Blockchain / Crypto

Amber Premium enters DAT sector with strategic launch of institutional-grade digital asset management services

Amber International, a Singapore-based provider of institutional digital asset financial services and solutions operating under the brand name “Amber Premium”, announced Monday its comprehensive expansion into the digital assets treasury (DAT) sector.

Singapore’s Synthesys raises $11M funding to scale next generation infrastructure

Singapore-based tech firm Synthesys (formerly known as Equitize) has raised $11 million, in combined seed and strategic funding to build next-generation infrastructure for tokenized securities globally.

Credit Saison launches $50M blockchain-focused venture capital fund

Japan-based venture capital firm Credit Saison has established “Onigiri Capital,” a fund specializing in blockchain investments, through its Singapore-based subsidiary, overseas corporate venture capital (CVC).

DBS, Franklin Templeton team up with Ripple on tokenized fund solutions

Singaporean bank DBS, American multinational investment management Franklin Templeton and technology firm Ripple are partnering to provide accredited and institutional investors with innovative trading and lending solutions, powered by tokenized money market funds on the XRP ledger blockchain and stablecoins such as Ripple USD (RLUSD).

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Wealthy Asian investors are ready for crypto, but are crypto exchanges ready for them?

If exchanges want to earn the confidence of Asia’s investors again, they need to understand that money alone won’t build credibility. Transparency, professionalism, and reliability will. And to project that image, they will need clear communication practices.

Beyond crypto-native: Stablecoins’ bid for mainstream payment adoption

Despite the fact that stablecoins have been around for a while now, their march into the wallets of mainstream users is just getting started with payments. The long-lasting impacts on future global trade will become more apparent as adoption rates increase around the world.

FinTech giant Stripe banks on stablecoin & AI for APAC growth [interview]

Headquartered in San Francisco and Dublin, Stripe processes over $1.4 trillion of payments annually, equivalent to 1.3 percent of global GDP. Stripe users include half of the Fortune 100, 80 percent of the Forbes Cloud 100 and 78 percent of the Forbes AI 50.

StraitsX partners TBCASoft for multi-currency, stablecoin-driven cross-border payments

StraitsX, a licensed Major Payment Institution (MPI) based out of Singapore and issuer of the XSGD and XUSD stablecoins, has announced a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) with TBCASoft, the U.S.-based on-chain finance innovator and the creator of the HIVEX® Network.

Animoca Brands, Fosun Wealth, FinChain form strategic partnership to advance RWA ecosystem in Asia

Animoca Brands, the Hong Kong-based Web3 and digital property rights firm, Fosun Wealth Holdings, a digital global wealth management platform, and FinChain, an innovator in blockchain finance, have announced a strategic partnership to advance the development of Asia’s real-world asset (RWA) ecosystem.

Singapore’s Crypto.com inks strategic partnership with Trump Media

Singapore's Crypto.com has inked a strategic partnership with US's Trump Media and Technology Group Corp. following the launch of a new crypto treasury firm.