Bitcoin Association has appointed a pair of new Ambassadors based out of Asia – for Singapore and Malaysia - to accelerate more support for Bitcoin SV in one of its fastest-growing regions.

Bitcoin Association is the global industry organization that works to advance business on the Bitcoin SV blockchain. Based out of Switzerland, the non-profit Association maintains a presence through its global ambassador program, with 20 Ambassadors now appointed to 20 countries and regions following today's announcement.   

The two new Ambassadors appointed are Jeff Chen and Masumi Hamahira. Best known as the Founder and CEO of Maxthon Jeff Chen has for years been at the forefront of Internet technology. Now living in Singapore, Chen and the team at Maxthon recently released version 6 of the browser, set to integrate a slate of Bitcoin SV blockchain-related features, presently in beta mode.   

A veteran financial executive, Masumi Hamahira has spent 21 years with MUFG – the world's fifth-largest bank – where he was appointed in 2011 as Executive Advisor for the Islamic Banking Window at MUFG Bank (Malaysia). He is an expert in the application of blockchain technologies to capital markets and financial products, and the advantages of using a public blockchain (Bitcoin SV) to meet the unique requirements of Islamic finance.  

Chen and Hamahira are the latest additions to a growing presence for Bitcoin Association across Asia, with six Ambassadors now actively working in the area, in addition to the Association's two full-time regional managers.

Bitcoin Association Founding President Jimmy Nguyen, commented: With Asia being a region in which we are seeing an explosion of interest in Bitcoin SV, now is the right time for Bitcoin Association to expand our presence and accelerate our outreach to enterprises and developers in two key Southeast Asian countries – Singapore and Malaysia. Jeff and Masumi have made considerable contributions to the Bitcoin SV ecosystem and are excellent advocates for the advantages of the world using a single public massively scalable blockchain.