Ledger is investigating reports of stolen funds from users who bought devices from reseller CryptoBilis. Researchers estimate losses above $72 million, but Ledger has not confirmed the figures or the cause. Here is what it has said, and what it advises.

46% of consumers in 14 APAC markets say they are likely to use stablecoins within five years. Only 6% show an accurate understanding of how they work.

Standard Chartered plans to offer crypto, stablecoin and tokenised asset custody to institutions in Singapore. It is not live yet, but it shows where bank-grade custody is heading in Asia-Pacific.

Kraken's parent Payward and Singapore Gulf Bank launched 24/7 settlement for select institutional clients in Asia and the Gulf. The bank is reported as Bahrain-regulated, not Singapore-licensed, and the product speeds fiat funding without addressing exchange custody risk. Philippine eligibility is unconfirmed. Here's what it does, what it doesn't, and the pattern worth watching

In one week, Philippine crypto enforcement took two forms: the BSP partially suspended the e-money arm behind Coins.ph, and a court froze 25 crypto wallets in the flood-control plunder probe. No link between them has been stated. Here's what each action covers, why a crypto platform's on-ramp is only as stable as the payment licences beneath it, and why a wallet freeze depends on custody.