Web3
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…
Singapore’s Safeheron raises $7M Series Pre-A funding led by Yunqi Partners and Web3Vision
Safeheron, a Singapore-based self-custody solution provider, is announcing $7 million in Pre-A funding co-led by Yunqi Partners and Web3Vision.The round also saw participation from PrimeBlock Ventures, M77 Ventures, ShataCapital, Kryptos, Antalpha Ventures, Waterdrip Capital, 7 O’CLOCK CAPITAL, Rokid’s Founder Misa Zhu, and Fan Zhang, the former co-founder…
Icetea Labs, Polygon and Alpha Venture DAO announce inaugural Web3 accelerator program for SEA region
Web3 leading incubator Icetea Labs announced Monday the creation of its inaugural Web3 accelerator program in conjunction with Polygon, one of the top blockchain development platforms offering scalable and sustainable blockchains and Alpha Venture DAO, the leading Web3 venture builder and incubator in Southeast Asia.
What causes meme coins to have their parabolic runs?
While many such coins fade from the public eye eventually, the meteoric price runs of some begs the question: just what factors contribute toward a meme coin’s success?
Draw-to-earn rising in popularity, but smart contract loopholes remain
Increasingly adopted in the NFT sphere, developers can revert to smart contracts behind the system currently in play, using it as a basis for fixes to vulnerabilities.
Blockchain in 2022 and beyond: Is the current crypto tumble a mirror of 2018?
During a webinar on 26 January 2022 organized by Huobi Research Institute, three industry experts debated the future awaiting the crypto market this year. Topics covered included a market overview, Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), crypto regulatory changes, meme coins and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs).
Will web3 interoperability fortify a unified metaverse ecosystem? [Podcast]
One of the toughest challenges hindering mainstream adoption of the Metaverse is the lack of uniformity and interoperability between multiple ecosystems. This challenge prevents the niche technology from serving the Metaverse community in a more seamless and user-friendly way.
