Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk’s Crypto Daybook Americas. Bitcoin (BTC) is treading water around $115K Thursday morning in Asia, […]

Bitcoin (BTC) project Babylon took another step toward offering a decentralized finance (DeFi) experience on its $5 billion staking protocol akin to that seen elsewhere in the crypto world. The latest development is the introduction of trustless vaults, designed to allow BTC holders to deposit their tokens without relying on a centralized entity, as outlined […]

NEW YORK — The Manhattan jury tasked with deciding Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm’s fate told the court on Wednesday morning that they were deadlocked, unable to reach a unanimous verdict on at least one of the charges. The note to District Judge Katherine Polk Failla of the Southern District of New York came on the […]

Laser Digital, the cryptocurrency trading and servicing subsidiary of Japanese bank Nomura, secured a limited license to offer regulated, over-the-counter (OTC) crypto derivatives from Dubai under the Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority’s (VARA) pilot framework. Under this regime, Laser Digital says it is the first regulated entity under VARA to offer direct client-facing crypto OTC option […]

Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk’s Crypto Daybook Americas. The maturing digital assets market that has sophisticated market making, capital […]