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World's largest custodial bank BNY to offer tokenized deposits for institutional investors
The initiative mirrors deposit balances on a private blockchain to speed up settlement and unlock liquidity.

Bitcoin holds near $91,000 as market awaits Trump tariff ruling: Asia Morning Briefing
Prediction markets see low odds of a clear Supreme Court ruling on tariffs, a setup that has previously triggered short-term volatility in bitcoin, which then stabilized.

Ethereum scaling network Polygon close to buying bitcoin kiosk firm Coinme, sources say
Polygon is paying $100 million to $125 million for the bitcoin ATM provider, according to one of the sources.

Crypto credit is starting to look like cash savings accounts: Asia Morning Briefing
Flowdesk says record demand met even deeper liquidity, suppressing volatility across staking, stablecoin lending, making crypto credit markets look more like traditional cash plumbing.

The ultra wealthy feel like they've missed out on Crypto riches and Binance thinks it has a solution
Binance’s head of VIP and Institutional, Catherine Chen, talks about the conversations she has been having with ultra-wealthy investors and family offices.

Asia Morning Briefing: Bitcoin holds steady above $90K as fresh money returns to crypto
New-year allocations support bitcoin prices as leverage cools and volatility expectations rise.

Michael Saylor's Strategy catches a break from MSCI, but analysts caution fight isn’t over yet
MSCI won’t drop firms like Strategy from indexes yet, but a broader rule change may still be on the table

Crypto traders can now speculate on housing prices through Polymarket
The crypto-based betting platform is expanding beyond politics and macro with real estate markets tied to daily housing indices.

Asia Morning Briefing: Data shows legacy media took a more balanced view of bitcoin in 2025
Media attention shifted from bitcoin’s environmental footprint to crime and kidnapping in 2025, while overall sentiment remained broadly neutral, according to crypto intelligence platform Perception.

Bitcoin got stuck after slumping 30% from its peak. Here's why.
The October flash crash exposed how fragile bitcoin’s rally had become. It also illustrated a fundamental change in how BTC is perceived.

