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China Is Ramping Up Pressure on Crypto

Steve Ehrlich, CEO of Canadian cryptocurrency brokerage Voyager, discusses China’s pressure on crypto and impact on the activity on his platform. “We’re also seeing a lot more money coming into the platform again as people see this as another opportunity to buy again,” he added.

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Cash for CBDCs at Beijing ATMs; Asia Sees New Unicorn in Amber Group

More than 3000 ATMs from ICBC, AgBank in China to offer CBDC-to-cash swap. ‘Crypto king’ nabbed in India as government re-evaluates regulatory bill. HK-based Amber Group becomes Asia’s latest unicorn after raising funds. More on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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Go West, Bitcoin! Unpacking the Great Hashrate Migration

All signals indicate the greatest shakeup in the geographic makeup of bitcoin mining since the start of the industrial mining era.

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Markets

Chinese Bitcoin Mining Company Delivers First Machines to Kazakhstan

BIT Mining expects to deliver another two batches of machines by the start of July.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Slides to Two-Week Low, Ether to Below $2K as China Reiterates Crypto Ban

CME's bitcoin futures goes into "backwardation" and BTC inflows to exchanges rise as China "FUD" continues.

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Chinese Logistics Firm Airlifting Bitcoin Mining Machines to Maryland: Report

"Compared to the amount of miners that get shipped regularly, it's just a small batch," a mining source told CoinDesk.

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China Says Banks Must Block Crypto Transactions; Market Falls

China's central bank says institutions must not provide trading, clearing and settlement for crypto transactions.

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Ether Drops Below $2K, Bitcoin Wilts as China Tells Banks to Cut Off Crypto Transactions

China's central bank said major financial institutions must stop providing trading, clearing and settlement for crypto transactions.

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Agricultural Bank of China Reiterates Ban on Crypto: Report

A statement posted on its website citing guidance from the People's Bank of China was subsequently deleted.

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