Asia Morning Briefing: Bitcoin Drops to $115K as Third Major Profit-Taking, New Tariff Tensions Add Pressure

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

Asia Morning Briefing: MSFT, Meta Soar on Strong AI Earnings, But Crypto AI Tokens Fail to Follow

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

Asia Morning Briefing: SEC's In-Kind BTC, ETH ETF Redemption Shift Happened Years Ago in Hong Kong

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.On Wednesday in the U.S., the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that … Read more

Asia Morning Briefing: Crypto Rally Stalls, ETH Flows May Decide What Comes Next

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 crypto market is flashing warning signs. Institutions are stepping back as … Read more

Asia Morning Briefing: Trump's E.U. Tariff Deal Holds Bitcoin Near $119K

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) traded at $119,430 in early Asia hours on Monday, … Read more

Asia Morning Briefing: Animoca Exec Says U.S. Heat Is Pushing China's Stablecoin Agenda

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. In 2021, China’s central bank warned that global stablecoins could bring … Read more

Asia Morning Briefing: The First AI vs BTC Environmental Impact Numbers are Here. And it Might Start a New Debate

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. Mistral AI recently offered a rare benchmark in the Artificial Intelligence … Read more

Outrage as $1.8B ‘DGCX’ crypto scam ringleader mocks victims: Asia Express

Four busted over fraud linked to $1.8 billion DGCX XinKangJia case Hong Kong police have arrested four individuals in connection with an alleged cryptocurrency investment ring that defrauded victims of over 3 million Hong Kong dollars. The operation was linked to a bogus platform posing as affiliated with the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX). … Read more

Web3 Startups Surge in Asia, Europe as New Legislation, Crypto-AI Mergers Gain Traction: Report

The crypto sector is undergoing a regulatory revamp in several parts of the world, aiming to make the industry safer for its members. Countries that have initiated these frameworks are seeing a spike in the number of Web3 startups, bringing business and opportunities to their citizens. A recent report by blockchain startup accelerator Alliance has … Read more

Hong Kong to Launch ‘Inverse Bitcoin ETF’ for First Time in Asia

Asia’s first inverse Bitcoin exchange-traded fund that allows investors to bet on a fall in the cryptocurrency, is set to debut in Hong Kong on Tuesday. Hong Kong’s CSOP Asset Management said it will launch the CSOP Bitcoin Futures Daily (-1x) Inverse Product on the city’s stock exchange on Tuesday morning. The ETF is expected … Read more