China
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China exhibited the highest level of crypto investment engagement among 20 surveyed countries, according to Bitget
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Despite lower trading volumes, Hong Kong’s crypto initiatives and regulations offer hope for a revival in East Asia, according to Chainalysis
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The partnership comes amid speculation that China’s views on crypto may be softening
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The court argued crypto’s status as property derives from its utility and exchange value, akin to digital assets circulating abroad
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The global economy wobbled last week on revelations China’s domestic market appeared to be weakening, perpetuating a risk-off mood from equities and crypto
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Exchange spokesperson refuted claims that any team members have been detained by Chinese authorities
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‘All the team’s funds and access to the servers are with Zhaojun and the police,’ the Multichain team said
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Researchers found that despite China’s hostile stance on the industry, it surprisingly stands as the second-largest crypto employer in Asia
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The bill could be slipped into the US Farm Bill up to be renewed in September 2023, Sen. Tommy Tuberville said
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Chaos has struck self-styled Web3 router Multichain and yuan-backed stablecoin issuer Trust Reserve across a matter of days
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The broadcasters were discussing Hong Kong’s new regulations for virtual asset trading platforms set to go into effect June 1
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China continues to roll out its digital yuan CBDC, this time in Changshu, a city with a population of around 1 million
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Binance says it has taken action against employees caught helping skirt jurisdictional bans
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The use of crypto is banned in China itself, but Beijing officials have frequently engaged in friendly encounters at meetings in Hong Kong
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In a sign of the times, China is incorporating its digital yuan CBDC into official cash figures, although it still makes up a tiny fraction
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Chinese police say they’ve dismantled an enormous money laundering ring that washed illicit funds for criminals via stablecoin tether
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China’s biggest city is banking on blockchain and the metaverse to accelerate the country’s economic growth
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A major Chinese bank has partnered with Singapore-regulated ADDX to make overseas investments accessible to domestic investors in China
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The “Defending Americans from Authoritarian Digital Currencies Act” aims to curb China’s “direct control” on US soil, the senators said
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The Y2K Japan-inspired NFT collection has seen consecutive losses in the past few days
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China has jumped back to one of the top mining hubs in the world despite a crackdown on operations by the country’s government last year
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Central bank digital currencies will greatly benefit cross-border transactions and economies, the firm says
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