5 days ago

China’s ‘50x’ blockchain boost, Alibaba-linked AI mines Bitcoin: Asia Express

China’s new chip boosts blockchain speed 50x. An autonomous agent linked to Alibaba tries to mine Bitcoin. Asia Express

1 week ago

Telegram avoids Philippines ban, yen carry trade now onchain: Asia Express

Telegram has narrowly escaped a full scale ban in the Philippines, and the yen carry trade now comes in token form. Asia Express s

1 week ago

Telegram avoids Philippines ban, yen carry trade going onchain: Asia Express

Telegram has narrowly escaped a full scale ban in the Philippines, and the yen carry trade now comes in token form. Asia Express s

Feb 24, 2026

Bitdeer sells all Bitcoin, Metaplanet rejects misconduct claims: Asia Express

Bitdeer sells all corporate Bitcoin. SBI to launch corporate bonds as security tokens and reward XRP to investors. Asia Express

Feb 16, 2026

Chinese New Year boosts interest, TradFi buying crypto exchanges: Asia Express

Chinese New Year’s digital yuan red packets now come with extra interest, Asia’s tech and fintech giants get FOMO for crypto. Asia...

Feb 09, 2026

Did a Hong Kong fund kill Bitcoin? Bithumb’s ‘phantom’ BTC: Asia Express

Questions raised after Bithumb intern sent 15X more “phantom” Bitcoin to users than it held. Plus, did a Hong Kong fund blow up? A...

Feb 02, 2026

DAT panic dumps 73,000 ETH, India’s crypto tax stays: Asia Express

Ethereum DAT Trend Research dumps 73,000 ETH, South Korea is now fighting crypto market manipulation with AI. Asia Express

Jan 26, 2026

Hong Kong stablecoins in Q1, BitConnect kidnapping arrests: Asia Express

Hong Kong will issue stablecoin licenses this quarter. Two men allegedly linked to the 2018 BitConnect kidnappings arrested. Asia...

Jan 19, 2026

Indian outrage at Pudgy Penguins, China CBDC boss’s crypto scandal: Asia Express

Backlash to ‘racist’ Pudgy Penguins post from Indian social media users. Claims China’s former CBDC director took bribes in ETH. A...

Jan 19, 2026

Indians slam Pudgy Penguins, ex-digital yuan boss’s crypto scandal: Asia Express

Backlash to ‘racist’ Pudgy Penguins post from Indian social media users. Claims China’s former CBDC director took bribes in ETH. A...