According to Sei Development Foundation, on April 30, the organization announced an integration with TMO Labs to bring blockchain technology into South Korea's mainstream payment infrastructure. TMO Wallet will integrate Sei Network as the core blockchain layer supporting real-world payments,

According to South China Morning Post, US tech giants are set to spend over $700 billion on AI infrastructure this year, far exceeding Chinese peers. Google, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon account for most of that total, while Morgan Stanley estimated Chinese cloud providers would spend about $105 bill

According to Foresight News, MoonPay signed its first banking partnership memorandum with Woori Bank, one of South Korea's four major commercial banks. MoonPay Korea will provide global distribution, cross-border settlement, wallet access, and currency exchange infrastructure for the Korean won

According to The Block, South Korea's Shinhan Card announced Thursday a partnership with Solana Foundation to build stablecoin payment systems on Solana's blockchain. The company is conducting an advanced proof of concept this year focused on real-world payment scenarios between customers and

According to South China Morning Post, Wingtech Technology, a Chinese electronics firm that owns Dutch chipmaker Nexperia, flagged delisting risk on the Shanghai Stock Exchange on April 29 after its auditor issued a disclaimer of opinion due to inability to verify financial records from Nexperia's o

According to The Block, South Korea-based crypto venture capital firm Hashed has secured a Financial Services Permission (FSP) from Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) in recent months. The license allows Hashed Global Management Limited (HGML) to conduct regulated financial activities in ADGM,

According to CNBC Indonesia, Bank Indonesia launched cross-border QRIS payments with China on April 30, following a trial that recorded 1.64 million transactions worth US$32.2 million, said deputy governor Filianingsih Hendarta. The rollout covers 24 Indonesian providers and 19 Chinese providers, e

According to Yonhap News Agency, South Korean prosecutors on April 30 sought a 20-year prison sentence for Delio CEO Chung Sang-ho over allegations of defrauding approximately 2,800 victims of about 250 billion won ($190 million) in virtual assets. The crypto lending platform suspended withdrawals o

According to Odaily, on April 30, Japan's Nikkei 225 index declined 632.54 points, or 1.06%, closing at 59,284.92. South Korea's KOSPI index fell 93.03 points, or 1.39%, ending at 6,597.87.

According to Shinhan Card, the South Korean payment card company signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Solana Foundation on April 30 to collaborate on stablecoin payments and Web3 payment ecosystem expansion. The partnership builds on a proof-of-concept (PoC) completed last