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Tokenize Xchange’s Titan Chain secures investment from Animoca Brands

Tokenize Xchange (Tokenize), a Singapore-based digital asset exchange, announced that it has secured a strategic investment in Titan Chain, Tokenize's mainnet, from Animoca Brands, the global leader in digital entertainment, blockchain, and gamification.

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On geopolitics: Will businesses do what politicians can’t?

While businesses alone may not completely stabilize geopolitical tensions, they have historically played significant roles as economic integrators, cultural ambassadors, corporate diplomats, and builders of global supply chains within a rules-based international order.

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How AI is helping us make network security even better

As AI continues to develop and improve, there will be even more potential to harness it as a positive force. AI can be used to make network defenses smarter and better equipped to recognize and repel more sophisticated efforts to infiltrate or corrupt systems. #AI can also make networks faster and more reliable than ever and monitor the health of networks…

Growth of Thailand’s EV industry to power commercial real estate: JLL

Ambitious goals, supportive subsidies and foreign investment will create a minimum $6.5 billion addressable market for EV real estate in Thailand by 2030.

Vietnam’s Mekong Capital receives Convergence grant for its impact initiative

Vietnam-based private equity firm Mekong Capital has been awarded a proof-of-concept grant from Convergence for its impact initiative, a multimillion-dollar blended finance project that aims to provide private growth stage funding and technical assistance for regenerative agriculture and sustainable land use businesses in the Lower Mekong region.

IFC issues $243M green bond to promote blue finance in emerging markets

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has issued a green bond designed to promote ocean-friendly projects and improve access to clean water and sanitation in emerging markets.

Australia’s NEXTDC seeks $1.9B loan to expand data centers in Asia

NEXTDC Ltd, an Australian data-center operator, is eyeing a AUD 2.9 billion ($1.9 billion) syndicated loan from banks to expand its operations in Asia, including Malaysia, as demand for digital infrastructure surges, Bloomberg reported.

Global telecom leaders join forces to boost network APIs

Some of the world’s largest telecom operators, including América Móvil, AT&T, Bharti Airtel, Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Reliance Jio, Singtel, Telefonica, Telstra, T-Mobile, Verizon and Vodafone, together with Ericsson have on Friday announced a new venture to combine and sell network Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) on a global scale to spur…

Vietnam Private Capital Agency launches to drive $35B in private investments by 2035

Private capital industry leaders have on Wednesday launched Vietnam Private Capital Agency (VPCA) to drive $35 billion in private investments in Vietnam by 2035.

Number of crypto owners in Singapore drops slightly, crypto platform Gemini’s report finds

Gemini's 2024 Global State of Crypto found that the vast majority of crypto owners are HODLers, with crypto ownership remaining steady across the US, UK, France, and Singapore.