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What are the biggest challenges for institutions that adopt crypto?
What does it mean to provide 'institutional' crypto services, and what role does blockchain technology play? Robert Cooper of Digivault explains.
Robert Cooper
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Petitioners oppose looming 20% crypto tax in South Korea
Crypto investors say virtual asset gains will be taxed on uneven grounds compared to stock capital gains.
Danny Park
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How Singapore is emerging as a safe harbor for the Chinese crypto industry exodus
As China intensifies its crypto crackdown, regulatory clarity is a beacon for safer shores in Southeast Asia.
Michelle Lim
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What is Hong Kong’s future as a crypto hub?
Hong Kong, a hotbed for crypto startups and exchanges, is at a crossroads, writes Jeremy Ng of Gemini. Here’s how the industry can better secure its future.
Jeremy Ng
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Laos hires Tokyo blockchain startup to explore CBDC
Laos enlisted Soramitsu, a blockchain company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, to explore a central-bank backed digital currency (CBDC). The Lao Central Bank and Soramitsu’s research will begin as early as this month. Fast facts The Central Bank of Laos reportedly has recently signed a memorandum with the Japan International Cooperation Agency to discuss the development […]
Ningwei Qin
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Hong Kong issues technical white paper on e-HKD
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) on Monday released a white paper proposing potential technical architecture and design for the infrastructure of a digital Hong Kong dollar. The paper is one of the deliverables described in Project e-HKD, a feasibility study the HKMA announced in June 2021. Fast facts Hong Kong began its exploration of […]
Jeanhee Kim
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Why domestic and overseas Chinese should worry about China’s crypto ban
In a special Q&A, a Canadian law advisor who works with Chinese clients breaks down the ban’s potential legal boundaries and concerns held by overseas Chinese.
Timmy Shen
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Illegal foreign exchange transactions using crypto in South Korea break record, grow fortyfold
The country sees a rise in the amount of illegal currency transactions across the border while the use of virtual assets makes it almost impossible to track down.
Danny Park
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What are stablecoins, and why are some governments so afraid of them?
Stablecoins combine the portability of crypto with the price stability of fiat currencies. But are they all that stable?
Zoltan Vardai
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Crypto on the beach: FTX and other players find paradise in the Caribbean
This week, FTX announced it is moving its headquarters from Hong Kong to the Bahamas, as the larger Caribbean region takes on a bigger role as host to virtual currency exchanges.
Monika Ghosh
