Crypto / Digital Assets

Securities / Derivatives

Hong Kong Unveils Roadmap to Bolster Global FIC Hub Status

By Manesh Samtani | 26/09/2025

Regulators outlined a 10-point plan including new trading platforms, CGB futures, and a focus on tokenisation to deepen liquidity and expand the offshore RMB market.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Singapore: Tokenize Xchange Collapse Leaves Investors with S$266m in Claims

By Nithya Subramanian | 26/09/2025

More than 2,200 users have lodged claims following the crypto platform’s shutdown, after MAS rejected its PSA licence application, says DPM Gan.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Australia Unveils Draft Legislation to Regulate Crypto Platforms

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/09/2025

The new framework proposes bringing custodial crypto platforms under the financial services licensing regime, imposing new standards for asset holding and disclosure.

AML / KYC

Korea's Bithumb Under Scrutiny Over Cross-Border Data Sharing

By Mark Johnston | 25/09/2025

South Korean regulators summoned the crypto exchange's CEO for questioning regarding its order book sharing with an Australian peer.

Market Infrastructure

RBA Outlines Payments Strategy, Targeting Resilience and Modernisation

By Manesh Samtani | 24/09/2025

The RBA's annual payments report details a new two-year strategy focused on system resilience, payments competition, and digital currency research.

AML / KYC

Thailand SEC Leads Crackdown on Crypto Mule Accounts

By Nithya Subramanian | 24/09/2025

The crackdown, in coordination with BOT, AMLO and CCIB, includes closer monitoring of crypto exchanges and faster information-sharing to block illicit transfers.

Crypto / Digital Assets

KoFIU Flags Surge in Suspicious Crypto Transactions

By Nithya Subramanian | 24/09/2025

Suspicious transaction reports from virtual asset operators surged past 36,000 in the first eight months of 2025, with stablecoins increasingly implicated in illicit foreign exchange schemes.

Sanctions

How DPRK IT Workers Exploit Identity Management Vulnerabilities

By Chandana Seshadri | 24/09/2025

The exploitation of identity management vulnerabilities by North Korean IT workers poses a systemic counter-proliferation and national security threat, writes Chandana Seshadri.

Fintech / Regtech

HSBC Expands Tokenised Deposit Service To New Markets

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 23/09/2025

HSBC says the DLT-based service has expanded to new markets, offering corporate clients 24/7 settlement and a regulated alternative to stablecoins for treasury management.