China

Industry takes China’s crypto ban seriously. Markets unfazed by China ban. Exchanges look for regulatory havens. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

Sep 27, 2021

Reacting to China's latest cryptocurrency crackdown outlawing crypto-related transactions as the country's most comprehensive and severe ban yet, Ballet CEO and former BTCC co-founder Bobby Lee discusses why bitcoin will always be around and thrive. "As a planet, cryptocurrency will never get squashed," he said. Lee also shared his take on the future of OTC trading in China as prominent crypto exchange Huobi Global announced it would stop serving existing China-based users by December 31. Plus, bitcoin's price prediction by the end of the year.

Sep 27, 2021

Markets

El comercio de Criptomonedas se ha calmado, pero los analistas esperan una mayor volatilidad.

By Damanick Dantes, Tracy WangSep 25, 2021

Bitcoin registered a series of lower price highs Friday, at one point shaving off $4,000 and meeting resistance at $41,000 following China’s renewed anti-crypto stance. The People’s Bank of China said bitcoin, ether and stablecoin tether do not qualify as legal tender and cannot be used in the currency market.

Sep 24, 2021

The crypto markets continue to slide following China's declaration of cryptocurrency-related businesses as illegal. CoinDesk's Christie Harkin and Brad Keoun discuss the potential market impact China could have in the short-term, expanding on why this latest crypto ban could be its most severe to date. Plus, their takes on Tuesday's Evergrande scare, JPMorgan's CME trading analysis, takeaways from the Mainnet conference, and Twitter's crypto developments.

Sep 24, 2021

CoinDesk Tech Managing Editor Christie Harkin discusses where the crypto markets could be headed next week as China tightens its crypto mining crackdowns and bans trading. Plus, CoinDesk's Markets Managing Editor Brad Keoun discusses his markets outlook since Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled tapering could happen at the Fed's next meeting in November.

Sep 24, 2021

The People’s Bank of China announced Friday virtual currency-related business activities are illegal, warning they seriously endanger the safety of its citizens’ assets. Bitcoin slipped below $42,000 after the news and is down about 3% over the past 24 hours.

Sep 24, 2021

By Adrian Blust, Adam B. LevineSep 24, 2021

China's central bank outlawed all crypto trading activities effective Friday as U.S. federal regulations are also increasingly coming into focus. What are the similarities and differences between the U.S. and China's crypto crackdowns? "[U.S. regulators] are trying to implement an actual regulatory regime ... that's a far sight from declaring transactions illegal entirely, and it does not look like the U.S. is heading down that path," CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De said. Plus, Kentucky ordered crypto lender Celsius to stop offering accounts in the U.S. state.

Sep 24, 2021

Bitcoin is trending lower after China's central bank declared all cryptocurrency-related business illegal, but how concerned should we be about China's crypto crackdown? Rayne Steinberg, CEO of crypto investment firm Arca, says it's primarily retail investors selling, and major institutions are not buying into this. "This really shows a diminishing power of China over the market and also a maturation of crypto and bitcoin," Steinberg said. Plus, insights into Arca's new partnership with Securitize to launch tokenized financial products.

Sep 24, 2021