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Instability in the crypto sector has led to Singapore-based Vauld halting withdrawals and searching for new financial backing.
Chip stocks were hammered after Micron signalled falling demand and AMD flagged a slowdown in PC sales this year
TikTok has contacted senators over long-held fears that US user data could be passed on to China's communist government
CAC said it had amassed a fraud database of 3.8 million websites and 500,000 apps. It did not specify if any are still operating or elaborate on any penalties issued
Monetary Authority of Singapore "reprimanded" Three Arrows and accused it of providing misleading information concerning its relocation to the British Virgin Islands
Extreme volatility in digital asset markets prompted the freeze, leaving its 1.7 million customers unable to redeem their holdings
Tencent Holdings, Ant Group, Baidu and JD.com are among signatories to a pact to stop secondary trading in NFTs and other digital collectibles
Companies that collect personal data will be responsible for assessing if it needs to be protected when it is transferred overseas, under new rules drafted by the China's government regulator
Brendan Carr, the leading Republican Party member on the Federal Communications Commission, said TikTok collected sensitive data about US users that could be accessed in China
Beijing spymasters recruited the English-language graduates on behalf of APT40, which snoops on US, Canadian, European, Israeli and Arab agencies, companies and universities
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PaymentsCan China Take Place of SWIFT System? Analysts Say ‘No’There is no global payment system that is strong enough to act as an alternative to SWIFT and enable Russia to evade sanctions
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Market InsightsHere’s How China Can Win the Tech War With USAThe Chinese government is doubling down on incentives for innovation, which it believes to be the cornerstone of its future growth and international position.
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