February 23, 2021 Major Asian banks unite to form ‘multiple’ CBDC pact on blockchain Some of Asia's largest banking institutions are working together on a “multiple” CBDC project, designed to cross borders and navigate regulations easier than fiat.…
February 22, 2021 Ant-backed MYbank to help China expand digital yuan trial Tencent-backed WeBank and Ant Financial-backed MYbank will reportedly be the first private banks to join China’s digital yuan pilot.…
February 19, 2021 Fortune 500 firm Geely to launch joint blockchain venture in China A Swiss blockchain developer and Geely will provide enterprise blockchain solutions to clients, with a focus on digital identity, regtech and privacy enhancement technologies.…
February 17, 2021 Chinese bank tests biometric hardware wallet for digital yuan payments Another Chinese banking institution has created a hardware wallet for the country’s central bank digital currency.…
February 16, 2021 Chinese lottery service 500.com acquires Bitcoin mining pool BTC.com Chinese sports lottery service 500.com has entered a share exchange agreement to acquire maror Bitcoin mining pool BTC.com.…
February 16, 2021 Chinese lottery service 500.com acquires Bitcoin mining pool BTC.com Chinese sports lottery service 500.com has entered a share exchange agreement to acquire maror Bitcoin mining pool BTC.com.…
February 12, 2021 Law Decoded: Of ICBMs, BTC and ETFs, Feb. 5–12 Exploring where national security meets securities offerings in this week's crypto news. Every Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the week’s critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law.Editor's…
February 10, 2021 Baidu reportedly aims to address chip shortage plaguing gaming, crypto and cars Baidu is reportedly planning to commercialize its chip technology by setting up a dedicated subsidiary backed by crypto-friendly venture capital firms.…
February 8, 2021 China releases final anti-monopoly rules targeting major tech and payments firms China's market regulator finalizes rules that have been three months in the making. China has finalized new guidelines to aid in antitrust battle against tech giants. …
February 8, 2021 Chinese GPU miners reportedly bulk buying Nvidia laptops to mine Ether Chinese GPU miners are apparently buying up Nvidia’s new GeForce RTX 30 laptops to set up ETH mining farms.…
February 8, 2021 Hardware wallet for digital yuan debuts in Xiong’an New Area China’s first hardware wallet for the digital yuan supports dual offline payments without an internet connection.…
February 8, 2021 Digital yuan: China tops $17M in CBDC issued TL;DR Breakdown: Beijing and Suzhou will distribute about $6 million digital yuan on Wednesday.In total, more than $17 million of the CBDC has been issued under test.…