# Law Decoded: Of ICBMs, BTC and ETFs, Feb. 5–12

# Law Decoded: Of ICBMs, BTC and ETFs, Feb. 5–12

“# Law Decoded: Of ICBMs, BTC and ETFs, Feb. 5–12 ” Every Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the week’s critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law. Editor’s note A wise man once said, “there’s security and there’re securities,” and if he didn’t, he should’ve. In modern English, it seems a quaint…

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#BBC banned in China after explosive report on Uighur rape

#BBC banned in China after explosive report on Uighur rape

“#BBC banned in China after explosive report on Uighur rape” The Chinese government is banning BBC News from landing in its country after the British outlet published an explosive story on alleged torture and rape occurring in Uighur concentration camps. The decision comes one week after Ofcom, the media regulator of the United Kingdom had nixed a license for the…

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#Biden speaks with China’s Xi for first time since taking office

#Biden speaks with China’s Xi for first time since taking office

“#Biden speaks with China’s Xi for first time since taking office” President Biden on Wednesday spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time since taking office. The two world leaders spoke by phone, with Biden raising several concerns over the economy and human rights. “President Biden underscored his fundamental concerns about Beijing’s coercive…

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#Jack Ma spotted golfing after hiding out for weeks: report

#Jack Ma spotted golfing after hiding out for weeks: report

“#Jack Ma spotted golfing after hiding out for weeks: report” Jack Ma’s battle with Chinese regulators hasn’t stopped him from hitting the links. The Alibaba founder — whose net worth is estimated by Forbes at $61.4 billion — was spotted golfing recently after an unusually long absence from the public spotlight, according to Bloomberg News….

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#TikTok deal with Oracle put on hold under Biden: report

#TikTok deal with Oracle put on hold under Biden: report

“#TikTok deal with Oracle put on hold under Biden: report” TikTok’s planned sale to American investors is unlikely to close any time soon as the Biden administration weighs whether to push the deal forward, a new report says. A group of investors led by Oracle and Walmart announced plans to buy TikTok’s US operations last…

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# Baidu reportedly aims to address chip shortage plaguing gaming, crypto and cars

# Baidu reportedly aims to address chip shortage plaguing gaming, crypto and cars

“# Baidu reportedly aims to address chip shortage plaguing gaming, crypto and cars ” A global chip shortage is affecting various sectors of industry from gaming to automotive and cryptocurrency mining. Amid Bitcoin’s (BTC) ongoing bull run, the crypto mining industry became massively profitable. Many miners started aggressively stacking mining hardware —by sometimes unconventional methods— which led…

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# Nervos launches M fund to support DeFi projects

# Nervos launches $5M fund to support DeFi projects

“# Nervos launches $5M fund to support DeFi projects ” China’s Nervos Network has launched a $5 million fund to support projects building decentralized exchanges, lending platforms, and other DeFi protocols. According to a Feb. 10 announcement from Nervos, the fund will be used to provide cash grants and direct support to fintech and blockchain…

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#China’s space probe snaps its first images of Mars

#China’s space probe snaps its first images of Mars

“#China’s space probe snaps its first images of Mars” BEIJING – China’s maiden space exploration mission to Mars has captured its first image of the red planet, the space agency said on Friday, some six months after the probe left Earth. The uncrewed Tianwen-1 took the picture at a distance of around 2.2 million km…

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