Asia Express

Your weekly digest of crypto news from the Asia Pacific region. Your weekly digest of crypto news from the Asia Pacific region. Your weekly digest of crypto news from the Asia Pacific region.

Asia dominates Crypto Adoption Index, Bitget’s $352M hack: Asia Express

Andrew FentonSep 24, 2026

North Korea drives onchain malware surge, CoinEx shuts: Asia Express

Sep 17, 2026

Andrew Fenton

Metaplanet equity backlash, SE Asia crypto funding doubles: Asia Express

Sep 10, 2026

Andrew Fenton

Tether sued over $42M in frozen coins, 6,600 students get crypto loans: Asia Express

Sep 3, 2026

Andrew Fenton

Korean bank taps Ripple for payments, Pakistan opens crypto licensing: Asia Express

Aug 25, 2026

Andrew Fenton

‘Fabricated rumors’ about BitMart founder, Binance bStocks dominate: Asia Express

Aug 18, 2026

Andrew Fenton

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Thailand’s 0% crypto tax. Bitcoin Red Team forced to use Chinese AI: Asia Express

The Bitcoin Red Team has been forced to rely on open source Chinese AI, after OpenAI restricted access. Thailand sets crypto tax to 0% in bid to become crypto hub.

Aug 11, 2026

Andrew Fenton

Malaysia Blockchain Week’s OnlyFans scandal, lonely heart scammed for $3.3M: Asia Express

Fake romance crypto investment scams net $9 million in a single week in Hong Kong, as Malaysian authorities lose it over a crypto conference’s after-party.

Aug 4, 2026

Andrew Fenton

Binance phishes its own staff monthly, India censors BitChat code: Asia Express

Binance has been phishing its own staff to get ahead of potential attacks. South Korean crypto volumes tank 89% — plus all of the week’s other crypto news from Asia.

Jul 28, 2026

Andrew Fenton

Binance & OKX users face $1,900 fines in Vietnam, Coinbase in China? Asia Express

Retail users in Vietnam who trade on offshore crypto exchanges like Binance or OKX face heavy penalties. Network School controversy in Malaysia over Israeli citizen ban.

Jul 21, 2026

Andrew Fenton

Thai scammer’s $122M wallet, Japan embraces crypto credit: Asia Express

Bitcoin backed mortgages and stablecoin yield are hot topics in Japan right now, as Hyundai experiments with Avalanche for global stablecoin transfers. Asia Express

Jul 14, 2026

Andrew Fenton

Japanese pension fund tips 1% in crypto, G7 urges action on NK hackers: Asia Express

South Korea to extend Travel Rule to low value transfers, G7 leaders call for urgent action to combat North Korea’s hacking army, and more.

Jun 23, 2026

Cointelegraph

China’s 107 Bitcoin memory thief, Bithumb CEO booked: Asia Express

A man in eastern China stole 107 Bitcoin using his memory, South Korean police booked Bithumb’s CEO in a lawmaker nepotism probe, and more.

Jun 15, 2026

Yohan Yun

Vietnam preps crypto pilot, HK pushes tokenization: Asia Express

SBI’s crypto unit partners with a Japanese SOL treasury firm, Hong Kong forms braintrust for tokenized bonds, and more.

Jun 8, 2026

Yohan Yun

50K investors fight Korean crypto tax, Singapore cancels Bsquared: Asia Express

A South Korean funeral firm sits on $32.7 million in ETH-linked ETF losses, Polymarket and Kalshi face Asian restrictions and more.

May 25, 2026

Yohan Yun