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How Accidents in Chinese Coal Mines Are Affecting Bitcoin Mining

The explosions took nearly a quarter of Bitcoin's hashrate offline, but the network is operating normally and these miners could be back online in as soon as a week.

Some bitcoin mining facilities rely on coal-sourced energy outside of the rainy season.

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US Policy Adviser Rebuts Peter Thiel: Bitcoin Won't Undermine USD

One policy maker says China is unlikely to use bitcoin as a financial weapon against the U.S. dollar.

PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel.

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Dogecoin Swells Over 80% in Asia Hours; China’s CBDC Pilots Turn One

Dogecoin prices surged during Asia trading hours, thanks to celebrity hype from Tesla CEO Elon Musk and fellow billionaire Mark Cuban.

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China’s Digital Yuan Is No Threat to US Dollar, Says Bank of Japan Official: Report

“The dollar’s status as the key global currency won’t change so easily,” BOJ’s head of payments told Bloomberg.

Bank of Japan (BOJ) headquarters in Tokyo

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Tech Consortium to Spend $1.3B to Build Filecoin Mining Facility in China

Upon its completion, the facility will be the largest filecoin distributed storage infrastructure project in China.

GPUs set up for cryptocurrency mining.

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IMF Wants More Crypto Supervision in the Philippines

Crypto exchanges in the Philippines are in the crosshairs of the International Monetary Fund. The IMF warns the country’s financial sector status could diminish if exchanges are left unchecked and potentially abused for financial crimes. That as China extends tests of its digital currency to its free trade zone, Hainan Province.

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China Cracks Down on Jack Ma's Fintech Giant Ant Group: Why It Matters

Chinese billionaire Jack Ma's Ant Group will become a financial holding company subject to China's central bank's oversight following a recent antitrust case in China. "The Hash" panel discusses the global significance of these developments and reads between the lines about China's crackdown on fintech firms, Alipay and the digital yuan.

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Ant Group to Become Financial Holding Company as Part of Alibaba Settlement: Report

The terms of the restructuring are expected to curb the Alibaba affiliate's profitability and valuation.

Jack Ma

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Biden Administration Concerned Over Long-Term Effects of Digital Yuan: Report

Officials at multiple government departments are increasing efforts to better understand any possible threat posed to the U.S. dollar by China's digital yuan.

U.S. President Joe Biden