Asia Express

Your weekly digest of crypto news from the Asia Pacific region. Your weekly digest of crypto news from the Asia Pacific region. Your weekly digest of crypto news from the Asia Pacific region.

New DeepSeek ban in US, Swiss-Asia crypto ties deepen: Asia Express

Andrew FentonOct 22, 2026

Scammer loses $4.8M stored on tampered Ledgers: Asia Express

Oct 15, 2026

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China’s P2P stablecoin wallets surge 43x, Korea’s $450B crypto economy: Asia Express

Oct 8, 2026

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China warns foreign spies about crypto, Singapore dominates Asia: Asia Express

Oct 1, 2026

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Asia dominates Crypto Adoption Index, Bitget’s $352M hack: Asia Express

Sep 24, 2026

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North Korea drives onchain malware surge, CoinEx shuts: Asia Express

Sep 17, 2026

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Metaplanet equity backlash, SE Asia crypto funding doubles: Asia Express

Shareholders of Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet are seething over equity allocations for insiders, while new figures cement Singapore’s role as the top Asian crypto hub.

Sep 10, 2026

Andrew Fenton

Tether sued over $42M in frozen coins, 6,600 students get crypto loans: Asia Express

Thai businessmen sue Tether over $42M frozen USDT tied to pig butchering scam, Aussie crypto firms face big fines unless they meet licensing deadline.

Sep 3, 2026

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Korean bank taps Ripple for payments, Pakistan opens crypto licensing: Asia Express

Asia’s biggest crypto hubs are locked in a tax-cut arms race, while Ripple will help Korea’s Jeonbuk Bank move money across borders.

Aug 25, 2026

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‘Fabricated rumors’ about BitMart founder, Binance bStocks dominate: Asia Express

Binance’s bStocks are the second largest tokenized stock issuer just two months after launch, and BitMart’s internal feud erupts into the spotlight ahead of its closure

Aug 18, 2026

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Thailand’s 0% crypto tax. Bitcoin Red Team forced to use Chinese AI: Asia Express

The Bitcoin Red Team has been forced to rely on open source Chinese AI, after OpenAI restricted access. Thailand sets crypto tax to 0% in bid to become crypto hub.

Aug 11, 2026

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Malaysia Blockchain Week’s OnlyFans scandal, lonely heart scammed for $3.3M: Asia Express

Fake romance crypto investment scams net $9 million in a single week in Hong Kong, as Malaysian authorities lose it over a crypto conference’s after-party.

Aug 4, 2026

Andrew Fenton

Binance phishes its own staff monthly, India censors BitChat code: Asia Express

Binance has been phishing its own staff to get ahead of potential attacks. South Korean crypto volumes tank 89% — plus all of the week’s other crypto news from Asia.

Jul 28, 2026

Andrew Fenton

Binance & OKX users face $1,900 fines in Vietnam, Coinbase in China? Asia Express

Retail users in Vietnam who trade on offshore crypto exchanges like Binance or OKX face heavy penalties. Network School controversy in Malaysia over Israeli citizen ban.

Jul 21, 2026

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Thai scammer’s $122M wallet, Japan embraces crypto credit: Asia Express

Bitcoin backed mortgages and stablecoin yield are hot topics in Japan right now, as Hyundai experiments with Avalanche for global stablecoin transfers. Asia Express

Jul 14, 2026

Andrew Fenton