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NexStox Launches Two Regulated RWA Platforms at WOW Summit Hong Kong: NexStox (LFSA) and NXMarket
Hong Kong, 8 September 2025 – NexStox announced the official launch of two regulated centralised platforms for Real-World Assets (RWA) at WOW Summit, Hong Kong: NexStox, licensed by the Labuan Financi...
BOJ must raise rates to protect Yen, says Japanese lawmaker
Taro Kono, a senior member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, said the Bank of Japan must raise its main interest rate to protect the yen and prevent inflation from worsening. His remarks show ho...
US cracks down on Southeast Asia’s $10B scam hubs
The United States Treasury Department announced sanctions targeting 19 entities in Myanmar and Cambodia, accused of running scams defrauding Americans and other victims of billions of dollars. The dep...
India urges BRICS to tackle trade deficits
India told the BRICS bloc on Monday that it wants trade gaps fixed fast, especially with countries inside the group. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said, “Our biggest trade deficits are with ...
Powerful South Korea Crypto Trading: Venture Firms Unleashed
BitcoinWorld Powerful South Korea Crypto Trading: Venture Firms Unleashed Exciting news is emerging from Asia that promises to reshape the digital finance landscape! The ecosystem of South Korea crypt...
Jack Ma's Ant Digital Taps Blockchain to Tokenize $8.4B in China’s Energy Assets: Report
Experts say early adoption will likely remain institutional as Ant Digital tracks 15 million renewable devices across China....
Japan’s trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa confirmed that U.S. will reduce tariffs on Japanese imports
U.S. duties on Japanese goods will be lowered, Japan’s tariff negotiator said Tuesday. Akazawa wrote in a X post that United States will revise tariffs on Japan Tuesday, September 16. He cited a Feder...
Upbit’s GIWA Could Spur Ethereum Layer-2 Growth in South Korea While Raising Centralization Concerns
GIWA is Upbit’s new Ethereum Layer 2 network, built on Optimism’s OP Stack to provide scalability via Optimistic Rollups, a dedicated mobile wallet, and phased decentralization. The Sepolia testnet is...
U.S. tariffs are straining the international petrochemicals market
U.S. tariffs are adding strain to an already soft petrochemicals market, and China, the biggest producer, is redirecting more cargoes to Asian buyers, industry officials said in Singapore on Tuesday. ...
Energy Asset Data On-Chain: Ant Digital’s Massive $8.4B Push into Renewable Blockchain
BitcoinWorld Energy Asset Data On-Chain: Ant Digital’s Massive $8.4B Push into Renewable Blockchain Imagine a future where every watt of renewable energy generated is meticulously recorded and verifie...
Factblock CEO: Crypto Culture and Cutting-Edge Tech Make Korea a Web3 Testbed
South Korea is emerging as a global leader in technologies like blockchain and artificial intelligence, driven by a cultural openness to innovation and a robust digital infrastructure. Regulatory supp...
Upbit introduces GIWA as an Ethereum Layer 2 to lower costs and speed up transactions
Upbit, South Korea’s largest crypto exchange, has launched GIWA, a new Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain that makes Web3 faster, cheaper, and easier for everyday users. GIWA, short for Global Infrastructure...