Asia

Insights on policy shifts, CBDC pilots, mining trends, and the broader impact on global crypto markets.

A hooded North Korean hacker works on a laptop displaying the North Korea flag as a tactical police officer approaches from behind in a dark cybercrime hideout filled with glowing code monitors.

Secret laptop footage exposes North Korean spies infiltrating US companies

Researchers watched in real-time as the Famous Chollima division used this common remote work setup to bypass firewalls.

1 month ago

A glowing Bitcoin coin sits on cracked ground between massive rows of mining rigs, with heat and vapor rising under a bright blue sky.

Crypto

Bitcoin is redrawing where cities and data centers rise as it competes for wasted energy, not cheap labor

From flared gas to curtailed hydro, off-grid power is redrawing the hashrate map and miner margins.

2 months ago

Hacks

Solana tokens rip on Upbit after $32M hack due to halted arbitrage

Korean traders began bidding up altcoin prices as arbitrage bots, which normally keep Korean and international prices aligned, stopped operating.

2 months ago

A dramatic midday Tokyo skyline shows a vivid Japanese flag and three massive metallic Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana coins towering above gleaming skyscrapers and Tokyo Tower under a bright blue sky with billowing clouds.

Regulation

Japan’s 20% crypto tax sets a new bar in Asia, pressuring Singapore and Hong Kong as retail costs fall

Japan’s sweeping crypto reclassification could redefine Asia’s regulatory power balance.

2 months ago

Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Singapore skylines linked by luminous teal, amber, and magenta rails converging on polished Bitcoin and Ethereum emblems over a bright sunrise map of Asia.

Analysis

These three Asian markets got the jump on tokenized finance over the US

$30 billion on Japanese exchanges edges toward BTC as custody rules harden.

2 months ago

A massive golden Bitcoin floats above a wet plaza at sunset, with Chinese flags waving and the U.S. Capitol glowing under dramatic clouds.

Politics

No credible evidence US government hacked Chinese Bitcoin wallets to “steal” $13 billion BTC

Chinese security firm accuses the U.S. of hacking LuBian’s Bitcoin wallets, but open-source forensics and DOJ filings point to weak keys and murky attribution.

2 months ago

People

Sora Ventures CEO gains largest stake in AsiaStrategy amid Bitcoin reward strategy

Jason Fang steers AsiaStrategy's ownership dynamics amid Pride River restructuring, reinforcing ties to Bitcoin initiatives.

2 months ago

Digital Asset Treasuries

How Metaplanet’s $100M Bitcoin backed loan can rewrite the corporate treasury playbook

Tokyo firm Metaplanet taps Bitcoin-backed credit to expand holdings and fund ops, marking another data point for the corporate-treasury thesis.

2 months ago

TradFi

Moon Inc attracts US investors with today’s debut and Bitcoin-focused expansion

The OTCQX upgrade aims to enhance U.S. investor accessibility to Moon Inc. as it pivots toward Bitcoin-focused consumer products with Hong Kong's digital asset ecosystem.

2 months ago