XRP named Thailand’s top asset for nine straight months XRP delivered the strongest returns among all major asset classes in Thailand, soaring 390% year-on-year in August, according to the Thai Securities and Exchange Commission’s latest digital asset market report. Ethereum entered the top three by pushing out gold in August. (Securities and Exchange Commission) The … Read more
Good Morning, Asia. Here's what's making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk's Crypto Daybook Americas.Polymarket and CME FedWatch are aligned: the Fed’s easing cycle begins tomorrow. … Read more
Opinion by: Shawn Tabrizi, engineering lead at Parity In pursuit of adoption, many Web3 builders are hyperfocused on a simple, seductive metric: transactions per second (TPS). Protocols have trumpeted numbers rivaling traditional payment rails, convinced that sheer speed is the holy grail to convert billions of users and major enterprises. While this is intuitively appealing, … Read more
South Korean lawmaker wants to bring back ICOs A South Korean lawmaker has introduced draft legislation to create a framework for cryptocurrencies, including legalizing initial coin offerings (ICOs) and setting rules for stablecoin issuance. Lee’s proposes bill that brings ICOs back to South Korea. (KNN News/Youtube) The proposal, announced Thursday by ruling Democratic Party lawmaker … Read more
Crypto crime syndicate allegedly behind BTS’s Jung-kook HYBE hack A hacking syndicate accused of stealing 39 billion won ($28 million) by targeting wealthy corporate executives and celebrities — including BTS member Jeon Jung-kook — has been arrested by South Korean police. Police allege that the hackers who attempted to steal Jeon’s HYBE stocks are also … Read more
Good Morning, Asia. Here's what's making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk's Crypto Daybook Americas.Bitcoin (BTC) is treading water around $115K Thursday morning in Asia, up … Read more
Good Morning, Asia. Here's what's making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk's Crypto Daybook Americas.The maturing digital assets market that has sophisticated market making, capital markets, … Read more
Good Morning, Asia. Here's what's making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk's Crypto Daybook Americas.As East Asia begins its trading day, bitcoin (BTC) is changing hands … Read more
Good Morning, Asia. Here's what's making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk's Crypto Daybook Americas.Bitcoin (BTC) is set to end the trading week in Asia down … Read more
Good Morning, Asia. Here's what's making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk's Crypto Daybook Americas. Artificial Intelligence (AI) majors are slightly down despite blockbuster earnings by … Read more