Blockchain / Crypto
Sooho.io partners with Lambda256 to unify South Korea’s crypto infrastructure
The bridge, along with a decentralized exchange (DEX), will both be developed by Sooho.io on top of Lambda256’s mainnet, called The Balance. The Balance was launched for a number of partners to develop various types of decentralized apps (dApps) to build the ecosystem, involving projects such as IPFS, play-to-earn, oracles, DEXs, NFTs, wallets, and…
MAS partners the industry to pilot use cases in digital assets
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced Tuesday the commencement of Project Guardian, a collaborative initiative with the financial industry that seeks to explore the economic potential and value-adding use cases of asset tokenisation.
Red Door Digital lists Reign of Terror NFTs on Fractal Marketplace
Red Door Digital, the Web 3.0-ready game studio and publisher, today announced it will be launching NFTs for its in-house developed Web3 game Reign of Terror via Fractal, the online NFT marketplace for Solana-based game assets. Founded by Twitch Co-Founder Justin Kan and Google Drive co-founder David Wurtz, Fractal shares Red Door Digital’s mission to…
The Sandbox acquires Uruguayan technology firm Cualit to accelerate Web3 development and metaverse growth
The Sandbox, a decentralized gaming virtual world and a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, announced Thursday it has acquired the Uruguayan company Cualit, a full-stack development technology firm experienced in gaming, to boost its Web3 and blockchain innovation and development capabilities. Cualit will become The Sandbox Uruguay, expanding The Sandbox global…
Scotch Whisky Johnnie Walker releases NFTs
The tokens unlock access to a unique piece of graphic design by artist Kode Abdo aka BossLogic.
Zipmex invests in Thailand’s Fintech firm Forward
The investment, made by Zipmex Labs, a unit under Zipmex Group, is part of a series of investments aimed at promoting and supporting blockchain projects and entrepreneurs looking to transform the crypto ecosystem through innovative business ideas, Zipmex said.
Singapore’s GIC leads $170M Series F financing in US blockchain data platform Chainalysis
Chainalysis, a United States-based blockchain data platform, announced Thursday a $170 million Series F financing led by GIC, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, bringing its valuation to $8.6 billion. Previous investors Accel, Blackstone, Dragoneer, and FundersClub increased their investment in the company, and the Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Melon) and…
SC Ventures and SBI Holdings sign MOU to speed up portfolio expansion and build ecosystems
SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm, announced that it had entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with SBI Holdings, Inc. SC Ventures aims to expand their portfolio at a business and geographic level and to explore new ecosystems through this partnership.
Temasek’s Fullerton Fund Management to list private equity fund on ADDX’s digital platform
Private market exchange ADDX said Wednesday it has partnered with investment specialist Fullerton Fund Management Company Ltd (Fullerton) to list Fullerton’s private equity fund of funds on its digital platform. The Fullerton Optimised Alpha Fund is a closed-end fund targeting 8 percent to 12 percent in returns per annum over its fund life of seven years.
Coinhako secures licence to provide digital payment token services in Singapore
Singaporean crypto firm Coinhako has been granted the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) official approval for a Major Payment Institution (MPI) licence which allow the firm legally operates as regulated providers of Digital Payment Token (DPT) Services under the Payment Services Act (PSA).
