{
  "id": 12036591,
  "title": "Bursa once said no to crypto. LIDAC26 showed how far Malaysia has come since",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/bursa-once-said-no-to-crypto-lidac26-showed-how-far-malaysia-has-come",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-04T23:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/2026/10/05/bursa-once-said-no-to-crypto-lidac26-showed-how-far-malaysia-has-come-since"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Back in 2024, a column lamented Bursa Malaysia's decision to exclude crypto assets from its new multi-asset exchange, questioning whether it might become the company's biggest blunder. Two years later, the landscape for digital assets in Malaysia has drastically changed. LIDAC26, the Luno Institutional Digital Asset Conference, held recently, showcased how far the country has come since. Organized by Luno, a digital asset exchange registered with the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC), the event focused on digital assets as a necessary component of the future capital market. The conference was attended by regulators, bankers, and fund managers who all agreed that digital assets are no longer a fringe concept but a critical part of the financial world.",
  "summary": "Luno's institutional digital asset conference packed regulators, bankers and builders into one well-run day. The question is no longer ‘if’, but ‘how fast’.",
  "key_points": [],
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        "title": "Bursa once said no to crypto. LIDAC26 showed how far Malaysia has come since",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/bursa-once-said-no-to-crypto-lidac26-showed-how-far-malaysia-has-come-12037658",
        "published": "2026-10-04T23:30:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}