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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
First Mover Asia: US Continues to Give Itself a Supranational Mandate, Via State Security Agencies; Bitcoin Sees Slight Rebound, Ether Flat.
24.10.2022
Why is it that U.S. states can continue to enforce their law around the world?
Kazakhstan among top 3 Bitcoin mining destinations after US and China
23.10.2022
The top three countries contributing to the Bitcoin hash rate continue to eat away the share of other players, such as Malaysia, Germany and Iran
OSCE Trains Uzbekistan Law Enforcement to Track and Seize Crypto, Search Dark Web
22.10.2022
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has set out to teach law enforcement officers in Uzbekistan how to conduct crypto and dark web investigations. The regional body recently organized a training course for employees of the country’s security agencies in Tashkent....
Uzbeki police get 'how to seize crypto' training from UN security org
21.10.2022
Uzbekistan's law enforcers were educated on the topics of blockchain analysis and crypto seizure methods
First Mover Asia: Solana’s Anatoly Yakovenko Thinks His Phone Is the Tool for a Mobile Web3 Experience
21.10.2022
The Solana protocol faces a massive challenge in convincing people to use its phone to do things they can do with existing phones
Russian users are welcomed by crypto exchanges in Kazakhstan, but there’s a catch
20.10.2022
Non-sanctioned foreigners are “more than welcome” at Intebix, but they need to set up a local bank card for crypto-to-fiat transactions, the CEO said
First Mover Asia: Why Bridges Are So Vulnerable to Exploit; Bitcoin Falls Under $19K
20.10.2022
One crypto developer says that centralization and reliance on private key holders are to blame, not the inherent technology and logic behind the bridges themselves
Japanese regulators loosen crypto laws and make it easier to list coins
19.10.2022
The Japan Virtual and Crypto Assets Exchange Association says it plans to make it easier for authorized exchanges to list digital currencies by loosening the screening process