China


Markets

OK Group to Work With Nanjing Police on Anti-Money Laundering Blockchain

Despite a crackdown on crypto mining, Chinese authorities are still bullish on blockchain technology.

Nanjing Eye Pedestrian Bridge

Policy

Crypto Long & Short: A Bear Market Doesn’t Spell Doom

Plus: China’s Bitcoin crackdown, and why bitcoin isn’t a “boomer coin.”

Bear market Crypto Long & Short July 11

Videos

Signs of BTC Hashrate Stabilizing?

CoinDesk's Christie Harkin discusses the potential signs indicating bitcoin's hashrate is stabilizing, amid speculation the worst fallout from China's recent mining crackdown might be over. Plus, the latest update on bitcoin's Taproot activation. "More than a quarter of bitcoin nodes have upgraded to the new protocol, and that's a big deal," Harkin said.

Recent Videos

Policy

Why China's Ban on Crypto Mining Is More Serious Than Before

Crypto mining is a small yet easy target for China’s efforts to realize carbon neutrality.

Lintao Zhang/Getty Images

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Sells Off as Regulatory Concerns Resurface

“We expect volatility to remain under pressure until mid [to] late August,” said one trading firm.

Bitcoin 24-hour price chart, CoinDesk 20

Markets

An Alternative Theory for China's Tech Crackdown

China's leaders say it's about all cybersecurity, but some observers see financial control as the larger goal.

Hong Kong's skyline.

Videos

Could Taiwan Become Asia’s Next Crypto Capital?

As crypto miners in China migrate elsewhere, some suggest Taiwan could be their next top destination. "The Hash" panel discusses the possibility of Taiwan emerging as the new digital asset haven of Asia.

Recent Videos

Videos

USDC Backer Circle to Go Public in SPAC Deal

Amid much debate on the outlook for stablecoin regulation, Jeremy Allaire’s Circle, which issues stablecoin USD coin (USDC), is going public in a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) deal. “Circle has a huge opportunity to provide more transparency than any other stablecoin issuer,” CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De said.

CoinDesk placeholder image

Videos

Penalties for Kimchi Premium Abusers, Digital Yuan on Trial Again

Kimchi premium becomes kimchi penalty. Chengdu holds China’s latest digital yuan trial. Taiwan’s Lootex uses NFTs to preserve cultural history. More on these stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

Recent Videos

Videos

How NFTs Could Be Closing the Income Gap in the Chinese Music Industry

Hong Kong-based singer-songwriter Hanjin Tan, the first musician to launch a Chinese music non-fungible token (NFT), discusses the role of NFTs as a potential lifeline in helping close the income gap among struggling musicians in China and other parts of Asia.

CoinDesk placeholder image