Web3

The promising impact of Web3 on data privacy and security

Overall, the vast potential of ensuring solid cybersecurity and data ownership makes Web3 an exciting prospect to behold

Ethereum security likely to remain under-challenged post-Merge?

There are reasons to believe the new changes brought by merge will make Ethereum temporarily less secure, but there are always two sides to the crypto coin. Where contributors are incentivized to put more on the line, a commitment to growth, increased scalability, and accountability on the blockchain will follow.

Singapore’s Golden Equator Group partners Cordell Broadus (Champ Medici) to establish Web3 fund

Golden Equator Group, a Singapore investment holding group, announced Friday that it has partnered with Cordell Broadus – a leading investor and thought leader in the Web3 space, also known for his Bored Ape NFT Champ Medici – to set up a Web3 fund.

True Global Ventures invests a total of $38M in Hong Kong’s Animoca Brands

The True Global Ventures (TGV) 4 Plus Fund and Follow On Fund have invested in total $38 million including $16 million of secondaries into Hong Kong-based Web 3 firm Animoca Brands during the second quarter and third quarter of 2022.

Indonesia’s SerMorpheus raises $2.5M Seed fund led by Intudo Ventures

SerMorpheus, an Indonesia-based web3 brand-retailer enabler, announced Thursday the completion of a $2.5 million seed round of financing led by Intudo Ventures. The round also saw participation from 500 Global, Febe Ventures, AlphaLab Capital, BRI Ventures, and Caballeros Capital.

Why Ethereum Merge will be game-changing for DeFi and crypto investing

Ethereum post-Merge will be much more attractive to institutional investors keen on ESG and earning stable yields, writes Wei Zhou of Coins.ph. Here’s why.

Singapore’s Playground closes pre-seed round co-led by East Ventures and Mirana

Playground, a Singapore-based platform dedicated to Web3 Gaming and non-fungible token (NFT) discovery, announced Tuesday the completion of its oversubscribed pre-seed funding round co-led by East Ventures and Mirana Ventures.

Singapore’s Silence Laboratories raises $1.7M seed funding led by Pi Ventures

Silence Laboratories, a web3 focused cybersecurity startup headquartered in Singapore, said Thursday it has closed a $1.7 million round in a seed funding, led by Pi Ventures. The round also included participation from web3 centric funds such as imToken ventures and prominent angels like Daniel Ari Friedman, Mahin Gupta, CK Vishwakarma, Priyeshu Garg, Ashish…

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.

Animoca Brands Japan raises $45M from MUFG and Animoca Brands to grow Web3 business

Animoca Brands KK (Animoca Brands Japan), a strategic subsidiary of Animoca Brands Corporation Limited focusing on cooperative partnerships in Japan for non-fungible token (NFT)-related business opportunities, announced Friday that it has raised a total of $45 million from MUFG Bank, Ltd. (MUFG) and Animoca Brands Corporation Limited valuing the company at…