Tag:china

News: Me at Intelligence Squared, MailChimp bans crypto, ICOs suing over ad bans, Reddit drops Bitcoin, Bitfinex avoids Petro, Sichuan demolishes hydro, bad blockchain laws, Wall Street not so blockchain

Crypto Fools’ Day is, of course, January 9. In cryptocurrency, every day is January 9.
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News: don’t pay ransomware, China, Japan, ICO plagiarism, fake exchange volume, cryptid-currency

Plus some good recent opinion pieces, and book news.
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News: China blocks cryptos, UK banks block cryptos, NYT on frauds, Lightning Network

It’s been a watershed day for Bitcoin, and … oh, that’s not water.
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News: KodakCoin, Hydro-Québec, South Korea, Bitcoiners don’t take Bitcoin, Lightning Network, Ethereum woes

I spend too much time on Bitcoin Twitter. Yes, I know I did this to myself.
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Bitcoin mining being pushed out of China: what’s happening, and how the shutdown’s being managed

China is worried about crypto mania affecting the real economy. So they’re pressing Bitcoin miners toward a phased shutdown, and ending subsidies on electricity and land.
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Chinese Bitcoin mining shutdowns; how is Bitcoin vs Bitcoin Cash affected?

Sichuan Electric Power Corporation is shutting down Bitcoin miners, as more hydroelectric plants join the grid. This comes just as Bitcoin Cash has been wielding miner support against Bitcoin. What happens next?
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News: Regulatory warnings, ICO shenanigans, Bitcoin forks, Bitcoin and the yuan

Some ICOs are even dodgier than others; Bitcoin’s fork family; regulators sending more warning shots.
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News: Single source of most Ethereum transactions, exchange execs can’t leave China, Tim Swanson, Spoofy at GDAX

And you thought things were quiet right now.
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News: uBlock Origin vs web miners, third Bitcoin split, China, crypto press, crypto art, the dog ate my bitcoins

Featuring the World’s Most Expensive Puppy.
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China, Tethers, and what’s happened to the Bitcoin price in the past few days

How the price dropped to $3000 on the China trading ban, and was then (apparently) manipulated up to $3600 in four hours.
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