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Kuwait bans crypto and virtual assets transactions
20.7.2023
Kuwait’s Capital Markets Authority has officially confirmed the commitment to “absolute prohibition” of virtually all crypto operations in the country
First Mover Asia: XRP, XLM Climb While Bitcoin Trudges Below $30K
20.7.2023
PLUS: Ripple's partial victory last week in its ongoing legal feud with the Securities and Exchange Commission left important questions unsettled for token issuers, a crypto lawyer told CoinDesk TV
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Lingers Below $30K, While XRP Continues Its Rally
19.7.2023
PLUS: Last week's partial court victory for Ripple last week buoyed Coinbase's share price by clarifying a nettlesome regulatory issue. The company still needs to recapture trading volume but seems headed for better times, an analyst says
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Rebounds to $30.1K After Retreating to June Low
18.7.2023
PLUS: A day in the life of Binance’s head of law enforcement training – petty crooks, fake subpoenas, and dodging politically sensitive requests
Multichain saga screws users, Binance fires 1,000 staff: Asia Express
18.7.2023
The Multichain saga includes secret arrests, a suspicious exploit, and one man allegedly in control of $1.5B. Plus, Binance fires staff
Bitcoin price falls under $30K as macro and regulatory worries take center stage
17.7.2023
As investor’s euphoria over Bitcoin subsides, regulatory and macroeconomic headwinds resurface to negatively impact BTC price
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Hovers Near $30.3K After Expected Correction. Retail Investor Enthusiasm 'Likely to Increase': Analyst
17.7.2023
The rising flows into Toronto-based Purpose’s spot bitcoin ETF, which received approval by Canadian regulators in 2021, reflect strong appetite among retail investors for these types of products and are a promising sign for U.S. companies who have recently filed spot BTC applications with the SEC
Ordinals Summit 2023 Singapore is set to be Asia’s 1st large-scale Bitcoin Ordinals event
14.7.2023
The inaugural summit will be Asia’s first-ever Bitcoin Ordinals event of its scale and is expected to be the largest of its kind globally. Ordinals Summit, 2023 in Singapore, will occur during Crypto Asia Week, ahead of the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix 2023 weekend. Speaker highlights...
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Soars to One-Year High at $31.7K as Crypto Investors Savor Partial Ripple Victory
14.7.2023
Ether and other major cryptos are swept upward in a banner day for crypto markets. PLUS: While the number of large bitcoin holders increases, bitcoin sent to exchanges continues to fall, writes CoinDesk's analysts
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Holds Steady Over $30K as Inflation Data, Macro Issues Leave Investors Increasingly Unmoved
13.7.2023
ALSO: Former CFTC Chair Timothy Massad told CoinDesk TV that regulatory agencies “don’t have to resolve” the stubbornly troublesome issue whether cryptos are commodities or securities
First Mover Asia: Crypto Market Is on ‘Standby’ as Release of June Inflation Data Nears
12.7.2023
PLUS: A Freely Convertible Yuan is a Requirement for a CNY Stablecoin
First Mover Asia: Individual Wallets Holding 1 Bitcoin Hit All-Time High as BTC Maintains $30K
11.7.2023
PLUS: Binance.US has a free money problem, but there's not enough trust in the platform to exploit it
China expands CBDC’s tentacles, Malaysia is HK’s new crypto rival: Asia Express
11.7.2023
China’s president Xi Jinping expands CBDC cooperation at SCO, Hong Kong’s crypto licensing costs surge, and Multichain is hacked yet again
Regulation, User Trust, and Tech Constraints Stand in the Way of Mass Crypto (Banking) Adoption, Says Brighty’s CTO Nikolay Denisenko
10.7.2023
In an interview with Cryptonews, Nikolay Denisenko, the co-founder and CTO of mobile digital finance Brighty app and former Lead Backend Engineer at neobank Revolut, spoke of the major challenges crypto companies face when moving into neobanking.
He further discussed how neobanks can utilize DeFi...
Nakamoto Games revolutionizes Asia’s Government structures
10.7.2023
Nakamoto Games, the trailblazer in the GameFi industry, has firmly established itself as a global leader, offering the largest array of Play2Earn games worldwide. With an astounding collection of over 200 diverse games, the platform has garnered an unprecedented response, amassing an average...
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Opens Week Defending $30K Support Level
10.7.2023
PLUS: The dYdX Foundation's Charles d'Haussy says that dYdX's move away from Ethereum might be the beginning of a broader trend
Report: Crypto Industry Boasts 10,000 Companies and 190,000 Professionals With a Collective Valuation of $180 Billion
9.7.2023
A recent report released by K33 Research three days ago reveals that as of July 2023, the cryptocurrency industry boasts approximately 10,000 companies, employing an estimated 190,000 crypto professionals. Notably, K33 provides a comprehensive snapshot of the crypto landscape, highlighting that...
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Whales Are Increasing, but BTC Sent to Exchanges Continues to Fall. What Does the Trend Mean?
7.7.2023
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Near $30K Remains Unmoved by BlackRock CEO Comments, Hawkish FOMC Minutes
6.7.2023
PLUS: A candidate to become Thailand's next Prime Minister owns bitcoin, ether, BNB and ADA. Here's why the disclosure by Pita Limjaroenrat matters
Account abstraction will drive a billion users from Asia to Web3: ConsenSys exec
5.7.2023
In addition to “smart accounts” Ethereum adoption will be boosted by Web3 gaming along with zkEVM scaling and security, says Laura Shi