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Group Calls on U.S. to Follow Global Blockchain Trend as ‘Blockchain Bill of Rights’ Launches

May 24, 2020

In yet another call related to China's supposed lead in the blockchain technology deployment narrative, a group of entities including globally-recognised brands in the technology industry has called on the U.S. to act fast so the control of the technology's rein won't fall in the hands of China...

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Uniswap vs Kyber: Analysis of the Top 2 Decentralized Exchanges

May 21, 2020

Analysis of the top 2 decentralized exchanges Uniswap and Kyber are the leading finance dapps in the decentralized exchange (DEX) world and both run on the Ethereum blockchain. A recent analysis of trading pairs on both platforms gave us and our readers a solid understanding of what ...

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DeFi Protocols Still Low on Usage Despite High Brand Awareness

May 20, 2020

Stablecoins may well be the entry medium for many to find their way into decentralized finance (DeFi) but the protocols for this major blockchain use case still have high brand awareness but low usage, the CoinGecko DeFi Market survey findings have shown. The total value of all assets cu...

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Binance Is Coming Back to China as a Blockchain Education Platform

May 19, 2020

One of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, Binance, has returned to China despite the all-out ban on digital asset trading in the country. However, as the company’s newest Chinese website showed, it won’t be entering the market as an exchange, but rather as an educational platf...

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Guangzhou Aims for National Blockchain Pioneer Status as China’s Global Edge in Debate

May 16, 2020

The capital of south China's Guangdong Province, Guangzhou is aiming to be famous software Chinese city that has blockchain as its characteristics, according to a local report. Guangzhou last week issued a guideline with plans to form a batch of replicable blockchain application scenarios,...

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How the Bitcoin Halving will Impact Ethereum DeFi Dapps

May 12, 2020

Bitcoins’ market dominance makes it an excellent candidate for DeFi dapps Amongst the hype surrounding the Bitcoin Halving. It is important to take the time to look at the possible effect on the Ethereum dapp ecosystem. At first impression, it might appear there’s little crossover b...

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China Pioneers a National Digital Currency. Can the U.S. Catch Up?

May 11, 2020

The article is originally published on Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs of Harvard Kennedy School by Aditi Kumar. While much of the world is consumed by the COVID-19 crisis, the Chinese government is quietly unleashing a financial innovation that will reshape ...

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Asian Alliance Picks Blockchain for China-Australia Trade

May 9, 2020

Members of the new Asia Pacific Provenance Council are putting their hopes on blockchain technology - as well as the support of Mastercard and Alibaba Australia - to improve the efficiency of supply chains which export $76 bln worth of Australian agricultural surplus to China every year. ...

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Standards 2035 for New Techs: China Needs More to Dislodge Europe, U.S.

May 3, 2020

Regardless of recent developments showing China's big ambitions for new technologies, it will take more to dislodge the dominance of the U.S. and Europe. This is particularly important as plans to release “China Standards 2035” that aims to enable the Asian country influence how the next-...

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The Current State of CBDCs as the PBOC Reveals Digital Yuan Technical Details

May 1, 2020

As the world embraces technology and the Coronavirus pandemic has forced businesses to adopt a cashless approach, several central banks around the world are exploring whether or not they could issue a CBDC to complement cash. A CBDC or Central Bank Digital Currency is the digital form...