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Iran conflict is already disrupting the hidden plumbing of global trade The market spent the first phase of the Iran conflict watching crude. That was the visible layer. Today, prices have fallen below $90 a barrel for the first time in a while and Bitcoin is soaring alongside. However, a consequential shift is still happening […] The post Oil prices fall but China trade and US inflation data weakens as Iran contagion spreads – in opportunity for Bitcoin appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Apple Removes Jack Dorsey's Bitchat App from China The post Apple Removes Jack Dorsey Bitchat App from China at Beijing’s Request appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitchat launched in July last year and has been used during protests in Madagascar, Uganda, Nepal, Indonesia and Iran as authorities attempted to restrict usage of the internet. Bitchat, a decentralized peer-to-peer messaging app developed by Block CEO Jack Dorsey, has been removed from Apple’s App Store in China for allegedly violating its internet service regulations.  In an X post on Sunday, Dorsey shared a screenshot from Apple’s app review team informing him that Bitchat had been removed from the App Store in February and that the TestFlight beta version would no longer be available in China at the request of the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC). “Bitchat pulled from the China App Store,” he said. Read more

Huione Money Laundering Boss Extradited to China The post Alleged Huione Group Money Laundering Boss Extradited to China appeared first on Cryptonews.

America holds roughly 38% of global Bitcoin mining capacity, and the specialized hardware powering that position comes overwhelmingly from Chinese manufacturers. Senators Bill Cassidy and Cynthia Lummis introduced the Mined in America Act on Mar. 30 to address that gap, proposing certification, domestic manufacturing support, and the codification of President Donald Trump's Strategic Bitcoin Reserve […] The post Washington moves to cut China out of the machines powering US Bitcoin mining appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Global market volatility persists, yet when Alibaba’s AI models are fed a carefully engineered prompt, they reveal strikingly optimistic forecasts for XRP, Bitcoin, and Ethereum heading into the latter part of 2026.Bolstering the broader crypto outlook, a recent agreement between the SEC and CFTC to align their regulatory strategies signals that comprehensive U.S. cryptocurrency legislation […] The post China’s Alibaba AI Predicts the Price of XRP, Bitcoin and Ethereum by The End of 2026 appeared first on Cryptonews.

MetaComp’s Pre-A+ funding round, backed by Alibaba and Spark Venture, brings the total capital raised to $35 million, with aims to expand its StableX Network globally. Singapore-based MetaComp said Friday it completed a new funding round backed by Alibaba, as the company expands its stablecoin payment infrastructure. MetaComp completed a Pre-A+ round backed by Alibaba, bringing the cumulative total to $35 million across two rounds in three months, according to the announcement. The latest round also featured the European early-stage venture capital investor Spark Venture, with Beijing-based 100Summit Partners serving as exclusive financial adviser. Read more

Global geopolitical tensions may be rattling markets, but after some carefully calibrated prompting, DeepSeek AI suggests the three biggest cryptocurrencies could still be heading for a very bullish year.Its data-driven outlook draws on improving technical indicators, positive industry developments, and a regulatory environment that is slowly becoming clearer.Here’s why DeepSeek’s predictions are gaining attention.XRP (XRP): […] The post China’s DeepSeek AI Predicts the Price of XRP, Bitcoin and Ethereum by The End of 2026 appeared first on Cryptonews.

China’s new chip boosts blockchain speed 50x. An autonomous agent linked to Alibaba tries to mine Bitcoin. Asia Express

War news may be dominating headlines, but Alibaba AI believes crypto’s mid-to-long-term prospects look better than ever. Market behavior suggests that investors may have already absorbed the impact of war-related risks earlier in the year, following selloffs triggered by former President Trump’s rhetoric around possible U.S. military escalation involving Greenland and Iran.As such, Alibaba AI […] The post China’s Alibaba AI Predicts the Price of XRP, Bitcoin and Ethereum by the End of 2026 appeared first on Cryptonews.

DeepSeek AI predicts great things this year for HODLers of XRP, Bitcoin and Ethereum.Despite months of persistent downside pressure across the crypto market, DeepSeek has a notably optimistic stance on the market leaders, projecting that all three could reach fresh all-time highs within the next ten months.So, just how credible are DeepSeek’s predictions?XRP ($XRP): DeepSeek […] The post China’s DeepSeek AI Predicts the Price of XRP, Bitcoin and Ethereum appeared first on Cryptonews.

