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Ant Financial’s New Blockchain APP Upgrades the Housing Accumulation Fund Service in China

Oct 19, 2018

October 17, Ant Financial’s Alipay, China’s top mobile payment APP, launches its brand new blockchain application for the housing accumulation fund management scenario. After launching blockchain application in housing leases, medical electronic bills and electronic prescriptions areas...

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VC Investment in Blockchain Halved in September, Drops to a 6-Month Low

Oct 19, 2018

Despite a crypto bearish market,old-school venture capitalists’ interest in the blockchain space seems to show no immediate signs of slowing down, and both deal and dollar volume in the field are up globally in the third quarter of 2018. But the number fell off a cliff in September. Q3 ...

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Stablecoin Based on Bytom (BTM) – Some Thoughts

Oct 18, 2018

In the recent Bytom Global Dev Competition, some stablecoin projects have been seen. It is no surprise as stablecoin has been really a buzzword in the recent crypto market, and these projects are mulling over stablecoins based on Bytom Blockchain. Stablecoins have been embroiled in contr...

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Report: Demand for Blockchain Talents in China Increased by Sixfold

Oct 12, 2018

Blockchain talents are severely needed in China this year as the demand for such professionals far exceeds the supply, according to a recent report entitled Report on the Supply and Demand of Blockchain Talents 2018 released by Zhaopin.com, a Chinese online recruitment services provider. ...

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JD Finance and China UnionPay Jointly launch a Blockchain-based Risk Information Sharing Platform

Oct 11, 2018

October 10, the Internet Finance Payment Security Alliance Risk Information Sharing (Distributed Query) Platform jointly launched by China UnionPay and JD Finance has won the 2018 Financial Blockchain Innovation Application Excellence Award, that awarded by Payment & Cl...

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Sidechains Bring ICOs, Confidential Transaction to Bitcoin

Oct 11, 2018

First, it was the news of an anticipated sidechain with a smart contract feature finally coming to the Bitcoin network. The RSK sidechain is expected to make initial coin offerings (ICOs) possible on the Bitcoin blockchain before the end of the year. Now, the Liquid Network is live as t...

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Alibaba’s Jack Ma Pays “Special Attention” Towards Bitcoin and Blockchain for A Cashless Society

Oct 10, 2018

Jack Ma, the chairman of E-commerce giant Alibaba and China’s leading digital payments platform Ant Financial has demonstrated his interest in Bitcoin and blockchain technology as well as the potential of establishing a cashless society. Although Ma used to hold a doubtful attitude tow...

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Crypto Giants Elbow into Top Richest in China

Oct 10, 2018

As the rapid rise of the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry, crypto giants in China are particularly eye-catching. According to the Hurun China Rich List 2018 released on October 10, big names in the crypto space have been seen on the list for the first time. Bitmain’s founders Micr...

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China Plans To Create Three Blockchain Standards in 2018

Oct 9, 2018

The China Electronics Standardization Institute (CESI), the major think tank directly under the the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) for standardization in electronics and IT industry, is getting ready to release three blockchain standards on smart contract, ...

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Alibaba Seeks To Increase Administrative Intervention In Blockchain With New Patent

Oct 8, 2018

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has filed a patent for a blockchain system which allows government agencies or other third-party trustworthy institutions to halt a smart contract or freeze an account in case of illegal activities. According to the patent application published by the Un...