China’s Middle Class Has a Growing Fascination with Digital Currency
China's middle class is growing rapidly, and is already known as the largest emerging middle class in the world, numbering in high hundreds of...
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Reports — Illegal “Mining” Operations a Serious Threat...
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology published a report outlining and analyzing major threats to online security as of second quarter 2018. In...
Beijing’s Online Financial Watchdog Warns Again the Risks of ICOs
In recent days, regulation targeting cryptocurrency activities has been in a mode of constant barrage. In the wake of numerous authorities, including the banking...
State of Blockchain in China – Cautionary Tales and Development Stories
On August 27th Hong Kong-listed company Tongcheng Holdings did a deal with Firecoin, transferring 73.73% of their shares to Firecoin’s Chairman in a move...
Following Beijing’s Chaoyang District, Another Area has Banned Cryptocurrency Promotion
It has been confirmed that the Financial Development Bureau of the Guangzhou Development Zone has issued a notice to the zone’s Information Technology Bureau...
Chinese Government Watchdog Site Officially Adds “Token Financing” to List of Illegal Activities
In what must come as a blow to champions of cryptocurrency and the pioneers of the new decentralizing technologies like blockchain, China’s Internet Finance...
Starting in the Shadows, Moving to the Open – Tech Giant Tencent’s Blockchain Journey
We're only half way through 2018, but it’s already been quite a unique one for gaming and IT tech giant, Tencent. As they reflect...
Cryptocurrency guru, John McAfee, opens his own Weibo account; Announces new blockchain website
Earlier today, John McAfee tweeted that he had joined Weibo, a Chinese microblogging site similar to Twitter and Instagram. In the post, he thanked...
Blockchain Industry: The Latest from China
As blockchain gains momentum across the world, with increasing numbers of people and countries realizing its potential, we see stories from more places where...
China halts hosting of crypto events in Beijing, bans crypto news accounts on WeChat
On 21st August, a group of crypto and blockchain related news accounts on WeChat were blocked by Tencent. According to the information reported, those crypto...
