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The Digital Economy and Society Minister declared the iris-scanning campaign tied to the Worldcoin cryptocurrency project illegal. This decision underscores concerns about privacy and data protection within digital currency initiatives. [1]

JAKARTA -- Fajar Cipta, a ride-hailing driver based in Jakarta, had long heard about cryptocurrency from YouTube videos and online influencers. [2]

TOKYO -- Bitcoin surged past $120,000 for the first time on Monday, riding expectations that Congress will advance legislation that could realize President Donald Trump's vision of making the U.S. a cryptocurrency superpower. [3]

TOKYO -- Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group will develop a stablecoin with two U.S. companies, aiming to launch the currency-pegged cryptocurrency around fiscal 2026. CryptocurrenciesJapan's SMFG to develop stablecoin with U.S. [4]

TOKYO -- The World Bank is issuing what it describes as the first public bond fully underpinned by blockchain -- the technology behind cryptocurrencies like bitcoin -- which holds the promise of reducing the cost of raising debt capital. [5]

TOKYO -- A double whammy has stalled the rise of bitcoin, the most widely traded cryptocurrency. One hit came from the Chinese government, the other came from Jamie Dimon, CEO of U.S. investment bank JPMorgan Chase. [6]

Sale Lilly is a senior policy analyst and Scott W. Harold is a senior political scientist at the nonprofit, nonpartisan RAND Corporation. [7]

TOKYO For emerging markets, the state of "nirvana" they have been enjoying appears to be over. [8]

Sources
[1] TH thailand-business-news.com · 2026-02-03 · 85% match

Worldcoin Iris Scans Deemed Illegal, Warns Thai Digital Minister

The Digital Economy and Society Minister declared the iris-scanning campaign tied to the Worldcoin cryptocurrency project illegal. This decision underscores concerns about privacy and data protection within digital currency initiatives.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-05-17 · 85% match

Indonesia grapples with the popularity and risks of Sam Altman's Worldcoin

JAKARTA -- Fajar Cipta, a ride-hailing driver based in Jakarta, had long heard about cryptocurrency from YouTube videos and online influencers.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-07-15 · 41% match

Bitcoin soars as hopes rise for Trump's cryptocurrency vision

TOKYO -- Bitcoin surged past $120,000 for the first time on Monday, riding expectations that Congress will advance legislation that could realize President Donald Trump's vision of making the U.S. a cryptocurrency superpower.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-04-03 · 41% match

Japan's SMFG to develop stablecoin with U.S. blockchain firms

TOKYO -- Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group will develop a stablecoin with two U.S. companies, aiming to launch the currency-pegged cryptocurrency around fiscal 2026. CryptocurrenciesJapan's SMFG to develop stablecoin with U.S.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-08-25 · 49% match

World Bank issues blockchain bond, trimming capital costs

TOKYO -- The World Bank is issuing what it describes as the first public bond fully underpinned by blockchain -- the technology behind cryptocurrencies like bitcoin -- which holds the promise of reducing the cost of raising debt capital.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-09-15 · 48% match

Bitcoin hit by one-two punch from China and Dimon

TOKYO -- A double whammy has stalled the rise of bitcoin, the most widely traded cryptocurrency. One hit came from the Chinese government, the other came from Jamie Dimon, CEO of U.S. investment bank JPMorgan Chase.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-07-28 · 48% match

Cryptocurrency should be added to the US-Japan trade deal

Sale Lilly is a senior policy analyst and Scott W. Harold is a senior political scientist at the nonprofit, nonpartisan RAND Corporation.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2015-12-24 · 47% match

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim on the reformers and performers

TOKYO For emerging markets, the state of "nirvana" they have been enjoying appears to be over.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-03-17 · 46% match

Japan reckons with bitcoin

TOKYO -- Bitcoin, a leading example of financial technology, or fintech, is posing a challenge to Japan's existing financial system.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-12-14 · 44% match

U.S. and China lead government bitcoin holdings, seized in crime probes

CryptocurrenciesU.S. and China lead government bitcoin holdings, seized in crime probes Nations emerge as major players, holding 2.5% of total supply U.S.

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