Turkey may establish central custodian bank following alleged fraud at two major exchanges
Following the arrests of several employees at Turkey-based crypto exchanges Thodex and Vebitcoin last week, government officials are reportedly planning […]
Four arrested after Turkish exchange Vebitcoin closes its doors
As a countrywide cryptocurrency ban looms, multiple Turkish exchanges have now come under investigation with four employees of the recently-shuttered
New ASEAN blockchain consortium targets cross-border cooperation
Blockchain associations from Australia and five Southeast Asian nations are joining forces to promote blockchain development and education. Blockchain organizations
First Digital Trust announces $2.15M funding for Asian digital payments service
Digital asset custodian First Digital Trust has secured funding to bring crypto-asset payment services and upgrades to the Asia-Pacific region.
$400M African fertilizer deal executed on blockchain eases COVID-19 slowdown
A state-owned Moroccan fertilizer company has executed a $400-million transaction using blockchain technology, in what it says is a first
Alameda Research invests $4M in Vietnamese DeFi project
Alameda Research has expanded its investment portfolio by allocating $4 million to Coin98 Finance, an up-and-coming decentralized finance platform from
Ripple acquires stake in cross-border payments firm
Ripple continues its push into the Asian market by acquiring a stake in a cross-border payments firm. According to a
South Korea faces strict crypto regulation and fears of centralization
From real-name account trading to investigating individuals using cryptocurrencies to evade taxes, government officials in South Korea are enacting stricter
China social media star Bart Baker to drop 8 NFTs with DeFine Art
Bart Baker, arguably the most famous American social media influencer in China, is releasing a series of nonfungible tokens, or
EAEU unlikely to find common ground on crypto regulation, official says
Member states of the Eurasian Economic Union, or EAEU, have been struggling to come up with a shared stance regarding