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