China's Inner Mongolia hires contractor to search for illegal crypto mining
The Inner Mongolia government has hired a contractor to help the state search for illegal mining operations.
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How China’s new digital yuan app makes money programmable
China has quietly made its standalone digital yuan mobile app available to almost 10% of the population. Here's how it looks and feels.
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Tencent mints NFTs to digitize a world heritage — on a private blockchain
Chinese tech giants Tencent and Alibaba have both made moves into the NFT space in a localized way where crypto-native features are removed.
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Bitcoin's hash rate has recovered by 50% since June crash
The hash rate recovery is being led by growing U.S. mining farms while China's hash rate migration is going more slowly than expected.
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These five North American firms mined 58% more bitcoin in July thanks to China
Five North American bitcoin mining firms have churned out a total of 1,802 bitcoin in July – on average 58% more than what they did in June.
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Beijing subway has fully integrated China's central bank digital currency with its payment ecosystem
The e-CNY is practically launched for Beijing subway's 10 million daily riders however they choose to pay for their rides.
Senators call for American athletes to be barred from using digital yuan during Beijing Winter Olympics
A trio of U.S. senators said Monday that American participants in Beijing Winter Olympics, set for 2022, shouldn't use China's digital yuan, which will potentially play a role during that event.
China publishes first e-CNY whitepaper, confirming smart contract programmability
The People's Bank of China has published a whitepaper for the digital yuan, marking yet another step towards its official rollout.
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BIT Digital is migrating 14,500 bitcoin miners to the US amid China crackdown
The Nasdaq-listed firm expects to complete the migration of its remaining 9,484 China-based bitcoin ASIC miners during Q3 2021.
Chinese bitcoin miner BIT Mining raises $50 million to move overseas
U.S-listed Chinese bitcoin miner BIT Mining has raised $50 million for its back-up plans after China's crackdown orders.
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'No way back' from China's bitcoin mining clampdown, says The Block's Wolfie Zhao
This week's episode features a conversation between The Block's Wolfie Zhao and Frank Chaparro.
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Bitcoin’s mining revenue per TH/s recovers to mid-May level when price was around $45,000
Thanks to the difficulty adjustment, bitcoin's mining revenue per TH/s is back to the same level when its price was around $45,000 in mid-May.
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Chinese crypto miners are dumping GPUs on secondhand trading site
Chinese crypto miners are dropping their prices to offload stacks of GPUs miners — while a rare few claim they're still operational.
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Beijing regulators shut down firm providing services used for crypto trading
Two financial regulators in Beijing have taken measures to curb activities affiliated with crypto-related business.
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China's new digital yuan test shows it can be programed to confine utility
Chengdu is having its second giveaway campaign of the country's central bank digital currency. But this time there's a notable difference.
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Sichuan’s bitcoin miner shutdown could dash Hong Kong-listed firm's revenues by 97%
Hong Kong-listed Loto Interactive could see 97% of its revenues eliminated by Sichuan's recent shutdown orders on bitcoin mining operations.
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Beijing, Suzhou enable China's digital yuan payments for subways
Beijing and Suzhou have extended the testing of China's central bank digital currency, dubbed the e-CNY, to their railway systems.
Poolin halts payout for BTC, ETH hash rate tokens after China's crackdown
The mining pool said as it is relocating the bitcoin miners, the suspension period will be less than 60 days.
Secondhand bitcoin miner supply is spiking after China's shutdown orders
About 50EH/s of hash rate has gone offline and Bitmain has to suspend its new bitcoin miner sales to not add more supply to the market
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Publicly-listed Chinese mining firm has already sent bitcoin miners to Kazakhstan
Formerly known as 500.com, BIT Mining said its indirect subsidiary was among the 26 entities on the Sichuan government's shutdown list.
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