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Hacker reportedly offered $500,000 as a reward for returning crypto-assets taken in huge heist this week to a wallet the platform can access – but it is not known if 'Mr White Hat' will accept the offer
Numbers are up from 21.3 million in July last year to 27.8 million last month, according to state-backed think tank CAICT
China’s Google has surprised analysts with a healthy set of quarterly numbers as it battles rivals Alibaba and ByteDance for tech dominance
The alleged hacker claimed it was 'done for fun' to expose the vulnerability in the blockchain system, but experts say it's more likely it was too difficult to convert the tokens to cash
•Ark’s Wood has slashed China equity holdings this year •Wood is pessimistic about China tech valuations China’s decision to...
• Digital asset manager CoinShares reports weekly outflow of $33 million • Ethereum, the second-largest blockchain network, sees supply drop...
China prosecutors initiated a civil public-interest lawsuit against Tencent’s popular social messaging app WeChat's 'youth mode' in its latest crackdown on leading technology companies.
Indonesians excited by the country's first tech 'unicorn'; Investors now eyeing GoTo listing after Gojek-Tokopedia merger
Taiwanese Apple supplier buys site in chip-making hub of Hsinchu; Move follows joint venture with Yageo Corp to make integrated circuit products
Second day of sharp losses sparked by leak of letter signalling Birla sale plan; Two-day decline has wiped $730m of value from Vodafone Idea
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With a market cap of$240 billion, chipmaker ASML is Europe’s most valuable tech company. Its market-leading position comes from its monopoly in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) machines which allow chipmakers to make smaller, faster and smarter semiconductors
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PaymentsCan China Take Place of SWIFT System? Analysts Say ‘No’There is no global payment system that is strong enough to act as an alternative to SWIFT and enable Russia to evade sanctions
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MarketsChina Becomes World’s Second-Biggest Bitcoin Mining HubThe Bitcoin mining ban in China last year had collapsed its crypto markets. Despite that, the country has reemerged as a major bitcoin mining hub, according to research by the UK's University of Cambridge.
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Market InsightsHere’s How China Can Win the Tech War With USAThe Chinese government is doubling down on incentives for innovation, which it believes to be the cornerstone of its future growth and international position.
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