Ripple’s XRP Trading Gets Big Boost in Malaysia
London-based crypto exchange platform Luno is offering XRP trading to its customers in Malaysia. The decision will see XRP becoming the third cryptocurrency included in its Malaysian...
Malaysia Bans ICOs, Issues Regulations For IEOs Instead
Financial regulators in Malaysia have published guidelines for crypto initial exchange offerings (IEOs). As part of the move, initial coin offerings (ICOs) by individual token issuers...
Will a Unified Muslim Crypto Asset End US Dollar Domination?
Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, has suggested a unified Muslim crypto asset in talks with the Malaysian Prime Minister and Turkish President during the Kuala Lumpur Summit 2019...
Philippines, Malaysia Traders Are Buying the Bitcoin Dip
They say the best time to buy is when there’s blood on the streets. What’s harder to assess is just how much more haemorrhaging there is to come. Some Asian traders are...
Bitcoin Trading Surges as Malaysia Mulls Cash Payment Limit
The peer-to-peer trade volumes of bitcoin spiked in Malaysia as their central bank discussed the prospects of capping cash transactions. The Central Bank of Malaysia announced this...
Bitcoin Usage May Spike Following Cash Restrictions in Malaysia
Malaysia is set to become the latest country to impose restrictions on cash transactions. The move could force more people to look towards bitcoin and crypto adoption in general as a...
No Cash For Sale: In World First ‘Bitcoin’ City
The UK’s Sun newspaper is touting the ‘World’s first Bitcoin city’ today, where all cash is banned. Backers of the venture hope that Melaka Straits City...
Malaysia Introduces Regulations for Bitcoin Exchanges
Regulators in Malaysia have released an amended set of rules for businesses engaged in trading Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. This move comes as part of the government’s efforts...
Malaysian Police Arrest Gang of Bitcoin Mining Equipment Thieves
Police in Malaysia have arrested 9 individuals that were involved in the theft of Bitcoin mining machines, amounting to over $250,000 USD. Those that engage in the world of...
Malaysian Taxman Gives Luno the Cold Shoulder
Tax authorities in Malaysia have indefinitely frozen Luno’s local account used in the country, BitX Malaysia, while they investigate possible tax concerns. London-based...
Malaysia Remains Open to Crypto Trading
With the majority of Asian nations attempting to regulate cryptocurrency exchanges, the number of those declining to clamp down is dwindling. Malaysia is among those nations that are...