Quick Breakdown Beijing orders Ant Group and JD.com to pause Hong Kong stablecoin projects. Regulators reaffirm that only the state can issue currency. Move marks shift from financial innovation to sovereignty control. Two of China’s biggest tech conglomerates Ant Group and JD.com — have reportedly paused their plans to ...
Quick Breakdown Ant Group’s Ant Digital is tokenizing $8.4B in Chinese energy infrastructure on AntChain. The firm has already raised over $42M through clean energy asset financing. Plans include offshore token listings and stablecoin integration with Circle. A unit of Ant Group, the Jack Ma-founded Chinese fintech giant, is moving ...
Quick Breakdown Q2 revenue hit $46.7B, net income topped $26.4B EPS beat expectations at $1.08 (GAAP) and $1.05 (non-GAAP) No H20 chip sales to China amid U.S. export controls Nvidia Beats Wall Street in Record-Breaking Quarter In an August 27 announcement, chipmaking giant Nvidia delivered another blowout quarter, surpassing analyst ...
CMB International Securities, a wholly owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank, has launched cryptocurrency trading services on its mobile app, becoming the first Chinese state-owned brokerage to do so under Hong Kong’s regulatory framework. The platform, which went live on August 18, supports trading in Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and ...
China is taking a significant step into the digital currency arena by preparing to launch its first stablecoins through Hong Kong. This move reflects a strategic effort by Beijing to reduce dependence on the U.S. dollar and strengthen the international standing of its currency, the renminbi. Pan Gongsheng via Google ...
China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) has issued a warning over the growing risk of biometric data theft tied to cryptocurrency-linked platforms. The agency revealed that foreign groups have allegedly used crypto token projects as a pretext to scan and collect sensitive iris data from users worldwide, transferring the information ...
Chinese authorities have directed state-owned digital service providers and financial institutions to explore launching stablecoins backed by the yuan, signalling a potential recalibration of the country’s longstanding hardline approach to cryptocurrencies. According to sources cited by the South China Morning Post, officials are tasking state-owned giants, including Guotai Haitong and ...
Shenzhen authorities have issued a public warning about a surge in illegal financial schemes involving stablecoins and other digital assets, calling on residents to remain vigilant against scams that are often disguised as innovative investment opportunities. According to the city’s Office for the Prevention and Crackdown on Illegal Financial Activities, ...
U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis has claimed that certain factions within the American military are backing the establishment of a national Bitcoin reserve, citing growing concerns over geopolitical and economic conflicts, particularly with China. In an interview with Bloomberg on June 3, Lummis revealed that several U.S. military generals, especially those ...
In a spectacle that combined artificial intelligence with combat sports, four humanoid robots powered by AI squared off in a unique kickboxing tournament as part of the World Robot Competition Mecha Fighting Series, according to a May 26 report from the China state-owned outlet the Global Times. Developed by Chinese ...
