Bank Negara Malaysia Plans to Launch Stablecoin and Tokenized Deposit Initiative...
TLDR Bank Negara Malaysia is testing ringgit stablecoins and tokenized deposits in 2026. Standard Chartered and Capital A lead the...
How a Malaysian Doctor Lost $130,000 in Crypto Scam Double Hit
TLDR: Medical specialist loses RM529,200 through crypto scam and fake recovery service in Malaysia TikTok investment link led to R...
Capital A & Standard Chartered Explore Malaysia’s First Ringgit-Backed Stablecoi...
TLDR: Capital A and Standard Chartered Malaysia will explore a Ringgit-backed stablecoin through BNM’s regulated sandbox. The MYR...
Standard Chartered and AirAsia Parent Explore Ringgit-Backed Stablecoin
Standard Chartered and Capital A will jointly explore a ringgit-backed stablecoin built for institutional and wholesale use.The p...
Crypto Mining Theft Costs Malaysia Over $1.1 Billion in Power Losses
TLDR Crypto mining theft in Malaysia led to RM4.6 billion (over $1.1 billion) in electricity losses from 2020 to August 2024. A to...
Malaysia Loses $1.1 Billion to Crypto Mining Electricity Theft
Malaysia's Tenaga Nasional reports $1.1 billion in losses from illegal crypto mining operations that bypassed electricity meters a...
Malaysia’s VCI Global to Acquire $100M Worth of OOB Tokens in Deal With Tether-B...
VCI Global has announced plans to acquire $100 million worth of OOB tokens, the native asset of Tether-backed crypto payments comp...
Dubai Fasset Gets Malaysia Banking License to Launch Shariah-Compliant Stablecoi...
Dubai and Jakarta-based Fasset has received a provisional banking license from Malaysia to operate the world's first stablecoin-po...