china

China, officially the People's Republic of China, is a country in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around 1.404 billion in 2017. Covering approximately 9,600,000 square kilometers, it is the third or fourth largest country by total area.
Ant Group, Tencent Give State-Owned UnionPay More Access to Mobile Payment Platforms 
Ant Group, Tencent Give State-Owned UnionPay More Access to Mobile Payment Platforms 
October 04, 2021  |  Mobile Payments

Alipay and WeChat Pay are giving state-owned bank card clearinghouse UnionPay even more access to their mobile payment ecosystems as China continues to push Big...

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Bitcoin Daily: CoinEx to Shut Down China Business; Missouri Mayor Promises $1K in Bitcoin to Every Household in Town
Bitcoin Daily: CoinEx to Shut Down China Business; Missouri Mayor Promises $1K in Bitcoin to...
September 30, 2021  |  Bitcoin

CoinEx cryptocurrency exchange is stopping its business in China as the government there cracks down on crypto, Cointelegraph reported. The company said it will be...

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US, EU Officials Talk Tech Regs at Inaugural Trade Summit in Pittsburgh
US, EU Officials Talk Tech Regs at Inaugural Trade Summit in Pittsburgh
September 29, 2021  |  International

Officials from the U.S. and the European Union are meeting on Wednesday (Sept. 29) to forge a unified stance regarding new technologies while also expanding...

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Commerce Secretary: US, Europe Must Join Forces to Curb China’s Progress
Commerce Secretary: US, Europe Must Join Forces to Curb China’s Progress
September 28, 2021  |  International

The U.S. will assemble allies, particularly those in Europe, to compel the deceleration of China’s innovation, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Tuesday (Sept. 28), according...

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Chinese Regulators Order Alibaba To Adopt Tencent’s WeChat Pay
Chinese Regulators Order Alibaba To Adopt Tencent’s WeChat Pay
September 28, 2021  |  Regulation

In a push to even the playing field and stop monopolistic practices, Chinese regulators ordered Alibaba to adopt Tencent’s WeChat Pay on its platform, CNBC...

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Bitcoin Daily: City of Miami Approves Crypto Coin; Canada Regulators Issue Warnings About Crypto Ads
Bitcoin Daily: City of Miami Approves Crypto Coin; Canada Regulators Issue Warnings About Crypto Ads
September 27, 2021  |  Bitcoin

The city of Miami is the first jurisdiction to put a cryptocurrency in place via CityCoin, which is a city-based token, according to a press...

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China’s Crypto Ban Shutters Ethereum Miner Sparkpool 
China’s Crypto Ban Shutters Ethereum Miner Sparkpool 
September 27, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

One of the world’s largest Ethereum mining pools is closing up shop amid China’s move to ban cryptocurrencies within its borders.  According to Cointelegraph, the...

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Bitcoin Buoyancy Amid China Crackdown Shows Power of Speculation  
Bitcoin Buoyancy Amid China Crackdown Shows Power of Speculation  
September 27, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

When nothing is real – to take a Lennon line – there’s nothing to get hung about. Bitcoin, to put it mildly, has lost China....

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Bitcoin Exchanges Bar Chinese Users Following Ban
Bitcoin Exchanges Bar Chinese Users Following Ban
September 26, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Two of the world’s biggest bitcoin exchanges have stopped taking users from China in the wake of that country’s complete ban on cryptocurrency, Bloomberg reported....

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