Blockchain / Crypto

Auros completes $17M fundraising round led by Vivienne Court

Auros, a Hong Kong-based crypto-native algorithmic trading and market making firm, has raised $17 million in a funding round led by global high frequency trading firm, Vivienne Court.

Singapore’s Crypto.com secures preparatory license from Dubai

Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange company Crypto.com has received its minimal viable product (MVP) Preparatory License from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA).

Animoca Brands completes Mocaverse NFT mint; sees $5.5M sales volume in first 48 hours

Animoca Brands, the Hong Kong-based gaming company, has announced the successful completion of Mocaverse’s MocaMint, an event during which Animoca Brands’ shareholders, employees, investees, partners, and supporters minted a total of 8,888 Mocaverse non-fungible tokens.

Fewstones partners with TripleA to accept crypto payments for video production services

FewStones, a Singapore-based video production company, has partnered with Singapore-based crypto payments firm TripleA to offer cryptocurrency payment options for their services.

Singapore’s DigiFT raises $10.5M in Pre-Series A funding led by Shanda Group

DigiFT, a Singapore-based decentralized digital asset exchange (DEX) for asset-backed tokens (STO), has on Tuesday announced that it has completed a Pre-Series A funding round, securing $10.5 million.

HashKey gets approval to conduct off-platform virtual asset trading (OTC) in Hong Kong

HashKey Group, a Hong Kong-based digital asset financial services provider in Asia, has announced that it has obtained approval from the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC) to carry on an off-platform virtual asset trading business out of (OTC) for Hash Blockchain Limited (HBL).

Animoca Brands Japan invests in Taiwanese firm Passion Labs

Animoca Brands Japan, a strategic subsidiary of Hong Kong-based gaming firm Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (Animoca Brands), has invested in Passion Labs, a platform providing customer experience and community engagement tools to empower users with data ownership and help brands build communities.

Grease Monkey Games partners with Mishimoto for Torque Drift 2

Grease Monkey Games, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based gaming firm Animoca Brands, has joined forces with Mishimoto, the leader in car cooling aftermarket parts, for the upcoming Torque Drift 2.

Crypto industry outlook for 2023: Perspectives from Metalpha CEO Adrian Wang [Q&A]

In a TechNode Global Q&A, Adrian Wang, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Metalpha Limited, shared his insights on the challenges and trends the crypto industry encountered particularly in 2022.