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By Evie Vavasseur
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Thailand and Singapore Push Harder on Compliance. Thailand's SEC rolled out new Travel Rule regulations for digital asset operators.
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Standard Chartered, SBI, and the Institutional Push. Standard Chartered launched spot trading for Bitcoin and Ether for institutional clients in the UAE.
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Student Loans, Tokenization, and the DTCC. Pencil Finance wrapped up a $1 million onchain student loan cycle in Southeast Asia, reaching…
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Two Thai businessmen are suing Tether in a New York district court over the freezing of $42.4 million in USDT.
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The lawsuit raises a question that's been simmering for a while: how much authority does Tether actually have to freeze funds, and on whose say-so?
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Not a great moment for Tether's reputation in the region.
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Thailand's SEC rolled out new Travel Rule regulations for digital asset operators. The rules require firms to collect detailed information on both sides of any crypto transfer —…
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Singapore's Monetary Authority is moving too. The MAS is reviewing how it handles stablecoins issued across multiple jurisdictions.
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Australia's crypto firms are watching their calendar. September 30 is the deadline to secure a financial services license, and the Australian Securities and Investments…
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Related: Thai Businessmen Challenge Tether Over $42.4M USDT Freeze Without Warrant
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In Japan, Remixpoint went the other direction on diversification. The company sold off all its altcoin holdings — Ether, Solana, XRP, and Dogecoin — and is now holding only…
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Japan's Financial Services Agency issued a formal warning to Hong Kong-based Izakaya Limited for allegedly running unregistered cryptocurrency exchange services.
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SBI Holdings is spending $270 million to take a 20% stake in Indonesian brokerage Ajaib Group.
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Pencil Finance wrapped up a $1 million onchain student loan cycle in Southeast Asia, reaching 6,600 students that traditional lenders had basically ignored.
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More context: Tether Reports $1.3 Billion Profit and $5.2 Billion in Excess Reserves
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