Chinese Researchers Propose Asian Digital Currency to Reduce Reliance on US Dollar

Experts from an economic institute in China have circulated the idea of creating a blockchain-powered digital currency that could lower Asia’s reliance on the greenback. The initiative comes against the backdrop of an expanding digital yuan pilot, and after recent trials of cross-border payments with state-issued digital currencies in the region. China Suggests Minting Asia-Wide … Read more

Asian News Headlines Exert Significant Impact on Cryptocurrency Prices

A report published by Mosaic has found the Asian region to be exerting a leading influence within the cryptosphere, despite China’s ongoing crackdown on digital asset platforms. The study finds Asian news events to have a significant effect upon BTC price volatility and highlights the increasing number of cryptocurrency exchanges targeting Asian traders. Also Read: Bitcoin … Read more

Scam Round-Up: Asian Investment Schemes and Snail Mail Extortion

Unfortunately, as with any industry, scams of all shapes and sizes persist within the cryptocurrency sector. This past week has seen a Filipino couple arrested after amassing over $17 million USD through a bitcoin investment scam, and protests held outside the office of a Vietnamese company that swindled $660 through two multi-level marketing (MLM) initial … Read more

Wirex to Launch Cryptocurrency Debit Cards in Asia During Q2 2018

Being able to easily find places to shop with bitcoin is a crucial step for actual adoption. While not really using the cryptocurrency as it is intended to, topping up debit cards with bitcoin allows spending your holdings while bypassing the need for merchants to learn a new payment system and just use the same … Read more

PR: Alibaba and eBay’s Representatives Support Global Marketplace Storiqa

Storiqa launched its token sale on November 28, 2017, and has exceeded its soft cap and has reached more than $6 million. Storiqa aims to provide the ways of digital trading and destroy all the borders between buyers and sellers. It is the marketplace which supports cryptocurrency and smart-contracts. Due to using of blockchain technology, … Read more