Blockchain / Crypto

If exchanges want to earn the confidence of Asia’s investors again, they need to understand that money alone won’t build credibility. Transparency, professionalism, and reliability will. And to project that image, they will need clear communication practices.

Despite the fact that stablecoins have been around for a while now, their march into the wallets of mainstream users is just getting started with payments. The long-lasting impacts on future global trade will become more apparent as adoption rates increase around the world.

Headquartered in San Francisco and Dublin, Stripe processes over $1.4 trillion of payments annually, equivalent to 1.3 percent of global GDP. Stripe users include half of the Fortune 100, 80 percent of the Forbes Cloud 100 and 78 percent of the Forbes AI 50.

StraitsX, a licensed Major Payment Institution (MPI) based out of Singapore and issuer of the XSGD and XUSD stablecoins, has announced a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) with TBCASoft, the U.S.-based on-chain finance innovator and the creator of the HIVEX® Network.

Animoca Brands, the Hong Kong-based Web3 and digital property rights firm, Fosun Wealth Holdings, a digital global wealth management platform, and FinChain, an innovator in blockchain finance, have announced a strategic partnership to advance the development of Asia’s real-world asset (RWA) ecosystem.

Singapore's Crypto.com has inked a strategic partnership with US's Trump Media and Technology Group Corp. following the launch of a new crypto treasury firm.

B Strategy, an investment firm focused on digital assets, announced Tuesday it will launch $1 billion U.S.-listed BNB Treasury company with Hong Kong-based YZi Labs’ support (formerly Binance Labs).

Startale Group, a Singapore-based crypto infrastructure firm, and SBI Holdings, a Japan-based financial group, have announced a strategic joint venture to launch an onchain trading platform focused on tokenized stocks and real-world assets (RWAs).

Alchemy Pay, the Singapore-based fiat-crypto payment firm, announced Tuesday its collaboration with Sumsub, a global firm in verification, to integrate its Travel Rule solution across Alchemy Pay’s entire product suite.

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