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Crypto transactions surge 706% in Asia as institutional adoption grows — Chainalysis

When it comes to cryptocurrency transactions, the region of Central and Southern Asia and Oceania, or CSAO, is growing rapidly. Emerging markets across Central and Sou...

Binance leveraged token hostage and non-refunded hacked from US/CA/europe/asian accounts

Binance leveraged token hostage and non-refunded hacked from US/CA/europe/asian accounts basically those guys only got refunded 1% to 30% of their capital, along with the front-running / missing trades/locked accounts, and not all got refunded Rest i...

Global Cryptocurrency Adoption Jumps 881% Led by Asian Countries, Index Shows

Blockchain data platform Chainalysis has published its 2021 Cryptocurrency Adoption Index, which ranks 154 countries by crypto adoption. According to the firm, global crypto adoption has grown by over 2,300% since Q3 2019 and over 881% in the last ye...

Report: Asian countries make up top 5 by crypto ownership

According to a recent survey, 41% of Vietnamese people hold cryptocurrencies, while the UK came last with 8% Crypto adoption is rising all over the world, but Asian countries are leading the way, according to a recent report by Finder. A survey by Fi...

Southeast Asia’s Largest Bank DBS Expands Crypto Business to Meet ‘Growing Demand’

DBS, Southeast Asia’s largest bank, has announced a series of milestones for its crypto business. Its brokerage arm has obtained preliminary approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Singapore’s central bank, and its crypto...

Is the cryptocurrency epicenter moving away from East Asia?

It probably came as little surprise last year when crypto intelligence firm Chainalysis declared East Asia the worlds largest cryptocurrency market, accounting for 31...

Digital asset platform Zipmex partners with Visa in Asia Pacific

Visa is continuing to extend its integration with regulated crypto companies worldwide. Asia-Pacific crypto-fiat trading platform Zipmex has forged a strategic partner...

Cardano On the Verge Of Dominating Asia As ADA Finally Gets Approval For Listing In Tough Japanese Market

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Asia’s Newest Unicorn, Amber Group, Accelerates Global Expansion to Bring Crypto Offerings to New Regions

Amber Group, the leading crypto trading and technology firm, announced today it will be dedicating significant resources toward expanding its geographic reach across the globe to help support customers in over 140 different countries and regions. Aft...

Social NFT platform DeFine raises $5M from Asian investors

The market for nonfungible tokens appears to be growing in Asia. Several companies and venture funds have backed DeFine in its quest to bring NFTs to mainstream audiences....

US crypto community overtaking Asia, says Mike Novogratz

“China has declared war on crypto as part of this broader cold war that we’re getting into,” Mike Novogratz stated. As Bitcoin (BTC) has continued trading sideways aft...

Crypto exchange Gemini looking to expand into Asia

US-based cryptocurrency exchange Gemini is eyeing an expansion into the Southeast Asia region Crypto exchange Gemini is planning an entry into Asia and Australia, according to an announcement from the firm. The cryptocurrency platform aims to set up...

So I open Binance today and … (I’m not asian)

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Asia-based Rangers Protocol valued at $63M following private equity round

Rocket Protocol has been rebranded to Rangers Protocol after completing a major investment round. Pantera, Huobi Ventures Blockchain Fund and Alameda Research are among the backers....

Asian hedge fund managers favor growth over Bitcoin: Goldman Sachs survey

One-third of participants see Bitcoin as the least preferable investment asset. Earlier this week, a Bank of America survey found that American hedge fund managers fav...

While China’s Bitcoin Miners Flock to Central Asia Canaan Sets up ASIC Mining Rig Service in Kazakhstan

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Southeast Asia’s Largest Bank DBS Launches First Security Token Offering on Its Cryptocurrency Exchange

DBS, Southeast Asia’s largest bank, has launched its first security token offering (STO) on its cryptocurrency exchange. The DBS Digital Bond is priced at 15 million Singapore dollars. “We expect asset tokenization to increasingly become...

DBS became the first bank in Asia to expand digital exchange offerings

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DBS became the first bank in Asia to expand digital exchange offerings and first bank-backed trust offering for dominant cryptocurrency, Bitcoin.