Web3

Animoca Brands, the Hong Kong-based company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the metaverse, announced Monday that its Co-Founder and Executive Chairman Yat Siu has been appointed to the task force on promoting Web3 Development newly established by the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Hong Kong-based gaming firm Animoca Brands has on Wednesday announced that it has joined the United States-based blockchain ecosystem Celo to accelerate Web3 adoption with sustainability and social impact.

Animoca Brands, the Hong Kong-based company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the metaverse, has signed a memorandum of understanding for a strategic partnership with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Mitsui) through a strategic investment.

Poko (Pokoapp.xyz), a Y Combinator-backed Singapore Web 3 startup, has on Thursday announced the successful completion of its seed round, raising $4.5 million in funding. The round was led by prominent investors from all key regions it focuses on, including Y Combinator, NAZCA, Global Founders Capital, Orange DAO, SOMA Capital and Goodwater Capital.

Decentralised Gaming Ventures, a Singapore-based web3 game venture builder, has on Thursday announced a seven-figure investment round led by Korean venture fund, Hashed.

Web3 has all the requisite tools for fellow disruptors to change the narrative on women leadership in finance and tech. Now is the time for us to create a counterculture, considerate of the challenges and shortcomings of TradFi and mainstream tech, to build a more inclusive and equitable Web3 for everyone.

It is not a question of if, but when and how mass adoption of blockchain technologies will take place. Asset security will be vital to driving wide-scale adoption with confidence.

Forj, an Animoca Brands subsidiary and a Web3 technology firm, has been granted approval from the ApeCoin DAO to launch Ape Accelerator, an incubation platform for the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) community.

TinyTap, an edtech subsidiary of Hong Kong-based gaming firm Animoca Brands, educational games, has on Tuesday announced that it has raised $8.5 million. The funding comes from investors including Sequoia China, Liberty City Ventures, Kingsway Capital, Shima Capital, Polygon, GameFi Ventures, and others.

HashKey Group, a digital asset financial services provider based in Hong Kong, has on Friday announced the upgrade of its Over-the-Counter (OTC) trading business, as well as the launch of a new wealth management business line, HashKey Wealth.