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Impact of US Bitcoin ETFs on State of DeFi in Asia

Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at crypto investment firm Dragonfly Capital, discusses the impact of the U.S. ETF landscape on the state of DeFi in Asia. Plus, insights into crypto trading in mainland China and areas of investment opportunities.

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Finance

Sino Global Capital Launches $200M Fund Backed by FTX

The fund will focus on Solana and Ethereum projects in Asia and specifically India.

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Chinese E-Commerce Giant JD.com Reveals NFTs

JD Technology is offering free collectibles to people who sign up for its conference.

JD's seven NFTs. (JD Technology)

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Chinese Find Ways Around Crypto Ban; ANZ Settles Debanking Case

Chinese crypto buyers are finding ways around the country's transaction ban. Singapore’s Atlas signs a deal to expand U.S. crypto mining operations. Australia’s ANZ settles a debanking case with a bitcoin trader. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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Markets

Bullish Bitcoin Market Easily Digests Spike in Trading Volume

Trading volume in the bitcoin-tether trading pair on the OKEx crypto exchange reached more than 10,000 BTC in a span of two hours – at least $620 million worth based on the current price.

Will Bitcoin's Bull Run Continue Next Week?

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The United States Is Now the World Leader in Bitcoin Mining

New data from the CoinDesk Research team reveals the U.S. is becoming the world leader in bitcoin mining. China in 2019 had as much as 75% of global mining operations concentrated in the country, which has now dropped to zero. "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

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Bitcoin Spikes After Bloomberg Reports SEC Won’t Block Futures ETF

Bitcoin rallied Friday following reports that a bitcoin futures ETF is likely to clear the U.S. SEC. Omer Ozden, CEO of New York-based merchant bank RockTree Capital, discusses his crypto markets analysis and outlook. Plus, his take on the impact of China’s crypto crackdown on trading in Asia.

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Crypto Tax Critical to Korean Election, China Crackdown Continues

Korea’s crypto tax a critical factor in upcoming presidential election. China’s Zhejiang province cracks down on use of public resources for crypto mining. Beijing Capital Airport accepts e-CNY in latest pilot scheme. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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Finance

BIT Mining’s Subsidiary BTC.com to Exit Mainland China

The announcement comes shortly after Antpool, the largest bitcoin mining pool by hashrate, said it will block internet access from mainland China.

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Finance

DeFi Pushes North America to Become World’s Second-Biggest Crypto Market

China started losing its position in global crypto markets before this year’s crackdown.

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