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China’s selfie app Meitu sells all crypto before bitcoin hit US$100,000
Meitu netted US$80 million on bitcoin and ether holdings, exiting the crypto market amid a historic rally after the US re-elected Donald Trump.
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Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin tops US$100,000 for the first time on Trump crypto bump
1 hour ago
Digital currencies
Bybit CEO says Chinese can trade crypto though VPN, but not with yuan
4 Dec 2024 - 5:01PM
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Blockchain
Digital currencies
Decentralised kingdom: bitcoin’s Trump bump and how China lost its crypto crown
As the world’s factory, China cornered the market on bitcoin mining, leading to a flurry of crypto business activity before a harsh crackdown in 2021.
2 Dec 2024 - 11:35PM
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Momentum in the cryptocurrency industry appears to have shifted towards the US after Donald Trump was re-elected to the presidency, but some see this as temporary. Illustration: Henry Wong
Blockchain
Blockchain
Hong Kong offers grants to boost tokenised bond issuance
The city’s de facto central bank is handing out up to HK$2.5 million in subsidies per issuance to qualified tokenised-bond issuers.
28 Nov 2024 - 7:00PM
Blockchain
Cryptocurrency
Justin Sun invests US$30 million in Trump crypto tokens after banana artwork deal
Sun’s moves come amid booming cryptocurrency prices fuelled by excitement around the re-election of former US president Donald Trump.
27 Nov 2024 - 6:00PM
Big Tech
Semiconductors
Nvidia meets Chinese trade negotiator as fresh US chip sanctions loom
China’s top trade negotiator and key figure during Trump’s first term met Nvidia’s global business head amid reports of fresh US export restrictions.
25 Nov 2024 - 9:10PM
Blockchain
Blockchain
Bitcoin’s march towards historic US$100,000 level stalls
‘Bitcoin was extremely overbought since the election,’ one analyst says.
25 Nov 2024 - 9:51AM
Bitcoin hovered near US$97,000 early in Asia on Monday. Photo: AP Photo
Blockchain
Blockchain
Bitcoin hits US$97,000 as crypto sector seeks White House post
The world’s largest digital asset reaches an all-time high in Asia on Thursday.
21 Nov 2024 - 1:51PM
Blockchain
Digital currencies
Shanghai court says crypto ownership legal in China amid bitcoin price surge
In an opinion on a recent lawsuit, a Shanghai judge wrote that cryptocurrencies have the attributes of property and thus holding it is legal.
20 Nov 2024 - 11:08PM
Blockchain
Digital currencies
Hong Kong bitcoin ETFs finally see trading surge after Trump bump in the US
The city’s three spot bitcoin ETFs became active trading targets this week, with US$17 million trading hands on Tuesday.
15 Nov 2024 - 6:30PM
United States & Canada
United States
US man behind Hong Kong bitcoin exchange heist gets 5-year sentence
Ilya Lichtenstein stole about 120,000 bitcoin from Bitfinex in 2016 and laundered funds with the help of his wife, Heather Morgan.
15 Nov 2024 - 10:29AM
Ilya Lichtenstein and his wife Heather Morgan. File photo: Instagram @razzlekhan
Blockchain
Blockchain
FTX sues Binance and former CEO ‘CZ’ for US$1.8 billion
The lawsuit relates to Binance’s sale of its stake in FTX, the rival exchange founded by the now-imprisoned Sam Bankman-Fried.
12 Nov 2024 - 11:00AM
Blockchain
Blockchain
Bitcoin breaks US$89,000 for the first time on Trump crypto boom
The largest token has jumped about 30 per cent since the US election, as traders weigh whether there is still room to chase.
12 Nov 2024 - 9:46AM
Blockchain
Cryptocurrency
Trump’s crypto pledge may see China restore digital-asset market: HashKey head
HashKey chairman and CEO Xiao Feng said a number of factors may compel mainland China to open its digital-asset market in about two years.
12 Nov 2024 - 9:00AM
Blockchain
Blockchain
Bitcoin soars past US$84,000 as Trump’s win fuels buying spree
The largest token climbed as much as 5.6 per cent to an unprecedented US$84,360 in New York.
12 Nov 2024 - 5:42AM
President Donald Trump at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee, in July. Photo: Getty Images/TNS
Blockchain
Blockchain
‘The King is back’: Binance billionaire CZ plots life after prison
The founder of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange talks about his four-month incarceration, future plans, and more.
8 Nov 2024 - 12:00PM
Blockchain
Blockchain
US set to ease crypto regulatory crackdown under Trump
President Donald Trump has previously pledged to fire the SEC chairman on the first day of his second administration.
7 Nov 2024 - 2:00PM
Blockchain
Cryptocurrency
Trump election victory cheers up China’s cryptocurrency proponents
These crypto proponents expect a bright future for digital assets and related policies on the mainland and Hong Kong.
6 Nov 2024 - 9:00PM
Blockchain
Digital currencies
Bitcoin hits record price after Trump takes early lead in US election
The original cryptocurrency jumped past US$75,000 on Tuesday night in the US, topping a record set in March.
6 Nov 2024 - 12:01PM
Representations of bitcoin seen in this illustration picture taken in Paris on March 9. Photo: Reuters
Blockchain
Digital currencies
Binance founder CZ says will not return to crypto exchange after imprisonment
Zhao Changpeng said he does not ‘have any need to go back’ to the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, although he remains the largest shareholder.
1 Nov 2024 - 7:00PM
Blockchain
Blockchain
Chainlink makes a case for blockchain-driven finance at SmartCon in Hong Kong
As Chainlink touts its technology that has brought blockchain transfers to the Swift network, geopolitical scrutiny is growing in the space.
1 Nov 2024 - 12:44PM
Blockchain
Cryptocurrency
Hong Kong crypto ETFs see tepid investor demand even as bitcoin prices surge
Bitcoin’s price jumped 7.84 per cent over the past five days and 12 per cent over the past month, ahead of the US presidential election.
31 Oct 2024 - 6:00PM
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