Crypto influencers charged for shilling “Hong Kong’s FTX.” Philippines senate considers putting government budget on blockchain. Asia Express.

Researchers found AI is hopeless at most Upwork task, it gets the news wrong half the time — and humans crush AI on world model tests. AI Eye.

China’s central bank boss really, really doesn’t like stablecoins and crypto, Japanese yen comes to DeFi: Asia Express.

The majority of wealthy investors surveyed in Hong Kong plan to buy crypto this year, Japan to allow banks to hold Bitcoin. Asia Express.

Bitcoin traders expect the asset to “bounce soon,” while an XRP DAT and looming ETF approvals brought bulls back out to fight: Trade Secrets.

Four years on, Binance is back in South Korea! Plus, Morgan Stanley and Japan’s largest bank have a new digital asset division. Asia Express.