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Bitcoin's 'halving': what is it and does it matter?
Reuters, Published on 19/04/2024
» LONDON - Bitcoin's long-anticipated 'halving' is, depending on where you sit, a vital event that will burnish the cryptocurrency's value as an increasingly scarce commodity, or little more than a technical change talked up by speculators to inflate its price. The halving comes after bitcoin hit an all-time high of US$73,803.25 in March.
FTX case has raised 'serious allegations', says Singapore minister
Reuters, Published on 17/11/2022
» SINGAPORE: The collapse of crypto exchange FTX has raised "very serious allegations that amount to potential fraud", Singapore's finance minister and deputy prime minister said on Thursday.
Thailand approves relaxed tax rules for digital assets
Reuters, Published on 08/03/2022
» The cabinet on Tuesday relaxed tax rules for investments in digital assets to help promote and develop the industry following a surge in cryptocurrency trading in Southeast Asia's second-largest economy.
Baht gains on quarantine-free travel hopes
Reuters, Published on 18/01/2022
» Thailand's baht rose on Tuesday on hopes that the tourism-reliant country waives quarantine for vaccinated visitors again, while its emerging market peers gained on a US dollar unperturbed by a rise in Treasury yields.
Ether scales $4,600 to record high, bitcoin trails
Reuters, Published on 03/11/2021
» SINGAPORE: Ether, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency, hit an all-time high on Wednesday, catching up with bitcoin's rally and riding on news of wider blockchain adoption.
Bitcoin on cusp of all-time high ahead of futures ETF listing
Reuters, Published on 19/10/2021
» LONDON/SINGAPORE: Bitcoin hit a six-month high and was within striking distance of its all-time peak on Tuesday as traders bet an anticipated listing of a futures-based US exchange-traded fund could herald investment flows into cryptocurrencies.
Delivery startup Flash becomes first Thai 'unicorn'
Reuters, Published on 01/06/2021
» Thai logistics startup Flash Group on Tuesday reported its latest round of fundraising had generated $150 million (4.7 billion baht), which it said pushed its overall value beyond the $1 billion mark, reflecting a surge in e-commerce demand.
Bitcoin powers to new high as Tesla takes it mainstream
Reuters, Published on 09/02/2021
» TOKYO: Bitcoin extended gains on Tuesday to a record high as the afterglow of Tesla Inc's investment in the cryptocurrency had investors reckoning it would become a mainstream asset class for both corporates and money managers.
GameStop effect spreads as calls for probe build
Reuters, Published on 28/01/2021
» The battle between small-time traders and hedge funds that has shaken US and European stock markets moved into Asia on Thursday, with surges in several Australian companies joining a list of social-media hyped moves that have cost financial institutions billions of dollars.
PTT retail arm eyes up to B54bn in IPO
Reuters, Published on 14/01/2021
» PTT Plc, the country's largest oil-and-gas company, has priced an initial public offering (IPO) of shares in retail unit PTT Oil and Retail (PTTOR) to raise up to 54 billion baht, it said on Thursday ahead of what is expected to be among the country's largest listings this year.