Asia Colour - 27 Mar 25
1/ Overnight, President Trump announced a 25% tariff on auto imports, sparking fresh uncertainty in global markets. Japanese &amp; South Korean equities tumbled, with automobile stocks hit hardest.
Meanwhile, in #crypto, sentiment remains muted despite GME’s

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Why are people no longer asking for tokens when acquiring crypto projects?

At the second meeting of the Central Steering Committee on Institutional and Legal Reform, held on December 17, General Secretary To Lam issued several important directives to promote institutional reform and improve the legal framework...

General Secretary To Lam: Promptly implement specific policies on international financial centers and crypto assets.

Original title: State of Crypto Q4 2025: Younger investors are rewriting the investing playbook
Original source: Coinbase
Original translation by Chopper, Foresight News
For decades, the path Americans have taken to accumulate wealth has remained largely unchanged: find a good job, buy property, invest in stocks, and then wait for the returns to compound over time. However, our latest Cryptocurrency Industry Report shows...

Coinbase: Say Goodbye to Buying Houses and Speculating in Stocks, Cryptocurrency Becomes the Main Battleground for Young People's Wealth

2/ $BTC ETFs continue to attract strong inflows (+$944.9m since Mar 14 expiry), while $ETH ETFs saw $112.1m in outflows. This split highlights a growing divergence in institutional conviction.
But there’s a potential catalyst for $ETH on the horizon…

3/ Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade is now live on the Hoodi testnet, with a mainnet launch expected in Q2. Could this help reverse ETH’s underperformance vs. $BTC?
Meanwhile, $12.2bn in $BTC options expire tomorrow (max pain: $85K), and volatility is collapsing.

4/ With PCE inflation data dropping tomorrow and markets on edge over Trump’s next move, uncertainty remains high. Short-term upside looks capped for now.

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