Regulation
Hong Kong to invest US$6.37 million to spur Web3 growth
Hong Kong is allocating HK$50 million (US$6.37 million) to develop its Web3 sector, the Financial Secretary Paul Chan announced Wednesday.
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Danny is a journalist at Forkast.News. Originally from South Korea, Danny has produced content for media companies in Korea, Hong Kong and China. He holds a Bachelor of Journalism and Business Marketing from the University of Hong Kong.
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Altcoins
Ankr token surges 60%, partners Microsoft for enterprise-grade node service
ANKR surged by more than 60% after the blockchain infrastructure startup announced a partnership on Tuesday with Microsoft.
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Crypto Trading and Strategies
Centralized crypto exchanges are dying, so long live centralized crypto exchanges?
Multi-billion dollar bankruptcies, fraud allegations, scandal, and plunging cryptocurrency prices in 2022 all characterized why investors came to distrust centralized exchanges. Yet, some commentators expect platforms to become ever more centralized … and regulated.
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Regulation
Huobi plans to move headquarters to Hong Kong from Singapore
Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi Global is seeking to relocate its Asia headquarters from Singapore to Hong Kong.
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Altcoins
Wemade’s WEMIX token surges after relisting on South Korea’s Coinone exchange
South Korean blockchain game developer Wemade’s WEMIX token surged after it was relisted on local crypto exchange Coinone on Thursday.
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Regulation
Do Kwon, founder of collapsed Terra stablecoin, charged with fraud by U.S. securities regulator
The U.S. SEC charged Singapore-based Terraform Labs and its chief Kwon Do-hyung for defrauding investors.
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Market Analysis
Markets: Bitcoin slips back below US$24,000 as inflation worries resurface in U.S., equities slide
Bitcoin and Ether fell Friday morning in Asia, curtailing a strong run up in the week, after the U.S. January PPI rose much faster than expected.
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NFTs and Gaming
Japan’s Square Enix to launch Web3 game on Polygon blockchain, cites ‘sustainability’ benefits
Square Enix announced Wednesday that it will launch its first Web3 game Symbiogenesis on the Polygon blockchain.
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Regulation
S. Korean regulators to probe local crypto staking services following U.S. crackdown: News1
S.Korean regulators are planning to review crypto staking services on local exchanges following recent regulatory enforcements from the SEC.
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Regulation
Coinbase CEO says he will “happily defend” crypto staking service against claim it’s a securities product
CEO Brian Armstrong said that the company will defend its staking services in court against claims that they need to be classified as securities.
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