Wolfie Zhao

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A member of the CoinDesk editorial team since June 2017, Wolfie now focuses on writing business stories related to blockchain and cryptocurrency. Twitter: @wolfiezhao. Email: wolfie@coindesk.com. Telegram: wolfiezhao

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Ethereum Miners' Income Soars by 60% in a Month and Outruns Ether's Price Jump
Ethereum miners may have benefited the most from ether’s recent price rise and soaring transaction fees.
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China's Supreme Court Calls for Better Protection of Digital Currency Rights
A new guideline comes amid rising numbers of legal disputes in China over the ownership of digital currencies like bitcoin.
Gateway to China's supreme court, Beijing (Rneches/Wikimedia Commons)
Bitmain co-founder Jihan Wu
Power Struggle Inside Bitmain 'Hard Forks' Bitcoin Miner Production
The ongoing battle between the two co-founders at Bitmain has essentially hard forked the production at the world’s largest bitcoin miner manufacturer.
Bitmain co-founder Jihan Wu
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Binance Pool Poised to Grab More Bitcoin Hashrate in Russia and Central Asia
Binance is looking to consolidate more bitcoin mining hashrate to its pool in Russia and the Central Asia region.
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$1.4B in 'High-Risk' Crypto Flowed Onto Exchanges in H1 2020, Analysis Firm Says
China-based blockchain analysis firm PeckShield tracked 100 million crypto addresses for its research.
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Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Sets New Record High 2 Months After Halving
Two months after the network's halving event, it's harder than ever to mine bitcoin.
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Protocol Labs co-founder and CEO Juan Benet speaks at CoinDesk's Construct 2017 conference. (CoinDesk archives)
Inside the Craze for Filecoin Crypto Mining in China
As Filecoin inches closer to a blockchain mainnet launch, investors in China are again speculating heavily on the network’s mining hardware and token prices.
Protocol Labs co-founder and CEO Juan Benet speaks at CoinDesk's Construct 2017 conference. (CoinDesk archives)
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Ferrari, McLaren and $15M in Crypto Seized as Chinese Police Bust Arbitrage Scam
The novel Chinese scam saw perpetrators create fake crypto assets to fleece investors seeking arbitrage opportunities.
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Ride-Hailing Giant Didi to Trial China's Central Bank Digital Currency
Didi, the Chinese equivalent of Uber, is forming a task force to design and implement trial of China's central bank digital currency on its on-demand transportation platform.
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China Police Said to Detain Crypto OTC Traders Amid Money Laundering Crackdown
Chinese police are stepping up efforts in cracking down on illegal economic activities, which now leads to crypto over-the-counter (OTC) traders being detained to assist inves...
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