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30% of Blockchain Stocks Have Been Investigated by Chinese Stock Exchanges in 2018

Dec 21, 2018

As cryptocurrencies are getting crushed during 2018, has the hype around blockchain died down in the mainland Chinese stock markets? Since January this year, a growing number of Chinese public companies---ranging from gaming companies to IT services firms---publicly link their busine...

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China Releases Four Domestic Blockchain Standards

Dec 20, 2018

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), the nation's top industry regulator, released four domestic blockchain standards on December 19 as a way to propel development and implementation of blockchain technology in the country, according to Chinese-language interne...

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Blockchain Insight 2019: China’s Jan 4 Crypto Gathering in Hangzhou

Dec 20, 2018

The continuous blockchain fever has bred a large number of highly creative entrepreneurs and projects. They are becoming the future power and frontier walkers, pathfinders and disruptors of the times. To this end, 8BTC, along with TokenInsight, creates the Blockchain Insight 2019, in an ef...

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Shanghai Coal Exchange Complete the First Blockchain-Based Securitized Financing for Bulk Commodity

Dec 19, 2018

SHANGHAI DEC 18, 2018 – China’s first blockchain-powered securitized financing for bulk commodity has been successfully conducted by Shanghai Coal Exchange. The batch of business consists of six coal trade transactions, totaling 104,000 tons. The financing process was completed...

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49 % of Blockchain Patents in China Concentrated in Two Cities

Dec 14, 2018

Despite a nationwide clean-up of the cryptocurrency market and hard-handed policy towards  token-based fundraising activities, China’s blockchain crazy is in full swing. As of today, a total of 2,482 blockchain related patents ( including patent applications and granted patents) are fro...

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2019 Year of Blockchain Use Cases, Experts say

Dec 14, 2018

As 2018 draws to an end, some industry experts who use blockchain technology have shared insight on what to expect of the budding technology in the coming year. Though their views cut across several aspects of the crypto industry, they agree that blockchain would see an implementation trend in 201...

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Blockchain Development in Southeast Asia: Thailand Shows Most Interest, Singapore the Most Receptive

Dec 13, 2018

Southeast Asia’s top emerging markets are driving blockchain in rapid growth. In the region, Thailand has been the most eager country to adopt blockchain technology, and Singapore is reported to be the most receptive towards blockchain. According to a report by The Asean Post, Thailan...

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Alibaba’s Ant Financial Uses Blockchain to Settle a Health Insurance Claim in 5 Seconds

Dec 13, 2018

Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial has recently used blockchain technology to settle a health insurance claim with Alipay for the first time in China. The blockchain-powered claim settlement process only took 5 seconds, state-owned China Securities Daily reported on Thursday. Th...

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Tencent Integrates Blockchain E-Invoicing with WeChat

Dec 12, 2018

China’s tech conglomerate Tencent has officially incorporated a blockchain electronic invoice system in the WeChat, the company’s popular messaging, social media and payment app with over 1 billion users, in a bid to simplify the process of reimbursing company employee expenses. Accord...

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HKEX Eyeing Blockchain and AI for An “ Efficiency Revolution”

Dec 12, 2018

The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is about to launch its three-year strategical plan for 2019-2021 early next year. Charles Li, Chief Executive Officer of HKEX said at the forum yesterday that the bourse will carry out comprehensive reforms in market regulation a...