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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Crypto Exchange Coincheck to Launch Japan’s First IEO

Major Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck aims to launch its first Initial Exchange Offering project for Hash Palette, a content distribution platform for Japanese comic and graphic novels, anime and music by next March.

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Huawei Builds Blockchain Platform to Help Beijing Government Manage People’s Data

Huawei’s cloud services arm is helping the Beijing government set up a blockchain platform that would better track and manage people’s data.

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Policy

A WeChat Ban Should Be the Moment for Decentralized Tech. But It’s Not.

President Trump’s threat to ban WeChat could disrupt the communication of millions of people. Decentralized technology is one solution, but will people really use it? Not necessarily, industry watchers say.

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China’s Blockchain Infrastructure Launches Website for Global Devs

China's Blockchain-Based Service Network has launched an English-language website for international decentralized app developers.

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Policy

China Aims to Be the World’s Dominant Blockchain Power – With Help From Google, Amazon and Microsoft

China's BSN could be met with geopolitical resistance as it continues to extend its global reach.

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China's Blockchain Infrastructure to Extend Global Reach With Six Public Chains

China’s blockchain infrastructure BSN will expand its global reach by integrating with six major public chains including Tezos, NEO, Cosmos’ Irisnet, Nervos, Ethereum and EOS. Developers using these blockchains will be able to run nodes and build dapps in the network.

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Policy

Hong Kong Citizens Turn to Stablecoins to Resist National Security Law

Hong Kong's national security law enables the government to seize and confiscate assets if one commits a "political crime." Some local citizens are turning to stablecoins for protection, while exploring other decentralized technology to resist censorship.

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Hong Kong’s National Security Law Could Threaten Local Crypto Brokerages

The U.S. sanctions on financial institutions in Hong Kong could put the city’s growing crypto brokerage businesses in jeopardy.

Major Hong Kong-based crypto companies will face new challenges in settling cross-border transactions if U.S. sanctions in response to the national security law restrict or ban their access to the U.S. dollar system. (Jimmy Siu/Shutterstock)

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How Chainlink and Cosmos Fit Into China's Grand Blockchain Initiative

Chainlink will help the state-backed Blockchain-Based Service Network with oracles, and Cosmos-powered Irisnet will assist with interoperability.

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Bitcoin Miner Maker Canaan's Stock Hits Record Low 1 Month After Halving

Shares of Canaan Creative, one of the few publicly traded crypto miner manufacturers, fell below $2 Monday, their lowest after going public last year.

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