Earlier briefs
- Malaysia and Thailand’s Central Banks Join Singapore’s BLOOM. What Is Confirmed, and What Isn’t Live Yet.Malaysia’s and Thailand’s central banks have joined Singapore’s BLOOM initiative for cross-border stablecoin and tokenized deposit testing. No corridor, token or start date has been named. Here is what is confirmed, what is not, and what platforms and compliance teams should watch.Crypto
- HSBC’s RedCoin Is Live in PayMe. Day One Numbers, Real Warnings and What Comes Next.HSBC has begun rolling out RedCoin, a licensed Hong Kong dollar stablecoin, to PayMe’s 3.3 million users. Here is what is confirmed, what HSBC warns about, and what platforms and compliance teams should watch next.Crypto
- $16M Left CoinDCX Wallets. The Explanation Changed Within a Day. What Platforms Should Do.About US$16 million in USDT left wallets tied to CoinDCX. The exchange first denied a hack, then called it an operational loss from a failed sweep, and investigators dispute parts of that. Here is what is confirmed, what is contested, and what platforms should check.Crypto
- Bank Negara Malaysia Launches SSDS+ for Tokenized Bonds and Sukuk. What Platforms Should WatchBank Negara Malaysia has launched SSDS+, a central bank platform for tokenized bonds and sukuk, with payments settled in central bank money. No issuance has been reported yet. Here is what is confirmed, what is not, and what platforms should watch.Crypto
- South Korea’s Exchanges Want a Fourth Crypto Tax Delay. What Platforms Should Do While the Answer Is Open.South Korea’s five largest exchanges reportedly plan to ask for a fourth delay to the 22% crypto tax when they meet the government on 20 October. The tax is still due on 1 January 2027, and officials say they plan to proceed.Crypto
- You Can Tokenize It. Can You Sell It? What a GSR Executive Said, and What Platforms Should Check.A GSR executive told Cointelegraph’s CONNECT in Singapore that demand for fully tokenized real-world assets has not kept pace with supply, and liquidity is split across issuers and chains. Here is what treasury teams and platforms should check before committing capital.Crypto
- Canada to Philippines Crypto Transfers Rose 28%. What Platforms Should Take From It.Chainalysis data shows crypto transfers from Canada to the Philippines rose 28% to about $61 million in the 12 months to June. The Philippines is one of three Canadian corridors it tracks, with India and China, and a small share of their combined 141% growth.Crypto
- What the BSP’s Coins.ph Restriction Means for Operators and Payment Teams.The BSP has restricted incoming peso transfers to the e-money issuer behind Coins.ph. Reports of offshore gambling links and possible license action rest on unnamed sources, and Coins.ph denies them.Crypto · iGaming
- South Korea Blocks KuCoin, MEXC and 25 More Exchange Sites. Here’s What Platforms Should Check.South Korea’s FIU has had 27 unregistered overseas exchange websites blocked, including KuCoin, MEXC and BitMart, without waiting for a court ruling or confirmed losses. Here is what is confirmed, what is not, and what platforms should check.Crypto
- Hyperliquid Is on Singapore’s Alert List. Here’s What Compliance Teams Should DoMAS added Hyperliquid to its Investor Alert List on 26 June and says it is not a ban or a finding of wrongdoing. Here is what is confirmed, what is not, and what firms that use decentralized derivatives should do.Crypto