China

As Chinese authorities crack down on local mining operations, other crypto fields appear to be impacted, including exchanges and media platforms, which could be driving massive selloffs in Chinese tech stocks. Huobi is the latest crypto exchange to be hit, dissolving its Beijing entity on July 22 and deregistering in 45 days. Why is China tightening the reins on crypto and Big Tech? "It's all about control here," host Naomi Brockwell said.

27. Juli 2021

Huobi applies to deregister its Beijing entity in China. Facebook in hiring mode for its Novi digital wallet project in the Philippines. K-drama gets set to take crypto back in time. We’ll have more on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

27. Juli 2021

China’s Bit Mining pivots to focus on overseas mining business. Korean crypto exchange Upbit accused of involvement in illegal transactions. Ethereum’s creator joins the cast of animated crypto series ‘Stoner Cats.’ We’ll have more on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

26. Juli 2021

China’s Ping An insurance joins trials of the digital yuan. Crypto miner Core Scientific to go public. China tries out a blockchain-enabled shipping cargo release system. More on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

22. Juli 2021

A new report reveals at least one underreported goal of China's ongoing crackdown on big tech firms is “to reduce inequality and promote what the party calls ‘collective prosperity," but this is a paradox because China is far from adopting decentralized blockchain-based structures, which could solve the problem. "I don't think this is about equality at all," host Naomi Brockwell said. "[China is] specifically targeting people that are getting threatening to the government... it's all about control."

21. Juli 2021

The Russian Association of Cryptoeconomics, Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain (RACIB) is working with local authorities and state-owned enterprises to attract crypto mining firms to the country as they migrate away from China. "The Hash" hosts discuss bitcoin miners breaking new ground in Russia and neighboring Kazakhstan and the implications for the wider mining community.

19. Juli 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden is accusing the Chinese government of supporting cyberattacks, including ransomware, cryptojacking, digital extortion, and theft. CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De discusses the allegations as the White House ramps up its anti-ransomware efforts. Plus, his take on the U.S. Presidential Advisory Group's meeting on stablecoins Monday.

19. Juli 2021

China releases white paper on E-CNY. Bitcoin mining difficulty falls for the fourth time in a row. Malaysian police steamroll seized crypto mining rigs. More on these stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

19. Juli 2021

China clampdown hits crypto media aggregator. Bitcoin interest declines. Rolling Stone magazine gets into NFTs. More on these stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

16. Juli 2021

Kevin Zhang, Foundry VP of Business Development, explains the history of China’s crackdowns on cryptocurrencies and mining operations from 2017 to where we are now. “The most recent crackdowns are the hardest we’ve ever seen,” Zhang said miners are headed to Eastern European and Central Asia. But could they return?

13. Juli 2021