Bitcoin open interest across major centralized exchanges remains well below the record levels seen during the market's 2025 peak, suggesting traders have yet to return to aggressive leveraged positions. Data shows Bitcoin open interest currently stands at $21.75...
Indian IT services company LTIMindtree (LTIMindtree) expects revenue from artificial intelligence to grow faster than its traditional services business as more enterprises adopt large language models from companies such as Anthropic and OpenAI. The company's CEO, Venu Lambu,...
South Korea's National Tax Service (NTS) has created a dedicated Digital Assets Management Division as it prepares to begin taxing digital assets from January 2027. The new division will oversee virtual asset taxation, compliance systems, tax administration, and...
JCB has signed a memorandum of understanding with a Circle affiliate to study how the USDC stablecoin could be used for cross-border payments and merchant transactions in Japan. The partnership will initially focus on a proof-of-concept for internal...
Karnataka has announced plans to establish India's first government-backed Artificial Intelligence University as part of a broader effort to strengthen AI research, education, and innovation. Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar unveiled the proposal at the opening of Google I/O...
South Korea's government plans to introduce the long-awaited Digital Asset Framework Act in the second half of 2026, alongside measures supporting stablecoins, spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and blockchain-based financial infrastructure. The roadmap was included in the government's...
HashKey Exchange, Shanghai Commercial Bank, and Visa have launched one of Asia's first co-branded credit cards linking a licensed digital asset exchange with a traditional bank, bringing cryptocurrency rewards into everyday spending. The Shanghai Commercial Bank HashKey Visa...
Circle is stepping up its expansion in South Korea with an invitation-only event aimed at strengthening ties with the country's financial sector. The USDC issuer will host Current Seoul on July 23 at the Josun Palace hotel, bringing...
Binance has expanded its tokenized securities offering by listing SK Hynix (SKHYB) on its spot exchange, giving eligible users access to blockchain-based exposure to one of South Korea's largest semiconductor companies. Trading for the SKHYB/USDT pair opened on...
Startale Group has launched the Startale Onchain Finance Kit (OFK), a suite of enterprise tools designed to help financial institutions and businesses build blockchain-based financial services without developing the underlying infrastructure from scratch. The Singapore-based company said OFK...
