The Ultimate Guide to Crypto

2026 · Asian Edition

‘Digital money’ was ushered in with the 2008 invention and 2009 launch of Bitcoin. While still the most popular and nominally valuable of them all, there are thousands of cryptocurrencies available in the market today. Cryptocurrencies are created with encryption algorithms and are intended as a store of value or a means of exchange, and are generally (but not always) based on blockchain technology. Blockchain is a distributed ledger enforced by a network of independent computers.
Asian Crypto news
Analyst Insights
Thunes ranks among top three in cross-border payments
Juniper Research · Crypto · Fintech
This month
Boku opens Singapore hub to tackle USD $290 trillion payment market
Juniper Research · Crypto · Fintech
Mon, 17th Nov 2025
Canva teams with Boku to boost payment options in Asia, Europe
Juniper Research · Crypto · Digital Entertainment
Fri, 15th Aug 2025
Asia Pacific smart retail market to hit USD $198.16B by 2034
Polaris Market Research · Crypto · Data Analytics
Mon, 7th Jul 2025
Expert columns
Fintech must match tech progress with true inclusion
By Georgia Hanias of Ecology Media
Last month
Why fintech needs more women in the room where risk decisions are made
By Kristina Nikipolska of xpate
Last month
Building payments that work for everyone: Why diverse teams are the key to secure innovation
By Lucy Anderson of Global Payments
Last month
The world needs more women in tech - and there's no time to wait
By Rasangi De Silva
Last month
2026 begins: Crypto's heavyweight rumble - round by round
By Easy Crypto
Mon, 23rd Feb 2026
Government Adoption Signals Web3 Maturity
By Steve Durbin of RYT
Tue, 27th Jan 2026
The future of authentication in 2026: Insights from Yubico's experts
By Ronnie Manning of Yubico
Thu, 8th Jan 2026
Top Fraud Trends and Considerations for 2026
By Edmund Ng of Melissa
Mon, 5th Jan 2026
How identity verification could have stopped a $300M Crypto scam
By Edmund Ng of Melissa
Wed, 24th Dec 2025
Bitcoin's adolescence: From silk road to government treasuries
By James Coombes of Block Earner
Sun, 23rd Nov 2025
2026: Payments in Singapore are about to get more personal, more portable and more purposeful
By Ben Wong of Adyen
Fri, 21st Nov 2025
Why embedded finance is the missing layer in remote and flexible benefits
By Alex Misfud of Weavr
Thu, 20th Nov 2025
Reshaping access to financial markets by bridging the investment gap
By Kenneth Chan of Webull Malaysia
Mon, 17th Nov 2025
How ransomware economics drives the global cybercrime industry
By Craig Searle of Trustwave
Wed, 22nd Oct 2025
From locked-out to let in: Tokenisation's promise for everyday investors
By Paul Quickenden of Easy Crypto
Mon, 18th Aug 2025
Interviews
Pepperstone Crypto: Digital assets go mainstream as investors take control of financial future
Discussing BitCoin
Last week
Exclusive: EBANX targets APAC with MPI licence win
Discussing Digital wallets
Wed, 20th Aug 2025
Recent news
Ripple joins Singapore BLOOM trade settlement pilot
About Small Business
Last month
Animoca backs Ava Labs to expand Avalanche in Asia
About Gaming
Last month
Sun PhuQuoc taps 2C2P to boost Asian payment options
About QR code
Last month
Mastercard, Bank of Shanghai boost China transfers
About Small Business
Last month
MetaComp raises USD $35m to grow StableX payment rail
About Fintech
Last month
Broadridge links Crypto.com to NYFIX for Asia crypto
About Cloud Services
Last month
Phishing & smishing scams surge across Philippines
About Social Media
Thu, 19th Feb 2026
Conviction 2026 to link Vietnam to global crypto scene
About Digital Transformation
Tue, 10th Feb 2026
Ant International powers SME growth with AI fintech
About Small Business
Wed, 14th Jan 2026
Paydibs targets direct rails to power Malaysia's SMEs
About Small Business
Tue, 13th Jan 2026
Animoca backs GROW Digital Wealth in Hong Kong pivot
About Fintech
Mon, 12th Jan 2026
2026: Payments in Singapore are about to get more personal, more portable and more purposeful
About Point of Sale
Fri, 21st Nov 2025
Cleanverse unveils compliance-native layer for on-chain finance
About Blockchain
Thu, 20th Nov 2025
Southeast Asia's consumers diverge in spending & payment habits
About Digital wallets
Tue, 18th Nov 2025
Reshaping access to financial markets by bridging the investment gap
About Stock Exchange
Mon, 17th Nov 2025
Boku opens Singapore hub to tackle USD $290 trillion payment market
About Digital wallets
Mon, 17th Nov 2025
Openmarkets to raise USD $50 million for Asia DeFi expansion
About Investment
Thu, 30th Oct 2025
Ecommpay expands Asian payment methods amid USD $23.8T boom
About Digital wallets
Thu, 4th Sep 2025
Exclusive: EBANX targets APAC with MPI licence win
About Digital wallets
Wed, 20th Aug 2025
Alpha Ladder patents framework for carbon-backed stablecoins
About Energy efficient
Thu, 31st Jul 2025
Top players
Other guides