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ForkLog 83 27.05.2025

Crypto Bhutan: How one of the world’s most closed countries pioneered ‘green’ mining

For years the kingdom of Bhutan stood apart from global trends. Today the Himalayas hum not only with prayer wheels but also with mining farms. ForkLog looks at how a small mountain state is building a digital future—and what bitcoin has to do with it. From centuries of isolation to mining Until recently Bhutan pursued […]

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ForkLog 12 18.04.2025

HashKey Capital Launches Asia’s First XRP ETF

Cryptofinancial services firm HashKey Capital announced the launch of the HashKey XRP Tracker, Asia’s first exchange-traded fund (ETF) tracking the value of XRP. Ripple was one of the initial investors. The HashKey XRP Tracker is aimed at professional market participants, allowing them to access XRP without the complexities of direct ownership. According to HashKey Capital […]

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ForkLog 23 11.07.2024

Elliptic Uncovers Fraudulent Online Marketplace with $11 Billion in Cryptocurrency Transactions

The online marketplace Huione Guarantee, widely used by fraudsters in Southeast Asia, has processed cryptocurrency transactions amounting to at least $11 billion, according to researchers at Elliptic. A new investigation from the Elliptic research team sheds light on online marketplace Huione Guarantee. The platform is widely used by scam operators in South East Asia, including […]

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ForkLog 6 14.10.2022

In China, researchers propose an ‘Asian digital currency’ as a counterweight to the dollar

Researchers from a Chinese state institution floated the idea of a pan-Asian digital currency to reduce the region's economies' reliance on the U.S. dollar. SCMP reports.

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ForkLog 7 22.08.2022

IMF flags rising correlation between cryptocurrencies and Asian stock markets

The rising correlation between cryptocurrencies and Asian stock markets has raised concerns and calls for further regulation, according to the IMF report.

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ForkLog 7 09.11.2021

Mastercard to launch bitcoin-linked cards in the Asia-Pacific region

Mastercard will launch debit, credit and prepaid cards linked to bitcoin in the Asia-Pacific region. They will allow businesses and consumers to pay for purchases with cryptocurrency.

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ForkLog 9 17.09.2021

Babel Finance opens Singapore unit to push expansion into Asia

Crypto-finance provider Babel Finance announced the opening of a headquarters in Singapore to attract major Asian players in the industry.

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ForkLog 7 12.07.2021

Mike Novogratz: Asia is selling Bitcoin, while the US is buying

Galaxy Digital founder Mike Novogratz, in CNBC's commentary, said that the American cryptocurrency community has taken a leading position in a bear market whose origins lie in Asia.

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ForkLog 13 30.03.2021

Ripple acquires stake in Tranglo, a cross-border payments specialist

Ripple bought a 40% stake in Tranglo, an Asian company specializing in cross-border payments. This was announced by Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of the California-based firm.

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ForkLog 6 19.03.2021

Former Uber executive to spearhead Ripple’s expansion in Asia

Former Uber top executive Brooks Entwistle has taken the role of managing director for Southeast Asia at Ripple as the XRP issuer expands its customer base in the region.

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ForkLog 13 15.03.2021

Hong Kong’s first regulated crypto exchange, OSL, launches cryptocurrency trading

On Monday, March 15, the institutionally oriented cryptocurrency platform OSL carried out the first real-time trades of digital assets.

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ForkLog 19 05.03.2021

Brad Garlinghouse: SEC lawsuit did not harm Ripple’s business in Asia

Ripple reported no impact on its Asia-Pacific business from the SEC lawsuit, Brad Garlinghouse, the company's CEO, told Reuters.

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