China Financial News
10.10 / 13:01
Blockchain
Ethereum
ETH
Manufacturing
fall
Computer Graphics Card Prices Fall by Nearly 60% Following Ethereum Merge
The Ethereum Merge blockchain upgrade which transformed the blockchain into a Proof-of-Stake consensus system has triggered a steep, nearly 60% drop in the prices of graphics processing units (GPUs), with Chinese sellers reporting the gear’s prices have reached their “lowest level ever”.
10.10 / 12:17
Reuters
Manufacturing
Action
NVIDIA
end
Chinese chip stocks tumble after U.S. calls for new curbs on high-end tech
BEIJING — Chinese chip stocks fell Monday after the U.S. announced new export controls aimed at limiting Beijing's ability to produce advanced military systems.
10.10 / 10:27
Citi
Waves
Deal
China’s Covid Lockdowns Deal Another Blow to Consumer Spending
HONG KONG—A renewed wave of pandemic-related lockdowns in major Chinese cities is hampering hopes for a recovery in consumer spending, showing how difficult it is for Beijing to rekindle growth without loosening Covid restrictions.
10.10 / 07:57
UPS
Assurant
Tesla
SpaceX
Musk says Beijing doesn't want him to sell Starlink in China
BEIJING —Elon Musk told the Financial Times the Chinese government doesn't want him to sell his Starlink satellite internet service in China.
10.10 / 05:49
FIVE
JPMorgan
China's top leaders are set for a reshuffle. Here are the names to watch
BEIJING — China is poised to reshuffle the top officials surrounding President Xi Jinping at a highly anticipated congress meeting this month.
08.10 / 18:37
CoinMarketCap
Huobi
Huobi Global: Will the exchange’s latest move prove to be a blessing-in-disguise
Cryptocurrency trading exchange Huobi Global is all set to be acquired by Hong Kong-based About Capital Management. The announcement was shared by Huobi Global through a press release.
08.10 / 00:33
UPS
BTC
Hashrate
Bitcoin’s hashrate posts impressive numbers, but when will BTC’s price do that
According to a tweet by Messari (crypto analytics platform), Bitcoin’s hashrate has grown significantly compared to Q2.
06.10 / 16:53
regulation
Europe
European Union
Cross-border
EU regulators ban cross-border payments from Russian crypto accounts
In a statement released on Oct. 6, the European Union introduced another set of sanctions against Russia due to the prolonged and recently escalated conflict in Ukraine.
06.10 / 10:13
European Union
European Political Community: What we know and don't know about the new club of nations
More than 40 European leaders are expected to gather in Prague today for the inaugural meeting of the European Political Community (EPC) but much remains unclear over what this new organisation actually stands for and can achieve.
05.10 / 21:31
regulation
Ban
Terraform Labs
information
reports
Financial
Russia blocks OKX website for alleged unreliable financial information: Reports
The website of crypto exchange OKX was blocked in Russia by the state media monitoring service Roskomnadzor on Oct. 4. The agency told the TASS news agency that the website was blocked at “the request of the Prosecutor General's Office for the dissemination of unreliable socially significant information of a financial nature.”
05.10 / 20:17
BTC
Lowe's
Bitcoin
Hashrate
Time
Bitcoin Hashrate Hits a New All-Time High – What Does This Mean for BTC Price?
The total hashrate on the Bitcoin (BTC) network reached a fresh all-time high on Tuesday, despite consistently low bitcoin prices. The increase could be a sign that miners are now more optimistic about the bitcoin price.
05.10 / 03:51
UPS
Waves
Carson Block: ‘These are the guys who are supposed to save us? We’re screwed’
Short-seller Carson Block made a name for himself more than a decade ago sniffing out suspicious companies and shorting them for profit.
04.10 / 18:09
Blockchain
Ethereum
Binance
proof-of-work
ETHW
What is PoW Ethereum (ETHW), and how does it work?
Ethereum blockchain shifted from a proof-of-work (PoW) to a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism on Sept. 15, 2022. Along with this move, ETHPoW, a distinct PoW blockchain (basically the old pre-Merge Ethereum) forked from Ethereum's Merge, became live. This forked version of Ethereum aims to maintain the proof-of-work mining process for ETH miners.
04.10 / 16:57
tax breaks
U.S. Electric-Vehicle Tax Breaks Rile Asian, European Allies
WASHINGTON–The U.S.’s new tax-break scheme for electric vehicles has drawn angry responses from the country’s key allies in Asia and Europe, highlighting a tension between government support for the domestic automobile industry and courting allies to counter China’s influence.
04.10 / 13:13
UPS
Tether
USDT
Holdings
Tether Holdings Revealed – Commercial Paper Holdings Slashed
The stablecoin issuer Tether has revealed new details about its holdings of reserve assets, and now says a majority of its holdings are in the form of US treasuries.
04.10 / 05:45
UPS
Siemens
Waters
China's climate push could spawn new global players, even if Beijing falls short on its pledge
BEIJING — China says it wants to be carbon neutral by 2060 — and those stated ambitions are spawning companies that could one day become global leaders in their fields.
02.10 / 14:27
crypto mining
Russia Supplying Kazakhstan with Electricity for Cryptocurrency Miners
Russia is looking to bolster Kazakhstan's energy demands in an amendment of the partnership between the two nations, as a means to provide electricity to miners within the former Soviet republic member state. The move comes amidst growing demand for electricity by crypto miners in Kazakhstan, as mining activities see an uptick.
02.10 / 13:51
Blockchain
Ethereum
proof-of-work
POW
Time
Ethereum Merge spikes block creation with a faster average block time
The Merge upgrade for Ethereum (ETH), which primarily sought to transition the blockchain into a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism, has been revealed to have a positive impact on the creation of new Ethereum blocks.
02.10 / 13:15
markets
Banks
Credit Suisse
Bitcoin
Bitcoin price starts 'Uptober' down 0.7% amid hope for final $20K push
Bitcoin (BTC) failed to hold $20,000 into the September monthly close as one trader eyed a final comeback before fresh downside.
30.09 / 16:59
JPMorgan
China cautions JPMorgan, Goldman over politically sensitive research ahead of Communist Party meeting
HONG KONG — China’s securities regulator has told investment banks operating in the country to avoid publishing politically sensitive research ahead of a twice-in-a-decade meeting of the Communist Party next month, according to people familiar with the matter.
30.09 / 15:29
Media
Mainstream
Bitcoin
Mainstream media sentiment shifts in favor of Bitcoin amid fiat currency woes
Despite USD bringing an onslaught to stocks, commodities and its rival currencies, BTC holds steady at the $19,000 to $20,000 mark, leaving mainstream media no choice but to put BTC into the headlines.
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