JD.com’s fintech wing partners with PBoC on digital currency projects
China’s e-commerce giant will reportedly help develop apps that support the forthcoming digital renminbi. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
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Beijing sees digital currencies as ‘new battlefield’ in global finance
China’s central bank aims to challenge the global financial status quo. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
The US is number one…in blockchain patents
But the company with the most patents isn’t even American. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
VeChain offers services to 130 firms in China as food safety alliance member
The platform plans to assist in “building a from-farm-to-table traceability system” across China. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Huawei Cloud’s blockchain service just got its first major update in two years
They’re entering the enterprise blockchain arena as part of a push towards empowering commercial applications. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
This crypto mining operator was named Bitmain’s sole North American cooperative repair center
North America now has its own Bitmain repair center. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Geopolitical fallout of central bank digital currencies
China might lead the charge into the digital economy, but will being the first major economy to launch a CBDC be enough to win global reserve currency status? Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
No need for central bank digital currency in Australia says Reserve Bank
Unlike China, Sweden, and Canada, Australia is reluctant to issue a CBDC. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
China’s blockchain partner Cypherium gets its own Twitter emoji
Cypherium is the fourth crypto emoji on Twitter. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
US Company Accepts Bitcoin Payments for Luxury Planes, as $40M Gulfstream Jet Goes on Sale
Aviatrade Inc., a New Jersey-based aircraft sales company, is now accepting bitcoin as a means of payment for its range of multi-million dollar luxury jets. Philip Rushton, president of Aviatrade, told news.Bitcoin.com that the first plane available for purchase via cryptocurrency is a six-year-old Gulfstream G650ER, which went on sale a couple of weeks ago. … Read more