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...
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire has published a new paper arguing that artificial intelligence and blockchain are converging into what he calls the "agentic economy." According to Allaire, AI agents will eventually transact, exchange value, coordinate work, and execute...
Japan's SBI Group is preparing to launch a lending service that will allow users to earn returns on their JPYSC holdings, making it the country's first yield product built around a yen-denominated stablecoin. The service is expected to...
Japanese convenience store chain Lawson will begin testing a yen-pegged stablecoin, as a payment option, at its Takanawa Gateway City store in Tokyo in early August. The pilot, conducted with digital asset wallet provider Hashport, will let shoppers...
