Crypto
Bitcoin, ethereum, stablecoins, regulation and the digital asset markets that never close.
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Chinese InsurTech Firm Zhibao Adds 2,380 Bitcoin in $154.7M Treasury Pivot
The Shanghai-based InsurTech firm closed a $154.7 million private placement funded entirely in crypto, with investors contributing…
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China triples its e-CNY network in 2026 as 8 more banks join the CBDC push this week
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China adds 8 banks to digital yuan network as operator count hits 30
The newly authorized lenders will begin offering e-CNY services after completing operational and technical preparations.
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BitMart account demands founder explain funds status, Xia calls claims ‘fabricated’
BitMart’s Chinese-language X account demanded an Aug. 19 repayment plan, while Sheldon Xia called its claims of blocked withdrawal…
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'Bitcoin Is Burning': Red Team Turns to Chinese AI to Find Flaws
Bitcoin Red Team member Calle said Chinese models, including Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3, are finding bugs across Bitcoin’s open-source …
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Thailand’s 0% crypto tax. Bitcoin Red Team forced to use Chinese AI: Asia Express
The Bitcoin Red Team has been forced to rely on open source Chinese AI, after OpenAI restricts access. Thailand sets crypto tax to…
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Bitcoin Red Team founder turns to Chinese AI: ‘It absolutely guts me’
Bitcoin Red Team has now found 1,288 critical and high-level vulnerabilities in the Bitcoin ecosystem as of Saturday.
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China’s Kimi K3 Broke Out of Its Sandbox to Look Up Test Answers
Unlike the recent breakouts at OpenAI and Anthropic, this involved a model anyone can download, running its default safeguards.
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Chinese newspaper warns of Bitcoin extortion scam using its name
China Business Journal says fraudsters impersonated the publication, demanding Bitcoin to suppress purported investigative reports…
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Binance & OKX users face $1900 fines in Vietnam, Coinbase in China? Asia Express
Retail users in Vietnam who trade on offshore crypto exchanges like Binance or OKX face heavy penalties. Network School controvers…
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Bitcoin falls as Moonshot AI's free Kimi K3 tops coding benchmark
A free, open-weight Chinese AI model that outperformed leading US rivals in coding triggered a sell-off in Bitcoin, highlighting h…
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Chinese prosecutors signal intent shift on crypto mixer use
Chinese prosecutors have proposed treating the use of crypto mixers and privacy coins as automatic evidence of money laundering in…
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Chinese prosecutors call for more proactive approach to investigating crypto money laundering
For the most part, China prohibits crypto trading and services while authorities actively investigate and prosecute crimes.
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Chinese Prosecutors Float Treating Crypto Mixer, Privacy Coin Use as Sign of Money Laundering
An article in the top prosecutors' paper urges new blockchain evidence rules, presumptions of intent, and a state platform to sell…
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Thailand tightens USDT, cash rules in $3.4B scam crackdown
The Bank of Thailand is expanding compliance duties for banks and exchanges to monitor stablecoin and cash flows, aiming to disman…
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Perplexity Fine-Tuned a Chinese AI Model to Match Claude Opus 4.8 at One-Third the Cost
The company's post-trained GLM 5.2 preview pairs a cheaper open-source base with a frontier advisor—and it's already live in produ…