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SAM Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, attempted to distance himself from suggestion of fraud in his first public appearance since his company’s collapse stunned investors and left creditors facing losses totaling billions of dollars.

ITALY is set to toughen regulation of digital assets and expand taxation on crypto trading from 2023, following similar moves by countries such as Portugal.

THE crypto exchange Kraken is laying off 30 per cent of its workforce, or about 1,100 people, as the fallout from this year’s digit-asset market meltdown worsens.

THE US central bank could scale back the pace of its interest rate hikes “as soon as December,” Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday, while warning that the fight against inflation was far from over and key questions remain unanswered, including how high rates will ultimately need...

THAILAND increased its key interest rate by a quarter point for a third straight meeting and raised its inflation estimate for 2023.

SHARES of GoTo Group plunged to a record low as a lock-up on its major shareholders’ stakes neared expiry, suggesting investors are expecting some of them to reduce their holdings.

INDONESIAN central bank governor Perry Warjiyo emphasised on Wednesday (Nov 30) the need to adjust interest rates early to control inflation, which is near its highest rate in seven years.

HONG Kong’s Exchange Fund, which is used to back the Hong Kong dollar, posted an investment loss of HK$100.1 billion (S$17.6 billion) in the third quarter, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) said on Wednesday (Nov 30).

INDONESIA’S central bank governor Perry Warjiyo said on Wednesday that monetary policy will remain pro-stability and that energy subsidies next year will allow Bank Indonesia (BI) to raise interest rates in a measured way.

POTENTIAL economic downturns caused by climate change could pose risks to the loan books of Australia’s top five banks without resulting in any severe stress to the system and the economy, a risk study conducted by the country’s banking regulator showed.