Beijing

Saudi Arabia is reportedly in talks with Beijing to price some of its oil sales to China in Chinese currency yuan instead of the U.S. dollar. This could dent dollar’s dominance in the global market.

Mar 15, 2022

Matthieu Jobbé-Duval, head of financial products at Dapper Labs, which oversees the Flow ecosystem, including NBA Top Shot and NFL All Day, discusses the latest on Flow, including introducing ERC-20 token wrapped FLOW (wFLOW). What does this mean for DeFi users on Ethereum?

Feb 10, 2022

China's central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital yuan, is expected to make its international debut next week at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Michael Sung, professor of Fintech & Innovation at Fudan University, shares insights into China's CBDC rollout and its potential ripple effect across the world, particularly in the U.S. Plus, could bitcoin mining return to China?

Jan 27, 2022

In the days following bad bitcoin-related press from Beijing and Washington, capitals of the number one and two largest economies in the world, bitcoin did strikingly different things: it dropped 30% on the China news in May, while it ran up 6.7% on the U.S. tax provision in August. CoinDesk's Galen Moore breaks down the Chart of the Day.

Aug 23, 2021

As Chinese authorities crack down on local mining operations, other crypto fields appear to be impacted, including exchanges and media platforms, which could be driving massive selloffs in Chinese tech stocks. Huobi is the latest crypto exchange to be hit, dissolving its Beijing entity on July 22 and deregistering in 45 days. Why is China tightening the reins on crypto and Big Tech? "It's all about control here," host Naomi Brockwell said.

Jul 27, 2021

Huobi applies to deregister its Beijing entity in China. Facebook in hiring mode for its Novi digital wallet project in the Philippines. K-drama gets set to take crypto back in time. We’ll have more on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

Jul 27, 2021

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily will shut down all operations and print its last edition Thursday as authorities froze funds and arrested their journalists. “The Hash” panel reacts to the news in the ongoing conversation about China’s crackdowns on civil liberties and what it means for crypto in China.

Jun 23, 2021

Governments throughout Asia are meeting with the crypto industry to discuss how to regulate the booming industry. Chinese local media reports the authorities in Sichuan may take a more lenient approach to bitcoin mining despite Beijing’s mining clampdown. Also, BC Group’s OSL announces tie-up with SC Ventures. More on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

Jun 3, 2021

Beijing's warning to miners is being blamed for bitcoin's tumble back down to $32K. The Asian crypto markets are spooked. The crypto exchange and mining operation Huobi says it will suspend new accounts in China and scale back its mining operations. Angie Lau of Forkast News joins "First Mover" to update the state of crypto in Asia.

May 24, 2021

Sino Global Capital Research Analyst Hans Xiang on crypto business development and bitcoin mining in China.

Mar 8, 2021