Blockchain / Crypto
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Hong Kong’s Hex Trust raises $88M in Series B funding co-led by Animoca Brands and Liberty City Ventures
Hex Trust has closed its Series B funding round of $88 million co-led by Animoca Brands and Liberty City Ventures. Participants in the round included Ripple, Terra, Morgan Creek, Primavera Venture Partners, LeadBlock Partners, Eterna Capital, Sino Global Capital, Topaz, and Adrian Cheng (Chief Executive Officer of Hong Kong real estate group New World…
March 16, 2022
News,Indonesia,Blockchain / Crypto,Gaming
Indonesia’s RRQ teams up Alterra to launch RRQ Guild to build and support play-to-earn communities
Rex Regum Qeon (also known as RRQ) on Tuesday launched its new project RRQ Guild, in collaboration with tech startup Alterra, to expand blockchain based play-to-earn communities globally through its fanbase and online-to-offline (O2O) presence. RRQ teamed up Alterra to leverage the latter’s technology expertise and O2O presence in over 90 cities in…
March 15, 2022
News,Blockchain / Crypto,Singapore,Investments
Income tax will apply to NFT transactions, says Singapore Finance Minister – report
This will apply to individuals who derive income from NFT transactions or from trading in NFTs.
March 11, 2022
News,Malaysia,Blockchain / Crypto
Malaysia’s MYEG launches global NFT marketplace known as NFT Pangolin
MY E.G. Services Berhad (MYEG) announced Thursday the company’s official entry into the non-fungible token (NFT) space with the launch of NFT Pangolin. The global NFT marketplace supports the issuance and trading of NFTs and is set to operate on the soon-to-be-launched Zetrix Layer 1 blockchain network which serves as a parallel chain to the International…
March 10, 2022
News,Blockchain / Crypto,Asia,Investments
Australian NFT platform Immutable secures $200M in Series C financing led by Temasek
Immutable has secured $200 million in Series C financing led by Temasek, with investments from leading blockchain game juggernaut Animoca Brands and technology company Tencent, bringing its valuation to $2.5 billion. ParaFi Capital, Princeville Capital, Arrington Capital, Mirae Asset and Liberty Global also joined the round as new investors. King River…
March 8, 2022
Binance launches payments technology company Bifinity
Binance on Monday announced the launch of Bifinity, a payments technology company and its official fiat-to-crypto payments provider. Bifinity's on- and off-ramp solutions will empower businesses to adopt crypto and reach new audiences with easy, direct fiat-to-crypto transactions.
March 8, 2022
TNGlobal Insider,Blockchain / Crypto,Opinion
How NFT artists can turn art into investments by keeping piracy at bay
To continue putting artists at the heart of the ecosystem, platforms need to enforce more security measures to ensure the continuous growth of the industry, and the nature of blockchain can do just that.
March 7, 2022
TNGlobal Insider,Blockchain / Crypto,Opinion,Podcast
How ex-Wall Street veterans are redefining what it means to ‘own your trade’ in Web3 [Podcast]
“The inevitable shift towards Web3 will increase the need for practical solutions to quickly onboard Web2 users. Merging the most useful features of centralized and decentralized exchanges can be the key to mass adoption for Web3-based crypto trading. For active market participants, this is a clear win."
March 3, 2022
News,Blockchain / Crypto,Telecommunications,Asia,Mergers and Acquisitions
India’s Airtel acquires strategic stake in Singapore blockchain technology startup Aqilliz
Bharti Airtel (Airtel) has acquired a strategic stake in Aqilliz, a Singapore-based blockchain as a service company. It aims to deploy Aqilliz’s advanced blockchain technologies at scale across its fast growing adtech (Airtel Ads), digital entertainment (Wynk Music and Airtel Xstream) and digital marketplace (Airtel Thanks App) offerings.
February 25, 2022
News,Blockchain / Crypto,Metaverse,Asia,Investments
Hong Kong NFT platform UCOLLEX raises $10M series A round led by Animoca Brands
UCOLLEX has successfully completed a $10 million Series A funding round led by Animoca Brands and MCP IPX One Fund (IPX Fund). The raise will enable UCOLLEX to invest extensively in blockchain technology and establish metaverse frontiers, creating exciting NFT experiences for pop culture communities.
February 24, 2022