Xiaobei, Guangzhou: Where Small-Container Trade Switched to Tether
Step out of Xiaobei (小北) metro station in Guangzhou and within two minutes you are...
Sony Is Building a Stablecoin Bank — and Its CEO Just Halved His Stake
In the space of six days this July, Sony sent three signals that together say...
The Night Vietnam Lost 90% of Its Rare Earths
How a single PDF from Washington vaporized an entire commodity narrative — and what it...
Citadel Securities Takes a $400 Million Stake in Crypto.com – a Signal That Reaches Far Beyond Asia
Crypto.com announced on July 16, 2026 a strategic $400 million investment from Citadel Securities, valuing...
South Korea Prepares Won Stablecoin Rules as Seoul Joins Asia’s Digital Currency Race
Seoul has just delivered its clearest signal yet that the Korean won is heading on-chain....
Pakistan Explores Sharia-Compliant Stablecoins Instead of Conventional Cryptocurrencies
Pakistan’s crypto regulator PVARA is searching for a way to reconcile the country’s ambitious digital-asset...
Kazakhstan Wants to Turn Alatau Into Eurasia’s Digital Finance City
Kazakhstan is doubling down on its ambition to become Central Asia’s leading hub for digital...
SBI Taps Solana for World’s First Tokenized Japan Equity Fund
SBI Global Asset Management and regulated digital asset exchange DigiFT have launched the SBI Japan...
Kazakhstan Goes All In on Digital Assets: What Tokayev’s New Decree Actually Changes
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a decree titled “On Measures to Stimulate and Develop the...
JCB Partners With Circle to Explore USDC Payments in Japan
Japan’s largest domestic card network is officially entering the stablecoin arena. On July 14, 2026,...
Revolut Receives In-Principle Approval to Provide Crypto Services in UAE
Fintech giant secures in-principle approval for its Virtual Assets Service Provider (VASP) Licence from Dubai’s...
While Japan Debates Stablecoins, Centralized E-Money Is Quietly Winning the Programmable-Money Race
Another week, another Japanese municipality handing its digital-money rails to a centralized platform. This time...
Mastercard Is Hiring for Stablecoins in Hong Kong — And the Job Ad Says More Than Any Press Release
Mastercard is quietly staffing up for a stablecoin future in Asia. A new job listing...
South Korea’s Hyundai Card Completes $20,000 Stablecoin Settlement in Seven Minutes — A Milestone for Asian Corporate Finance
South Korea’s Hyundai Card has carried out its first live cross-border payment using a stablecoin,...
Hong Kong Launches Central Gold Clearing: A Challenge to London’s Dominance or a Complement to It?
On 7 July 2026, Hong Kong began trial operation of a central clearing and settlement...
Hong Kong’s Stablecoin Regime: From Licensing Launch to Market Rollout – A Mid-2026 Assessment
Almost a year after the Stablecoins Ordinance came into force, Hong Kong has completed the...
LG Innotek’s $1 Billion Bet: Why Vietnam Is Quietly Becoming Asia’s Next Tech Powerhouse
South Korea’s LG Innotek, a key Apple supplier, has received official approval for a US$1...
Japan’s Bullion Lobby on the Rise: What the JBMA Does — and Why Hong Kong’s New Gold Clearing House Changes Everything
While the crypto world obsesses over ETF inflows and halving cycles, the center of power...
Buy Fear, Sell Greed? What the Crypto Fear & Greed Index Really Tells Us About Future Bitcoin Returns
A data-driven analysis of the crypto market’s most popular sentiment gauge — and why the...
Real-World Asset Tokenisation in Emerging Markets: What Cambridge’s New Report Means for Asia
A deep dive into the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance’s June 2026 study “Tokenised Assets:...
Kaia Bets on Real-Time Security: Why the Hypernative Partnership Is a Signal for Consumer DeFi in Asia
If blockchain technology is going to make the leap from niche product to everyday application,...
Tokenized Stocks Are Now Available on Tokocrypto
Tokocrypto is expanding its lineup of digital assets with the launch of Tokenized Stocks (bStocks)...
Indonesia’s Crypto Bourse Launches CFX10, the Country’s First Crypto Asset Index
PT Central Finansial X (CFX), Indonesia’s licensed crypto asset exchange operating under supervision from the...
Lion Group Holding Backs Indonesian Rupiah Stablecoin in $12M Stock-for-Equity Deal
Singapore-based Lion Group Holding Ltd. has announced its participation in an investment in PT Nusantara...
Bitdeer AI Named “AI Cloud Platform of the Year” in 2026 AI Breakthrough Awards, Cementing Its Role as a Global AI Infrastructure Leader
Bitdeer AI, part of Bitdeer Technologies Group and a preferred NVIDIA Cloud Partner, has been...
Kazakhstan Stock Exchange Becomes First in Central Asia to List US Crypto ETFs
The Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) has listed exchange-traded funds tracking the world’s leading cryptocurrencies —...
Plasbit Crypto Card for Everyday Spending
Most people who use crypto do not need another complicated product. They need a simple...
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Becomes First Bank to Offer Instant Digital Home Financing Pre-Approval
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) has teamed up with the Abu Dhabi Housing Authority (ADHA)...
Yuan on Chain: Is Beijing’s Stablecoin Moment Finally Here?
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire just lit a fuse under one of crypto’s favorite speculation games:...
Kyrgyzstan: The Som Goes Digital?
On 1 January 2027, the Kyrgyz Republic is set to officially roll out its “Digital...
UAE Merges AI, Data and Digital Government Into One Authority — Here’s Why It Matters Beyond the Gulf
Dubai’s ruler just rewired how the UAE federal government will run. For anyone watching how...
World Gold Council Doubles Down on Asia: New Singapore Office Signals Where Gold (and Maybe Crypto) Demand Is Headed
The World Gold Council (WGC), the trade body representing the world’s leading gold mining companies,...
Why Central Asia’s Digital Future Will Be Decided at PLUS-Forum Digital Kyrgyzstan
As Central Asia accelerates its digital transformation, one event is emerging as a key meeting...