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Blockchain Is Part Of China’s Master Plan for New Competitor Island to Hong Kong

[sociallocker id="55298"] Chinese authorities have released a master plan for turning southern island province Hainan into a free trade port, Xinhua news reports on June 1. A trade port system will focus on facilitating free trade, investment and cross-border capital flows in the whole island.Government institutions reformThe master plan encourages

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China’s Congress Proposes Blockchain Development Fund

National People’s Congress, China’s parliament and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the most powerful political advisory body in the country, have recently begun their annual sessions. These are widely referred to as the "Two Sessions" or "lianghui" meetings. These meetings have been ongoing since May 22. The National People’s Congress, or

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China’s Central Bank Proposes a Blockchain-Based Trade-Finance Platform

A number of governing entities in China recently came together to issue an official document, proposing the development of a blockchain-based trade finance platform.Contributors included the People's Bank of China, the China Banking Regulatory Commission, China Securities Regulatory Commission, and the Foreign Exchange Bureau.In the document, the four organizations submitted

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China’s Blockchain Love Affair Continues With New Financial Pilot

Another Chinese province, Hainan, joins the blockchain ecosystem with the announcement of a cross-border financial services platform. News of the platform’s pilot was announced on May 8.According to the local newspaper, Hainan Daily, the central government approved the initiative, allowing banks to provide loans to companies that look to export

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Bitcoin Halving in 5 Days, North America’s BTC Miners Could Benefit from China’s Collapse

Bitcoin’s PoW miners continue to dominate the cryptocurrency mining industry both in terms of total revenue and total security spending. Bitcoin miners received $5.5bn in total block rewards, $5.2bn (94.8%) of which were newly minted coins, and $284m (5.2%) of which were transaction fees.These days, almost everyone in crypto-space is

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1 Cent per Kilowatt-Hour: China’s Sichuan Province Encourages Hydro-Powered Bitcoin Mining

The local government of Ya’an city, in China’s Sichuan province, has announced the region is encouraging bitcoin mining in Sichuan if operations leverage the local hydropower plants. The document released by Ya’an city officials is in stark contrast to how Sichuan lawmakers felt about mining in 2018. Back then

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