David Pan

David Pan was a news reporter at CoinDesk. He previously worked at Fund Intelligence, and interned at the Money Desk of USA Today and the Wall Street Journal. He does not hold investments in cryptocurrency.

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China's Congress Passes Cryptography Law, Effective Jan. 1, 2020

While China still bans cryptocurrency trading, cryptography could be key to the country’s national push to be more competitive in the blockchain industry.

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Tencent Says Libra Would Pose Serious Threat to Alipay, WeChat Pay

Chinese internet giant and parent of WeChat, Tencent said Libra would pose serious risks to current digital payment systems in the country.

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PeerNova Validates Shift to Enterprise Blockchain With $31 Million Funding

Blockchain startup PeerNova has received $31 million through a Series B round, bringing the company’s total fundraising to $74 million.

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Former World Gold Council Exec Develops New Bitcoin ETF

The portfolio manager behind SPDR Gold Shares is developing a bitcoin ETF, but winning SEC approval remains a holy grail in the nascent space.

Kryptoin CEO Jason Toussaint

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Facebook's Marcus Says China Wins With Digital Renminbi if US Nixes Libra

David Marcus, who leads the Libra project, said China will create a digital currency system that could be entirely out of reach for U.S. authorities.

Facebook's David Marcus at a Senate banking hearing in July, 2019

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HTC's Latest Blockchain Phone Can Run a Full Bitcoin Node

The Taiwanese electronics giant has launched the Exodus 1s phone with a built-in hardware wallet and the ability to support a bitcoin node.

HTC

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Fidelity Digital Assets' Testing Opens to More Qualified Investors

Fidelity Digital Asset Services is rolling out its custody and trading platform to more qualified clients.

Fidelity CEO Abigail Johnson at Consenys 2017

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Huobi Plans to Open Fiat Gateway with Lira-Tether Pairing in Turkey

Global crypto exchange Huobi plans to roll out a fiat gateway in Turkey that could increase access to more than 250 cryptocurrencies for local investors.

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US Law Enforcement Traces Bitcoin Transfers to Nab 'Largest' Child Porn Site

A U.S. federal grand jury indicted a South Korean citizen for operating a child porn site, funded by millions dollars worth of bitcoin.

DOJ press conference

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Foxconn Founder: Libra Can 'Converge' With China's Digital Currency in Taiwan

Terry Gou, Taiwan's richest man and the founder of manufacturing giant Foxconn, wants the island to roll out the red carpet for Facebook's Libra.

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