Speaking at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium on Wednesday, central bank Governor Christopher Waller said, “the payment system is experiencing what I have called a ‘technology-driven revolution’.” He added that this includes instant payments, digital wallets, mobile payment apps, stablecoins, and other digital assets, and AI. He specifically cited stablecoins, or… Listen ⇢

Hong Kong-based Ming Shing Group Holdings has agreed to acquire 4,250 bitcoins worth nearly $483 million, adding digital assets to its corporate treasury. Ming Shing Group Holdings Limited, a leading Hong Kong construction company listed on NASDAQ as MSW, signed a purchase agreement with Winning Mission Group Limited. Ming Shing… Listen ⇢

Emails race across the globe in milliseconds, yet money still moves at a crawl. It can take days to make payments, especially cross-border — longer over weekends or holidays. The result? Trillions of dollars are trapped where they can’t earn yield. This inefficiency is more than an inconvenience — it… Listen ⇢

Ethereum-based memecoin project Pepeto has raised over $6.3 million in presale as the ecosystem continues to reach new developmental milestones. The new funds achievement is coming amid increased crypto activities, as well as the project hitting new milestones. Pepeto’s success is also linked to its model, which incorporates utility-focused features… Listen ⇢

Bitcoin sentiment shifted from fear to neutral as crypto markets rebounded from their correction, but a Friday Fed speech could create more volatility. Crypto market sentiment has returned to neutral as markets showed signs of recovery on Thursday following a brief dip into the “fear” zone when Bitcoin fell to… Listen ⇢

Beijing is weighing a plan that could let yuan-backed stablecoins be used more widely outside China. The move would be a clear shift from the 2021 crackdown on crypto trading and mining, and it would lay out targets, risk rules and which regulators must act. The State Council is said… Listen ⇢

What does this whale know? SOL price outlook The crypto market is severely down but whales have remained bullish on Solana.  On August 20, a large crypto transaction involving 1,000,000 SOL was spotted leaving the world’s largest crypto exchange Binance, according to data provided by Whale Alert. The transaction, which… Listen ⇢

Welcome to the Asia Pacific Morning Brief—your essential digest of overnight crypto developments shaping regional markets and global sentiment. Grab a green tea and watch this space. South Korea’s central bank supports cautious won stablecoin development while the ruling party accelerates digital asset legislation. OpenAI’s GPT-6 memory announcement failed to… Listen ⇢

The Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI) and the Blockchain Association jointly issued a letter on Aug. 20 endorsing Brian Quintenz for Chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). In the letter to President Donald Trump, the groups emphasized that confirming Quintenz promptly is critical to advancing his administration’s… Listen ⇢