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
China tech firms pause stablecoin plans after Beijing guidance
Several major Chinese tech groups reportedly halted or paused stablecoin projects following fresh regulatory guidance, a sign regulators are tightening oversight and raising compliance expectations for token payments.
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Japan FSA considers letting banks hold crypto
Japan’s regulator is reportedly examining reforms that would allow banks to hold/operate with crypto assets, which could shift custody and on-shore institutional routing in APAC if implemented.
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2) Hacking & Physical Risks
NPM “Shai-Hulud” supply-chain worm remains active/impacting dev tooling
Ongoing activity around a self-replicating npm worm continues to expose developer credentials and can lead to supply-chain compromises that redirect on-chain flows — a fresh reminder to audit dependencies and lock down CI/CD secrets.
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New X (Twitter) app-authorization phishing / account-takeover campaign
Attackers are abusing X’s app-authorization flows to take over high-profile crypto accounts (bypass 2FA/passwords), amplifying social-engineer risk for on-ramps and influencer channels across APAC.
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3) Industry Updates
Asset managers file ETF and crypto product moves (mid-week filings)
Institutional product activity continued this week with fresh ETF/filing moves that affect custody sizing and liquidity dynamics for APAC counterparties.
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Markets: short, volatile windows but institutional demand persists
Mid-week market coverage showed continuing institutional rotation into bitcoin/spot products and intermittent volatility that can stress custodian settlement and treasury programs.
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4) Insurance Spotlight
Major re/insurance sidecar launched for Asia ($700m+) — incremental capital
A new Fortitude–Carlyle Asia reinsurance sidecar was announced with roughly US$700m of deployable capital, signalling fresh reinsurance/alternative-capital interest in Asian life/annuity and specialty markets. This increases overall capacity that can flow to APAC programs (conditional on provenance & controls).
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APAC insurers warned on “silent” AI risk protections; captives & alternative funding rising
Industry coverage this week flagged that APAC insurers are still catching up on AI governance and that captives / investor funding are being used to fill emerging AI liability gaps. Expect stricter disclosure, D&O/CGL/E&O scrutiny and higher governance demands for buyers.
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