Welcome back to Continuum Weekly News. Every Friday we bring you the top Asia headlines on digital-asset regulation, cyber risk, industry moves and insurance signals, with concise takeaways and practical actions for insurers and corporate risk teams.
1) Regulatory News
India pauses full crypto framework
A government document shows India is resisting a comprehensive crypto framework over systemic-risk concerns, signalling continued regulatory caution that will influence where institutional players choose to operate in APAC.
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Big banks eye Hong Kong stablecoin licences
Reports this week say major global banks are preparing applications under Hong Kong’s new stablecoin regime, an early sign that regulators’ limited licensing approach may favour incumbents and reshape on-shore liquidity rails.
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2) Hacking & Physical Risks
Massive supply-chain JS exploit — developers urged to stop signing transactions
A compromised set of popular NPM JavaScript packages can silently swap on-chain addresses in web apps, potentially redirecting user funds to attacker wallets. Industry security leads warned developers and users to pause signing transactions until packages and dependencies are audited/cleaned.
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U.S. sanctions target Southeast Asian scam networks tied to crypto fraud & human trafficking
The U.S. sanctioned scam centres and operators in Myanmar and Cambodia that ran large-scale online fraud operations, many involving coerced workers and crypto laundering. This highlights organised, cross-border criminal networks leveraging local hubs.
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3) Industry Updates
HashKey launches $500m Digital Asset Treasury fund
HashKey announced a $500m digital-asset treasury fund targeting BTC/ETH and top projects, a move that signals growing institutional product creation and treasury demand in Hong Kong.
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Bitcoin and stablecoins dominate flows; India high on adoption index
Chainalysis/CoinDesk reporting this week shows Bitcoin and stablecoins leading global flows and ranks India highly for crypto adoption—both trends that shift custody sizing and product demand across APAC.
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4) Insurance Spotlight
APAC cyber claims rising — underwriters watching systemic & third-party risk
Recent industry snapshots show cyber claims and incident complexity rising in APAC, drawing insurer focus to third-party and supply-chain failures (affecting digital-asset firms with complex vendor stacks). (market coverage / summary).
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Reinsurer / broker league moves — capacity signalling
HashKey’s new $500M Digital Asset Treasury fund launch reinforces institutional accumulation trends in Hong Kong — as corporates and funds expand treasury allocations, insurers will face larger single-counter exposures and need clearer custody/settlement evidence
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