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Shanghai Man: AscendEX reopened after $80M hack, Huobi suffers key personnel departures, and government officials punished for mining activities

by Editorial Staff 4 min December 17, 2021

Another high-profile hot wallet hack, Binance abandons Singapore plans, and 34 state-owned enterprises under fire for illegally mining cryptocurrencies

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Shanghai Man: BitMart’s $150M theft, ‘Metaverse’ trending, Hong Kong mogul builds in The Sandbox

by Editorial Staff 4 min December 9, 2021

2021 has been a challenging year for Chinese exchanges, but Bitmart’s founder responded quickly following the hack and the crypto community reached out in support. Meanwhile, the metaverse is a top ten buzz word for the year in China

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Shanghai Man: $130M hack raises suspicions, Chinese miners head to Laos, Huobi’s moon mission

by Editorial Staff 3 min November 4, 2021

One CeFi platform is trying to give a user the gift of spaceflight, while a DeFi project was forced to call police after its admin key went missing.

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Shanghai Man: Inside Blockchain Week’s private parties, Vitalik’s speech, and Gate.io climbs the ranks

by Editorial Staff 3 min October 28, 2021

Blockchain Week felt repressed by recent regulations, many projects held back from holding events, but attendees still enjoyed celebrations in private

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Shanghai Man: Blockchain Week with Vitalik still happening, ‘Bitcoin’ searches on WeChat hit 26M in a day

by Editorial Staff 4 min October 21, 2021

China’s premier blockchain event is here, but it will be under a much different regulatory atmosphere this year. Here’s a look at how the industry is existing post-crackdown.

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Shanghai Man: Fiat on-ramps dry up in China, crypto topics censored on social media

by Editorial Staff 4 min October 14, 2021

Chinese fiat markets will be harder to find, but users may find other solutions as the market begins to lose interest in China-related stories

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Shanghai Man: Looking deeper into China’s biggest ban yet

by Ben Yorke 4 min September 30, 2021

Chinese traders are head to DeFi and DYDX, some platforms are turning their backs on China, while other businesses are winding down operations.

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Shanghai Man: RMB stablecoin in Shanghai, Evergrande FUD, and FTX gains ground

by Ben Yorke 4 min September 23, 2021

Not just a centralized CBDC, a new offshore stablecoin is running on a public blockchain in a surprising 180° from China amidst a week of Evergrande debt fears

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