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News and analysis about non-fiat, decentralised assets used as digital currencies, including bitcoin, ether, altcoins and stablecoins.

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Chinese military force tricked a foreign spy plane in South China Sea: report

11 Oct 2025 - 8:00PM

The Chinese system can precisely replicate the characteristics of enemy radar frequency bands to generate highly realistic false target signals, according to a report in the September issue of Ordnance Industry Science Technology. Photo: Shutterstock

Leisure

Victoria Beckham’s 6 biggest Netflix docuseries bombshells

12 Oct 2025 - 6:00AM

British fashion designer Victoria Beckham just released her self-titled docuseries on Netflix. Photo: EPA

Celebrities

‘Baby Gisele Bündchen’? Meet Angelina Kendall, a supermodel in the making

10 Oct 2025 - 6:00PM

Brazilian-New Zealander model Angelina Kendall is being referred to as a “baby Gisele Bündchen”. Photo: AFP

Science

Why Egypt draws fire when Chinese question the West’s version of world history

10 Oct 2025 - 4:52PM

The ancient Egypt exhibition held at the Shanghai Museum drew more than 2.77 million visitors. Photo: Getty Images

Military

Mainland China offers US$1,400 for arrest of Taiwanese military ‘secessionists’

11 Oct 2025 - 6:43PMvideocam

The Xiamen city skyline is seen past anti-landing spikes placed along the coast of an islet on Taiwan-controlled Quemoy Island, also known as Kinmen. Photo: AFP

Gold bars are displayed at the Hong Kong Gold Exchange Lunar New Year opening ceremony in Sheung Wan on February 3. Photo: Edmond So

Banking & finance

Macroscope | The real reason central banks are stocking up on gold

With bond yields rising and stock markets hitting precarious highs, gold-backed monetary policy could be a much-needed source of stability.

11 Oct 2025 - 6:20PMvideocam

Trump’s latest tariffs trigger record cryptocurrency liquidations

11 Oct 2025 - 2:25PM

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police strengthen fight against virtual asset crimes with new task force

10 Oct 2025 - 9:21PM

Stablecoins to boost US dollar demand by US$1.4 trillion: JPMorgan

Rather than accelerating de-dollarisation, stablecoins may reinforce the dollar’s role in global finance, the bank says.

9 Oct 2025 - 10:15AM

Stablecoins may drum up US$1.4 trillion of extra dollar demand by 2027, according to JPMorgan. Photo: AFP

Bitcoin, BNB hit new highs as global turmoil spurs flight to alternative assets

While the reaction of Chinese crypto enthusiasts was muted on mainland social media, many celebrated the token’s latest achievement on X.

7 Oct 2025 - 8:00PM

US takes driver’s seat in crypto sector amid Trump policy, stablecoin frenzy

America is on a path to becoming the world’s ‘crypto capital’, according to Bo Hines, US CEO at stablecoin giant Tether.

2 Oct 2025 - 8:08PMvideocam

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Singapore stablecoin issuer offers tips for Hong Kong counterparts

Compliance and strong banking relationships are key, says the CEO of StraitsX, issuer of XSGD.

2 Oct 2025 - 4:00PMvideocam

StraitsX CEO Liu Tianwei. Photo: Handout

Trump-led venture lauds USD1 stablecoin’s potential for ‘dollarising the world’

At the Token2049 event in Singapore, World Liberty Financial says it will launch a debit card in the fourth quarter or early in 2026.

1 Oct 2025 - 7:24PM

Singapore hosts world’s biggest crypto event as global adoption soars

Crypto enthusiasts from around the globe descend on the city state, preaching a future where blockchain-based technology dominates.

1 Oct 2025 - 8:50PM

Visa tests pre-funded stablecoins for cross-border payments

The Visa Direct pilot programme aims to make cross-border payments faster and more flexible.

30 Sep 2025 - 6:51PMvideocam

Visa Direct is the company’s platform helping clients send money to roughly 11 billion Visa cards, bank accounts and digital wallets. Photo: Shutterstock

Chinese woman admits US$7.4 billion bitcoin fraud at UK court

Qian Zhimin, also known as Zhang Yadi, pleaded guilty at London’s Southwark Crown Court to acquiring and possessing criminal property.

30 Sep 2025 - 3:20AM

Chinese citizen Qian Zhimin pleaded guilty in the UK on Monday for her role in a bitcoin fraud scheme. Photo: Shutterstock

Hong Kong warns against unapproved yuan stablecoins amid crypto frenzy

The HKMA says it has not granted any licences for stablecoin issuers, urging investors to remain vigilant.

