Asia

Singapore

Singapore Architecture and Design Firm to Accept, Keep Bitcoins

An award-winning Singapore architecture and interior design firm will accept and keep bitcoin to simplify international payments.

Business  ·  1 July 2014
Exchanges

Huobi Brings Margin Trading, Interest Accounts to Bitcoin and Litecoin

Chinese exchange Huobi introduces margin trading and interest-bearing accounts with its new internationally focused brands BitVC and Yubibao.

Business  ·  30 June 2014
News

Coins.ph CEO Talks Opportunity for Bitcoin in the Philippines

CoinDesk speaks to Ron Hose to learn about bitcoin's opportunities in the emerging Asian market.

Markets  ·  29 June 2014
China

Gallery: Inside Bitcoins Hong Kong Unites International Industry in Asia

CoinDesk provides a visual recap of the recent Inside Bitcoins conference held in Hong Kong.

Business  ·  27 June 2014
Singapore

Singapore Government-Owned Investment Firm ‘Experiments’ With Bitcoin

Triple-A rated Temasek Holdings has been asking staff to get hands on with bitcoin, says its chairman.

Business  ·  27 June 2014
Exchanges

Mark Karpeles: Mt. Gox Grew Too Fast, Too Quickly

Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles has given his first media interview to the WSJ, admitting leadership failures.

Business  ·  27 June 2014
Exchanges

Police Still Searching for Answers in Investigation of HKCex Exchange

Hong Kong's Criminal Investigation Department is following up allegations of fraud, but is yet to produce results.

Policy & regulation  ·  26 June 2014
Exchanges

Australia’s igot Exchange Secures New Funding for Global Expansion

"Now the only real question left is, how fast can we grow?" says the trading platform's CEO.

Business  ·  24 June 2014
Exchanges

BTC China Announces Upgrades to its ‘Picasso ATM’ Mobile App

CEO Bobby Lee has announced a 'Sell for Cash' feature, aimed squarely at overseas customers.

Business  ·  24 June 2014
Exchanges

OKCoin Adds Algorithmic Trading Tools to Attract High-Volume Investors

OKCoin has launched three new features meant to eliminate pain points common to high-volume bitcoin exchange orders.

Business  ·  23 June 2014
Exchanges

OKCoin Targets International Markets with Margin Trading Launch

OKCoin is reintroducing its peer-to-peer margin trading service by opening the platform to foreign users.

Tech  ·  20 June 2014
Japan

Japan Decides Against Bitcoin Regulation, for Now

Ruling party, the LDP, has ruled out regulation for now, but a final decision is yet to be made.

Policy & regulation  ·  19 June 2014
Regulation

New Singapore Industry Association to Promote Bitcoin Use, Best Practices

ACCESS aims to promote digital currency adoption and Singapore's position as a stable and reliable location for such businesses.

Policy & regulation  ·  17 June 2014
Exchanges

Blockchain Exec Joins Largest Chinese Exchange OKCoin

Changpeng Zhao, a senior exec at one of bitcoin's biggest companies has jumped to one of its largest exchanges.

Business  ·  12 June 2014
Startups

Malaysian Retail Giant i-Pmart Will Hold 100% of its Bitcoin Payments

Online electronics retailer i-Pmart added a bitcoin payment option last week, and its CEO says he's a big believer.

Business  ·  9 June 2014