Wolfie Zhao

Policy

China's securities watchdog is reported to be hiring Yao Qian, the former head of the central bank's digital currency initiative, as the chief of its new tech regulation bureau.

Dec 11, 2019

Finance

Bitmain has retooled its strategy for selling bitcoin miners, betting big that the cryptocurrency’s price will rally with next year's halving.

Dec 10, 2019

Markets

China's Great Firewall, used by the government to regulate access to foreign internet sites, has blocked one of the most popular sources of ethereum blockchain data.

Dec 3, 2019

Finance

IDAX says its unnamed "global CEO has gone missing" and asked customers to stop using its services.

Nov 29, 2019

Markets

342,000 ether have been taken from the wallets of South Korean crypto exchange Upbit, the firm's CEO says.

Nov 27, 2019

Policy

The market’s overreaction to President Xi’s praise of blockchain technology has prompted another crackdown, dashing hopes for a crypto-friendly China.

Nov 25, 2019

Policy

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the city-state's de facto central bank, may soon allow cryptocurrency-based derivatives to be traded on regulated platforms.

Nov 20, 2019

Markets

China appears set to crack down on crypto trading again after President Xi Jinping's praise for blockchain tech revived speculation in the sector.

Nov 15, 2019

Markets

Canaan, the world's second-largest bitcoin miner maker, is aiming to raise $100 million with its initial public offering.

Nov 14, 2019

Markets

The founder and CEO of bitcoin miner maker MicroBT is being held by police. A source says it's to assist an investigation over a business dispute.

Nov 8, 2019