A Brazilian cybersecurity researcher has raised alarm bells, warning others about counterfeit ledger devices that has been planted by scammers in the Chinese market in the attempt to steal users' crypto.

China’s top tax and financial regulators are accelerating the integration of blockchain into banking infrastructure, urging lenders to overhaul credit systems and data sharing models—part of a broader strategy that also positions the digital yuan as a tool for global financial influence.

Apple has removed Jack Dorsey’s decentralized messaging app Bitchat from its China App Store after it was given an order from Beijing, highlighting the growing friction between censorship-resistant technologies and state-controlled digital ecosystems.

China’s Internet Finance Association warned that the OpenClaw AI agent platform has major security risks due to weak default settings and exposed systems. Authorities urged users and organisations to strengthen security controls and avoid unsafe deployments.

China’s highest court has signaled a tougher stance against cryptocurrency-related crime, warning that individuals and organizations using digital assets to launder money or move funds illegally across borders could face harsher penalties.

US lawmakers have launched an investigation into Trump's company for its role in helping bring multiple Chinese companies into the US stock markets that were later linked to alleged stock manipulation schemes.

A simple crypto was all it took for a couple in China to get their bank account permanently locked.

Hong Kong and mainland China are moving to hardwire blockchain into the arteries of cross-border trade, deepening financial integration between the two hubs in what could become one of Asia’s most ambitious digital infrastructure projects.

Hong Kong is set to issue its first stablecoin licences in March 2026, following the new Stablecoins Ordinance. The city is also expanding crypto market rules and tokenisation projects while China remains cautious about cryptocurrency activity.

In a sweeping regulatory crackdown, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), alongside a coalition of top state agencies, has formally banned the issuance of yuan-linked stablecoins and sharply curtailed real-world asset (RWA) tokenization