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Crypto traders say Beijing’s closure orders have forced mine owners to dump their currency onto an oversensitive market depressing prices
Bitcoin miners in Sichuan faced a Sunday June 20 deadline to close, with a crackdown now covering greener electricity sources ...
Taiwan’s contract electronics manufacturing giant deepens its commitment to electric cars as it fights outbreaks of Covid-19 among its affiliates...
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The e-commerce firm’s delivery arm is also aiming to introduce 1,000 autonomous delivery robots across China over the next year and help develop Hainan’s free trade zone ambitions...
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US Senate backs $170-billion boost to R&D, domestic production09 Jun 2021
Legislation to pump $170 billion into research and development; Lawmakers say bill is an opportunity for Washington to “strike a......
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Trusting the tech to make the checks – the case for AI in trade finance, by Finastra’s Michael Walker05 Apr 2021
The remote working revolution brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted how, when enabled by technology, society......
Blockchain News
Guidelines issued on Monday by China’s IT and Cyberspace Affairs offices outline long-term plans to build blockchain companies to drive......
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Bitcoin plunges on China mining fears and concern about regulation18 Apr 2021
(ATF) Bitcoin fell by over 15% before recovering some ground to $56,100 by late on Sunday April 18.......
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Coinbase settles at $86bn value on Nasdaq, helping bitcoin hit new record14 Apr 2021
(ATF) Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase made its public equity market debut on Nasdaq on Wednesday April 14 and closed......
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Crypto traders say Beijing’s closure orders have forced mine owners to dump their currency onto an oversensitive market depressing prices ...
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Control over ‘the message’ on the internet is going to be a key factor in Asia’s growing influence. But its two largest markets, China and India, have two very different ways of achieving that. But in the second of a two-part series, Asia Financial’s Indrajit Basu looks at how democratic India seems just as sensitive to online criticism as its large authoritarian neighbour. New Delhi says it’s protecting the public and cracking down on fake news, the tech giants don’t believe them …...
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Spooked traders reacting to Fed warnings over imminent interest rate hikes pulled down markets across the Asia-Pacific but many analysts remain optimistic about the post-pandemic recovery...
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New poll reinforces other recent surveys that suggest opposition to Tokyo 2020 is softening slightly, just over a month before......
Crypto News
Surge in price of bitcoin raises suspicions that more mining is going on in Chinese hinterland China’s crackdown on cryptocurrencies......
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Global crypto exchanges keen to board India’s gravy train11 Jun 2021
Digital currency exchanges are exploring ways to set up in India – lured by rewards far outweighing the perceived risks,......
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China’s crypto crackdown continues with mining closure orders11 Jun 2021
Authorities in the country's northwestern province of Qinghai – and a district in neighbouring Xinjiang – ordered cryptocurrency mining projects to close this week with Beijing intent on cleaning up the sector...
Cyber Security News
(ATF) The European Union (EU) wants to rebuild its alliance with the US after President Trump is replaced......
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Cloud-based working sparks boom for next-gen cyber security firms30 Mar 2021
(ATF) China’s cyber security sector is set to see a boom in market listings as demand soars for......
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Microsoft hack victims shore up cyber defences09 Mar 2021
(ATF) Companies hit by the hack on Microsoft systems over the weekend have been scrambling to......
Semiconductors News
The project will focus on cutting-edge 3D chip assembly, allowing creation of components that are more dense but still small......
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Taiwan’s Covid crisis could worsen worldwide chip shortage26 May 2021
The tech-leading island’s government is facing the prospect of having to impose a lockdown as coronavirus cases surge – and that is not the news chip-starved industries across the world wanted to hear...
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Australia backs plan for new rare earths refinery20 May 2021
Iluka Resources expects to complete feasibility study by early 2022 for plant in Eneabba in Western Australia, where its concentrate contains vital elements...
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