Ben Yorke

Ben Yorke lives in Shanghai China and works for Cointelegraph Research and Wootrade.

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With government officials trying to clean up the image of China prior to the start of the Winter Games, miners are leaving in droves and media group Bishijie ha...

Shanghai Man: Crypto media closes, bad news just repeats, mining laws are beneficial?

2021-07-16T02:15:36+01:00

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PBoC says no to virtual currencies, Jack Ma's fund invests $50m into NFT game maker and searches for BTC in China at a 90 day low.

Shanghai Man: Central bank speaks out, BTC searches down and HK fund backs Animoca

2021-07-09T00:35:03+01:00

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The country celebrates 100 years of Communist Party rule, pressure may be released as the economy goes back to status quo, Beijing subway now trialing e-CNY.

Shanghai Man: Fight crypto like COVID-19 urges Global Times, hydro power plants popular ...

2021-07-02T01:20:21+01:00

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A look at miners shifting hardware overseas, Amber raises $100m, and Bitmain temporarily shuts down sales among dropping hashrate sales.

Shanghai Man: China retains mining control? Alipay's ancient NFTs and Amber’s big raise

2021-06-25T00:14:44+01:00

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Former banking heads question foreign financial policies, workers paid with digital yuan in milestone pilot and a large Series A is closed by DeFi platform SynF...

Shanghai Man: Economist says El Salvador 'on road to death', salaries paid in e-CNY ...

2021-06-18T01:32:08+01:00

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Xinjiang crypto miners forced to shut down, Antpool hash rates drop by 30%, and Baidu and Weibo try to scrub crypto players from their platforms.

Shanghai Man: Bitcoin interest drops in China amid crackdown on social media and miners

2021-06-11T04:07:43+01:00

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CZ claims Binance didn’t really make Binance Smart Chain, Beijing to distribute $6.2 million in free digital yuan, and miners speak out about clean energy minin...

Shanghai Man: 'Green-light' for miners? CZ not responsible for BSC, Uniswap frauds on TV

2021-06-04T01:51:54+01:00

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A look at the last week of crackdowns, including a ruling from Vice Premier Liu He. Hong Kong echoes Beijing with stricter controls of its own, limiting retail ...

Shanghai Man: Miners banned, exchanges targeted? Here’s what’s really happening

2021-05-28T03:33:13+01:00

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