China’s biggest city is banking on blockchain and the metaverse to accelerate the country’s economic growth

A major Chinese bank has partnered with Singapore-regulated ADDX to make overseas investments accessible to domestic investors in China

The “Defending Americans from Authoritarian Digital Currencies Act” aims to curb China’s “direct control” on US soil, the senators said

The Y2K Japan-inspired NFT collection has seen consecutive losses in the past few days

China has jumped back to one of the top mining hubs in the world despite a crackdown on operations by the country’s government last year

Central bank digital currencies will greatly benefit cross-border transactions and economies, the firm says

Leland Miller joins Mike to discuss what is potentially the peak of China’s growth, taking a deep dive into how they got there and what the future may hold

The eCNY, or digital yuan, can be used to make purchases within the Olympic Village

In a note to investors, Morgan Stanley said mass adoption of the virtual world will “take a long time, given major technological and regulatory hurdles.”

Andreas Steno Larsen joins Michael Ippolito to discuss the global macro and crypto outlook for 2022

If Russia follows through with proposed plans to ban cryptocurrency mining, miners may be forced West

The BSN-Distributed Digital Certificate infrastructure will launch via a permissioned network with the NFTs being unlinked to cryptocurrency.

New “FinTech Development Plan (2022-2025)” is rife with talk of “digital transformation” as Chinese leaders cement control of the digital economy

The company’s vice president told reporters that it could take six years for its metaverse plans to come to fruition

Trading of Evergrande shares was halted on Monday, but both digital asset and stock markets are shrugging off the news

Russell Clark joins Mike to share his outlook on the the tensions between U.S v China, Bitcoin, and more.

Alibaba has a considerable portfolio of blockchain infrastructure patents, but this isn’t the same as supporting cryptocurrency

Bank of Thailand officials reschedule pilot program for late 2022

While the Biden Administration explores options for Russia sanctions, should it invade the Ukraine, Moscow looks to ensure Ruble liquidity

Fitch Ratings downgraded the Chinese real estate developer to ‘Restricted Default’ on Thursday, amid restructuring plans that could leave offshore bond-holders taking a haircut.

A currency arms race is brewing in Asia. A Minister for Economic Security, and a former Bank of Japan governor say Tokyo must act faster to create a CBDC in light of China and Europe’s efforts.

While bitcoin and ether stalled on inflation, regulatory comments from US officials, investors in Asia continue to make moves as interest in DeFi grows.

Fears of a People’s Bank of China crack down on WeChat Pay and AliPay to boost the eCNY — China’s central bank digital currency — may be overblown, for now.

Speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore on Friday, the former Secretary of State warned nation states to pay attention.

Although DMSA claims that Evergrande didn’t pay its interest payments, a Clearstream spokesperson told Bloomberg it received overdue interest payments on three US dollar bonds issued by the Chinese developer.