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Taiwanese currency (Photo: sharyn morrow).

Betting against an invasion on the prediction market may yield almost 7x as much as Taiwan government bonds. Plus: Mideast turmoil barely changes U.S. presidential odds.

By Sam Reynolds

Apr 15, 2024 at 1:44 p.m. UTC

Apr 15, 2024

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Markets

Bitcoin etf

Hong Kong's Incoming Spot Bitcoin ETFs Could Be 'Big Deal.' Here's What Analysts Say

Massive demand for a China-listed gold ETF sent its premium soaring to 30% earlier this week.

By Krisztian Sandor

Apr 10, 2024 at 8:13 p.m. UTC

Apr 10, 2024

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Filecoin

Filecoin Liquid Staking Platform STFIL Claims Team Members Under Investigation by Chinese Police

Tokens on the platform were moved to an "unknown, external address" last week while its team members were under detention

By Jamie Crawley

Apr 9, 2024 at 9:29 a.m. UTC

Apr 9, 2024

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Regulations

BRICS Will Create Payment System Based on Digital Currencies and Blockchain: Report

For some time now, the BRICS grouping has been making efforts to reduce its reliance on U.S. dollars in settlement.

By Amitoj Singh

Mar 5, 2024 at 5:40 a.m. UTC

Mar 5, 2024

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Bitcoin

Bitcoin Is Hitting All-Time Highs Around the World

The U.S. economy and its dollar has enjoyed relative strength over the past few years.

By Sam Reynolds

Feb 29, 2024 at 7:49 p.m. UTC

Feb 29, 2024

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Opinion

China Never Completely Banned Crypto

Despite government crackdowns and widespread reports that crypto is outlawed in China, crypto trade is still very much alive. How is that possible?

By Emily Parker

Feb 5, 2024 at 11:28 p.m. UTC

Feb 5, 2024

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Markets

Bitcoin

Bitcoin Unphased by China's Stimulus Plan

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index and the CSI 300 both responded to Beijing's plan to reboot China's domestic stock market, but bitcoin remains in the red.

By Sam Reynolds

Jan 23, 2024 at 6:21 a.m. UTC

Jan 23, 2024

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China

China's Illegal Crypto Activities Are Taking Place in Laundromats and Cafes: WSJ

Physical trading is most popular in China's inland, as places further from the coast are generally poorer so local governments are preoccupied with other matters, WSJ reported...

By Jamie Crawley

Jan 18, 2024 at 4:47 p.m. UTC

Jan 18, 2024

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Regulations

China Vows to Clarify Web3, NFT Development Path

Moving forward, China’s Web3 strategy would encourage the development of new business models such as NFT and accelerate the innovative application of Web3, the Ministry of Sci...

By Camomile Shumba

Dec 20, 2023 at 11:44 a.m. UTC

Dec 20, 2023

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