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Ant International signs WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu as brand ambassador

Ant International, the Singapore-based affiliate of Chinese fintech giant Ant Group, has named US basketball star Sabrina Ionescu as its…

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US takes crypto industry driver’s seat on back of Trump policy, stablecoin frenzy

The United States is expanding its influence over the US$4 trillion global cryptocurrency industry amid favourable regulation under the Trump…

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Visa tests pre-funded stablecoins for cross-border payments

Visa is testing a pilot programme that gives financial institutions, banks and remittance providers the option of using pre-funded stablecoins…

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Jack Ma-backed Yunfeng names ex-Ant Group executive as top Web3 architect

Geoff Jiang Guofei – former president at Ant Digital Technology Business Group, responsible for leading the fintech giant’s blockchain project…

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Ant Group rules out foray into cryptocurrencies, embraces tokenisation economy

Ant Group has distanced itself from the business of issuing cryptocurrencies, pledging to focus on tokenisation to support the “real…

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Exclusive | Justin Sun eyes ‘Swift’ system for virtual asset sector, praises Hong Kong crypto progress

Cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun says he is trying to establish the Tron blockchain, which he founded and launched in 2018,…

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Exclusive | Hong Kong’s digital-asset strategy aims to solve ‘real economy problems’, Chris Hui says

Hong Kong will facilitate more use cases for stablecoins and other tokenised financial products, part of the city’s effort to…

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China’s state-asset watchdog explores potential role of stablecoins, other digital assets

The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) in Shanghai said SOEs must “maintain a keen awareness of emerging technologies”…

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Trump is diving into crypto headfirst. Has China missed the boat?

During his first term in office, US President Donald Trump decried the utility of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, saying their…

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Trump wants the US to be the world’s crypto capital. Will China take notice?

US President Donald Trump’s creation of a cryptocurrency reserve shortly before headlining a White House summit on the popular digital…

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