January 25, 2020 ‘Nothing Special’ — Bitcoin Slumps 6% on Coronavirus, Chinese New Year A double whammy of uncertainty in stocks and a New Year sell-off could be at the heart of BTC/USD erasing gains last week, analysts say. Bitcoin (BTC) has shed 6% in a week thanks mainly to Chinese New Year and uncertainty over coronavirus, commentators are suggesting.Analyzing…
January 22, 2020 Chinese Experts Suggest Using Blockchain Tech in ‘Social Credit’ System Chinese experts held a seminar titled "Blockchain technology helps China's new social credit system" on Jan.…
January 20, 2020 China’s Total Blockchain Investments Dropped 40% in 2019 Compared to 2018 Over the course of 2019, China spent $3.6 billion on blockchain investment deals, which is nearly 41% less than in 2018. Chinese blockchain spending in areas of investment and financing deals has dropped over 40% in 2019, according to a new study by state-run sources.Over…
January 20, 2020 Binance P2P Crypto Trading Platform Supports Vietnam’s Fiat Currency Vietnam-based Binance users can now directly purchase and sell four cryptos using the latest versions of Binance P2P mobile app on iOS and Android. Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance has launched peer-to-peer (P2P) trading for the Vietnamese dong (VND).Vietnam-based…
January 20, 2020 Chinese Blockchain-Based Mobile Payment Revolution: How Is the Biggest CO2 Polluter Becoming Leading World Solar Panels Producer China leads the blockchain-based mobile digital payment revolution. Society is now witnessing the implementation of digital currencies, AI and blockchain technology worldwide.…
January 20, 2020 Crypto Winter to Spring: Key Factors That Brought Bitcoin Back to Life Let’s take a look at some of the key factors that helped spur the growth of the crypto market in 2019. During the first couple of months of 2019, the price of Bitcoin (BTC) stayed put under the $4,000 mark, thereby solidifying fears that the market was indeed in the midst of a long crypto winter.…
January 18, 2020 Crypto News From Japan: Jan. 13-17 in Review Binance looks to expand in the country, a new working group assesses security token offerings, and more headlined news in Japan this past week. This week’s news from Japan included additional comments against crypto trading from China, Binance’s potential involvement in Japan, positivity from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), more crypto exits from European Union (EU) regions, and stablecoin positivity from France.Check…
January 18, 2020 Is Central Asia the New Safe Haven for Crypto Mining Amid Iran-US Crisis? Are cryptocurrency mining operations moving from Iran to Central Asia in pursuit of stable cheap energy grids? Recently, the cryptocurrency mining community has been shaken with rumors of Chinese miners leaving Iran — where crypto mining is authorized as an industrial activity — for Central Asia.…
January 16, 2020 Ex-CFTC Chairman to Promote Blockchain-Based USD in New Think Tank J. Christopher Giancarlo, ex-CFTC chairman aka “Crypto Dad” has started a think tank to promote the blockchain-based U.S.…
January 14, 2020 Crypto Community Eyes US–Iran Crisis As Tensions Flare A different view of cryptocurrencies post-crisis? ‘‘It was quite profound to see Bitcoin acting as a clear safe haven.” For one week, the Iran–United States military crisis gripped the crypto community.…
January 13, 2020 Digital Currency Manual for Chinese Officials in High Demand, Enters Second Printing Chinese officials are showing high demand for a manual on digital currencies that summarizes its main concepts, which demonstrates interest from the government. A 200-page manual titled “Digital Currency: A Reader for Cadres” entered its second printing in January.…
January 10, 2020 China’s Central Bank Completes Top-Later Design and Joint Tests of Planned CBDC The central bank of China has completed the top-layer design and joint testing of its soon-to-be-released central bank digital currency. The central bank of China has completed the top-layer design and joint testing of its soon-to-be-released central bank digital currency (CBDC).As…
