From July 2018, Australians will no longer have to pay GST on their cryptocurrency purchases, following the passing of new legislation today.
Australia is moving ahead with plans to pass new regulations for the country's cryptocurrency exchange space.
IBM has been settling real cross-border payments in the South Pacific on a blockchain using Stellar's Lumen cryptocurrency.
Inside Japan's largest energy firm, one man is looking to blockchain to decrease the country's reliance on nuclear – and prevent another disaster.
The minister for the Monetary Authority of Singapore has said the institution is working to create a regulatory framework for cryptocurrency payments.
The governor of Malaysia's central bank reportedly revealed plans for a possible cryptocurrency ban when discussing upcoming regulation yesterday.
China's Xinhua News Agency has defended regulators' recent decision to outlaw token sales and the exchange closures that followed.
Three major Asian banks and a regulator in Singapore have teamed up for a new blockchain trial focused on customer identification.
An advisor to China's central bank argued in a new op-ed that a recent move to crack down on initial coin offerings was the right course to take.
BTCC, an international cryptocurrency exchange with headquarters in China, has announced it has ceased all domestic trading activities.
Law enforcement officials have confirmed that hackers from North Korea sought to steal bitcoins from exchanges in South Korea.
Japan's Financial Services Agency has issued operating licenses to 11 bitcoin exchanges, the regulator announced today.
South Korea’s financial regulator has prohibited blockchain token sales today, as well as ordering a halt to cryptocurrency margin trading.
Macau's financial regulator has ordered all banks and payment services in the region to not provide services for initial coin offerings.
Banks in Singapore have closed the accounts of a number of cryptocurrency firms without expanation, according to a news report.