25 Sep 2025 - 3:00PMvideocam

Banking & finance

Asia-Pacific leads boom in crypto transactions amid regulatory hurdles: report

The trend reflects diverse use cases from remittances to gaming, but regulatory uncertainty could limit long-term potential, analysts say.

24 Sep 2025 - 9:34PM

Stablecoin giant Tether seeks funding at US$500 billion valuation

Tether is in talks with investors to raise as much as US$20 billion through a private placement.

24 Sep 2025 - 4:52PMvideocam

Tether’s USDT stablecoin has a market value of US$172 billion. Photo: Shutterstock

Banking & finance

China’s brokerages told to pause RWA tokenisation business in Hong Kong: sources

Two brokerages were advised by the CSRC in recent weeks to refrain from conducting RWA business offshore, the sources said.

23 Sep 2025 - 3:37PMvideocam

Hong Kong over the past year has ramped up efforts to position the city as a digital assets hub. Photo: Shutterstock

Crypto’s growing acceptance to shape Hong Kong fortunes, future of investing

Hong Kong’s regulatory lead signals a new era for digital assets, as crypto attracts global investors and reshapes the future of finance.

20 Sep 2025 - 10:22AMvideocam

Crypto mogul Justin Sun launches ‘perps’ trading as lawmakers eye his Trump ties

Tron founder introduces perpetual futures trading as lawmakers ask the SEC to look into issues surrounding Sun’s ties to the Trump family.

19 Sep 2025 - 6:00PM

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Jack Ma-backed Yunfeng names ex-Ant Group executive as top Web3 architect

Yunfeng’s appointment of Geoff Jiang Guofei reflects the company’s push into what it called ‘frontier areas’ such as Web3.

18 Sep 2025 - 7:00PM

Yunfeng Financial Group recently completed its first tokenised real-world asset project. Photo: Handout

How Laos plans to pay for its dam-building spree: cryptocurrency mining

Saddled with debt and surplus electricity, the ‘battery of Southeast Asia’ is eyeing energy-intensive crypto mining to turn a profit.

17 Sep 2025 - 5:30PM

Banking & finance

Opinion | What’s at stake in global markets as Google ventures into blockchain

Google may become the largest blockchain player. Without global regulation, the dominant technology could set rules worldwide by default.

16 Sep 2025 - 4:30PMvideocam

Macroscope | In the crypto vs gold struggle, new battle lines are being drawn

The finance world is in flux, with stablecoin issuer Tether investing heavily in the metal it has been trying to usurp as a primary means of exchange.

13 Sep 2025 - 4:31PMvideocam

Gold jewellery is displayed in a window in New York on September 8. The price of gold is leaping to record highs nearly every day. Photo: AFP

Banking & finance

Opinion | Why retailers could hold the key to mainstream stablecoin adoption

If money starts moving at the speed of trade, it will be because top retailers decided that waiting weeks to pay for a T-shirt made no sense.

13 Sep 2025 - 6:30AMvideocam

A woman walks past a currency mural on shop shutters in Hong Kong on December 26. Photo: Antony Dickson

Ant Group pledges focus on tokenisation, not cryptocurrency ‘hype’

The Chinese fintech giant ‘will not issue cryptocurrencies’, CEO Cyril Han Xinyi says.

12 Sep 2025 - 8:00PM

Banking & finance

361 Degrees pioneers stablecoin payments in overseas businesses

The sportswear brand plans to use fiat-pegged stablecoins for cross-border payments.

15 Sep 2025 - 1:14PM

Banking & finance

China offers funding for stablecoin research as global interest grows

The country’s largest state research bureau is offering grants for the study of the digital assets - and how to monitor their movements.

10 Sep 2025 - 7:00AMvideocam

China has begun soliciting applications for funded research on the popular digital assets known as stablecoins. Photo: Shutterstock

Is Hong Kong doing enough to achieve its smart tourism goals? No, experts say

Hong Kong’s tourism industry should harness technology like AI and cryptocurrency more effectively, said experts at a recent conference.

9 Sep 2025 - 7:15AM

Tech, travel and conservation experts shared their thoughts on how the city can up its smart tourism game at the recent Redefining Hong Kong conference on culture, sports and tourism. Photo: Dickson Lee

Crime in Hong Kong

2 arrested in Hong Kong over alleged theft of electricity for bitcoin mining

Technicians, aged 32 and 33, suspected to have connected eight mining devices to power supply, internet of two care homes for disabled.

8 Sep 2025 - 8:39PM

Banking & finance

First-mover advantage key to Hong Kong’s success in multicurrency stablecoins

Multicurrency stablecoins are designed to maintain their value by being backed by a basket of fiat currencies on a blockchain.

7 Sep 2025 - 10:00AM

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