Chinese-language social media has been buzzing with predictions of Singapore’s decline. Posts claim that luxurious manufacturers are fleeing Marina Bay Sands, and that Orchard Road’s Christmas decorations regarded sparse this vacation season. Some mockingly name Singapore “洗钱坡” (Xǐqiánpō, “cash laundering slope”)—a sardonic play on the city-state’s Mandarin title “新加坡” (Xīnjiāpō)—forecasting the collapse of a metropolis…
Asian fairness markets roared into 2026 on Thursday, with semiconductor and AI shares main the cost, whereas bitcoin struggled to achieve momentum amid broader risk-on sentiment. Shanghai Biren Technology, the first Chinese GPU startup to record in Hong Kong, greater than doubled on its buying and selling debut. Shares opened at HK$35.70, nicely above the…
a16z crypto, the crypto-focused enterprise arm of Andreessen Horowitz, has formally entered the Asian market with the opening of its first regional workplace in Seoul, South Korea. The Silicon Valley-based enterprise fund appointed Sungmo Park as Head of APAC go-to-market to lead the Seoul operations. Park brings in depth regional experience from his earlier roles…
Circle has highlighted Asia-Pacific because the fastest-growing stablecoin market, reporting $2.4 trillion in on-chain exercise between June 2024 and June 2025. Singapore and Hong Kong now rank because the second and third-largest stablecoin hubs after the US. Asia-Pacific Emerges as a Global Stablecoin Powerhouse At the Circle Forum in Singapore, Yam Ki Chan, Circle’s Asia-Pacific…
Welcome to the Asia Pacific Morning Transient—your important digest of in a single day crypto developments shaping regional markets and world sentiment. Seize a inexperienced tea and watch this area. Chinese language fintech Linklogis joins XRPL’s increasing ecosystem whereas Philippine lawmakers advance blockchain transparency initiatives. As an entire, authorities adoption accelerates throughout APAC with strategic…
Former Coinbase govt Balaji Srinivasan transforms troubled Forest Metropolis growth right into a laboratory for blockchain-based governance and startup societies in Malaysia. Bloomberg reported {that a} radical experiment in crypto governance is unfolding in Malaysia’s Forest Metropolis. The venture explores how cryptocurrency and shared ideology would possibly redefine citizenship. Community Faculty Emerges in Forest Metropolis…
Thailand has launched the world’s first publicly offered tokenized government bond with KuCoin. The partnership is expected to reshape sovereign debt markets through blockchain-based financial innovation. The Thai government’s G-Token project, led by the Ministry of Finance, collaborates with KuCoin as the first global crypto exchange. KuCoin Joins Thailand’s G-Token Initiative The G-Token is Thailand’s…
Welcome to the Asia Pacific Morning Transient—your important digest of in a single day crypto developments shaping regional markets and international sentiment. Seize a inexperienced tea and watch this area. Vietnam’s Da Nang launches Asia’s first FATF-compliant crypto fee sandbox whereas Korea’s FSS inspects Bithumb for ignoring lending service suspension orders, highlighting regional regulatory divergence….
The Philippines has superior towards adopting Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset. 36-year-old Congressman Miguel Luis Villafuerte launched the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act, calling for buying 10,000 BTC over 5 years. If enacted, the measure would place Bitcoin alongside gold and foreign-exchange reserves, making the Philippines one of many world’s largest state-level cryptocurrency holders. Invoice…
Once seen as fringe experiments, Bitcoin treasury companies are now central players in the digital asset market. Modeled after pioneers like MicroStrategy, these firms pile Bitcoin onto their balance sheets, straddling the line between operating businesses and crypto investment trusts. Also, momentum has accelerated in recent months in Asia, drawing the attention of investors, regulators,…