Blockchain Chinese Blockchain Service Network set to onboard ConsenSys' Quorum Ethereum studio ConsenSys has announced that it is integrating its Quorum network into the Chinese Blockchain-based Service Network. Read Full Story Jan 25, 2021, 1:00PM UTC
China Chengdu is said to give away ~$8 million digital yuan in latest CBDC test Chengdu is said to be the next place in rolling out a city-wide test of China's central bank digital currency. Read Full Story Jan 25, 2021, 8:24AM UTC
Bitcoin Hut8 borrows ~$12M from DCG’s Foundry to order new bitcoin miners The Canada-listed firm said it's using the loans to order 5,400 units of MicroBT's WhatsMiner M30S with the first batch set to go online by end of January. Read Full Story Jan 22, 2021, 12:31PM UTC
Featured Story Real-world tests of the digital yuan show how it could disrupt China’s mobile payment giants Tests of China's digital currency and increasing regulatory scrutiny help paint an uncertain picture of the future for AliPay and WeChat Pay. Full Story Jan 21, 2021, 9:38PM UTC
China Shenzhen's latest $3m digital yuan test sees nearly 140k transactions Residents in Shenzhen have proceeded nearly 140,000 transactions in digital yuan during the latest test of China's CBDC. Read Full Story Jan 18, 2021, 9:47PM UTC
Capital Markets Offline mapping app Maps.me raises $50m led by Alameda Research to enter DeFi Offline mapping app Maps.me, which boasts 140 million users, has raised $50 million to build a DeFi ecosystem inside the map app. Read Full Story Jan 18, 2021, 2:46AM UTC
Featured Story Ant Financial quietly conducted a digital yuan test in Shanghai via AliPay Alibaba's payment affiliate Ant Financial has quietly conducted a small-scale test of digital yuan via its mobile payment app AliPay. Full Story Jan 15, 2021, 3:31PM UTC
Bitcoin DCG's Foundry will colocate 14,000 bitcoin mining machines in U.S. with focus on institutional buyers Digital Currency Group's mining subsidiary Foundry is colocating 14,000 bitcoin miners at U.S. mining farm Compute North. Full Story Jan 13, 2021, 4:10PM UTC
Capital Markets Crypto exchange OSL operator completes stock top-up to raise $90 million BC Group, the Hong Kong listed company that operates the crypto exchange OSL, has completed the issuance of new stocks. Read Full Story Jan 13, 2021, 11:47AM UTC
Bitcoin Poolin rolls out 'hash rate token' to bridge bitcoin mining and DeFi The world's second-largest bitcoin mining pool has launched a bitcoin hashrate token in an effort to bridge pow mining and yield farming. Full Story Jan 12, 2021, 5:35PM UTC
China Chinese state-owned bank tests digital yuan ATMs in Shenzhen The Agricultural Bank of China has rolled out ATMs in some Shenzhen branches that allow users to convert cash into digital yuan. Read Full Story Jan 11, 2021, 7:38AM UTC
Bitcoin Bitcoin mining difficulty adjusts to a new record high above 20 trillion Bitcoin's mining difficulty sets a new record high in 2021's first adjustment, following mining revenue highs not seen since September 2019. Read Full Story Jan 9, 2021, 3:27PM UTC
Featured Story Latest Shanghai test gives preview of card-based hardware wallets for the digital yuan Images that have emerged from a recent test of China's central bank digital currency reveal hardware wallets that resemble bank payment cards. Full Story Jan 8, 2021, 4:41PM UTC
Bitcoin Bitcoin's sky-high price has sparked a profitability renaissance for older mining hardware Bitmain's AntMiner S9 is old, but not yet obsolete – thanks to the market surge pushing bitcoin miner's revenue per TH/s to yearly highs. Full Story Jan 6, 2021, 9:49PM UTC
Capital Markets NASDAQ gaming firm stock soared 87% on news of entering crypto mining The pivot comes less than two months after the firm received a market cap deficiency notice from NASDAQ, which warns of delisting risks. Full Story Jan 5, 2021, 5:05AM UTC
Asia Shenzhen gives away $3 million worth-of digital yuan in third CBDC test The city of Shenzhen is giving away 20 million digital yuan as part of the ongoing test of China's central bank digital currency. Read Full Story Jan 4, 2021, 3:24AM UTC
Bitcoin Bitcoin price sets new all-time highs above $30,000 Bitcoin's price has jumped above $30,000 for the first time, setting new all-time highs and pushing market capitalization to $557 billion. Read Full Story Jan 2, 2021, 12:33PM UTC
DeFi Executives central to the Findora mystery hit with lawsuit alleging fraud and embezzlement A newly filed lawsuit has shed some light on one of the more bizarre storylines to bubble up from the world of cryptocurrency. Full Story Dec 30, 2020, 3:40AM UTC
Featured Story The mystery of Findora: The DeFi project suddenly disowned by its founders Whatever is going on behind the scenes at Findora, most of the DeFi project’s founding team now wants nothing to do with it. Full Story Dec 26, 2020, 5:26PM UTC
Bitcoin Bitcoin breaks above $25,000 to set new record highs Bitcoin's price has jumped above $25,000, setting new record highs. Bitcoin's market capitalization now sits above $464 billion. Read Full Story Dec 26, 2020, 2:19PM UTC