Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency

Malaysia Positions Digital Assets as a Key Pillar of Future Financial System

By Nithya Subramanian | 29/09/2025

SC Malaysia plans to liberalise crypto listings while tightening governance standards, as it works alongside policymakers to grow the digital asset market.

Structural Regulation

South Korea Forced to Scrap Financial Regulator Overhaul Plan

By Editors | 26/09/2025

The government has withdrawn a contentious plan to dismantle its top financial regulator, citing the need for stability amid economic challenges.

Cryptocurrency

ASIC Seeks Balance In Regulation of Crypto and Stablecoins

By Nathan Lynch | 26/09/2025

ASIC is taking a proactive approach to regulating cryptocurrency, despite chair Joe Longo's insistence that the products are too risky for his own portfolio, writes Nathan Lynch.

Stablecoins

Coinbase Set to List First Singapore Dollar Stablecoin

By Nithya Subramanian | 26/09/2025

The partnership with StraitX aims to give global users access to a MAS-recognised digital token while also enhancing cross-border payments and on-chain foreign exchange.

Cryptocurrency

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.

Custody & Infrastructure

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.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

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.

Anti-Money Laundering

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.

Anti-Money Laundering

Taiwan Names First Nine Crypto Firms to Complete Stricter AML Registration

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 23/09/2025

The FSC has set an end-September deadline for all existing virtual asset business operators to comply with stricter requirements.