China China tightens law to jail those found raising funds though crypto sales China can now issue sentences if funds are raised via crypto from the public as the country's Supreme Court has amended Criminal Law. Read Full Story Feb 24, 2022, 12:32PM UTC
Asia India's ad watchdog issues guidelines for crypto advertisements The Advertising Standards Council of India has issued guidelines for crypto advertisements following a spate of such ads in recent months. Read Full Story Feb 23, 2022, 8:43AM UTC
Asia Korea's largest bank to launch the country's first crypto investment fund Kookmin Bank, South Korea's largest bank by net assets, is launching crypto investment products targeted at retail investors. Read Full Story Feb 21, 2022, 4:54PM UTC
Asia India to tax crypto income at 30%, launch CBDC in the fiscal year 2023 India has provided a much-anticipated clarity on crypto taxation in its Union Budget for the fiscal year 2022-23. Read Full Story Feb 1, 2022, 8:30AM UTC
Exchanges Binance partners with Thai billionaire to set up local crypto exchange Binance has partnered with Gulf Innova — a subsidiary of Thai billionaire Sarath Ratanavadi's Gulf Energy — to set up a crypto exchange. Read Full Story Jan 17, 2022, 12:43PM UTC
Asia Shares in LSE-listed Kazakh super-app Kaspi plummet as unrest continues The share price of Kaspi, the LSE-listed fintech super-app used by around half of the Kazakh population, has fallen sharply. Read Full Story Jan 6, 2022, 1:35PM UTC
Exchanges Korean crypto exchange Coinone will no longer allow withdrawals to unverified external wallets South Korean crypto exchange Coinone will no longer allow withdrawals to non-verified external wallets. Read Full Story Dec 29, 2021, 12:05PM UTC
Exchanges Binance to acquire 18% stake in Singapore-based private securities exchange Hg Binance Asia Services is acquiring an 18% stake in Hg Exchange, a Singapore-based private securities exchange. Read Full Story Dec 8, 2021, 11:10AM UTC
Tax South Korean crypto VC Hashed confirms it is under investigation by the country's tax authority South Korean crypto VC Hashed has confirmed to The Block that it is under investigation by the National Tax Service. Read Full Story Dec 7, 2021, 12:31PM UTC
The Block News Plus Is India finally ready to regulate crypto? Here are the signs that suggest the answer is yes Indian politicians have been arguing about crypto for years without any progress. But recent signs suggest that a crypto policy is on its way. Read Full Story Dec 1, 2021, 5:21PM UTC
Bitcoin Bitcoin trades at over 3% discount in India after government lists a crypto bill in Parliament for discussion Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are trading at a discount in India after the country's government listed a crypto bill in Parliament for discussion yesterday. Read Full Story Nov 24, 2021, 7:25AM UTC
Asia Indian government is expected to introduce a crypto bill in Parliament The Indian government is expected to introduce a crypto bill in the winter session of Parliament that will run from Nov. 29 to Dec. 23. Read Full Story Nov 23, 2021, 4:17PM UTC
Asia India's government is meeting with crypto industry executives on Monday The Indian government is set to meet the local crypto industry Monday, November 15, according to an official notice. Read Full Story Nov 12, 2021, 6:47PM UTC
The Block News Plus China’s escalated crypto mining crackdown sparks a new round of cat and mouse play Chinese government agencies and state-owned enterprises are ramping up their search for secret crypto mining operations. Read Full Story Oct 13, 2021, 8:09PM UTC
The Block News Plus The industry response to China’s latest crypto crackdown suggests it’s the most serious yet China's latest crypto crackdown is the latest in series of similar-sounding policies. But all signs suggest this one is more serious. Read Full Story Sep 28, 2021, 6:13PM UTC
Mining Fourth-largest Ethereum mining pool BeePool is shutting down China-based Ethereum mining pool BeePool, currently the fourth-largest in terms of hashrate, is shutting down on October 15. Read Full Story Sep 28, 2021, 12:59PM UTC
DeFi Crypto custodian Cobo raises $40 million to expand DeFi-as-a-service Cobo plans to add DeFi-as-a-service to its custody solution, letting institutions access DeFi protocols via user-friendly interfaces. Read Full Story Sep 23, 2021, 2:10AM UTC
Asia Huobi Ventures, Chainsmokers back new $25 million fund investing in the metaverse This new venture investment fund is looking to back companies bringing interoperability and more unique experiences to the metaverse Read Full Story Sep 6, 2021, 3:28PM UTC
Asia Matrixport closes $100 million fundraise at ~$1 billion pre-money valuation Matrixport is the latest crypto unicorn. Read Full Story Aug 2, 2021, 2:30AM UTC
Asia Hong Kong's largest English media to turn its archives into NFTs South China Morning Post, the largest English media in Hong Kong, is moving into the NFT and metaverse space. Read Full Story Jul 19, 2021, 1:39PM UTC