Blockchain / Crypto
The rise of Web3: Asia Pacific expected to grow at fastest rate
In line with the rapid growth and interest in Web3, TechNode Global has introduced a category “Web 3 Disruptors” in the third edition of ORIGIN Innovation Awards.
Singapore’s SolanaFM completes strategic seed funding round raising $4.5M
Singapore-based crypto firm SolanaFM announced Thursday that it has secured $4.5 million in a seed funding round led by SBI Group's Digital Asset Opportunity Fund. The seed funding round that was spearheaded by SBI Group's Digital Asset Opportunity Fund attracted the participation of top venture capital firms including Zee Prime, Spartan Group, Mirana…
BHEX.SG gets greenlight to offer crypto services in Singapore
Singapore-based crypto exchange BHEX.SG has received the Standard Payment Institution licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), which will enable the firm to offer digital payment token (DPT) services to customers in Singapore.
NTU Singapore, Algorand to launch blockchain education and research center in Singapore
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU) has been selected by Algorand Foundation, the world’s most green and secure blockchain ecosystem, to host a new research and education centre aimed at developing and advancing blockchain technologies.
South Korea’s Neowiz and India’s Polygon launch Web3 game platform Intella X
Indian crypto firm Polygon is teaming up with South Korean gaming firm Neowiz Corporation to launch a brand new Web3 gaming platform Intella X, to bring some of Neowiz’s popular gaming IPs to Web3.Exercising the core principles of user ownership in Web3, Intella X is designed to distribute the shares of all generated revenue back to the contributors of the…
What causes meme coins to have their parabolic runs?
While many such coins fade from the public eye eventually, the meteoric price runs of some begs the question: just what factors contribute toward a meme coin’s success?
Australia to explore use cases for central bank digital currency
The Reserve Bank of Australia is collaborating with the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC) on a research project to explore use cases for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in Australia.
Crypto.com secures operating licenses in South Korea
Crypto.com, the world’s fastest growing cryptocurrency platform, announced Monday it has secured Electronic Financial Transaction Act and Virtual Asset Service Provider registration in South Korea by acquiring payment service provider ‘PnLink Co., Ltd.’ and virtual asset service provider ‘OK-BIT Co., Ltd.’.
