Crypto in China

Even though it’s world known fact that Apple products are “made in USA” but assembled in China – it didn’t stop US President Donald Trump to impose sanctions to Chinese companies (every and each one of them) including the 34% year-on-year growth and 14% of market share company – Huawei.The year 2019 has not been a good one for Huawei. Everything started with the US accusations of Huawei spying on US corporations. Trump administration then decided to launch a “one-two punch” combo in its fight...

This week was pretty severe when talking about tariffs the US imposed on Chinese goods lifting it every day more and more. When talking about US-China trade war, it’s important to stress out that this is something that started happening already back in the 80’s. However, since Donald Trump is sitting in the White House, the situation is slowly getting out of control – but really.We can all understand that one’s statesman policy can be about buying more local products, tightening import,...

As we reported on Wednesday, proceedings for an official impeachment enquiry against U.S. President Donald Trump, was announced by Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, shocking the entire country and the world at large. When this news spread, a lot of people considered what possible effects the situation could have both for the U.S. Stock Market as well as the prolonged trade tensions with China. Now, it would seem that fears have been allayed a bit, as the stock market...

The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has no timetable on when it will launch its digital currency. This is according to the bank’s governor, Yi Gang, who revealed that the bank was taking its time to research, test, evaluate, and prevent related-risks before releasing the digital currency to the public. First reported by The Global Times, an English daily under the state-run People's Daily, the statement effectively stamps out rumors of China hastening the launch of its digital currency ahead...

Seit Anfang 2019 ist ein Anstieg des Suchbegriffs Bitcoin in den großen chinesischen Suchmaschinen zu verzeichnen. So stieg auch der Kurs der Bitcoin seit Januar 2019 von 3’736 auf 10’000 US-Dollar. Chinese interest in bitcoin has been on the rise in 2019 (as measured by Baidu searches) pic.twitter.com/qWQDXjAWZT — Alex Krüger (@krugermacro) September 20, 2019 Bei eskalierenden Spannungen zwischen China und den USA und gefährdeten Handesabkommen, erhöht sich die Abfrage...

Bit Farms, a cryptocurrency mining company stationed in Canada, has bought more than 2,000 new A10 Avalon mining machines to improve its mining capabilities. Bit Farms Is Moving Up the Mining RanksCanada has proven to be very attractive to foreign crypto miners, who see the company as a prime haven thanks, in part, to its low energy costs and vast open spaces – perfect for building new mining businesses. At press time, the bitcoin hash rate is breaking all sorts of records, which means that...

North Korea is developing its own national digital currency. The trend follows a long list of other countries, predominantly in Asia and the Middle East such as Iran and China and is likely an attempt to thwart present U.S. sanctions. North Korea and Crypto: A Scary Mix?It’s hard to know how to feel about news like this. On the one hand, any national venture involving digital assets is likely to propel the industry forward, but at the same time, what does North Korea plan to do with this...

Governments around the world went on high alert after American social media giant Facebook announced a permissioned blockchain digital currency, named Libra. Unsurprisingly, the prospect of a privately-backed alternative digital currency didn't exactly excite financial regulators in North America, Europe, and Asia. Here are the four countries that really don't like Facebook's Libra. France Is Not a Fan of Libra France has, perhaps, been the most vocal opponent of Facebook's...

It seems that this year will be a boom period for Apple Inc. as both high end and low-end spectrums of its phones are having a great reception albeit in two different continents and markets. Feelers coming in from Apples’ preorders in China indicate that the iPhone 11 might just become just the device that Apple needs to drive sales this year. The Chinese market has already chosen the iPhone 11 as the most popular Apple product this year.Natural Attraction or Business Gimmick?Usually, the...

It looks like some people (or entities) can change their minds after all. Despite a mixed relationship with cryptocurrency in the past, the People’s Bank of China (PBC) appears to finally be easing up to it. Is China Becoming “Friendlier?”As China’s central bank, the financial institution is looking to release its own digital currency in the future. This is not the same digital currency that China had initially announced weeks ago as a means of combating Libra. This would be an entirely...