Utopia or Dystopia?
Cryptocurrencies and decentralized applications have the potential to increase independence, freedom, and financial sovereignty for individuals across the planet. Conversely, these technologies could also lead us down a dark path of surveillance capitalism and oppression by the state.
Tether pips China to post with digital yuan
Controversial stablecoin Tether is launching a new stablecoin dubbed 'CNHT' pegged to the offshore Chinese yuan.
Tether market cap hits all-time-high
Controversial stablecoin Tether is growing rapidly. The market cap of the cryptocurrency has doubled since January and now sits at a cool $4 billion dollars. What’s driving the demand for Tether?
Launch plan for China’s central bank digital currency accelerates
New reports have provided fresh insight into China’s central bank digital currency. It may be launched as soon as November and will be first issued to seven leading Chinese institutions.
Stablecoin economy set for continued growth
The stablecoin ecosystem is rapidly evolving — with banks, big tech, and crypto startups all clamoring to offer blockchain-based versions of fiat currencies.
Hong Kong protests catalyze Bitcoin premium
As the protests in Hong Kong continue to escalate, so has the demand for cryptocurrency. Citizens are now paying a premium to buy Bitcoin with Hong Kong Dollars.
China pushes ahead with central bank digital currency
Protests in Hong Kong and a trade dispute with the U.S. have put China in the eye of the economic storm. The People's Bank of China has been testing a digital currency, and this week it announced that it is ready.
Iran and Québec embrace Bitcoin mining
In the latest stage of its transformation from hobbyist activity to professional industry, Bitcoin mining is being embraced by governments as a way to sidestep sanctions and bolster the local economy.
A perfect storm for Bitcoin?
Economic storm clouds have long been gathering on the horizon, and lightning struck this week with the Dow erasing two months of gains, and the Chinese yuan falling to a level not seen since 2008. With Bitcoin surging, is the digital currency turning into a safe-haven asset?
Chinese Court recognizes Bitcoin as virtual property
In a recent property dispute case in front of a Chinese court, a judge declared that Bitcoin can be considered a virtual property with value, making it a legally protected asset. China is seen as having an antagonistic view of Bitcoin, does the new ruling change this?
A new report says blockchain is a threat to American hegemony
Blockchain technology has the potential to undermine one of the most powerful means of US influence — financial dominance.
Kimchi premium returns as Asian traders stack Bitcoin
When South Korean investors piled into Bitcoin in late 2017, its price in Korean won soared even higher than the dollar, with Korean traders paying up to fifty percent more than westerners. With this 'kimchi premium', as it came to be known, returning to the market, what are the implications for Asian traders and for Bitcoin?
The Bitcoin bulls are back. What’s driving the recent price action?
After a devastating bear market that saw Bitcoin fall 85% from its December 2017 all-time high, Bitcoin has proven the naysayers wrong, roaring back into life in April and May. What’s behind the recent price action and has the bull market returned?
China’s bitcoin ban intensifies as WeChat prohibits crypto trading
China’s most popular social media application, WeChat, will enforce a ban on crypto asset trading and fundraising activities at the end of this month. The move is in line with the Chinese government’s ‘war on crypto,’ which has already seen ICOs and local bitcoin exchanges effectively banned.
How digital currencies will shape the future of geopolitics
The US dollar's global reserve status is becoming precarious as competing superpowers China, Russia and Europe seek alternatives to the SWIFT system and trade settlement. China has harnessed blockchain and is close to a digital national currency that will integrate with national surveillance - could this be the largest market for privacy coins?
China is a threat to the Bitcoin network says new report
A new study published by researchers from Princeton and Miami International University suggests that China poses a potential threat to the Bitcoin network as the majority of bitcoin mining operations are located in a country whose government holds an adversarial view of the number one cryptocurrency.
