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First Mover Asia: All Eyes on Aptos; Cryptos Trade Down Even as Stocks Rise

19.10.2022
Aptos is launching at a time when the only concerns about the price of gas involve petroleum, not the virtual metaphor; bitcoin held comfortably above its recent $19,000 support

First Mover Asia: Macau’s Digital Currency Embrace Could Be a Nightmare for Its Casino Industry; Bitcoin Points Upward

18.10.2022
The Special Administrative Region passed a bill that would create a legal framework for accepting digital currency, but would also allow China to monitor Chinese nationals visiting the territory; the largest cryptocurrency by market cap is trading above $19.5K

First Mover Asia: A Pan-Asian Digital Currency? Good Luck Getting Rivals to Cooperate; Cryptos Hold Steady in Weekend Trading

17.10.2022
Chinese researchers say that such an initiative would increase monetary cooperation and reduce dependency on the U.S. dollar, but that probably isn’t what different countries want

Chinese Researchers Propose Asian Digital Currency to Reduce Reliance on US Dollar

15.10.2022
Experts from an economic institute in China have circulated the idea of creating a blockchain-powered digital currency that could lower Asia’s reliance on the greenback. The initiative comes against the backdrop of an expanding digital yuan pilot, and after recent trials of cross-border payments...

Strategist at Southeast Asia’s Largest Bank DBS Says Bitcoin Is Unique Regardless of Price

15.10.2022
An investment strategist at Southeast Asia’s largest bank, DBS, says bitcoin is unique whether the price changes or not. “If we just look purely on a price basis, you will see a lot of volatility and that doesn’t inform you a lot about what benefits it actually brings,”...

China floats idea of 'Asian yuan' to reduce reliance on US dollar

14.10.2022
The proposed distributed ledger technology-backed “Asian yuan” token would supposedly help reduce Asia’s dependence on the U.S. dollar for international business

First Mover Asia: Crypto Trading Firm Amber CEO Argues Bitcoin Can Still Be an Inflation Hedge; Cryptos' Surprising Rebound

14.10.2022
Michael Wu says that bitcoin offers “a better form” of storing value than any previous type of asset and that ether provides great value as a “tech infrastructure investment.”

First Mover Asia: How Many Metaverse Users Are There? The Figures Are Debatable and Discouraging

13.10.2022
Decentraland and Meta’s Horizon Worlds, among others, say they’re popular, but a deep dive into user data indicates that they’ve yet to catch on; Bitcoin trades up slightly as inflation report nears

First Mover Asia: Will Bitcoin Remain in the Doldrums? Signals Are Mixed; Major Cryptos Are Mostly Flat

12.10.2022
Analytics platform CryptoQuant believes this week's Consumer Price Index will move markets; bitcoin continues its recent holding pattern on Tuesday

Coinbase gains in-principle approval for Singapore crypto license

11.10.2022
The country is a key institutional market for the exchange according to the CEO of Coinbase Singapore, who explained it's also working with local industry groups to improve regulations

First Mover Asia: Influencer Logan Paul’s ‘Bumblebee’ NFT Is Worth More Than $10; Bitcoin Dips Late but Remains Over $19K

11.10.2022
The YouTube star has lost money on the NFT but not as much as some observers were saying. Valuations remain subjective even as the market has plummeted

Asia’s Biggest Blockbali 2022 Conference to be Held in Bali

10.10.2022
Blockchain for the Future The Ministry of Tourism & Creative Economy envisions that various products that utilize technology, such as Crypto Assets, NFT, and Metaverse, have received tremendous attention from the public as investment instruments. The Minister Pak Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno says...

Report: Hong Kong-Based Asset Management Firm Acquires Controlling Stake in Asian Crypto Exchange Huobi

10.10.2022
Li Lin’s controlling stake in Huobi, one of Asia’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, was recently acquired by About Capital Management for an undisclosed sum. Huobi’s acquisition by the Hong Kong-based asset management firm came shortly after the crypto exchange had exited...

First Mover Asia: Tough Week for Layer 1 as Solana, BNB Chain Suffer Outages; Bitcoin Trades Flat as October Doldrums Continue

10.10.2022
The problems that both protocols suffered are reminders that neither is really decentralized, and that they are not yet true challengers to Ethereum; ether and other altcoins trade sideways

First Mover Asia: The Crash of Three Arrows Capital’s Starry Night Portfolio Shows NFTs' Lack of Staying Power; Bitcoin Regains $20K After Earlier Drop

7.10.2022
The collection, now valued at $840,000, is worth less than a percentage point of the $21 million that the troubled hedge fund spent in assembling it

Kazakhstan grants Binance permanent license to offer digital asset services

6.10.2022
The AIFC Financial Services Authority in Kazakhstan granted Binance a permanent license to a digital asset platform and provide custody services in the country

First Mover Asia: BitMEX Shift From Hong Kong Reflects the Toll of Stringent Covid Policies; Bitcoin Trades Sideways Amid Energy, Employment Concerns

6.10.2022
The crypto exchange leased out a full floor of the prestigious Cheung Kong Center in 2018 but now relies increasingly on remote work. BitMEX’s largest office is now in Singapore. Bitcoin trades sideways