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Asia Morning Briefing: Capital Controls Doom Asia’s Stablecoin Dreams—Except in Hong Kong
24.9.2025
Most currencies in the region are locked in by capital controls. Hong Kong's unique status as an autonomous part of China means its currency is available around the world
Asia Morning Briefing: DePIN Flight Tracker Wingbits Lands Korean Air as First Major Airline Partner
23.9.2025
Korean Air will use Swedish DePIN startup Wingbits’ encrypted flight-tracking data for research into advanced air mobility, validating the crypto-powered network’s aviation ambitions
IG to Acquire Independent Reserve to Boost Asia‑Pacific Crypto Expansion
22.9.2025
UK-headquartered IG Group said it has agreed to acquire Australian crypto exchange Independent Reserve for an initial enterprise value of $117.4 million (A$178 million), accelerating IG’s push into Asia‑Pacific crypto markets and adding a crypto‑native team to the group. IG said the bolt‑on deal...
Asia Morning Briefing: China’s Car, America’s Currency — Why Stablecoins Keep the Dollar in the Driver’s Seat
22.9.2025
A BYD Dolphin Mini sold for USDT in a BRICS country highlights the irony of China’s de-dollarization drive, where the yuan is sidelined to academic theories about a post-U.S. order, while crypto-dollars power real-world trade
IG Group Buys Majority Stake in Australian Crypto Exchange Independent Reserve for $72M
19.9.2025
The deal aims to strengthen IG’s position in the Asia-Pacific crypto market and complements its recent crypto rollouts in the U.K. and U.S., the firm said
Asia Morning Briefing: Bittensor’s dTAO Shows a Retail Path to AI Exposure Beyond Robinhood’s SPVs
18.9.2025
Staking into Bittensor’s subnets offers one of several emerging routes for retail investors to gain exposure to decentralized AI’s early days – which might have more upside than comparatively mature OpenAI or Nvidia
Asia Morning Briefing: BTC Traders Brace for Fed Cuts But Massive $4.5B Liquidity Tests Loom
17.9.2025
A 25 bps cut is priced in, but OKX’s Gracie Lin says token unlocks and liquidity shocks will test markets, and only resilient liquidity will separate winners from losers
Asia Morning Briefing: Fragility or Back on Track? BTC Holds the Line at $115K
16.9.2025
Competing narratives emerge as Glassnode points to profit-taking risks and weak spot demand, while QCP highlights ETF inflows and rotation into higher-beta assets
Bitcoin Cohorts Return to Net Selling as Market Continues to Consolidate
15.9.2025
Glassnode data shows all wallet groups are back in distribution mode, while regional trading patterns highlight Asia’s strength and Europe’s weakness
Asia Morning Briefing: Native Markets Wins Right to Issue USDH After Validator Vote
15.9.2025
Stripe-owned Bridge to manage reserves alongside BlackRock, with rollout starting in days
Asia Morning Briefing: Native Markets Leads Early Voting for Hyperliquid’s USDH Stablecoin Contract
11.9.2025
Stripe-linked proposal draws early validator support despite community pushback
UQUID Report Identifies TRON as Core Infrastructure for E-Commerce Payments Across Latin America, Africa, and Asia
10.9.2025
This content is provided by a sponsor. PRESS RELEASE. Geneva, Switzerland – September 10, 2025 – UQUID, a leading Web3 shopping infrastructure, has published a research report, providing a detailed analysis of the transactions on the TRON network processed through the UQUID platform. The report...
Asia Morning Briefing: Bitcoin’s Calm Masks Market Tension Ahead of Fed and CPI
10.9.2025
Bitcoin’s tight range near $111K reflects a market bracing for U.S. CPI and the Fed’s September meeting, with prediction markets pricing a cut and traders watching whether $7T in sidelined cash rotates into crypto once volatility returns
The real arms race in Asia is block space, not TPS
9.9.2025
The true future of decentralized computing lies not in raw speed, but in abundant block space, where Web3 runs the world’s indispensable decentralized supercomputer
The real arms race in Asia is block space, not TPS
9.9.2025
The true future of decentralized computing lies not in raw speed, but in abundant block space, where Web3 runs the world’s indispensable decentralized supercomputer
The real arms race in Asia is block space, not TPS
9.9.2025
The true future of decentralized computing lies not in raw speed, but in abundant block space, where Web3 runs the world’s indispensable decentralized supercomputer
The real arms race in Asia is block space, not TPS
9.9.2025
The true future of decentralized computing lies not in raw speed, but in abundant block space, where Web3 runs the world’s indispensable decentralized supercomputer
Hashkey Plans to Launch Asia’s Largest Multi-Currency Digital Asset Treasury Fund
9.9.2025
Hashkey aims to launch Asia’s largest digital asset treasury fund, unlocking a new era of institutional finance converging with crypto through a perpetual, multi-currency ecosystem. Hashkey Aims to Bridge Finance and Crypto With Digital Asset Treasury Fund Hashkey Group, a digital asset financial...
Asia Morning Briefing: Equities Rally on Rate-Cut Bets, Crypto Stays Cautious
9.9.2025
Rate-cut optimism and gold’s rally have not spilled into crypto, where positioning stays defensive and near-term direction hinges on the inflation report
Asia Morning Briefing: BTC Treasury Demand is Weakening, CryptoQuant Cautions
8.9.2025
Despite record bitcoin treasury holdings, the sharp drop in average purchase size shows weakening institutional appetite, even as Taiwan's Sora Ventures prepares a $1 billion BTC Treasury fund