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Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Slides to Two-Week Low, Ether to Below $2K as China Reiterates Crypto Ban

CME's bitcoin futures goes into "backwardation" and BTC inflows to exchanges rise as China "FUD" continues.

Markets  ·  21 June 2021
China

Chinese Logistics Firm Airlifting Bitcoin Mining Machines to Maryland: Report

"Compared to the amount of miners that get shipped regularly, it's just a small batch," a mining source told CoinDesk.

News  ·  21 June 2021
China

China Says Banks Must Block Crypto Transactions; Market Falls

China's central bank says institutions must not provide trading, clearing and settlement for crypto transactions.

Policy & regulation  ·  21 June 2021
Bitcoin

Ether Drops Below $2K, Bitcoin Wilts as China Tells Banks to Cut Off Crypto Transactions

China's central bank said major financial institutions must stop providing trading, clearing and settlement for crypto transactions.

Markets  ·  21 June 2021
China

Agricultural Bank of China Reiterates Ban on Crypto: Report

A statement posted on its website citing guidance from the People's Bank of China was subsequently deleted.

News  ·  21 June 2021
China

Sichuan Becomes Latest Chinese Province to Order Bitcoin Miner Shutdown

The Sichuan government has joined other Chinese provinces in ordering local bitcoin mining operations to shut down pending an inspection.

News  ·  18 June 2021
China

Chinese Commercial Bank Enables Digital Yuan-Cash Conversion at ATMs

The Industrial and Commerce Bank of China has become the first bank in the country to launch a feature converting cash to the digital yuan.

News  ·  18 June 2021
Australia

Examine Blockchain for Ways to Stop Forced-Labor Goods, Australian Committee Says

Blockchain could "empower" companies and governments to more "effectively" trace their supply chains, the Senate committee said.

News  ·  18 June 2021
China

City in China’s Sichuan Province Orders Crypto Miners to Shut Down for Inspection: Reports

The news follows forced closures of mining operations elsewhere in China.

Policy & regulation  ·  17 June 2021
China

Genesis Digital Assets Purchases Additional 10,000 Mining Machines From Canaan

The order is to be completed by the end of the month.

Business  ·  16 June 2021
China

China’s Xiong’an New Area Begins Using Digital Yuan for Salary Payments

The country is testing the currency in different pilots.

Business  ·  14 June 2021
China

China’s Yunnan Province Did Not Order Miners to Shut Down, Despite Reports

A report by Forkast News appears to have been incorrect, a number of mining sources tell CoinDesk.

Business  ·  11 June 2021
China

China’s Yunnan to Become Latest Province to Ban Crypto Mining: Report

The coming ban follows similar actions in Qinghai, Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia.

News  ·  11 June 2021
Funding Rounds

Developer of China’s Blockchain-Based Service Network Gets $30M in Series A Funding

The funding will go towards bolstering BSN's team as well as expanding the firm's global market for its platform.

News  ·  10 June 2021
Bitcoin

Looming ‘Death Cross’ Could Signal Bitcoin Bear Market

A death cross occurs when the 50-day moving average crosses below the 200-day moving average.

Markets  ·  9 June 2021