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After the G7 countries decided to strengthen their sanctions against Russia, Japan announced that it is sanctioning Russian crypto IP's and sets an $8.5K penalty to exchanges who don't comply.

Defaulters of this order could face up to 3 years imprisonment and a fine of 1 million yen ($8,478.52).

The fiercely contested presidential campaign has been decided and today, crypto enthusiasts celebrate Yoon Suk-yeol's victory.

Based in Singapore, Cake DeFi Ventures will fund tech startups that complement the company’s core business.

Sygnum is a digital asset bank that primarily operates in Switzerland and Singapore. It has a Swiss banking license and a Singapore capital markets services license.

The Guangdong Province have been working fiercely towards rectifying virtual currency mining, and today they have raided a massive mining hub.

A glimpse into the mind and motivations of the owner of a $69.3 million NFT.

The two candidates are neck and neck in the race to become South Korea's next president and have been appealing to the crypto community to garner more support.

The Chinese authorities are becoming increasingly interested in the growth of the metaverse space within their country.

The Sandbox partners with Cube Entertainment to expand business in the metaverse with a K-culture complex created in LAND owned by Cube

Leading exchange platforms show differences in their response to Russian invasion of Ukraine. While Coinbase and Binance have refused to join the sanctions, five of South Korea's leading exchange platforms have banned Russian IP's.

China’s government, since 2013, has adopted an hostile stance towards crypto-related activities.

South Korea’s interest in the metaverse would help its entertainment, media, and creative sectors to expand.

China has criminalized raising funds using crypto–the country’s top court said in a new interpretation of national law.

Singapore crypto firm Amber gets funding led by Temasek, helping them to hire and expand their institutional business.

Kazakhstan continues its "decisive action against gray mining.”

Tether’s treasury bills and money market allocation increased significantly by 77.6% and 200%, respectively.

North Korea’s Lazarus group sits on $170 million worth of stolen and unlaundered crypto assets.