Global hedge fund Qube Research & Technologies has agreed to lease six floors at Two International Finance Centre in Hong Kong’s Central district, marking one of the largest single office leasing deals in the area in more than a decade. The move reflects
Across China’s major tech hubs, Web3 development is accelerating in ways that influence the broader Asian digital economy. Although retail crypto trading remains restricted, research labs, cloud providers and enterprise developers continue to build decentralised systems designed for secure data sharing, digital identity,
Shanghai has taken an unusual step in the handling of digital assets by becoming one of the first mainland cities to use an overseas cryptocurrency trading platform to sell seized blockchain tokens. More than ninety thousand filecoins, originally confiscated in criminal investigations, were
Former SEC Chairman Gary Gensler has once again stepped into the global crypto conversation, and this time his message is sharper than ever. Speaking to Bloomberg, he warned that almost every cryptocurrency in circulation carries serious risks for investors. The only exception he
India is stepping into a major financial experiment as global conversations about digital currencies continue to grow. The country is exploring the possibility of launching its own government-backed stablecoin, one that would be supported not by traditional assets like foreign reserves or bank
The rapid expansion of tokenisation is exciting investors and innovators around the world, but a senior Chinese asset manager has cautioned that without clear standards and responsible oversight, this trend could fall into the same destructive pattern as China’s past peer-to-peer lending crisis.
Industry experts at the 11th Global Blockchain Summit in Shanghai expressed confidence that deeper cooperation between Hong Kong and mainland China could create fresh momentum for the cryptocurrency sector. While mainland China maintains strict bans on activities such as cryptocurrency trading, initial coin
China is once again signalling a firmer approach toward stablecoins and cryptocurrency-based payments as new policy discussions emerge among regulators and financial institutions. While China has long maintained a restrictive stance toward digital assets, recent conversations show that authorities are preparing to refine
The global cryptocurrency market continued its downward trajectory on Friday during Asia trading hours, marking more than a month of consistent declines. Bitcoin, the market’s primary benchmark and bellwether, slipped another step lower and briefly fell below the US$86,000 level for the first
The cryptocurrency market experienced one of its most dramatic downturns in recent memory after traders faced a wave of record liquidations triggered by the latest tariff announcement from United States President Donald Trump. The event unfolded only days after bitcoin set a new
