Stablecoins enter the global travel checkout Shanghai based online travel group Trip.com has begun testing stablecoin payments for some overseas users, marking a notable step in the gradual integration of digital assets into mainstream commerce. The company is allowing eligible customers to pay
Ancient tea culture meets emerging technology China’s tea culture stretches back thousands of years, rooted in craftsmanship, regional identity, and ritual. Yet as consumer habits shift and global markets demand greater transparency, traditional tea producers face mounting challenges. In this context, a new
Regulators move to expand the city’s crypto rule book Hong Kong is preparing to significantly expand its regulatory framework for digital assets as it looks to deepen and professionalise its crypto market. Financial regulators announced that new licensing regimes for virtual asset dealers
Crypto enthusiasm grows but fundamental questions remain Interest in cryptocurrencies continues to expand, driven by technological optimism and increasing political attention. In the United States, the passage of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins Act in July reinforced the idea
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.
