CRYPTO / DIGITAL ASSETS

Securities / Derivatives

Hong Kong Launches Global RWA Registry to Standardise Tokenisation

By Manesh Samtani | 08/08/2025

The new platform aims to create a framework for tokenising real-world assets, part of a broader push to regulate the city's virtual asset sector.

Fintech / Regtech

Taiwan to Mandate Data Sharing Between Banks and Crypto Firms

By Editors | 08/08/2025

The FSC will amend laws to create a joint inquiry mechanism, allowing real-time monitoring of suspicious cash and cryptocurrency flows.

Enforcement

ASIC Charges Four for Laundering Scam Proceeds via Crypto

By Manesh Samtani | 08/08/2025

ASIC alleges a former barrister and three others laundered proceeds from a sophisticated fake bond scam through offshore and crypto accounts.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Vietnam Submits Crypto Exchange Pilot Plan for Politburo Approval

By Editors | 08/08/2025

The finance ministry has finalised its proposal for a regulatory sandbox, which could launch as early as this month with a limited number of private-sector exchanges.

Fintech / Regtech

Chinese Fintech to Launch Country's First Agricultural RWA Project

By Editors | 07/08/2025

CAC Fintech's strategic alliance with SFC-licensed Eddid Financial will focus on the tokenisation of agricultural assets, aligning with a mainland policy directives.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Indonesia Explores Integrating Bitcoin in National Reserves

By Manesh Samtani | 07/08/2025

Officials met with a crypto advocacy group to discuss using renewable energy for mining, even as the country maintains a crypto payments ban.

Crypto / Digital Assets

India's Enforcement Directorate Cracks Down on Crypto Fraudsters

By Nithya Subramanian | 07/08/2025

India’s ED launched nationwide raids in two major crypto fraud cases — one tied to a phishing scam, the other to a global cyber racket using impersonation and crypto laundering.

Crypto / Digital Assets

SBI Seeking FSA Approval to Launch Japan's First Crypto ETFs

By Nithya Subramanian | 07/08/2025

SBI Holdings has unveiled plans to launch two crypto-related ETFs, including a hybrid fund that also invests in gold ETFs, pending approval from the FSA.

Enforcement

South Korea Crypto CEO Gets Second Jail Term for Fraud

By Editors | 06/08/2025

The head of the collapsed Bitsonic exchange has been convicted of a new fraud scheme while already serving a seven-year sentence for a larger case of market manipulation.