HONG KONG / SEOUL / TOKYO — February 16, 2026: The 2026 Lunar New Year has triggered a seismic shift in Asia’s financial landscape, acting as a catalyst for unprecedented adoption of China’s digital yuan and sparking a frenzied acquisition race by traditional finance (TradFi) giants for cryptocurrency exchanges. This dual phenomenon, emerging during the […]
SHANGHAI/SEOUL/TOKYO — February 16, 2026: The 2026 Lunar New Year has triggered a dual surge across Asia’s financial sector, accelerating the adoption of China’s interest-bearing digital yuan while igniting a multi-billion dollar acquisition frenzy as traditional finance (TradFi) giants race to buy licensed cryptocurrency exchanges. This convergence of festive tradition and aggressive institutional strategy marks […]
Tokyo, Japan – March 2025: In a landmark move poised to reshape Asia’s financial infrastructure, SBI Holdings and Startale Labs have officially unveiled the Strium Network. This new, purpose-built Layer 1 blockchain represents a significant strategic investment in the future of capital markets, with a core mission to enable the seamless, 24/7 trading of tokenized […]
Tokyo, Japan – May 2025: The CEO of one of Japan’s largest financial institutions has issued a stark warning about the nation’s pace of financial innovation. Asakura Tomoya, CEO of SBI Global Asset Management, has publicly criticized a reported government plan to approve spot cryptocurrency Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) by 2028, labeling the timeline “too late” […]
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