The Chain – Page 26 – Asia Times

SBI Ripple Asia has formed a blockchain-based anti-credit card fraud platform with nine major Japanese credit card issuers. Photo: ripple.com

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, World

Friday’s blockchain and crypto news, from Asia and beyond

by Pete Sabine November 16, 2018February 18, 2020

As crypto prices plummeted over the course of 2018 the level of difficulty in minting new digital coins remained high even as profitability dropped. Photo: iStock

World

Bitcoin’s high energy usage could be a risk worth taking

by Steven Huckle November 16, 2018February 18, 2020

In today's market, when the Bitcoin price dips, the rest of the cryptocurrencies tend to follow suit. Photo: iStock

European Union, World

Bitcoin drops to year low as markets dump $25 billion

by Luke Thompson November 15, 2018February 18, 2020

A bar in Tokyo where customers can pay with NEM digital tokens. The Coincheck exchange lost NEMs worth more than $530 million in a hack in January 2018. Photo: Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon

China, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, South Korea, World

Wednesday’s blockchain and crypto news, from Asia and beyond

by Pete Sabine November 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Binance's enigmatic head, Changpeng Zhao, has expressed optimism for the crypto market and said the sector will 'kick off 2019 with a bang' as 'people in the industry are confident about the future.' Photo: Binance.com

Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Tuesday’s blockchain and crypto news, from Asia and beyond

by Pete Sabine November 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Indonesia, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand

Monday’s blockchain and crypto news, from Asia and beyond

by Asia Times staff November 12, 2018February 18, 2020

The week-long Restart Puerto Rico events are held to help rebuild the Caribbean island after Hurricane Maria hit last year.

China, Hong Kong, World

How ‘hippie king of crypto’ is helping restart Puerto Rico

by Richard Cook November 10, 2018February 18, 2020

The exchange has launched Binance Research, which will focus on the creation of institutional-grade research reports to increase transparency and improve the quality of information available within the crypto space. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

Friday’s blockchain and crypto news, from Asia and beyond

by Pete Sabine November 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Thailand, despite being in the run by a military government, is increasingly open to crypto-based initiatives. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, India, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand

Thailand’s ‘ICO portal’ could see it enter new crypto world

by Luke Thompson November 9, 2018February 18, 2020

The first official crypto-currency exchange to be registered in the UAE has been hailed as a 'game changer' for regional fintech industries. Photo: iStock

Bahrain, China, India, Kuwait, Middle East, South Asia

Exchange opens as Dubai pushes for crypto regional role

by Luke Thompson November 8, 2018February 18, 2020

South Korea’s Bar Association has lobbied its government to establish a legal framework for the blockchain and crypto-currency industries. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan

Thursday’s blockchain and crypto news, from Asia and beyond

by Pete Sabine November 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Trouble in paradise: The Marshall Islands plans to introduce a cryptocurrency as the country’s second legal tender. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Israel, Middle East, Singapore, World

Wednesday’s blockchain and crypto news, from Asia and beyond

by Pete Sabine November 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Although Tehran has made no attempt to keep secret its active involvement in crypto-currency development, most experts appear to agree that Iran's use of virtual currencies to evade sanctions is insignificant to date. Photo: iStock

China, European Union, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Turkey, World

Tehran keeps probing crypto in search of sanction relief

by Peter J. Brown November 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Thailand's tax department will employ machine learning to study tax evasion methods and also use blockchain to track refunds and introduce a layer of transparency to the revenue process. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Thailand

Thailand wants to use blockchain to catch tax dodgers

by Luke Thompson November 6, 2018February 18, 2020

'I am fully aware that many in the FinTech world see regulation as an unnecessary or unwelcome brake on innovation. But what I hope to do ... is to calm some of these concerns,' said Ashley Alder, HK SFC's Chief Executive Officer. Photo: fintechweek.hk

China, Hong Kong, World

HK to set regulatory framework for crypto funds, exchanges

by Pete Sabine November 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Bithumb will be providing investment and technical support for the American security token exchange project. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

Seoul crypto exchange Bithumb joins US securities project

by Luke Thompson November 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Insider trading and naked short selling took advantage of a settlement system that has barely changed since the 1960s. Blockchain-based capital markets could make such practices impossible. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Internet veterans and mavericks to ‘drive new crypto phase’

by Fran Strajnar November 2, 2018February 18, 2020

JD.com blockchain lab will be geared towards solving efficiency, stability, and scalability issues and will also research fundamental consensus protocols, privacy protection and security in decentralized applications. Photo: iStock

Chinese retail giant JD.com to build blockchain research lab

by Luke Thompson November 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Many are predicting that Bitcoin still has further to fall and may drop to $3,000 or lower. Photo: Reuters/ Bobby Yip

China, India, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, World

Bitcoin celebrates its 10th birthday

by Richard Cook October 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Taiwan is moving forward with a regulatory framework that could see the digital industry flourish. Photo: Getty Images

China, India, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan

Taiwan to adopt ‘National crypto standards’ by mid-2019

by Luke Thompson October 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Alibaba Cloud launched in 2009 and now has 52 international data centers. Photo: Reuters/Bobby Yip

Beijing, China, European Union, World

Alibaba’s ‘Blockchain as a Service’ platform goes global

by Asia Times staff October 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian police arrested the co-founder of a local crypto exchange and seized a Bitcoin ATM Photo: iStock

India, South Asia

Police seize India’s first Bitcoin ATM

by Luke Thompson October 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Temasek’s Vertex Ventures says it has invested in the Binance digital currency exchange to help develop a fiat currency-to-crypto platform in Singapore. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, World

Singapore fund invests in world’s largest crypto exchange

by Luke Thompson October 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Artificial Intelligence. Image: iStock

China, Hong Kong, Northeast Asia, South Korea

HKEX says Fintech success dependent on regulator innovation

by Asia Times staff October 23, 2018February 18, 2020

New rules from the Cyberspace Administration of China will force blockchain companies to censor information deemed 'threatening' to national security and allow authorities to access and inspect user data. Photo: Reuters

Beijing, China, World

Beijing tightens its grip on domestic blockchain networks

by Luke Thompson October 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Renowned cryptographer Ronald Rivest says 'Best practices for internet voting are like best practices for drunk driving' - there’s no safe way to do either. Photo: iStock photo

China, Israel, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

How blockchain could actually damage voting security

by Ari Juels, Ittay Eyal and Oded Naor October 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Accessing the Vault involves downloading a companion app, inputting a randomly generated 24-word sequence, setting up a 10 characters password and then each time scanning a constantly changing QR code using the Vault’s camera. Photo: cobo.com

Beijing, China, World

And now for the self-destructing crypto wallet

by Richard Cook October 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Professor Nouriel Roubini, who was given the nickname 'Dr. Doom' for his ultimately correct predictions about the 2008 financial crisis, argues blockchain is not about decentralization and democracy but about greed. Photo: World Economic Forum

China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

The most over-hyped and useless tech in history?

by Nouriel Roubini October 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Last week, Bitfinex was forced to make an announcement denying is was insolvent. 'As one of only a very few exchanges operating since 2013, with a small team and low operating costs, we do not entirely understand the arguments that purport to show us to be insolvent without providing any explanation about why.' Photo: bitfinex.com

Uncategorized

Tether to slip free as markets finally reject dollar parity?

by Asia Times staff October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Bithumb has secured its position as one of South Korea’s leading crypto-currency exchanges.
Photo: AFP/Jung Yeon-je

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Korea

Seoul crypto exchange Bithumb gets mainstream backing

by Luke Thompson October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

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