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Breakdown 5.14.21 - bitcoin global no speculation
Bitcoin Is Much More Than a Speculative Asset
Stories from Nigeria, Sudan and Ethiopia show how bitcoin is being used in the real world.
Breakdown 5.14.21 - bitcoin global no speculation

Breakdown 5.9.21 - China CBDCs
CBDCs Aren't About Money, They're About Power
A China-focused discussion on this week’s “Long Reads Sunday.”
Breakdown 5.9.21 - China CBDCs

Crypto miners in China took advantage of low energy rates and a lax regulatory environment, but this may be changing.
Chinese Crypto Miners Face Unstable Regulatory Environment
Tightening regulations have unnerved some crypto miners in China.
Crypto miners in China took advantage of low energy rates and a lax regulatory environment, but this may be changing.

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Huobi Asset Management Raises $50M for Crypto 'Tracker' Funds
The four funds will buy bitcoin, ether and equity in crypto or mining firms.
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TEHRAN * IRAN
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Inside Iran's Onslaught on Bitcoin Mining
Iran has been clamping down on mining farms, but it also wants to use crypto mining to boost the sanctioned nation's revenue stream.
TEHRAN * IRAN
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Breakdown 1.26.21 - Kyle Bass China
‘The 4 Wars We Could Fight With China,’ Feat. Kyle Bass
One of investing’s loudest critics of China shares his assessment of where the U.S. political and business relationship with the country is headed.
Breakdown 1.26.21 - Kyle Bass China

Moscow
Russian Public Officials Banned From Holding Cryptocurrency
Russian government officials must dispose of any digital asset holdings before April 1.
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Huobi OTC
At Least One Key Huobi Executive Is In Custody in China: Sources
The Chinese police appear to have intensified their crackdown on crypto exchanges’ OTC trading services in the last year.
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Sberbank
Russia's Sber Bank Files to Launch Its Own Stablecoin
Russia's largest retail bank has applied to become a licensed digital assets issuer.
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Breakdown 1.12.21 - CBDCs Alibaba China
Is China Poised to Nationalize Alibaba?
The International Business Times reports China might nationalize Alibaba. Here’s what that has to do with China’s digital currency efforts.
Breakdown 1.12.21 - CBDCs Alibaba China