Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency

Japanese Asset Managers Consider Crypto Funds Amid Regulatory Thaw - Report

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 20/11/2025

Six major firms including Nomura and SBI are exploring crypto investment trusts, contingent on key tax and legal reforms.

Cryptocurrency

Malaysia Forms Special Committee to Review Bitcoin Policy

By Nithya Subramanian | 20/11/2025

The committee will assess whether to regulate or ban bitcoin as power theft, enforcement gaps and mining-related risks escalate nationwide.

Cryptocurrency

South Korea Risks Fourth Delay to Implement Crypto Tax Regime - Reports

By Mark Johnston | 20/11/2025

South Korea still lacks necessary guidelines and systems for the January 2027 rollout, leaving policymakers lagging behind regional peers, experts warn.

Anti-Money Laundering

India Links 27 Crypto Exchanges to ‘Coin Laundry’ Scam

By Nithya Subramanian | 19/11/2025

The laundering network used fake investment apps, mule accounts and rapid crypto conversions to move INR 6.23 billion through 27 exchanges undetected.

Cryptocurrency

Japan: FSA Guidance Prompts Termination of Crypto ETF Derivatives Offering

By Mark Johnston | 19/11/2025

Japanese brokerage IG Securities will withdraw Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF contracts after the FSA deemed offering derivatives on overseas crypto products ‘undesirable’.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

The Great Bitcoin Freeze: How the DOJ Snatched $15bn from a Cambodian Crypto Empire

By Nathan Lynch | 19/11/2025

Amid the excitement about the DOJ's record $15bn bitcoin seizure from Prince Group one question still remains unanswered: how did US authorities obtain assets held in cryptographically secure cold storage wallets?

Anti-Money Laundering

Korea Customs Service Targets Crypto, Trade Finance in New Crackdown

By Mark Johnston | 19/11/2025

KCS launches special taskforce to block illicit funds from transnational crime, focusing on crypto and TBML.

Cryptocurrency

SGX to List Bitcoin, Ethereum Perpetual Futures

By Nithya Subramanian | 19/11/2025

The new SGX contracts, tied to established crypto indices, aim to meet rising institutional demand in Asia for regulated tools to trade and hedge digital assets.

Stablecoins

Alibaba Explores Bank-Backed Deposit Token to Streamline Cross-border Payments

By Mark Johnston | 18/11/2025

The tech giant seeks a compliant path for cross-border payments as Chinese regulators increase pressure on private digital money.