Category: Blockchain

China’s ‘50x’ blockchain boost, Alibaba-linked AI mines Bitcoin: Asia Express

Everything that happened in crypto news in Asia over the past seven days: Asia Express. Jump to 1. China shows off new blockchain acceleration tech 2. Rogue AI agent linked to Alibaba attempts to mine Bitcoin 3. People’s Bank of China vows “high pressure” crypto crackdown 4. South Korean crypto giants may face ownership shake-up 5. South Korea considers Basel’s crypto framework for stablecoins 6. Japan’s “Iron Lady” denies connection to Solana memecoin 7. Japanese messaging giant launches stablecoin wallet 8. PVARA officially appointed crypto sheriff of Pakistan China shows…

Blockchain.com Expands Crypto Trading Platform to Ghana

Crypto brokerage company Blockchain.com is expanding into Ghana as part of a broader push to grow its presence across Africa, following rapid user growth in Nigeria over the past year. The company said it plans to offer Ghanaian users access to its trading platform as it builds out regional infrastructure and explores additional African markets. The expansion follows strong growth in Nigeria, where the company launched retail operations last year and reported more than a 700% increase in brokerage transaction volume. According to the company, the most traded assets on its platform in the country have…

Amina Becomes First Regulated Bank on EU’s Blockchain Securities Platform

Amina, a Swiss-regulated crypto bank, has joined a blockchain-based settlement platform for tokenized securities operating under the European Union’s DLT pilot regime, marking another step toward integrating digital asset infrastructure with traditional capital markets. The Zug, Switzerland-based company announced Monday that it has become a listing sponsor on the EU-regulated platform 21X, making Amina the venue’s first fully regulated bank participant. Amina said the move will allow it to support companies issuing tokenized securities on 21X through its partnership with Tokeny, a Luxembourg-based company that provides technology for creating and…

RWAs Will Run on Two Blockchain Rails, Says Redstone Co-Founder

Institutional adoption of real-world assets (RWAs) is splitting between public and permissioned networks, exposing a divide between the liquidity advantages of blockchains like Ethereum and the privacy demands driving systems such as Canton Network. The divergence is becoming more pronounced as tokenized assets gain traction among major asset managers. Marcin Kaźmierczak, co-founder of blockchain oracle provider RedStone, said product development is likely to occur on public blockchains, while permissioned systems are better suited for institutional processes that require confidentiality. “There are some operations between institutions that simply have to stay…

US National Cyber Strategy Pledges Support For Crypto And Blockchain

Crypto industry executives are combing through US President Donald Trump’s National Cyber Strategy after it was released on Friday, searching for hints about what it could signal for government support of the crypto industry. “Crypto and blockchain are explicitly named as technologies to be ‘protected and secured.’ This is a first for any US cybersecurity strategy,” Galaxy Digital’s head of firmwide research Alex Thorn said in an X post on Friday. Crypto and blockchain were mentioned once in the six-page report: “We will build secure technologies and supply chains that…

Dune Launches MCP Server Giving AI Agents Access to 100+ Blockchain Datasets

Luisa Crawford Mar 03, 2026 20:40 Dune’s new MCP Server lets AI agents query blockchain data across 100+ chains using natural language, eliminating manual SQL work for traders and analysts. Dune Analytics has released its MCP Server, a tool that connects AI agents directly to the platform’s data warehouse spanning more than 100 indexed blockchains. The integration lets users query everything from stablecoin flows to DEX volumes through natural language prompts rather than writing SQL manually. The server works with Claude, ChatGPT,…

Solana Emerges As The Most Active Blockchain Ahead Of Major Chains By Daily Transactions

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure As Monday drew to a close, the Solana price witnessed a bounce, bringing it closer to the $90 mark, which has ignited bullish sentiment among investors. The SOL’s price rebound coincides with a significant uptick in the network’s activity and performance, with SOL emerging as the No. 1 blockchain among all major chains. Daily Transaction Count Puts Solana On Top Solana’s price action and network performance appear to be moving in a similar direction, with the price…

BOJ Tests Blockchain for Bank Reserve Settlement

The Bank of Japan will conduct technical experiments using blockchain technology to settle deposits held at the central bank by financial institutions, according to BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda.  In a speech posted Tuesday titled “The New Financial Ecosystem and the Role of Central Banks,” Ueda said a sandbox project is underway to test settlement using central bank money “in the form of current account deposits on a system that uses blockchains.” The experiments will explore “methods of connection with the existing system” and examine use cases, including “domestic interbank settlement…

HKMA Signs Blockchain Trade Deal With Shanghai to Build Cross-Border Platform

Luisa Crawford Mar 03, 2026 07:34 Hong Kong and Shanghai sign MoU to develop blockchain-powered cross-border trade finance platform, connecting electronic bills of lading with CBDC infrastructure. Hong Kong’s central bank just formalized what could become the most significant blockchain trade corridor linking mainland China to global markets. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority signed a memorandum of understanding with Shanghai’s Data Bureau and China’s National Technology Innovation Center for Blockchain on March 2, committing all three parties to build shared digital infrastructure…

Hong Kong, Shanghai Sign MOU for Blockchain-Based Cargo, Finance Data

Hong Kong and Shanghai authorities have agreed to deepen cooperation on using blockchain technology to streamline trade finance and cargo documentation, under a new partnership announced Monday. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the Shanghai Data Bureau (SDB) and the National Technology Innovation Center for Blockchain (NTICBC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to deepen collaboration in digitizing cargo trade and finance, according to the announcement. The parties will conduct joint research on the benefits of developing a blockchain-based “cross-border platform” for interlinking trade data, electronic bill of lading…