Crypto in China

This event is local and held in German and English –> Event-Website Our casual Bitcoin Zurich Meetup is for newcomers and veterans alike. Open discussion, no organised speakers or topics. Feel free to discuss all sorts of Bitcoin topics. Please refrain from investment seeking, sales or unsolicited advertisement of any kind. We appreciate reliable people who show up when registered or cancel their registration when they change their mind ? The location manager of INSIDER BAR asks for...

This event is local and held in German and English –> Event-Website Our casual Bitcoin Zurich Meetup is for newcomers and veterans alike. Open discussion, no organised speakers or topics. Feel free to discuss all sorts of Bitcoin topics. Please refrain from investment seeking, sales or unsolicited advertisement of any kind. We appreciate reliable people who show up when registered or cancel their registration when they change their mind ? The location manager of INSIDER BAR asks for...

This event is local and held in German and English –> Event-Website Our casual Bitcoin Zurich Meetup is for newcomers and veterans alike. Open discussion, no organised speakers or topics. Feel free to discuss all sorts of Bitcoin topics. Please refrain from investment seeking, sales or unsolicited advertisement of any kind. We appreciate reliable people who show up when registered or cancel their registration when they change their mind ? The location manager of INSIDER BAR asks for...

A violent crime in Jeju City, South Korea, has highlighted the dangers of cryptocurrency transactions conducted in unregulated settings. A Chinese man in his 30s was found dead in a luxury hotel room on February 24 after suffering multiple stab wounds. Authorities believe the murder was linked to a crypto transaction gone wrong. Four Arrested After Deadly Hotel Attack According to a report by the Korean news agency, The Chosun Daily, the victim had gone to the hotel to...

A Chinese court invalidates a crypto investment contract, ruling it illegal. Foreign investors face risks as China enforces strict crypto bans. A Chinese court has ruled that a cryptocurrency investment contract between a Singaporean investor and a Chinese citizen is invalid. The investor, Mr. Pan, collaborated with a Chinese citizen, Mr. Tian, to invest in a blockchain project. Pan’s financial support enabled the operation together with Tian who directed the technical aspects of operations....

Lange Zeit galt Bitcoin als eine Randerscheinung, ein Experiment für Technik-Nerds und libertäre Idealisten. Doch in einem sich rapide verändernden globalen Finanzsystem ist die Kryptowährung zu einer geopolitischen Waffe geworden. Der Wettlauf um Bitcoin hat begonnen – und er wird mit einer Intensität geführt, die an das Wettrennen um Gold in vergangenen Jahrhunderten erinnert. Die neuen Bitcoin-Jäger Vor allem aufstrebende Wirtschaftsmächte haben erkannt, dass Bitcoin nicht nur digitales...

Shanghai-based car dealership Cango Inc. has pivoted to Bitcoin (BTC) mining, announcing a $256 million acquisition of 32 exahashes per second (EH/s) in hashrate from Bitmain Technologies. In November, the company extracted 363 BTC, worth about $36 million, without liquidating any assets, positioning it as one of the top players in the global Bitcoin mining industry. Cango Joins BTC Mining Bigwigs According to The MinerMag, the move makes Cango the fifth-largest public...

Bitcoin has been very popular in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America. The cryptocurrency has also enjoyed great success in neighboring South Korea and Japan. Cryptocurrency policy in China has been varied—from allowing citizens and residents of mainland China to own crypto, to banning the asset class in 2021. It would seem a court ruling in the Municipality of Shanghai has recently opened the door for Chinese citizens to own cryptocurrencies like...

Chinese fabless integrated circuit design company Nano Labs has announced that it has opened a Coinbase account and begun accepting Bitcoin payments for its products. Its decision to expand its global transaction options coincides with Bitcoin reaching an all-time high of $90,000. Nano Labs Turn to Bitcoin In its official press release, Nano Labs stated that it is responding to the growing demand for digital currency transactions in the technology sector by accepting Bitcoin...

In line with a broader trend among major tech firms, Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba is downsizing its metaverse operations. The restructuring, which aims to improve efficiency, led to layoffs in Yuanjing, Alibaba’s metaverse unit, as the company recalibrates its focus in this sector. Downsizing Metaverse Unit According to the report by South China Morning Post, which is also owned by Alibaba, this move has affected “dozens” of employees. The layoffs reportedly impacted...