Blockchain – Page 7 – Asia Times

The China Banking Association says the platform has been designed to standardize and digitize interbank transaction information for trade and financial products. Photo: iStock

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Thursday’s blockchain and crypto news, from Asia and beyond

by Pete Sabine December 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Binance's enigmatic head, Changpeng Zhao, has expressed optimism for the crypto market and said the sector will 'kick off 2019 with a bang' as 'people in the industry are confident about the future.' Photo: Binance.com

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Wednesday’s blockchain and crypto news, from Asia and beyond

by Pete Sabine December 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Asian crypto market trading sessions hit a 10 month high

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Tuesday’s blockchain and crypto news, from Asia and beyond

by Pete Sabine December 4, 2018February 18, 2020

New Indian blockchain search engine says Google has gone 'rogue' because of its over-reliance on 'sponsored' searches. Photo: Reuters / Pawel Kopczynski

China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Monday’s blockchain news, from Asia and beyond

by Peter Sabine December 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Smartphones and mobile internet are key enablers of the digital economy and the rise of mobile payment systems has supercharged their inclusive effect. Photo: iStock

China looks for digital key to inclusive growth

by Chen Long and Michael Spence November 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Users of Taiwanese ASUS smart phones will be able to use their idle graphic cards to mine cryptocurrency through PayPal or WeChat accounts. Photo: iStock

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Friday’s blockchain and crypto news, from Asia and beyond

by Pete Sabine November 30, 2018February 18, 2020

For the first time the US Treasury Department says digital currency identifiers are being used to flag anyone on its sanctions blacklist. Photo: IStock

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Thursday’s blockchain and crypto news, from Asia and beyond

by Pete Sabine November 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

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Wednesday’s blockchain and crypto news, from Asia and beyond

by Pete Sabine November 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Japan's Coincheck crypto exchange has expanded to also trade Ripple and Factom. Photo: iStock

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Tuesday’s blockchain news, from Asia and beyond

by Pete Sabine November 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Few investors will have given much thought to the legal status of their crypto-currency but in the long term a lack of legal protection could further diminish the tokens value. Photo: iStock

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So who actually owns your Bitcoin?

by Dave Michels November 27, 2018February 18, 2020

SBI Ripple Asia has formed a blockchain-based anti-credit card fraud platform with nine major Japanese credit card issuers. Photo: ripple.com

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Monday’s blockchain and crypto news, from Asia and beyond

by Pete Sabine November 26, 2018February 18, 2020

As the market crashes, many Chinese Bitcoin mines are said to be closing down and their hardware is being sold off for scrap. Photo: iStock

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Friday’s blockchain news, from Asia and beyond

by Pete Sabine November 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Japanese shipping company NYK is launching a digital cash system that will allow its crews to manage, send and convert money into local fiat currencies. Photo: iStock

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Thursday’s blockchain and crypto news, from Asia and beyond

by Pete Sabine November 22, 2018February 18, 2020

As Bitcoin and other crypto prices plummet, US federal prosecutors have homed in on suspicions that a link between Bitcoin, Tether and crypto exchange Bitfinex might have been used to illegally move prices. Photo: US Department of Justice

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Wednesday’s blockchain news, from Asia and beyond

by Pete Sabine November 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Crypto prices may be falling but some think that means big investors will be attracted to the market. Photo: iStock

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Tuesday’s blockchain and crypto news, from Asia and beyond

by Pete Sabine November 20, 2018February 18, 2020

As the market crashes, many Chinese Bitcoin mines are said to be closing down and their hardware is being sold off for scrap. Photo: iStock

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Monday’s blockchain, crypto news from Asia and beyond

by Pete Sabine November 19, 2018February 18, 2020

SBI Ripple Asia has formed a blockchain-based anti-credit card fraud platform with nine major Japanese credit card issuers. Photo: ripple.com

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Friday’s blockchain and crypto news, from Asia and beyond

by Pete Sabine November 16, 2018February 18, 2020

As crypto prices plummeted over the course of 2018 the level of difficulty in minting new digital coins remained high even as profitability dropped. Photo: iStock

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Bitcoin’s high energy usage could be a risk worth taking

by Steven Huckle November 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Sanya, in Hainan Province, could be transformed through a new partnership, between Chinese corporate monolith Ping An and the local municipal government, that says it aims to develop a new "Smart City". Photo: iStock

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Thursday’s blockchain and crypto news, from Asia and beyond

by Pete Sabine November 15, 2018February 18, 2020

A bar in Tokyo where customers can pay with NEM digital tokens. The Coincheck exchange lost NEMs worth more than $530 million in a hack in January 2018. Photo: Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon

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Wednesday’s blockchain and crypto news, from Asia and beyond

by Pete Sabine November 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Binance's enigmatic head, Changpeng Zhao, has expressed optimism for the crypto market and said the sector will 'kick off 2019 with a bang' as 'people in the industry are confident about the future.' Photo: Binance.com

Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Tuesday’s blockchain and crypto news, from Asia and beyond

by Pete Sabine November 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

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Monday’s blockchain and crypto news, from Asia and beyond

by Asia Times staff November 12, 2018February 18, 2020

The new security token trade platform, launched by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Singapore Exchange, will help 'simplify post-trade processes and further shorten settlement cycles.' Photo: iStock

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Singapore to launch tokenised securities settlement system

by Luke Thompson November 12, 2018February 18, 2020

The exchange has launched Binance Research, which will focus on the creation of institutional-grade research reports to increase transparency and improve the quality of information available within the crypto space. Photo: iStock

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Friday’s blockchain and crypto news, from Asia and beyond

by Pete Sabine November 9, 2018February 18, 2020

South Korea’s Bar Association has lobbied its government to establish a legal framework for the blockchain and crypto-currency industries. Photo: iStock

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Thursday’s blockchain and crypto news, from Asia and beyond

by Pete Sabine November 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Trouble in paradise: The Marshall Islands plans to introduce a cryptocurrency as the country’s second legal tender. Photo: iStock

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Wednesday’s blockchain and crypto news, from Asia and beyond

by Pete Sabine November 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Thailand's tax department will employ machine learning to study tax evasion methods and also use blockchain to track refunds and introduce a layer of transparency to the revenue process. Photo: iStock

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Thailand wants to use blockchain to catch tax dodgers

by Luke Thompson November 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Many are predicting that Bitcoin still has further to fall and may drop to $3,000 or lower. Photo: Reuters/ Bobby Yip

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Standard-setting crypto regulation in Asia must be welcomed

by Nigel Green November 6, 2018

Insider trading and naked short selling took advantage of a settlement system that has barely changed since the 1960s. Blockchain-based capital markets could make such practices impossible. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Internet veterans and mavericks to ‘drive new crypto phase’

by Fran Strajnar November 2, 2018February 18, 2020

JD.com blockchain lab will be geared towards solving efficiency, stability, and scalability issues and will also research fundamental consensus protocols, privacy protection and security in decentralized applications. Photo: iStock

Chinese retail giant JD.com to build blockchain research lab

by Luke Thompson November 1, 2018February 18, 2020

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