Crypto in China

Bit Digital – a NASDAQ-listed company, is to face a class-action lawsuit. A recent report by J Capital Research alleged the Bitcoin mining firm in “fake cryptocurrency business.”Impossible to Operate 22,869 Bitcoin Miners in ChinaBitcoin mining company Bit Digital is facing a class-action lawsuit on allegations of fraud and misleading its clients. According to an official court document filed in the Southern District Court of New York on Thursday, by plaintiff Anthony Pauwels, the case seeks...

Although Bitcoin is still officially banned in China, the country portrays the most significant chunk of BTC trading volume, new research says. Additionally, the world’s most populated continent, Asia, occupies the largest market share, whale activity, and larger trades.China Dominates The Crypto FieldChina’s government has repeatedly outlined that BTC is officially banned within the nation’s borders. Nevertheless, the country has remained one of the largest and most crucial players in the...

China is preparing a consequent major take on blockchain adoption. The country is developing a new project aimed at integrating international central bank digital currencies (CBDC) as a part of their recent blockchain endeavor, the BSN.Building a Universal Digital Payment Network as part of 2021 OutlookThe country’s national blockchain project, Blockchain Service Network (BSN), has featured another task on its way to adopting blockchain network and more standardized forms of digital currency...

People got kind of freaked out last year when Google, arguably one of the largest and most powerful internet companies in the world, said that it had built a quantum computing machine that could solve hard and extremely long mathematical equations. Everyone thought that perhaps bitcoin – which relies on such equations to be mined and to ensure security – would be at risk. Now, the same fear is arising, though it has little to do with Google and a lot more to do with China.Is China Going to...

Principal actors in the PlusToken Ponzi scheme have bagged 11-year prison sentences in China. The scheme managed to defraud investors of billions of dollars in various cryptocurrencies.End of the Road for PlusToken ScammersAccording to the South China Morning Post on Dec. 1, principal members of the PlusToken scam project were sentenced to 11 years imprisonment by a Chinese court. The suspects were found guilty of duping investors of $2.25 billion worth of crypto tokens.As previously reported...

Chinese Bitcoin mining firm Canaan has recorded a loss in yet another quarter but is showing positive signs of a recovery as share price and market capitalization spikes. Following a disappointing initial public offering (IPO) last year and declining inventory sales, the company has seen the balance of power shift considerably to major competitors MicroBT and Bitmain.$12.7 Million Loss for Q3 2020Bitcoin miner maker Canaan has reported a 75.7% year-on-year (YOY) decline in net revenue as part...

With China making significant strides in crypto and blockchain development, the US Intelligence apparatus is reportedly worried about the US falling far behind its current economic rival.From crypto mining to central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), there is a popular narrative that Beijing controls vast swaths of the emerging digital economic landscape. A dismissal of the value proposition of digital assets has seen the US seemingly far behind the curve in terms of crypto innovation.Crypto...

China Construction Bank – one of the largest financial institutions in the country – is unveiling its new funding plan that will potentially allow the firm to raise more than $3 billion from bond sales. What’s the big clincher? People will be able to purchase these bonds with bitcoin and other forms of crypto.China Bank Sees Bitcoin as a Potential ToolChina has had a very odd relationship with bitcoin and its altcoin cousins. On the one hand, bitcoin has potentially surged so much because the...

The ongoing assault on money laundering in the Chinese telecoms and crypto industry has seen Bitcoin miners facing difficulties in paying electricity bills as banks freeze cards associated with cryptocurrency transactions. Three-quarter of Chinese Bitcoin Miners Can’t Pay for Electricity According to a local news outlet, in a tweet thread on November 16, 2020, Chinese miners were reportedly experiencing difficulties in paying electricity bills. The outlet was able to survey...

Bitcoin is up by a total of around 5% this week. However, the most interesting part is that it finally broke above the coveted $16,000 mark for the first time since January 2018. This time, however, things are looking a lot more stable. BTC had a few attempts at $16,000 and managed to convincingly break through today. Ironically, it’s Friday the 13th so there goes the myth of bad things happening on this date. At the time of this writing, the price is trading at above $16,200...