto exchanges: Huobi, Binance, OKEx and MXC.

(Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitmain Accused of Illegally Hiring Engineering Talent in Taiwan

Prosecutors claim more than 100 engineers were poached by the bitcoin mining company.

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BTC Markets in Beijing

Sino Global Capital Research Analyst Hans Xiang on crypto business development and bitcoin mining in China.

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