Running a well-crafted prompt through Alibaba AI model KIMI can surface some eye-opening 2026 price scenarios for XRP, Shiba Inu, and Pepe.According to Alibaba’s outlook, all three digital assets could generate substantial returns by New Year, perhaps much sooner than investors expect.Below is a closer look at the projections and the logic behind them.XRP ($XRP): […] The post China’s Alibaba AI Predicts the Price of XRP, Shiba Inu and PEPE By the End of 2026 appeared first on Cryptonews.

An obscure Hong Kong firm has disclosed a $436 million position in BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF, a revelation that is fueling speculation about Chinese capital flowing into crypto through offshore side doors. Laurore Ltd, a previously unknown entity, reported the stake in BlackRock Inc.’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) in a filing with the US Securities and […] The post Is China using US Bitcoin ETFs as a backdoor? Mystery Hong Kong firm invested $436M in BlackRock’s IBIT appeared first on CryptoSlate.

When asked a carefully structured prompt, DeepSeek hints at the possibility of high upside this year for current HODLers of XRP, Pepe, and Shiba Inu, a timeline that may catch unprepared investors off guard.Below is a breakdown of how current technical signals and broader ecosystem developments may support DeepSeek’s bullishness.XRP ($XRP): DeepSeek Believes Ripple’s Roadmap […] The post China’s DeepSeek AI Predicts the Price of XRP, PEPE and Shiba Inu By the End of 2026 appeared first on Cryptonews.

China’s gradual retreat from US government debt is evolving from a quiet background trend into an explicit risk-management signal, and Bitcoin traders are watching the market for the next domino. The immediate trigger for this renewed anxiety came on Feb. 9 when Bloomberg reported that Chinese regulators were urging commercial banks to limit their exposure […] The post Why Bitcoin faces a brutal liquidity trap because China’s $298B of US Treasuries are up for sale appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The Bitcoin network's mining difficulty dropped by as much as 27% within a single adjustment period during China's 2021 crypto mining ban. Update (2-7-2026) This article has been updated to provide the latest projections for the next Bitcoin mining difficulty adjustment The Bitcoin network mining difficulty, a metric tracking the relative challenge of adding new blocks to the Bitcoin (BTC) ledger, fell by about 11.16% in the last 24 hours, the worst drop in a single adjustment period since China’s 2021 ban on crypto mining. Bitcoin mining difficulty is at 125.86 T and took effect at block 935,429, data from CoinWarz shows. The average block time is about 9.47 minutes, slightly under the 10-minute target. Read more

The latest announcement from the People's Bank of China follows months of flip-flopping on privately issued yuan-pegged stablecoins. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the country’s central bank, and seven Chinese regulatory agencies published a joint statement on Friday banning the unapproved issuance of Renminbi-pegged stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets (RWAs). The ban applies to both domestic and foreign stablecoin and tokenized RWA issuers, according to the statement, which was also signed by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and China’s Securities Regulatory Commission. A translation of the announcement said: Winston Ma, an adjunct professor at New York University (NYU) Law School and former Managing Director of CIC, China's sovereign wealth fund, told Cointelegraph that the ban extends to the onshore and offshore versions of China’s Renminbi, also called the yuan.   “The Beijing crypto ban rule applies across all RMB-related markets, whether CNH or CNY,” he said. CNH is the of...

The set of new rules reaffirm China’s hardline stance on crypto and impose restrictions on tokenized real-world assets and overseas issuance of yuan stablecoins.

China's DeepSeek AI predicts upside cases for XRP, Solana and Bitcoin through 2026–2027, arguing that a longer bull market plus firmer US regulatory clarity could lift XRP toward $10, SOL toward $500, and BTC toward $250,000, even after steep pullbacks from prior highs. It also cites US ETF inflows. The post China’s DeepSeek AI Predicts the Price of XRP, Solana and Bitcoin By the End of 2026 appeared first on Cryptonews.

China seeks to make the renminbi a true reserve currency, but the numbers reveal a story in which Beijing's capital controls create conditions for Bitcoin and dollar stablecoins to thrive as workarounds rather than competitors. The International Monetary Fund's latest reserve data shows the renminbi holding just 1.93% of global foreign exchange reserves in the […] The post China targets global reserve currency status but capital controls push traders toward USDT and Bitcoin appeared first on CryptoSlate.