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LongHash said China’s blockchain companies have increased substantially and recorded an all-time high in 2020 despite Covid-19. Blockchain and crypto data platform LongHash revealed on August 8 in a tweet that China’s blockchain sector has grown substantially despite the pandemic this year. It stated that over 10,000 blockchain companies were established between January and July.  The report …

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China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has signed an agreement with China Minsheng Bank, China CITIC Bank, and the Bank of China for cooperating on a blockchain-based trading platform.  The central bank’s clearing center will leverage the practical experience of the three commercial banks in constructing the blockchain trading platform to develop the PBoC’s …

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China’s major state-run banks are testing out its central bank digital currency (CBDC) digital wallet application. The Chinese central bank, having said that its CBDC, also known as digital currency electronic payment (DCEP), is “almost ready,” is finally moving a step closer to its official launch nationwide.   According to Wang Zongmin, a former deputy chairman of …

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Leading global investment bank Goldman Sachs is exploring avenues of development to potentially create its own cryptocurrency. As reported by CNBC on August 6, the bank has appointed Mathew McDermott as the worldwide head of digital assets to spearhead the realization of this dream. Blockchain holds the future of financial markets McDermott brings to the table a wide …

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The government-owned Swiss bank, bank Basler Kantonalbank (BKB) is set to offer cryptocurrency custodial services as well as trading service, a landmark move in the crypto-centric nation. The project is a collaboration between a BKB subsidiary and Bank Cler, a Swiss Banking Group. A Basler Kantonalbank spokesperson said: “In the BKB Group, we are working to offer …

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Shortly after Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, signed the country’s recent cryptocurrency law, the country’s largest bank voiced its considerations. Sberbank, a state-owned company and the largest bank in Russia, is considering the possibility of issuing its own token, according to its key executives. Sergey Popov, director of the transaction business at Sberbank, says that Russia’s banking giant …

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The People’s Bank of China through the use of its proposed Digital Currency Electronic Payment DCEP system aims to tackle the dominance of WeChat Pay and Alipay in the nation’s digital payment ecosystem. The news was reported days after the People’s Bank of China urged the nation’s top antitrust agency to probe the dominance of the two …

Alipay and WeChat Pay Could Be Casualties of China’s Digital Yuan Read More »

Former Chinese banker, Wang Yongli suggested that a push for digital currencies to substitute all currencies is needed to support monetary operation reforms. Wang, the Director of Haixia blockchain research institute and former vice president of Bank of China said that China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), also known as its digital currency electronic payment (DCEP) should …

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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, …

China Clarifies its Stance on Bitcoin: Legal if the Crypto Does Not Act as Alternative to Fiat Read More »

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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