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Southeast Asia and DeFi’s Big Bet on the Unbanked
7.11.2022
With 70% of the Southeast Asian population under/unbanked, DeFi solutions have positioned themselves as catalysts for financial transformation
FTT-Alameda Drama Weighs on Market as Asia Begins its Week
7.11.2022
FTT, SOL, and BNB all begin the week in the red as the market digests Alameda’s questionable financial position
First Mover Asia: SBF Talks Consumer Protection and Crypto Titans Clash
7.11.2022
Consumer protection and regulation are key ingredients to transforming digital assets into an asset class worth trillions. The FTX exchange's Sam Bankman-Fried weighs in. Meanwhile, FTX's FTT token takes a dive after rival Binance announces plans to dump its remaining holdings
Uzbekistan Unblocks Popular Russian Crypto Exchange Aggregator
4.11.2022
The government body overseeing the crypto market in Uzbekistan has restored access to Bestchange.ru, a well-known exchange aggregator in the region. The move comes after earlier this year the regulator blocked a number of coin trading platforms, including Binance. Residents of Uzbekistan Can Again...
Mapping out SevenX Ventures Investment Portfolio
4.11.2022
SevenX Ventures, a crypto investment fund focused on early-stage blockchain projects in Asia, has built over 80 public investment portfolios. The three co-founders, industry veterans, have built portfolios in DeFi, NFT, GameFi, and beyond. Since its launch in 2020, SevenX Ventures has advocated...
First Mover Asia: Alameda Research, FTX Are Bound to Each Other; Bitcoin Trades Sidways, Dogecoin Plunges Late as Twitter Halts Work on Crypto Wallet
4.11.2022
First Mover Asia: Arbitrum Sees Transactions Skyrocket as Traders Anticipate Potential ‘ARBI’ Airdrop; Ether, Dogecoin Tumble Following FOMC Rate Hike
3.11.2022
Weekly transactions on Arbitrum have soared over 555% since August. Crypto traders see huge potential for the ecosystem
Singapore bank DBS uses DeFi to trade FX and state securities
2.11.2022
Major Asian financial institution DBS Bank has applied DeFi technology for a project backed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore
First Mover Asia: Ripple's APAC Policy Chief Sees Hopeful Shift in Hong Kong Crypto Statement; Dogecoin Soars Again
2.11.2022
But Rahul Advani told CoinDesk the industry needs more details about the city’s plans
First Mover Asia: Hong Kong FinTech Chair Praises Crypto Friendly Policy Statement; Dogecoin Outshines Bitcoin, Ether
1.11.2022
Neil Tan said that the statement by the Financial Services and Treasury Bureau acknowledged the importance of retail investors and would help clarify regulatory issues similar to other countries recent frameworks
2 metrics signal the $1T crypto market cap support likely won’t hold
31.10.2022
Despite the 8.5% weekly rally in cryptocurrencies, the lack of stablecoin premiums in Asia and futures markets activity shows buyers’ lack of confidence
First Mover Asia: Crypto Platform Freeway's Lack of Transparency Should Have Been a Red Flag
31.10.2022
Major DeFi projects post their code on GitHub and provide clear information about themselves
National Bank of Kazakhstan to Integrate Digital Tenge With BNB Chain, Binance CEO Unveils
28.10.2022
The central bank of Kazakhstan intends to use Binance’s blockchain platform Bnb Chain for the deployment of its upcoming digital currency. The decision was made public on social media by Changpeng Zhao, the chief executive of the global crypto exchange which was recently licensed to work...
First Mover Asia: Scams on Binance's BNB Chain Highlight Weaknesses in Quality Control; Bitcoin Sags
28.10.2022
A Solidus Labs report showed that Binance’s BNB Chain leads in volume of scams. The exchange giant’s validators were able to prevent a major hack earlier this month. Could they play a bigger ongoing role through a quality control DAO?
Kazakhstan to build central bank digital currency on BNB Chain
27.10.2022
Officials in Kazakhstan continue their close relationship with Binance, as the National Bank plans to integrate its CBDC on the BNB Chain
First Mover Asia: Crypto Traders Are Betting on World Cup-Themed Tokens. What’s Driving the Interest?
27.10.2022
Some of the tokens have soared in recent days, although they are not licensed or have an affiliation with World Cup teams. An analyst says they “have little to no intrinsic value.”
First Mover Asia: China’s Bitcoin-Funded Intelligence Operation in US Likely About Chips; Bitcoin Soars Past $20K
26.10.2022
The U.S. Department of Justice is alleging that two Chinese intelligence officers tried to bribe an undercover FBI agent with bitcoin for information about the U.S. government’s investigations into technology giant Huawei
Southeast Asia Leads the World in Crypto Adoption, Propelled by Play-to-Earn Gaming: Chainalysis
25.10.2022
Games like Axie Infinity and cross-border crypto transfer applications push “lower middle income” nations to global leadership in crypto adoption
KPMG & Aspen Digital Study Reveals Wealthy Asian Investors Are Keen On Crypto
25.10.2022
“Big four” accounting firm KPMG and technology and financial services company Aspen Digital found that family offices (FO) and high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) in Hong Kong and Singapore "have embraced" the digital asset class, with more than 90% of survey respondents having already invested...
First Mover Asia: Is Binance Becoming Too Dominant?
25.10.2022