#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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#China arrests 1,100 crypto users on money laundering charges

#China arrests 1,100 crypto users on money laundering charges

“#China arrests 1,100 crypto users on money laundering charges” China’s crackdown on cryptocurrencies is heating up with a series of arrests that suggest digital currency users can be traced. More than 1,100 people who allegedly used cryptocurrencies to launder profits from frauds were arrested Wednesday, the country’s Ministry of Public Security said in a statement. …

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# Chinese search engines block results for top crypto exchanges

# Chinese search engines block results for top crypto exchanges

“# Chinese search engines block results for top crypto exchanges ” China’s stance toward decentralized cryptocurrency trading appears to be getting even tougher. Chinese journalist Colin Wu and crypto news site 8BTCNews have both claimed that as of Wednesday, search results for some of the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges are pulling up zero results. Cointelegraph’s staff…

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#Skeptics of Wuhan lab leak theory ‘were covering their ass’

#Skeptics of Wuhan lab leak theory ‘were covering their ass’

“#Skeptics of Wuhan lab leak theory ‘were covering their ass’” A February 2020 statement signed by more than two dozen scientists that claimed the coronavirus naturally jumped from humans to animals was “orchestrated” to hurt then-President Donald Trump politically, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) charged Tuesday night. “This is the Russia dossier all over again,” Graham…

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#Biden needs to make China pay for its actions over COVID

#Biden needs to make China pay for its actions over COVID

“#Biden needs to make China pay for its actions over COVID” President Joe Biden flies across the pond Wednesday to meet European leaders. He says the goal is to “deliver real results” on critical issues such as climate change and cybersecurity. Yet the president is ducking the most important issue: the cause of the pandemic….

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# Chinese government agency issues blockchain development roadmap

# Chinese government agency issues blockchain development roadmap

“# Chinese government agency issues blockchain development roadmap ” China’s Office of the Central Cyber Security and Information Committee of the country’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has identified four essential application areas for blockchain adoption. The MIIT’s five-point agenda for blockchain adoption was part of a document issued on Monday detailing guiding…

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# Chinese social media giant Weibo reportedly bans crypto-related accounts

# Chinese social media giant Weibo reportedly bans crypto-related accounts

“# Chinese social media giant Weibo reportedly bans crypto-related accounts ” China’s crackdown on cryptocurrencies has reportedly spread to social media. Weibo, China’s Twitter-like microblogging service with over 530 million monthly active users, has reportedly suspended several popular Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto-related content creators on the platform. According to local reports, at least a dozen…

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#Scientists were pushing real COVID-19 conspiracy: Devine

#Scientists were pushing real COVID-19 conspiracy: Devine

“#Scientists were pushing real COVID-19 conspiracy: Devine” Feb. 19, 2020 was the day science died. At the start of a global pandemic that would kill millions, in the world’s most prestigious medical journal, 27 eminent public health scientists signed a letter labeling as “conspiracy theories” any suggestion that the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic…

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