Ant Group, China’s largest internet finance company, is reportedly laying the groundwork for a return to digital assets. The tech giant has applied in Hong Kong to register a series of trademarks related to virtual assets, stablecoins, and blockchain technologies, including one for “ANTCOIN,” according to a Monday report from Hong Kong Economic Times, citing public filings. In one application filed with Hong Kong’s Intellectual Property Department in June, found and seen by Decrypt, a broad scope of fina ...

Crypto Exchanges Japan. Photo by BeInCrypto Japan's financial regulators are planning to reclassify crypto's legal status in a bid to fight insider trading. The FSA intends to submit a bill to Parliament next year. This bill makes a minor legal tweak, yet one that could apply to everything from BTC to low-cap meme coins. In 2026, the FSA will also organize a new Crypto Bureau, which may help tackle future concerns. Japan's New Crypto Rules Insider trading has long been a problem in the crypto industry, ...

When investors are fretting about trade, they tend to dump digital tokens and pile into safer assets like gold. ...