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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Finance

Shanghai Government Invests $5M in Blockchain Startup Conflux

The Shanghai government has invested over $5 million in Conflux while putting the project on a list of 57 companies that focus on emerging technologies.

Conflux co-founders Ming Wu and Fan Long

Policy

OKCoin to Suspend XRP Trading and Deposits on Jan. 4

OKCoin became the latest exchange to suspend XRP trading and deposits as of early next year.

(Ripple)

Tech

Cover Protocol May Launch New Token Following Attack

Cover Protocol announced it’s exploring launching a new COVER token after its current one was abused in a minting attack by a “white hat” hacker on Monday morning.

hack, hacker, hoodie

Markets

Cover Protocol Attack Perpetrated by 'White Hat,' Funds Returned, Hacker Claims

The exploiter has cashed out over $4 million including about 1,400 ether, one million DAI and 90 WBTC.

hacker

Policy

Huobi Crypto Exchange Returning to US After Winning Nevada Trust License

After an abrupt departure over a year ago, Huobi has now secured a state trust license for its return to the U.S. market.

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Tech

Amid DeFi Hacks, Nervos and Cardano Join Forces to Improve Smart Contract Security

Blockchain projects Nervos and Cardano are working together to improve the security of UTXOs to reduce smart contract hacks.

Nervos co-founder Kevin Wang

Policy

Hong Kong in Talks With PBOC on Digital Yuan Trial for Cross-Border Payments

PBOC’s Digital Currency Institute and the HKMA are discussing the technical pilot testing of using e-CNY form making cross-border payments.

Hong Kong flag (Shutterstock)

Finance

Grayscale Sees a New Group of Ethereum-First Investors

"We are seeing a new group of investors who are Ethereum-first and in some cases Ethereum-only," Michael Sonnenshein told Bloomberg.

Ethereum 2.0's Beacon Chain went live in December.

Tech

Cardano to Launch Hard Fork Before Next Major Development Phase

The hard fork will introduce the token-locking mechanism, one of its most significant new functions, to the Cardano mainnet.

Forks

Policy

Hong Kong Crypto Exchange Founder Taken Amid China’s Crackdown on Fraudulent Bank Accounts

Hong Kong-based crypto exchange CEO Global said Saturday one of its founders has been taken away by the authorities.

china, law