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Shenzhen-headquartered telecommunications equipment company Coolpad Group has announced the purchase of $13.5 million worth of crypto mining rigs. Coolpad Group, a public Chinese telecom provider listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, said in a regulatory filing it has allocated…

Blockchain intel firm TRM Labs says China-based precursor manufacturers received over $26 million in crypto in 2023, with around 60% of payments were made in Bitcoin. Cryptocurrency appears to be becoming a more preferred payment method for Chinese drug manufacturers…

Hackers have allegedly targeted OKX, stealing funds from at least two accounts in a sophisticated attack involving SMS risk notifications and the creation of new API keys. Crypto exchange OKX has reportedly been targeted by hackers, with at least two…

A Chinese university student has received a prison sentence of over four years for what appears to be the first case of fraud involving crypto liquidity withdrawal in China. Yang Qichao, a college student, has been sentenced to 4.6 years…

Bill Guan, the chief financial officer of The Epoch Times, a far-right international media company, is accused of taking part in a multi-million crypto laundering scheme. U.S. federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment on Jun. 3, charging Weidong “Bill” Guan, the…

China is teaming up with the UAE on an enhanced initiative to combat crypto cybercrime. The announcement comes as HK data showed a spike in crypto fraud between '22 and '23.

China’s regulators have asked Tencent Holdings to lower the mobile payment market share of WeChat just a few weeks after Beijing started the digital yuan pilot in Hong Kong. Tencent Holdings is reportedly under pressure from Chinese regulators as Beijing…

Blockchain forensics firm Chainalysis has discovered $169 million in Bitcoin connected to the 911 S5 botnet, facilitating the arrest of Chinese national Yunhe Wang. Crypto analysis firm Chainalysis has traced $169 million in Bitcoin linked to the notorious 911 S5…

Russia’s two largest unsanctioned metal producers have reportedly begun using Tether’s USDT stablecoin for cross-border transactions with Chinese clients and suppliers. Russian commodities giants have reportedly started using stablecoins to settle cross-border transactions with China as the U.S. Treasury Department…

Hong Kong is set to start another trial with retail e-HKD, this time for pricing and distributing mortgages. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is gearing up to initiate another round of testing of its digital currency dubbed e-HKD, the…

The United States Justice Department has arrested two Chinese nationals behind a $73 million money laundering scheme. According to a May 17 announcement, the accused funneled illicit funds via multiple U.S. financial institutions and later converted them to the stablecoin…

China’s central bank digital currency is now available in Hong Kong, as Beijing is pushing hard to digitize its economy. China has started its first pilot outside the mainland, with digital yuan now available in Hong Kong‘s local shops, according…

Chinese police in Sichuan reportedly intensified crackdowns on underground banking networks, with a particular focus on USDT transactions totaling billions of U.S. dollars. Chinese police in the Sichuan province reportedly uncovered a wide-scale underground banking scheme, with operations reportedly involving…

The United States government has ordered a Chinese-backed cryptocurrency mining company to stop constructing a mine in Wyoming. According to the May 13 order signed by President Joe Biden, MineOne Cloud Computing Investment and its partners will be required to…

While Beijing is trying to popularize its digital yuan, only a few seem to be ready to use it. As Chinese government employees, especially those in state-owned enterprises and governmental organizations, become early adopters of receiving their salaries in digital…

Authorities in China have arrested six individuals suspected of engaging in illicit cryptocurrency transactions amounting to 2.94 billion yuan — worth roughly $300 million. According to a May 10 report by local media outlet Chinanews, the suspects were taken into…