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China has not always been friendly towards cryptocurrencies, however, the country has not completely banned Bitcoin, according to the Beijing Arbitration Commission. In 2017, China completely banned Bitcoin exchanges in the country but this did not stop initial coin offerings and virtual currency trading. Without Bitcoin exchanges operating in China, traders turned to foreign exchanges to conduct cryptocurrency transactions. Binance, …

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Tencent to build a blockchain-based wine traceability platform for China’s oldest wine producer. Chinese tech giant Tencent has revealed its plan for creating a blockchain-based wine traceability platform in collaboration with Changyu, China’s biggest and oldest wine producer, according to local news on July 31. It is said to be a nationwide first for the country’s domestic …

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The European Union and China recently had trade and economic discussions regarding topics including central bank digital currencies (CBDC) and supply chain. During the video conference, according to the Ministry of Commerce of China, the two parties discussed the strategic cooperation of the steady recovery and growth of the global economy post-pandemic.  According to the …

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The Bank of Japan is reportedly expediting the development of its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). A top official of the Asian giant’s apex bank Takeshi Kimura confirmed this while speaking to Japanese news outlet The Asahi Shimbun. Takeshi said that the bank will begin substantive testing of its CBDC as pressure mounts following the fear of …

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The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) has announced it will be launching a blockchain-based platform that will enhance digital securities transactions and sharing. TASE, the only stock exchange in Israel said that it began testing the blockchain-based solution in March and it is on course to be officially launched in November. The blockchain platform is a centralized …

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The Malaysian Securities Commission (SC) has announced that it plans to extend additional regulations to cover both old and new wallet providers in the country. The new regulation will be infused into the existing regulations governing cryptocurrencies related activities in Malaysia. The new regulations are expedient owing to the important role of cryptocurrency wallet providers in safeguarding …

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Shortly after Mastercard showed its hand on its stance on cryptocurrency, Visa published a blog announcing that the payments giant is advancing its approach towards digital currency. PayPal was recently rumored to have partnered with Paxos to provide crypto trading services.  Visa described three values that will evolve its digital currency strategy, including the maintenance of robust …

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The office of the U.S. Treasury that handles banks has issued a determination on the long-debated subject of custodying crypto assets Per a July 22 announcement shared with Cointelegraph, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is granting permission to federally chartered banks to custody cryptocurrency. The future of banking with crypto on …

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The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has published a set of evaluation rules for blockchain-based finance applications. The published rules aim to provide regulatory oversight using three basic standards bordering on technical, performance, and security. The regulations will affect banks, insurance companies, brokerages, and other financial institutions that have or plan to integrity blockchain.  The Chinese central …

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The China Securities Regulatory Commission, or CSRC, recently issued a letter approving five regional equity markets. They will include equity centers in Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shenzhen. These and other regions received authorization to begin experimenting with a blockchain pilot in early July. Blockchain and equity trading According to Beijing Local Financial Supervision and Administration, …

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