David Pan

David Pan was a news reporter at CoinDesk. He previously worked at Fund Intelligence, and interned at the Money Desk of USA Today and the Wall Street Journal. He does not hold investments in cryptocurrency.

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Markets

Chinese Chip Maker With a Hand in Crypto Mining Plans $2.8B IPO

Hong Kong-listed SMIC plans to raise $2.8 billion via an initial public offering on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, in hopes of advancing its chip making practices. The company is working with Canaan Creative to build a new crypto miner.

China-based Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) aims to raise fresh capital in a bid to further develop its chip-making technologies. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Policy

Chinese Government Advisers Propose Regional Stablecoin for 4 Asian Countries

The stablecoin would help facilitate trade among four Asian countries, which is key to economic recovery in the region after coronavirus, proponents said.

Chinese legislators heard a proposal for a pan-Asian digital currency Thursday during the Two Sessions, the largest political gathering of the year. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Tech

CoinDesk 50: How the People’s Bank of China Became a CBDC Leader

China's central bank, part of CoinDesk's new 50 list, is a pioneer of central digital currencies. Now the rest of the world is racing to catch up.

Sonny Ross/CoinDesk archives

Markets

Nervos Aims to Spur Blockchain Development With New Incubator Headed by Industry Vet

Open network Nervos has launched an incubator for early-stage startups that build user-centric decentralized applications.

Nervos co-founder Kevin Wang

Markets

Fidelity-Backed Fireblocks Opens Asia Offices to Pitch Crypto 'Hot Vault'

Fireblocks, a platform that secures digital assets in transit, is expanding in Asia with two new offices, one in Hong Kong, the other in Singapore.

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Markets

Ousted Bitmain Co-Founder Wins Partial Victory in Latest Legal Battle

Micree Zhan persuaded a Beijing municipal agency to stop Bitmain from changing its local legal representative – but not to give him back the title.

Micree Zhan, co-founder of Bitmain. (Credit: CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Maker Ebang Files for a $100M US IPO

Ebang International Holdings, one of the leading makers of bitcoin mining equipment, is taking another stab at going public, this time in the U.S.

RISK FACTOR: “The significant drop in the Bitcoin price is expected to have a negative effect on the value of our bitcoin mining machine inventory and incentivize us to increase credit sales,” Ebang’s filing warns. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Policy

Just a Test: China Central Bank Confirms Digital Yuan Mobile App Trials

China’s central bank confirmed it will be testing a mobile app for the digital yuan in four cities, with a fifth in the works, and emphasized it’s a test.

The People’s Bank of China is set to launch internal tests for the digital yuan system in five cities. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Markets

Another Bitcoin Mining Firm Warns COVID-19 Pandemic May Harm Its Business

Hut 8, one of the few publicly traded crypto mining firms, is concerned about coronavirus-related delays of new machine deliveries, its CEO said.

Mining rig. (Shutterstock)

Markets

Riot Blockchain Moves Part of Bitcoin Mining Operation to Upstate New York

Bitcoin miner Riot Blockchain has sent a portion of its newly acquired S17 Pro Antminers from an Oklahoma facility to upstate New York, tapping excess power in a colocation deal with Coinmint.

Coinmint, a crypto data center in upstate New York, is set to host a portion of new miners from Riot’s Oklahoma City facility. (Credit: Shutterstock)