“Do not accept any digital yuan,” said Minnesota Representative Tom Emmer in a tweet aimed at Team USA athletes competing in China. With the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics completed and all competing athletes currently in China, two members of Congress are warning of the potential dangers of using digital yuan at…
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nWay, a subsidiary of major non-fungible token (NFT)-focused company Animoca Brands, has launched Olympic Games Jam: Beijing 2022, the official licensed play-to-earn multiplayer party game of the Olympic Winter Games that opened today…. Read More: Animoca Brands’ Offshoot nWay Launches Official Multiplayer Party Game of Beijing 2022 Olympics Read more »Pay, Trade, Buy Bitcoin…
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The Chinese government has established 15 pilot zones and 164 entities for blockchain projects. “Projects will be carried out in various fields such as manufacturing, energy, government and tax services, law, education, health, trade and finance, and cross border finance.” China Establishes Blockchain Testing Zones Sixteen Chinese governmental bodies jointly announced Sunday a list of…
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For millions of Chinese people living in the “10+1” pilot cities trialing the digital yuan, the Year of the Tiger is off to a lucrative start, with companies on an adoption drive that is seeing them slash prices for digital CNY customers, give away tokens and more. The busy Lunar New Year period, also…
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Restricting the number of spectators at the major international sporting event will “likely further delay the mass adoption of the digital currency,” according to the Foundation for Defense of Democracies’ Craig Singleton. Though athletes and support staff arriving for the Beijing 2022 Olympics still have the option of using digital currency for payments at many…
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China’s crackdown on crypto mining has allowed Kazakhstan to quickly fill the void by offering cheap fuel and a welcoming business environment. Bitcoin (BTC) mining hardware manufacturer Canaan Inc is expanding its footprint in Kazakhstan after signing new strategic partnerships with multiple crypto mining firms in the country. The Nasdaq-listed company announced Tuesday that it…
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The “e-CNY (Pilot Version)” app was made available for download in the Chinese Android and Apple app stores on Tuesday. As China’s central bank steps up its effort to create a digital currency, the country has released a pilot edition of its digital yuan wallet application on mobile phone app stores. The People’s Bank of…
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China’s digital yuan is inching ever closer to rollout – with a pilot version of a central bank-issued app and wallet released on Apple and Android app stores in the country…. Read More: Chinese Central Bank’s Digital Yuan App Hits Apple, Android Stores Read more »Pay, Trade, Buy Bitcoin with Credit Card
Exchanges deplatforming Chinese citizens prior to the Dec. 31 deadline may have added to BTC selling pressure. Bitcoin (BTC) bears lost out at the last minute as 2021 came to an end — and consensus is building around China again being the reason for weakness. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView China “last hammer”…
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