Thailand’s Kasikornbank launches $100M fund for Web3, AI projects
Kasikornbank launches $100 million KXVC fund, targeting AI and Web3 projects, with plans to support startups expanding into the APAC region and foster Southeast Asia's Web3 ecosystem.
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Gemini pivots to Asia as US regulators take aim at digital currency exchanges
Amid regulatory challenges in the United States, Gemini sets its eyes on the APAC region, with India as its primary focus, a nation known for enforcing stringent regulations on the digital asset market.
Bitstamp makes its way to Asia-Pacific through white-label offering
Bistamp will allow banks and fintech companies in the Asia-Pacific region to customize its white-label “Bistamp-as-a-Service” offering to provide cutting-edge exchange services.
Singapore leads fintech funding in Asia-Pacific: KPMG report
Singapore's fintech industry is booming, registering a 75% increase in funding from 2020, with deals that cut across mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and VCs, among others.
UnionBank teams up with Huawei to build APAC’s first smart campus in the Philippines
The UBIC, a partnership between UnionBank and Chinese tech giant Huawei, seeks to become the first "smart campus" in the APAC region and serve as a breeding ground for new fintech talents.
Asia-Pacific’s tech startups scene is hot: KPMG report
Asia-Pacific's young population, growing middle classes, and new ways to invest are producing a technology startup boom in the region, according to a report by KPMG and HSBC.
Bitcoin SV Virtual Meetup APAC: Token usefulness and challenges discussed
Tokens, how they're useful and what the surrounding issues are: that was the main theme of Bitcoin Association’s latest Bitcoin SV Virtual Meetup.
Bitcoin SV Virtual Meetup on July 29 targets APAC
The BSV community in the region will once again get the opportunity to come together for the Bitcoin SV Virtual Meetup, with presentations from industry thought leaders.
Tokens, Tuvalu and FATF: Bitcoin SV Virtual Meetup APAC talks about all the hot issues in Bitcoin
The Asia-Pacific region is home to some of the most interesting projects in Bitcoin, and the Bitcoin Association was there to give updates on some in the latest Bitcoin SV Virtual Meetup APAC.
Bitcoin SV Virtual Meetup APAC is coming up—are you registered?
On April 8, the Bitcoin SV Virtual Meetup will shine the spotlight on the some of the great projects that have emerged in the Asia-Pacific region.
George Siosi Samuels: Bitcoin is more than just a currency for Tuvalu
This week, CoinGeek's weekly Asia/Pacific-focused show The Bitcoin Bridge looks at the Tuvalu National Digital Register—a project that's getting a lot of attention in the BSV industry.
2020 year in review: Bitcoin in the Asia-Pacific region
Jon Southurst takes a look at some of the developments around the Asia-Pacific region in 2020, and where they might go in the years to come.