Asia
CoinDesk Research: U.S. leads institutional crypto, Asia rules trading ahead of Consensus Miami
Asia’s dominance is visible across every major dataset in this report, but the U.S. is assembling the institutional engine for the next surge of global adoption, while Latin America is already proving how utility-driven demand can scale in the real economy.
A16z Crypto to Open Seoul Office, Hire Sungmo Park to Lead Asia Efforts
Andreessen Horowitz's crypto venture capital unit pointed to high levels of crypto ownership in South Korea and Singapore, and growing onchain activity in Japan.
APAC's Biggest Stock Exchanges Push Back Against Digital Asset Treasury Strategies: Bloomberg
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing has challenged at least five companies over plans to buy and hoard large amounts of cryptoassets
Huobi Founder Li Lin to Lead $1B Ether Treasury Firm: Bloomberg
Li Lin’s Avenir Capital is said to be teaming up with Asia's crypto pioneers to build a regulated vehicle focused on ether accumulation.
Asia Morning Briefing: BTC Traders Brace for Fed Cuts but Massive $4.5B Liquidity Tests Loom
A 25 bps cut is priced in, but OKX’s Gracie Lin says token unlocks and liquidity shocks will test markets, and only resilient liquidity will separate winners from losers.
Asia Morning Briefing: Equities Rally on Rate-Cut Bets, Crypto Stays Cautious
Rate-cut optimism and gold’s rally have not spilled into crypto, where positioning stays defensive and near-term direction hinges on the inflation report.
Asian Food Platform DDC Appoints Investing Professional After Animoca BTC Yield Deal
Kyu Ho has 20 years experience investing in traditional and digital assets, the company said.
Asia Morning Briefing: Leverage Meets Patience as Bitcoin Builds Toward a Breakout
PLUS: Another publicly listed tech company is building out a bitcoin treasury.
Asia Morning Briefing: ETH Bulls Eye $3K as Validator Backbone Upgrade Rolls In
With ETH's bulls eyeing a breakout to $3K, Obol’s Head of Marketing & Ecosystem says that distributed validators are now critical infrastructure as Wall Street takes interest.
Asia Morning Briefing: Asia's Banks Look to Stablecoins to Prevent Deposit Flight
PLUS: Bakkt is entering the BTC Treasury market with a $1 billion BTC purchase.
