When a tourist from Bangkok taps to pay in Singapore using their Thai e-wallet, few stop to consider what powers that transaction. But for Singapore-based StraitsX, the company behind the stablecoin infrastructure running in the background, that seamless experience is exactly the point. Between the fourth quarter of 2024 and the same period in 2025, […]
Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk’s Crypto Daybook Americas. Gold’s breakout above $5,000 is beginning to look less like a spike […]
The Trump crypto conference tour continues, with Eric Trump confirmed to speak at BTC Asia conference in Hong Kong in August. Hong Kong is pushing through a variety of pro-crypto legislation through its local assembly, known as LegCo. The city had its own stablecoin legislation before the U.S. passed the GENIUS Act. Trump, speaking earlier […]