Friday News Roundup
Top News from Tuesday to Today
Japan Crypto Snapshot — Spot Market Back on Track, Newer Users only Interested in bitcoin? https://bit.ly/3lqIST2
China plans to use its digital yuan at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. https://bit.ly/3jn9ene
How OSL Became the First Crypto Exchange to Win Over Hong Kong Regulators.https://bit.ly/3b5Y1UQ
Huobi CEO: Blockchain technology has the potential to change the world. https://bit.ly/3gC6qRk
Exchange
Crypto Exchange FTX Buys Blockfolio for $150 Million in Effort To Expand Retail Presence. https://bit.ly/2EGCeqO
Crypto Derivatives Exchange BitMEX to Block Ontario Traders. https://bit.ly/32BJz38
The leaders of a fake crypto exchange are now behind bars. https://bit.ly/3jlom4h
Mining
What death spiral? Bitcoin mining difficulty rises by 9% since halving. https://bit.ly/2YEbs9y
Regulators in China’s Inner Mongolia Stop Preferential Electricity Treatment for 21 Crypto Mining Farms. https://bit.ly/34BvXaV
Cions
Full-page Bitcoin ad graces the front page of massive Hong Kong paper. https://bit.ly/31BAQ1L
‘Bitcoin Will Never Ditch You’ Ad Dominates Front Page of Major Hong Kong Newspaper. https://bit.ly/3b3ht
BTC to end 2020 in style: 3 key factors predict Bitcoin price surge. https://bit.ly/2YGDAJv
BSV Set for First Chinese-Language Developer Conference. https://bit.ly/3lqNs3G
Business
LINE Launches Digital Asset Wallet and Blockchain Development Platform. https://bit.ly/3lptXs6
Jack Ma’s Ant Group files $30B IPO in Hong Kong and Shanghai. https://bit.ly/34E6yxb
Blockchain Being A Keyword of AliBaba’s AntGroup Prospectus. https://bit.ly/2YEbE8M
BIS Presents CBDC Project Index, Cites China’s at Most Advanced Stage. https://bit.ly/34E2xZN
Huobi Group CEO Leon Li Shared His Vision for Blockchain Industry and Its Outlook. https://prn.to/2EEDWZN
Lazarus Group linked to phishing attacks on cryptocurrency sector. https://bit.ly/3gCplv6
XOX in pact with Alipay Labs to offer blockchain solutions in Asia Pacific. https://bit.ly/2G5QxpJ
MasterCard Asia files patent for Tangle-based device billing system. https://bit.ly/2G1G3aJ
ICON app offers remote KYC for South Korea’s second-largest bank. https://bit.ly/2YEaOJa
Bybit expands to Japan and Korea with new fiat payment gateways. https://bit.ly/32v6RYt
A Blockchain company in Seoul may be ground zero for a fresh resurgence of COVID-19. https://bit.ly/3lqnVaY
The Suggestion for the Rational and Harmonious Fork of BCH. https://bit.ly/32zm7DI
Two Chains Partner to Improve Trust in China’s Online Jewellery Market. https://bit.ly/2YBjIaz
Regulation
How cryptocurrency fuels protests and anti-government movements. https://bit.ly/2EwTFKM
China’s Communist Party eyes blockchain for ‘decentralizing’ social services. https://bit.ly/3lq96F9
Hong Kong to Approve the First License of Virtual Asset Trading Platform. https://bit.ly/3joP6AO