Friday News Roundup

Friday News Roundup

Top News from Tuesday to Today

A thorough history of Bitmain’s corporate investments (Part 2). https://bit.ly/2E06D32

China takes Digital Yuan trial to Beijing. https://bit.ly/2PVsgUI

India ranks second in Blockchain wallet transactions. https://bit.ly/3fUgkx5

Four of the top five South Korean banks to offer crypto services. https://bit.ly/3fX2ZnN

Exchange and Investment News

Crypto Exchange UpBit scores full deck of licenses from Thai SEC. https://bit.ly/31Tuvh0

Crypto.com Exchange goes live at full capacity on Sep 8. https://bit.ly/3aodLCt

Cryptocurrency usage substantially increased in Peru, India, Indonesia and Nigeria. https://bit.ly/3gWv5AR

Top 5 Cryptocurrency Exhanges in the world. https://bit.ly/30XedEF 

Hex Trust receives strategic investment from leading Asia Blockchain Firm, Kenetic. https://yhoo.it/2PP7nLb

Mining

Why Chinese miners won’t stage a 51% attack on Bitcoin. https://bit.ly/2CwI6Cs

Bitcoin mining legalization foreseeable as Sichuan reveals second Batch Hydropower Consumption Enterprises. https://bit.ly/30WSRHi

Profit loss of China’s state grid leads to crackdown on Bitcoin mining electricity supply. https://bit.ly/3apKpDG

Defi Frenzy makes ETH miners laugh. https://bit.ly/3aohqQJ

China-based Lubian.com boasts the largest compliant Bitcoin mining farm in Iran. https://bit.ly/2Cv1Oyo

Cions

Can a country actually ban Bitcoin? https://bit.ly/30THQ9O

Crypto advocates reckon bitcoin price is set for take-off again. https://bit.ly/3h3aknq

Sentiment drops to “greedy” as institutional demand for Bitcoin exposure reportedly rises. https://bit.ly/30Szhfw

Business

Alibaba’s subsidiary AntChain takes the lead in Formulating New Cross-Chain Standard. https://bit.ly/3awuqny

OKEx, Ontology release initiatives to support DeFi growth. https://bit.ly/2PUltuM

NEAR token sale postponed after CoinList is overwhelmed by demand. https://bit.ly/30YdjI9

New Blockchain platform aims to help countries issue CBDCs more easily. https://bit.ly/2CpewP0

Moshe Hogeg, the chief executive of the blockchain smartphone startup Sirin Labs, was sued by Hong Kong-based mobile phone manufacturer Foxconn International Holding (FIH) for unpaid bills used to manufacture the Finney blockchain phones. https://bit.ly/2E68Wlm

Crypto.com launches BTC special giveaway in the syndicate. https://bit.ly/340mQA3

One Million South Koreans now have Blockchain Drivers Licenses. https://bit.ly/3fXfD6m

Japan’s top HR firm is working on a Blockchain-based recruitment app. https://bit.ly/3fVVA8u

Regulation

Beijing selects Hong Kong’s Greater Bay Area as first market to deploy DCEP. https://bit.ly/2CvbvNk

A City in South Korea is expanding its Blockchain payment program. https://bit.ly/2DT7frp

South Korean highways will have Blockchain-powered toll payments. https://bit.ly/2DDkI6I

Mitsubishi launches Blockchain Platform for Metal Trading. https://bit.ly/2PPNmDZ

‘It’s too hard to participate’: CWV partner on China’s Blockchain blueprint. https://bit.ly/2DRTadV

China’s Hebei Province wants to create 20 leading Blockchain firms by 2022. https://bit.ly/3gS6gp

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