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Swiss institution UBS has announced a strategic partnership with Singaporean fintech firm Ant International. The collaboration aims to build blockchain-based tokenised deposits to facilitate real-time global payments. This alliance marks a significant…
During the 10th annual Hong Kong FinTech Week in 2025, HSBC CEO Georges Elhedery and Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters discussed the city’s significant role as an international finance hub. Both CEOs shared a bullish outlook about the future of digital…
Launched in 2019, 1inch has been on a mission to revolutionize the decentralized finance (DeFi) landscape by aggregating liquidity from various decentralized exchanges (DEXs). This enables users to execute token swaps at the best prevailing prices—swiftly,…
In a significant step towards enhancing the security and transparency of its digital landscape, Vietnam has officially launched NDAChain, its national blockchain platform. Developed by the National Data Association and overseen by the Data Innovation and…
Da Nang Set to Host Pioneering Technology Event On April 23, Orochi Network Co., Ltd., FPT Online Services Joint Stock Company, and the Da Nang Center for Research, Training, and Design of Microchips and Artificial Intelligence (DSAC) unveiled ‘Super Vietnam…
Swiss digital asset banking group Sygnum has launched its latest office in Lugano, aiming to strengthen collaborations within the burgeoning Bitcoin and digital asset ecosystem of Ticino. This move coincides with the city’s ambitious Plan ₿ initiative, which…
DTS Group and GMO have established a blockchain technology application and development center with the goal of promoting blockchain technology in Vietnam. The Mira Blockchain Center in Hanoi aims to bring blockchain technology to life through integrated…
It seems rather paradoxical that Switzerland is both a hub for sustainability and an energy-gobbling blockchain hub. The latest data from Switzerland’s Department of Finance underscores the growing importance of blockchain and fintech for the country’s…
Vietnamese startups have great expectations of the blockchain technology, envisaging practical e-commerce and entertainment impacts as the country pursues digital transformation. “We dream of becoming a billion-dollar company,” said Nguyen Tuan Quynh,…
Cryptocurrency player Binance is going old school, making a $200 million investment in media brand Forbes via a SPAC investment. Forbes is set to go public by the end of the first quarter via an acquisition by Magnum Opus Acquisition Ltd., which is a special…
Vietnamese companies are racing to develop blockchain games and mobilize millions of dollars from foreign investors as they seek to make their place in the new industry. After the monster-combat game Axie Infinity became the most valuable non-fungible token…
Taipei-headquartered XREX has named a managing director in Singapore as it sets its sights on expanding its platform in the region. Taipei-headquartered XREX has appointed Christopher Chye as managing director of XREX Singapore and director of product. In…
Taipei-headquartered XREX has named a managing director in Singapore as it sets its sights on expanding its platform in the region. Taipei-headquartered XREX has appointed Christopher Chye as managing director of XREX Singapore and director of product. In…
Kakao Group will pursue the globalization of its public blockchain project, Klaytn, from the city-state. South Korea’s Kakao Group has established two new blockchain entities in Singapore – nonprofit Klaytn Foundation and global accelerator unit Krust, it…
Vietnamese game studio Topebox and its blockchain partner KardiaChain have raised $1 million for an upcoming blockchain game called My DeFi Pet. The investors include Shanghai-based venture capital firms Axia8 Ventures, OKEx Blockdream Ventures, and the…
U.S. quantitative cryptocurrency trading firm Alameda Research has invested $4 million in Coin98 Finance, a Vietnamese startup and developer of decentralized finance protocols and applications. Decentralized finance (DeFi) refers to the financial applications…
