when asked about China’s prospective plan to create a digital currency. He continued: “… And, even though I’m sort of a pro-crypto, pro-Bitcoin maximalist person, I do wonder whether at this point …
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Peter Thiel: China could use bitcoin as a ‘financial weapon against the US’
Breakingviews – China plus bitcoin is a marriage of convenience
NEW YORK (Reuters Breakingviews) – Tech mogul Peter Thiel suggested this week that China might use bitcoin as a “financial weapon” to unseat government-backed currencies in general and the U.S. dollar …
Beyond Meat Competitor Impossible Foods Is Readying Its IPO, Sources Say
After years of investor anticipation and guesswork, sources close to the situation told Reuters today Impossible Foods, the biggest dedicated U.S. plant-based meat maker after Beyond Meat ( …
2021 U.S. Exports To China Up 43% From Pre-Covid 2019, Imports At Record Level
Imports of medicine in pill form have grown in the first two months of 2021. A 43.06% surge in exports to China is one of two pronounced changes in U.S. trade in early 2021, leaving…
The Apache Software Foundation Announces Apache® DolphinScheduler™ as a Top-Level Project
Users include Budweiser, China Unicom, IDG Capital, IBM China, JD.com, Lenovo, New Oriental, Nokia China, Qihoo 360, SF Express, and Tencent, among others. “Apache DolphinScheduler is an excellent …
China Warns U.S. Not to Boycott 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
China is warning the US not to boycott next year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing. The Biden administration said it’s talking with allies now about how to approach the games because of complaints of human …
China’s bitcoin crackdown contradicts Peter Thiel’s belief that it is a ‘financial weapon’ against U.S.
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Biden administration slaps export controls on Chinese firms for aiding PLA weapons development
The Biden administration on Thursday placed seven Chinese firms and government labs under U.S. export controls for their involvement in China’s effort to build supercomputers that help develop nuclear …
China Could Use Bitcoin as ‘Financial Weapon’ Against U.S., Peter Thiel Warns
“Even though I’m a pro-crypto, pro-Bitcoin maximalist person, I do wonder whether if at this point Bitcoin should also be thought of in part as a Chinese financial weapon against the U.S.” says …
China on a mission to turn ‘junk’ patents into treasure
As part of its drive to achieve technological self-sufficiency, Beijing is overhauling its system of reward for patent filing.
UPDATE 1-Scientists call for new probe into COVID-19 origins – with or without China
SHANGHAI, April 8 (Reuters) – A joint China-World Health Organization (WHO) study into COVID-19 has provided no credible answers about how the pandemic began, and more rigorous investigations are …
China proposes cooperation with Mongolia on seasonal dust storms
April 8 (UPI) –China said it proposed a joint response on seasonal dust storms and other environmental issues with Mongolia, less than a month after a thick orange haze choked cities like Beijing in …
China, the Convenient Foil
Peter Thiel is both right and wrong in calling Bitcoin a tool that could empower China and challenge the U.S. dollar.
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