Asia

Beijing's warning to miners is being blamed for bitcoin's tumble back down to $32K. The Asian crypto markets are spooked. The crypto exchange and mining operation Huobi says it will suspend new accounts in China and scale back its mining operations. Angie Lau of Forkast News joins "First Mover" to update the state of crypto in Asia.

24 mag 2021

China's warning about crypto investing is being blamed by many as the reason for this week's bitcoin slide, but Darius Sit, the co-founder of Singapore-based QCP Capital, says the warning is nothing new. Sit joins "First Mover" to discuss the Asian crypto markets and the latest market moves. Plus, he explains his cautious outlook on crypto in the second half of the year.

21 mag 2021

The total global cryptocurrency market cap bounces back and is flirting around $1.8 trillion. Experts tell Forkast.News that bitcoin is acting as a “safe haven” for the market, and ether’s long-term potential may be more attractive for some.

21 mag 2021

The Asian crypto markets continued to struggle as investors turned towards stablecoins to minimize losses. Mass BTC long positions were liquidated across exchanges in Asia, but Singapore-based Bybit tells us that the numbers don’t tell the full story. Meanwhile, decentralized finance lending protocol Maple Finance brings DeFi to institutions.

20 mag 2021

The crypto market nosedives as bitcoin dips below $40K for the first time since Feb. 8, the day when Tesla’s $1.5 billion bitcoin purchase was made public. The market plunge follows the newest warning to crypto trading in China, reminding banks and online platforms cannot provide crypto services. Inner Mongolia banned cryptocurrency mining earlier this year. Now, it’s setting up a reporting platform to catch miners that aren’t following the rules. We’ll have more on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

19 mag 2021

Mercati

La banca diventa la prima in Asia a offrire servizi fiduciari Cripto , fornendo servizi di custodia e trading.

Di Sebastian Sinclair14 mag 2021

Asian crypto exchange OKEx is listing various memecoins, including the dogecoin alternative Shib coin (SHIB). Lennix Lai, OKEx's Director of Financial Markets, joins "First Mover" to discuss the rise of memecoins in Asia and the impact of Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin's massive memecoin donation on the markets. Plus, an update on OKEx's relationship with former CEO Star Xu.

13 mag 2021

Finanza

L'investimento rappresenta la prima incursione nel settore Finanza Cripto in Asia per Zoo, BAI Capital e Tiger Global Management.

Di Jamie Crawley10 mag 2021

Stablecoins adoption in Asia is outpacing the world as the transaction volumes of dollar-pegged crypto in the region continue their surge. JPMorgan, DBS Bank and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund Temasek extend their Project Ubin partnership to form Partior. The new partnership will remove the pain points of cross-border payments and digitize commercial money through blockchain.

29 apr 2021

Online gaming giant Nexon added 1,717 Bitcoins worth $100 million USD into its corporate treasury, stamping the largest crypto purchase from a Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed firm. In China, the deadline for crypto miners to wrap up businesses in Inner Mongolia is inching closer. Could Europe and the United States present greener pastures?

28 apr 2021