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Chinese Ethereum Mining Pool SparkPool to Halt All Services Due to Crackdown

The world’s second-largest Ethereum mining pool, SparkPool, which initially stopped providing services to new Chinese users, has now expanded its suspension to all users by Sept. 30 following China's tightened crackdown on cryptocurrencies. "The Hash" panel discusses the outlook for mining operations in China and the wider repercussions of the country's most comprehensive crypto ban to date.

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Crypto OG Bobby Lee Says China’s OTC Desks Are Next to Go

Crypto exchanges in China have already shut down and over-the-counter (OTC) trading desks are likely to follow suit, Lee predicted Monday.

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DeFi Tokens PERP, DYDX Lead Crypto Market Higher, Bitcoin Nears $44K

Supposedly censorship-resistant decentralized finance (DeFi) rails are seeing increased activity in the wake of China’s crypto crackdown, with bitcoin also ​trending higher. GSR Co-founder & President Rich Rosenblum discusses the connection between the China crackdown and the surge in DeFi, outlook for bitcoin, buying opportunities he’s continuing to watch, and institutional adoption.

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CoinFund’s David Pakman on DeFi, NFTs, Crypto Regulation

As China moves to crack down on crypto, particularly trading with centralized exchanges, DeFi is seeing a rise. David Pakman, a managing partner at crypto VC firm CoinFund and former partner at Venrock, discusses what long-term investment opportunities he’s seeing in DeFi and NFTs, also sharing his views on crypto regulation.

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What China’s Crypto Crackdown Means

Industry takes China’s crypto ban seriously. Markets unfazed by China ban. Exchanges look for regulatory havens. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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Bobby Lee on China's Crypto Ban: 'Cryptocurrency Will Never Get Squashed,' Predicts Bitcoin Goes Up to $100-$200K by Year-End

Reacting to China's latest cryptocurrency crackdown outlawing crypto-related transactions as the country's most comprehensive and severe ban yet, Ballet CEO and former BTCC co-founder Bobby Lee discusses why bitcoin will always be around and thrive. "As a planet, cryptocurrency will never get squashed," he said. Lee also shared his take on the future of OTC trading in China as prominent crypto exchange Huobi Global announced it would stop serving existing China-based users by December 31. Plus, bitcoin's price prediction by the end of the year.

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Policy

Inner Mongolia Seizes 10,100 Mining Rigs From Government Tech Park

The action comes days after China’s National Development and Reform Commission laid out its vision for eliminating crypto mining from the country.

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Markets

UNI Token Rises 20% as China’s Blanket Ban on Crypto Businesses Puts Focus on Decentralized Exchanges

Investors turn away from centralized exchanges in the wake of China’s blanket ban on virtual currency businesses.

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Finance

China’s BSN Builder Is Registering a Nonprofit in Singapore to Manage International Arm

Red Date hopes its “internet of blockchains” isn’t seen as a project controlled by China.

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