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Blockchain in Asia: China Bets on Blockchain
Since Xi Jinping called it a core technology in 2019, blockchain has been driving change across China's ports, cities, and grasslands. Forkast.News with support from the Judith Neilson Institute’s Asian Stories project explores how blockchain and China’s Blockchain-based Service Network is defining today how it could be used tomorrow.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.