The Chain Behind Asia’s Dollar Transfers Just Set a Record
Two independent research firms published quarterly reviews of the network this week. Both point to...
CZ Added to Bitcoin Asia 2026 Speaker Lineup as Full Agenda Goes Live
Bitcoin Asia 2026 has published its complete two-day agenda and confirmed Changpeng Zhao, the Binance...
Thailand Exempts Crypto Trading Gains From Personal Income Tax Through 2029
Thailand has formally introduced a five-year personal income tax exemption for qualifying gains from cryptocurrency...
Western Union’s Stablecard Lands on Solana — and Asia Is the Real Test
The world’s largest remittance network has launched a Visa card backed by its own dollar...
China Is Exporting Electricity as Tokens — and Bitcoin Miners Wrote the Playbook
Bitcoin taught the world an uncomfortable lesson about energy: electricity is a local, perishable, politically...
When Loyalty Points Become Money: Kansai Electric’s Rewards Arm Puts JPYC in Users’ Wallets
Japan’s largest utility group has quietly done something most loyalty programs never attempt — it...
Tokenised Stocks Overtake Gold as Crypto Exchanges Push Into TradFi, CoinGecko Finds
The line between crypto exchanges and brokerages is dissolving faster than most of the industry...
Emirates Now Takes Crypto for Flights — But Only If You Live in the UAE
Dubai’s flag carrier has switched on Crypto.com Pay across its website and app. It’s a...
WebX 2026 Closes Below Target — But Japan’s Web3 Story Is Being Written Elsewhere
Tokyo’s flagship Web3 conference drew 13,641 attendees, short of the 15,000 organisers projected and below...
UnionPay Is Building China’s Own AI Stack for Finance
UnionPay, China’s largest card network, unveiled a comprehensive, state-adjacent AI stack for the financial sector...
HashKey, Kbank and BPMG Team Up on Korean Won Stablecoins — Here’s Why It Matters
HashKey Holdings has signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korean internet bank Kbank and...
Coinbase Invests in Tokenized Version of Abu Dhabi’s Sovereign Wealth Fund
Abu Dhabi’s state-owned Mubadala Capital is taking a significant step toward blockchain integration. It was...
The EU-Singapore Digital Trade Agreement: What the New Data Pact Means for Crypto and Fintech Firms in Asia
Since 1 February 2026, the EU-Singapore Digital Trade Agreement (EUSDTA) has been in force. For...
Uzbekistan Celebrates Historic Leap in Global Startup Ranking
Uzbekistan has reached a remarkable milestone in its digital and economic transformation. In the StartupBlink...
Japan’s Logistics Sector Bets on Stablecoins: AZ-COM Maruwa to Pay 2,300 Contractors in JPYC
A Tokyo-listed logistics group is about to become the test case for whether regulated yen...
Austrian Blockchain Center and Danang Fintech Lab Sign Cooperation Agreement on Blockchain Research and Education
During Da Nang Business, Finance and Technology Week 2026, the Austrian Blockchain Center (ABC Research)...
Plasbit Crypto Card for Everyday Spending
Most people who use crypto do not need another complicated product. They need a simple...
More Than Just Repackaging: Three Reasons Vietnam Could Become the Chip Industry’s Hidden Champion
Vietnam has no advanced wafer fab, no EUV lithography, and no TSMC of its own....
China and Kazakhstan’s $15 Billion Deal: Why It Matters for Asia’s Digital Future
Kazakhstan is positioning itself as a strategic technology and logistics hub between China and Europe....
South Korea’s Digital Asset Race: Why Banks Are Building Before Regulation Arrives
While the global digital asset debate is often dominated by Washington, another major financial hub...
Swiss Tokenization Firm OnchainLabs Joins Kyrgyzstan’s Tamchy SFIT to Foster Cross-Border Digital Asset Innovation
Swiss tokenization infrastructure company OnchainLabs has become one of the first international firms to establish...
The Silent War for Central Asia’s Resources: Why Japan and South Korea Matter for Crypto Miners
The headlines talk about Bitcoin, Ethereum, and NFTs. What few notice: behind every mining farm,...
WDMS Global 2026 in Hong Kong: Why Miners, Investors and Infrastructure Operators Should Make the Trip
August 27–28, 2026 | Rosewood Hong Kong | Theme: “Ride the Cycle. Hydro Prevails.“ When...
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,...