#Half a trillion dollars erased from China markets in a week

#Half a trillion dollars erased from China markets in a week

“#Half a trillion dollars erased from China markets in a week” China’s tech stocks slumped to new lows on Friday and Hong Kong’s benchmark index hit an almost 10-month trough, as an unrelenting series of Chinese regulatory crackdowns crushed investors’ confidence. More than $560 billion in market value has been wiped off Hong Kong and…

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# Alibaba launches NFT marketplace for copyright trading

# Alibaba launches NFT marketplace for copyright trading

“# Alibaba launches NFT marketplace for copyright trading ” Chinese multinational e-commerce firm, Alibaba Group Holding, has launched a new nonfungible tokens (NFTs) marketplace allowing trademark holders to sell tokenized licenses to their intellectual property. The new NFT marketplace, dubbed “Blockchain Digital Copyright and Asset-Trade,” can be accessed via Alibaba’s Auction platform. NFTs launched via…

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# China’s central bank worried about stablecoins’ risk to financial systems

# China’s central bank worried about stablecoins’ risk to financial systems

“# China’s central bank worried about stablecoins’ risk to financial systems ” The Chinese central bank is “quite worried” about the global financial risks associated with digital currencies, particularly stablecoins, according to a senior official. Fan Yifei, a deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), expressed concerns over the reportedly serious threat stablecoins…

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#China fines tech giants in anti-monopoly cases

#China fines tech giants in anti-monopoly cases

“#China fines tech giants in anti-monopoly cases” Companies including internet giants Alibaba and Tencent were fined Wednesday by anti-monopoly regulators in a new move to tighten control over their fast-developing industries. In 22 cases, companies were fined 500,000 yuan ($75,000) each for actions including acquiring stakes in other companies that might improperly increase their market…

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#Uber rival and Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi files for IPO

#Uber rival and Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi files for IPO

“#Uber rival and Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi files for IPO” Didi Chuxing, China’s biggest ride-hailing firm, on Thursday made public its filing for a US stock market listing, setting the stage for what is expected to be the world’s biggest initial public offering this year. The company – backed by Asia’s largest technology investment firms, SoftBank,…

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