Profile picture
, 4 tweets, 2 min read
My Authors
Read all threads
Increasingly looks like China story is 1) Huobi and OKEx get *some* level of approval (“institutionalization”) 2) Binance and international exchanges mostly iced out 3) Small casino (“bucket shop”) exchanges like MXC and Biki get shuttered or chased offshore
OKEx on China state TV tonight (CCTV1)
海南离岸创新试验区 数字资产交易全球新中心。区块链的又一次康波，说来就来，趋势已到。你喜不喜欢，相不相信，都不重要，趋势已经变成现实。区块链数字经济大潮就在现在。
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh.

Enjoying this thread?

Keep Current with Matthew Graham

Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

Twitter may remove this content at anytime, convert it as a PDF, save and print for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video

1) Follow Thread Reader App on Twitter so you can easily mention us!

2) Go to a Twitter thread (series of Tweets by the same owner) and mention us with a keyword "unroll" @threadreaderapp unroll

You can practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @mg0314a see all

Profile picture
Matthew Graham
@mg0314a
Thread on the recent and quite significant China blockchain developments in Hainan, by request.
1) China’s first blockchain pilot zone officially opened in Haikou in Hainan Province in Oct 2018, known as the Hainan Free Trade Zone (FTZ) Blockchain Pilot Zone. Hainan Island was designated as China’s 12th free-trade zone by Chinese President Xi in April last year.*
*Fun fact, the first tweet’s content was censored on WeChat in our team’s internal communications when we used Xi Jinping’s full name. When we changed to “President Xi”, the message went through.
Read 23 tweets
Profile picture
Matthew Graham
@mg0314a
Thread, by request
1) Currently, each mainland China citizen must carry an ID card (身份证) with a unique ID number and personal information; current generations feature chips and encryption.
2) In 2015/2016, various agencies including the Ministry of Public Security began to show interest in virtual versions of the national ID card, which is used to open bank accounts, check into hotels, purchase high speed rail tickets, etc.
Read 14 tweets
Profile picture
Matthew Graham
@mg0314a
Blockbuster news
1) On October 28, at the first "2019 Bund Financial Summit", remarks by Huang Qifan, Vice Chairman of the China International Economic Exchange Center.

The People's Bank of China has been studying DCEP (central bank digital currency) for five or six years and it is maturing.
2) The PBOC is likely to be the first central bank in the world to introduce digital currency.

He criticized some enterprises of trying to “challenge sovereign currencies” by issuing Bitcoin and Libra. Currencies based on blockchain are separated from sovereign credit and so...
Read 7 tweets

Related threads

Profile picture
William Yang
@WilliamYang120
“831, you beat someone to death. 721, you disappeared.” Protesters are condemning police beating people up on August 31 while on 721 when triads beat up passengers, police were nowhere to be found.
“Killers, rapists.” These are two of the common accusations against the police.
Amid a sea of US flags, there is one lone German flag held by Carlos from Germany. He thinks Angela Merkel should use her time in #China to voice more concrete support for #HK.
Read 30 tweets
Profile picture
Christophe Barraud🛢
@C_Barraud
🇺🇸 🇨🇳 *U.S. WAITING TO HEAR FROM #CHINA ON TRADE DEAL, KUDLOW SAYS - BBG
*KUDLOW EXPECTS U.S.-CHINA MEETING IN MARCH IN MAR-A-LAGO
*TRUMP, LIGHTHIZER ARE VERY CLOSE, KUDLOW TELLS CNBC
🇺🇸 🇨🇳 #CHINA WOULD HAVE TO NOTE ANY FX INTERVENTION UNDER DEAL: KUDLOW - BBG
🇺🇸 🇨🇳 *MNUCHIN SAYS #CHINA #TRADE TALKS INCLUDE 150-PAGE DOCUMENT - BBG
Read 819 tweets
Profile picture
Christophe Barraud🛢
@C_Barraud
🇨🇦 🇺🇸 🇨🇳 🇮🇷 #Canada arrests #Huawei’s global chief financial officer in Vancouver – The Globe and Mail
theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…
A gauge of #technology shares on the MSCI #Asia Pacific Index slid as much as 3 percent before paring some losses - Bloomberg
🇺🇸 #SPX ⬇ as much as 1.9% from Tuesday’s close, before paring some losses. Selling pressure early in the session was so intense that it forced CME Group to intermittently pause trading, according to a spokesperson for the exchange - Bloomberg
*Link: bloom.bg/2BTw5DN
Read 736 tweets
Profile picture
Christophe Barraud🛢
@C_Barraud
🇨🇳 #CHINA Q3 GDP Y/Y: 6.5% V 6.6%E (slowest growth since Q1 2009)
*NBS spokesman Mao Shengyong said that the international situation was bringing “downward pressure” on China.
*Link: bloom.bg/2RVX1ZA
🇫🇷 🇪🇺 🇨🇳 French tire maker Michelin warned of declining sales in Europe and #China in the second half of the year, dragging down shares of its competitors in the U.S. and Europe - Bloomberg
*Statement: bit.ly/2EujhqH
🇺🇸🇨🇳🇪🇺 In a volley of filings, the EU, #China and the U.S. this week escalated disputes over new U.S. metals tariffs, the European response to those levies, and Chinese intellectual property practices - Bloomberg
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Read 634 tweets
Profile picture
Andrew Erickson 艾立信
@AndrewSErickson
hearing—"#China's Worldwide #Military Expansion" is a dramatic bellwether of growing concerns in Washington & beyond.

Now online—hard-hitting arguments + many data points, some deeply-analyzed yet hard to find elsewhere in public domain:
bit.ly/HouseIC
CAPT Jim Fanell, USN Ret, former @USPacificFleet N2:

"today, the PLA Navy consists of over 330 surface ships & 66 submarines, nearly 400 combatants. As of 4 May 2018, the @USNavy consists of 283 battle force ships: 211 surface ships and 72 submarines."
bit.ly/HouseIC
"By 2030, it is estimated [by Fanell & @SCheneyPeters in their chapter in @NavalWarCollege @ChinaMaritime Studies Institute's Chinese Naval Shipbuilding volume amazon.com/Chinese-Naval-… @USNIBooks that] the PLANavy will consist of some 550 ships: 450 surface ships & 99 submarines."
Read 71 tweets

Trending hashtags

#Tesla #EU #Amazon #NoToChinaExtradition #Intel #International #Mauritius #Gantz #tradewar #G20 #IsraelZionism #s #Apple #Namibian #NorthCarolina #SouthKorea #Americans #Philippines #Corn #Malaysia #israeliterrorism #China #BDS #Dutch #TradeWar
Follow Us on Twitter!

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just three indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3.00/month or $30.00/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!