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Zen Soo

Zheping Huang

SCMP tech reporter Zen Soo is joined by her colleague on the bitcoin/crypto beat, Zheping Huang, for an update on the bitcoin collapse. He also reports from the world's biggest tech markets in Shenzhen, gives an explanation of the 'hard fork' that has split bitcoin cash, and takes us inside the battle between a Chinese-backed consortium and the Australian who claims he is the inventor of bitcoin.


Cryptocurrency miners take cover as bitcoin prices dive


Inside China Tech: Death or rebirth for bitcoin, and what China is doing about it

A person holding a visual representation of the digital crypto-currency Bitcoin, at the "Bitcoin Change" shop in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv. Photo: AFP

As bitcoin prices fall, mining cryptocurrencies is no longer profitable for many

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Bitcoin slumped on Tuesday to its lowest this year as prices fell as much as 10 per cent to breach US$4,300, coinciding with broader drops in the world’s financial markets. Photo: Agence France-Presse

An update on the bitcoin collapse, from inside China's tech hub of Shenzhen.


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Inside China Tech is brought to you by the South China Morning Post's on-the-ground reporters who explore China's ever-evolving tech scene, bringing essential tech background, trends, and analysis from China straight to listeners. 


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