Blockchain / Crypto

Singaporean gaming blockchain Oasys launches on Mainnet

Oasys, a Singapore-based EVM-compatible, multi-layered blockchain built by gamers for gamers, announced Tuesday its plans to fully launch its Mainnet. The announcement follows an extensive year of partnership-building, which saw 21 top-tier initial validators pledging their support to Oasys, including a wide range of established gaming giants such as Square…

Canada’s ChainSafe raises $18.75M Series A funding led by Round13

ChainSafe Systems, a Canada-based blockchain infrastructure firm, announced Tuesday that it has secured $18.75 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round. The investment was led by Round13 with participation from new investors NGC Ventures, HashKey Capital, Sfermion, Jsquare, and returning investors ConsenSys, Digital Finance Group, and Fenbushi…

EVMOS StayKing House protocol wins Evmos Momentum Hackathon grand prize

EVMOS StayKing House, a decentralized finance protocol developed by engineers from Sooho.io, the South Korea-based DeFi infrastructure service provider, won the Grand Champion award of $80,000 worth of USDC and EVMOS at Evmos’ inaugural Momentum Hackathon.

United Kingdom’s Blockchain.com gets approval for Singapore services

Blockchain.com, the United Kingdom-based crypto financial services firm, has secured an in-principle approval for the major payment institution license offering digital payment token services from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

Hong Kong’s Raffles Family Office launches Asia’s first multi-family office for digital assets

Hong Kong-based Raffles Family Office (Raffles FO) announced Thursday the launch of Revo Digital Family Office (Revo DFO), the first-of-its-kind in Asia that enables ultra-high net worth (UHNW) families to access and invest in digital assets from a consolidated wealth management platform.

Singapore’s Gomu raises $5M to power NFT liquidity incentives and commerce

Gomu, an non-fungible token (NFT) infrastructure and liquidity enabler based in Singapore, has closed a $5 million seed round with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Defiance Capital, Saison Capital.

Cool Cats secures strategic investment from Animoca Brands

Cool Cats Group LLC, the web3 company behind the iconic blue-chip non-fungible token (NFT) collection Cool Cats, announced Wednesday that it has received a strategic investment from Animoca Brands, the Hong Kong-based company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the open metaverse.

US’s Anchorage Digital expands in Asia with five new institutional partners

United States-based crypto platform Anchorage Digital announced on Wednesday its expansion to Asia, with notable institutional partners including Bitkub, Dream Trade, FBG Capital, GMO-Z.com Trust Company, IOSG Ventures, and Antalpha, which have selected Anchorage Digital custody and bespoke offerings to safely participate in digital assets.

Animoca Brands and Coincheck strengthen strategic partnership collaboration

Hong Kong-based blockchain gaming firm Animoca Brands Corporation Limited and Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange and non-fungible token marketplace Coincheck, Inc. have agreed to further strengthen their collaboration and promote a strategic partnership that has been continued and enhanced since 2020.

McLaren Racing launches 7-page comic NFTs on Tezos

Formula 1 powerhouse McLaren Racing launches a 7- page comic series of NFTs on the energy-efficient Tezos — also an official Technical Partner of the team — ahead of the Singapore and Japanese Grands Prix happening on 2 October and 9 October respectively.