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Leading Chinese Social Media Platform Removes Accounts of 80 High-Profile Crypto Influencers

Weibo, one of the China’s biggest social media platforms, has removed the accounts of 80 popular influencers promoting cryptocurrencies, citing breach of local laws put in place to curb speculative trading and the promotion of cryptocurrencies, the South China Morning

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Bitspark Co-Founder Claims SWIFT Is Hindering Innovation

George Harrap, CEO and Co-founder of Hong-Kong based blockchain remittance startup, Bitspark, has outed SWIFT for hampering fintech from driving innovation in the money transfer sector in his new e-book He argues that the remittance sector is ripe for disruption. However,

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ICOs in Hong Kong

While China strictly banned initial coin offerings (ICOs) and cryptocurrency exchanges platforms and Macau’s monetary regulator barred local firms from providing ICO-related financial services, Hong Kong has emerged as something as an ICO hub. Hong Kong has witnessed several token

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Bitcoin And Cryptocurrencies In Hong Kong

Hong Kong, a shipping and banking hub, is embracing blockchain technology as the city looks to become a leader in fintech. An increasing number of Hong Kong entrepreneurs and policy makers are convinced that blockchain will eventually reshape everything from

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An Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to BlockChain [Infographics]

With cryptocurrencies on rise, there is no doubt that you might have already heard about them. If not cryptocurrency, you might have come across a term called Bitcoin. Bitcoin is a digital currency that exists virtually with its presence on

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10 Blockchain Books and Studies You Should Read

Blockchain has become a buzzword in the business world with firms from diverse and varied industries all looking to harness the technology to increase efficiency and cut costs. Interest in blockchain originally came from the banking and financial services industry

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