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Did a Hong Kong fund kill Bitcoin? Bithumb’s ‘phantom’ BTC: Asia Express

by Yohan Yun 5 min February 9, 2026

Questions raised after Bithumb intern sent 15X more “phantom” Bitcoin to users than it held. Plus, did a Hong Kong fund blow up? Asia Express

DAT panic dumps 73,000 ETH, India’s crypto tax stays: Asia Express

by Yohan Yun 4 min February 2, 2026

Ethereum DAT Trend Research dumps 73,000 ETH, South Korea is now fighting crypto market manipulation with AI. Asia Express

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IronClaw rivals OpenClaw, Olas launches bots for Polymarket — AI Eye

byAndrew Fenton 6 min February 12, 2026

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Is China hoarding gold so yuan becomes global reserve instead of USD?

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Did a Hong Kong fund kill Bitcoin? Bithumb’s ‘phantom’ BTC: Asia Express

Indian outrage at Pudgy Penguins, China CBDC boss’s crypto scandal: Asia Express

byYohan Yun 4 min January 19, 2026

OKX user’s desperate plea, Hong Kong talks gold stablecoins: Asia Express

by Yohan Yun 4 min January 12, 2026

OKX user issues desperate plea after funds frozen. Hong Kong hasn’t ruled out gold-backed stablecoins, but says it’s too early. Asia Express.

‘China’s Ethereum’ in civil war, Japan to embrace Bitcoin ETFs: Asia Express

by Yohan Yun 5 min January 5, 2026

“China’s Ethereum” co-founders clash on New Year’s Eve over Neo’s treasury, major Asian economies warm up to Bitcoin ETFs. Asia Express

Chinese users turn to ‘U cards’ to get around crypto rules: Asia Express

by Yohan Yun 5 min December 29, 2025

Viral “U cards” are quietly onboarding Chinese users to crypto, and the digital yuan can now earn depositors interest at banks. Asia Express.

Bitcoin treasury crackdown, Asia embraces stablecoins: Asia Express 2025

by Yohan Yun 5 min December 24, 2025

Companies that pivot to Bitcoin treasuries face crackdown in Asia, China doubles down on crypto ban. Asia Express 2025 in review.