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Malaysia and Thailand join Singapore's BLOOM initiative to coordinate stablecoin settlement, as Ripple, Visa and Mastercard expand industry participation.
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Figure co-founder Mike Cagney has urged the U.S. Treasury to follow Malaysia’s tokenized bond platform, which connects digital securities records with round-the-clock settlement in central bank money. Mike Cagney said Bank Negara Malaysia’s SSDS+ launch offered an example he wanted…
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Malaysia's central bank launches SSDS+, linking tokenized bonds and sukuk to round-the-clock payments through RENTAS+ using central bank money.
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A Malaysian man reports losing $3.05M in cryptocurrency after unauthorized wallet transfers. Police are tracing the funds and investigating fraud.
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Malaysia’s regulated crypto trading topped $4 billion in 2025 as Fitch cited its Shariah framework and licensed digital asset market.
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Bitdeer AI has signed a five-year customer agreement expected to generate about $400 million from roughly half of its A102 data center capacity in Malaysia before the facility has been energized. Bitdeer AI said in a Wednesday announcement that the…
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Malaysian police have dismantled an illegal Bitcoin mining operation and arrested two men after seizing 73 mining machines that investigators say were powered through stolen electricity. According to a statement from Batu Gajah district police chief Assistant Commissioner Md Noor…
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Balaji Srinivasan’s Network School plans a Kazakhstan campus after Malaysia revoked its Forest City business licence effective July 22, 2026.
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Balaji seeks a Malaysia deal and pauses a $122M Network School expansion after immigration checks find all 266 residents had valid documents.
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Bybit has been removed from Malaysia’s Investor Alert List, just as the exchange has reinforced its local strategy through a fresh investment in a regulated exchange. According to Ben Zhou, the exchange achieved this outcome after “constructive engagement and alignment…
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Bybit led Hata’s $8 million Series A as Malaysia expands digital asset rules, tokenization pilots, and stablecoin testing.
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Major financial hubs in Asia are stepping up regulated digital asset efforts in 2026, with Hong Kong preparing to issue its first stablecoin licences as early as March, while Malaysia’s central bank begins testing ringgit-based stablecoins and tokenised deposits under…
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Police in Malaysia are investigating a crypto scam that allegedly duped a 71-year-old retiree out of RM 525,000 by promising a significant return on investment. The incident took place in the city of Kuala Terengganu, where scammers approached the victim…
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Malaysia is planning an overhaul of its regulatory framework for digital asset exchanges, aiming to expedite token listings and enhance investor safeguards. On Monday, Malaysia’s Securities Commission has released a consultation paper proposing significant updates to its regulations for digital…
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