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Cryptocurrency exchanges scramble to drop Chinese users after Beijing's ban

Shares in a range of Chinese crypto-related firms plunged on the ban

Crypto exchanges rush to cut ties with Chinese users after fresh crackdown

By Samuel Shen and Andrew Galbraith

Bitcoin miners eye N-power as environmental criticism mounts

Firms aim to bring advanced fission to energy-intensive process of minting new coins, diversify energy sources used by miners

Crypto exchange Huobi to clean up existing mainland clients by end-2021

Chinese cryptocurrency exchange Huobi Global said it had stopped taking new mainland customers from Friday and would end contracts with mainland clients by the end of year

CBSE introduces Blockchain to go paperless, secure results

In a bid to go completely paperless and keep board results secure and tamper-proof, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has introduced 'Blockchain' technology.

Crypto exchange stops taking China users as Beijing widens ban

China's latest pronouncement is the culmination of years of attempted crackdown on the rise of Bitcoin and its peers

US stocks end mixed on Friday after volatile trading

China's top regulators ban crypto trading, sending bitcoin tumbling

10 agencies join hands for crackdown; Bitcoin, other coins slump

Bitcoin falls 4.5% after China vows crackdown on cryptocurrency trading

China's central bank said all cryptocurrency-related transactions are illegal, according to a Q&A statement on PBOC's website

Twitter rolls out bitcoin tipping, safety features in product push

By Sheila Dang

Dollar near one-month high as Evergrande Group risks, Fed loom

The dollar index stood at 93.226 in early Asian trade, staying not far off Monday's one-month high of 93.455.

Bitcoin attempts recovery as China's Evergrande-led selloff eases

Smaller rival ether, the coin linked to the Ethereum blockchain, rose 1% to $3,012 after falling below $3,000 for the first time since early August.

Bitcoin attempts recovery as Evergrande-led selloff eases

By Anushka Trivedi

Asia markets fight for footing as investors fret over Evergrande crisis

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Asia markets, yuan fight to stabilise as Evergrande looms large

Asian markets were jittery in volumes thinned by public holidays in China, Taiwan and South Korea

Bitcoin mining generates tonnes of e-waste every year, says study

Bitcoin mining generates as much as 30.7 metric kilotonnes of e-waste every year as of May 2021 which is comparable to small IT equipment waste produced by countries like the Netherlands

Cryptocurrencies post fifth straight week of inflows, says report

Crypto inflows amounted to $41.6 million for the week ended Sept. 17, with bitcoin getting the bulk of inflows at $15.3 million, and ether products garnering $6.6 million

Bitcoin falls below $45,000 as global stock market rout infects crypto

Bitcoin dropped 7.3% to $44,127 as of 7:33 a.m. in New York, reaching the lowest level in a week

Evergrande impact: Bitcoin slides to $45,000 as traders pare back on risk

Bitcoin dropped 5.4% to $45,025 as of 9:49 a.m. in London, reaching the lowest level in a week

How billionaire Steve Cohen learned to love cryptocurrencies

Cohen, 65, who has a net worth of $11.1 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, has since thrown himself into the world of crypto in a personal capacity and at his firm