Blockchain / Crypto

Sacom Crypto Asset Exchange Joint Stock Company (SCEX) has become the second of five crypto-asset trading platform candidates in Vietnam to reach the requirement of charter capital at VND10,000 billion ($380 million).

OSL's Siwei Gong discusses institutional demand for stablecoin-to-fiat settlement, cross-border B2B payments, treasury workflows and the banking infrastructure needed for wider adoption.

Nium will provide global off-ramp infrastructure to RedotPay, which says it serves more than 9 million stablecoin payment users.

Nearly half of consumers in the Asia-Pacific region say they are likely to use stablecoins within five years, according to Consumer 360 study, a survey conducted by payments company Visa.

Yiwei Wang examines how tokenized US equities, higher interest rates and recent crypto security incidents are reshaping the relationship between crypto and Wall Street.

BTSE Bhutan has announced its final Financial Services License for virtual asset trading and custody in Gelephu Mindfulness City.

Singapore was the largest cryptocurrency market in a region spanning Central and Southeast Asia and Oceania, with $284 billion in activity in the year to June, blockchain-analytics firm Chainalysis said.

Moca Foundation and Moca Network have launched Moca Chain's mainnet for portable, privacy-preserving credentials and AI-agent authorization.

Luno Malaysia, Halogen Capital, and Kenanga Investors are exploring the use of a fully reserved ringgit-pegged stablecoin as an on-chain settlement instrument for tokenized money-market funds.

Reap and Visa are expanding stablecoin-linked credit card programs to more than 100 markets, covering funding, repayment, settlement, and cross-border business payments.