Wolfie Zhao

A member of the CoinDesk editorial team since June 2017, Wolfie now focuses on writing business stories related to blockchain and cryptocurrency. Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/wolfiezhao">@wolfiezhao</a>. Email: wolfie@coindesk.com. Telegram: wolfiezhao

Wolfie Zhao

Latest from Wolfie Zhao


Markets

Walmart Patent Eyes Crypto Payments for Power Supply Precision

Retail giant Walmart is exploring a way to let households manage their electricity bills with prepayments in cryptocurrency.

Walmart

Markets

Chinese City Causes Confusion with Digital Asset Exchange Proposal

A city government in China is mulling the creation of a "blockchain digital asset exchange," but no one is quite sure what it means.

chongqing china

Markets

Crypto Tycoons Spar Over Alleged 30,000 Bitcoin Debt

Li Xiaolai, a noted Chinese bitcoin investor, has said he may take legal action against another Chinese entrepreneur over claims about a bitcoin fund.

bitcoins

Markets

Thailand's SEC Expects to Approve 5 ICOs This Month

Thailand's securities regulator is reportedly about to make the country one of the first to register token sales in a regulated environment.

Thai baht

Markets

Chinese Banks to Put Credit Blacklist on a Shared Blockchain

The banking arm of Chinese retail giant Suning is testing a blockchain that would allow banks to share a ledger of users with bad credit scores.

suning

Markets

Banks' Blockchain Budgets Spiked 67% in 2017, Survey Finds

Blockchain budgets at global banks' increased sharply in 2017, pushing combined annual spending to $1.7 billion, according to a new survey.

calculator

Markets

Blockchain Is 'Revolutionary,' Says German Finance Regulator Chief

The president of BaFin thinks blockchain-based applications are "revolutionary" and could turn the entire financial sector "upside down."

BaFin image via Shutterstock

Markets

JD.com's Finance Arm to Issue Asset-Backed Securities on a Blockchain

JD Finance, a subsidiary of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com, has announced a pilot issuance of asset-backed securities over a blockchain.

JD

Markets

Kakao, Korean Government to Solve Social Problems with Blockchain

Kakao's blockchain subsidiary has announced it will work with a government-backed agency to develop blockchain projects focused on social services.

kakao

Markets

Korean Banks Can Use Blockchain to Verify Customer IDs from July

A national banking group from South Korea is to roll out a blockchain-based ID verification system for domestic banks next month.

mobile banking