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Iceland's Missing Bitcoin Miners May Be In China

Icelandic police think Chinese authorities may have discovered where its 6,000 missing bitcoin mining computers have gone.

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12 Chinese Banks Say They Deployed Blockchain in 2017

Nearly half of the 26 publicly listed banks in China said they deployed blockchain applications in 2017.

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Angel Investor Amassed 10,000 Bitcoins Amid 2018 Price Slump

Cai Wensheng, a Chinese angel investor, says he bought 10,000 BTC after the price dropped earlier this year.

Cai Wensheng, an angel investor from China and chairman of image-retouching app provider Meitu

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Bitcoin Futures Trading Questioned By Chinese National Media

China National Radio, a high-level mouthpiece of the government, has claimed OKEx illegally offered bitcoin futures and OTC trading.

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ICBC's First Blockchain Patent Is Now Public

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, a major state-owned bank, is exploring how to verify and share users' certificates on a blockchain.

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Bitcoin Miners Arrested for Alleged Power Theft

Allegations of electricity theft have reportedly led to the arrest of bitcoin miners and equipment seizures in two Chinese cities.

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#MeToo Movement Turns to Ethereum to Evade Censorship

Inspired by the #metoo movement, students in China are coding messages into the ethereum blockchain to escape Chinese internet censorship.

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China's Official Government Auditor Is Looking at Blockchain Solutions

China's National Audit Office thinks blockchain streamline its data storage operations.

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Another Chinese City Is Backing a Big Blockchain Investment Fund

The city government of Shenzhen, China, is backing an $80 million blockchain investment fund, soon after Hangzhou city supported a similar effort.

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Police Bust Alleged $13 Million Crypto Pyramid Scheme

Police in China have arrested the founders of a claimed cryptocurrency pyramid scheme that amassed $13 million from over 13,000 people.

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