# Southeast Asia’s first Bitcoin fund launches to meet local institutional demand

# Southeast Asia’s first Bitcoin fund launches to meet local institutional demand

“# Southeast Asia’s first Bitcoin fund launches to meet local institutional demand ” The Malaysia-based BCMG Genesis Bitcoin Fund-I, or BGBF-I, has officially launched, claiming to have become the first insured institutional crypto product available in the Southeast Asian region. An announcement states the fund launched in response to a growing demand for institutional crypto products in…

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# China Construction Bank’s blockchain bond efforts take a new direction

# China Construction Bank’s blockchain bond efforts take a new direction

“# China Construction Bank’s blockchain bond efforts take a new direction ” China Construction Bank, the world’s second-largest bank by assets, is cooperating with Malaysian and Singaporean partners to test blockchain technology for use in the bond market. As previously reported, China Construction Bank’s branch in Labuan, Malaysia, had initially pursued a partnership with a…

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# Huobi launches regulated crypto exchange in Malaysia

# Huobi launches regulated crypto exchange in Malaysia

“# Huobi launches regulated crypto exchange in Malaysia ” Huobi Global, Huobi Group’s flagship crypto exchange headquartered in Singapore, may have had a rocky fall in 2020 — at least, as circulating FUD and the rumors go. Today, Nov. 27,  the brand has better news to announce, with the launch of another, independent platform licensed…

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#Malaysian lawmaker calls for hate speech law after Reuters’ Rohingya report

#Malaysian lawmaker calls for hate speech law after Reuters’ Rohingya report

“#Malaysian lawmaker calls for hate speech law after Reuters’ Rohingya report” KUALA LUMPUR – An opposition lawmaker called on Tuesday for Malaysia to outlaw online hate speech, accusing authorities of downplaying the gravity of an issue highlighted by a Reuters investigation into abuse on Facebook of Rohingya refugees and undocumented migrants. Citing the Reuters report…

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