HTX hacked for $30M — the ecosystem’s fourth hack in recent months — 100K Koreans test out CBDC, and Binance is dead, long live Binance! Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industrys most important developments. HTX exchange hacked… again In the fourth hack affecting the HTX (formerly Huobi Global) ecosystem in…
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Can Shrapnel save Web3 gaming after a horror 2023? Why Disney’s NFT platform is “irrelevant” and the $26M NFT in free mobile game NFL RIvals. As the year winds down, every gaming company and its dog are dropping year-in-review reports. A recent report from blockchain gaming accelerator Game7 suggests that many game developers had an…
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Relentless & funny NFT Creator diewiththemostlikes says “good meat” instead of “gm!” and got on SuperRare thanks to DMT and a Hellboy outfit. Mark Wilson the artist known as diewiththemostlikes has a truly unique style to his art and a presence that could be described as grotesque, performative, thought-provoking and hilarious all in one packet…
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Chinese court knocks back civil lawsuit over “illegal” crypto, Hong Kong exchanges gain momentum, The Block gets $60M from Singapore firm. Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industrys most important developments. Hot week for Hong Kong exchanges Hashkey Exchange one of the first regulated crypto exchanges in Hong Kong has announced…
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Animoca buys game streaming platform Azarus that rewards users with crypto, Project Xeno, and why $10K NFTs scare away real gamers. Animoca Brands buys streaming platform for blockchain games Hong Kong Web3 gaming giant Animoca Brands (The Sandbox, Revv, Phantom Galaxies), has acquired blockchain-powered streaming platform Azarus for an undisclosed sum. The cat's out of…
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China issues legal guidance that gives NFT markets hope, Bitget invests $10M in Indian startups, SEBA Bank’s Hong Kong license: Asia Express. China to protect NFTs In a surprise move, the Chinese government has guaranteed legal protection for NFTs. In response to a series of often conflicting judicial opinions on the state of cryptocurrency in…
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Train up kickass AI models to sell them as NFTs in AI Arena, how often GPT-4 lies to you, and fake AI pics in the Israel/Gaza war: AI Eye. AI Arena AI Eye chatted with Framework Ventures Vance Spencer recently and he raved about the possibilities offered by an upcoming game his fund invested in…
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The original SimpDAO queen Irene Zhao says making good memes is harder than trading as you need to understand the market and the audience. Who is this person anyway? Irene Zhao, the Simp-Queen mastermind behind the SO-COL platform and a Crypto Twitter influencer, explains that having a celebrity in your corner can turbocharge your NFT…
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Lugui Tillier talked to us about his job as the sales chief for crypto firm Lumx in Rio de Janeiro — and his thoughts on the future of crypto. Lugui Tillier is the sales manager for Lumx Studios, one of the top cryptocurrency firms in Rio de Janeiro a city with a burgeoning crypto industry.…
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Asia Express: Ringleaders of $308M P2P crypto laundering scheme jailed in China, Visa’s Hong Kong CBDC trial a success, Hashkey token. Visa completes Hong Kong digital currency trial with HSBC and Hang Seng Hong Kong is one step closer to a central bank digital currency (CBDC) with the release of its successful phase 1 results…
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