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2024.08.22

07:45

PIP Labs, developer of IP-focused blockchain Story, raises $0.8 billion in Series B financing

Asia Tech Wire (Aug 22) -- PIP Labs, the San Francisco-based tech startup that developed the IP-focused blockchain Story Protocol, has raised $0.08 billion at a valuation of $2.25 billion in a Series B round.

2022.03.18

10:20

NFT tapping into secondary market in China

Asian Tech Press (Mar. 18) -- It seems that the non-fungible token (NFT) is trying to get in the secondary market in China.

2022.03.11

13:00

Crypto industry's Trump probed by U.S. FBI

Asian Tech Press (Mar. 11) -- Justin Sun, founder of TRON, a leading blockchain DAO ecosystem, has been exposed to be under criminal investigation by the FBI and other law enforcement agencies in the United States.

2021.10.29

07:25

'Squid Game' cryptocurrency soars 2300% in first few days

Asian Tech Press (OCT 29) -- Netflix's hit South Korean drama 'Squid Game' has a cryptocurrency named after the brand.

2021.10.22

11:28

Ant Group's blockchain arm unveils first self-developed security chip T1

Asian Tech Press (Oct 22) -- AntChain, the blockchain technology subsidiary of Ant Group, formally unveiled its first self-developed security chip T1 at the 2021 Yunqi Conference on Friday.

2021.08.19

04:30

Binance Hires Former U.S Treasury Investigator as Global AML Chief

Binance said on Wednesday it had appointed a former U.S. Treasury Department criminal investigator as its global money laundering reporting officer, making another effort in mitigating regulatory scrutiny.

2021.07.30

06:23

Tencent Music to launch NFT art platform in China

Asian Tech Press -- Tencent Music Entertainment Group (NYSE:TME), the music streaming arm of Tencent Holdings Ltd (700: Hong Kong), will soon launch its NFT art platform "TME Digital Collections" in August, according to insiders.

2021.07.14

05:32

Binance Suspends GBP Withdrawals Again

Binance has reportedly suspended its GBP withdrawal service again, as payment platform Faster Payments ended its partnership with Binance. Binance has not yet responded to a request for comment.

2021.06.24

15:00

Hong Kong's Apple Daily to live on in blockchain, free of censors

Copies of the final edition of Apple Daily, published by Next Digital. (REUTERS/Lam Yik)

2021.06.04

14:00

Huobi.com launches a blockchain lab

2021.05.07

16:30

CITIC bans the use of accounts for bitcoin trading

Recently, China CITIC Bank issued a statement saying that no institution or individual is allowed to use their CITIC Bank account for activities such as topping up and withdrawing transaction funds for Bitcoin, Litecoin, etc., purchasing and selling related top-up codes.

2021.04.28

13:00

JPMorgan partners with Temasek and DBS to build a blockchain payment platform

American investment firm JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM: NYSE) is working with Singapore's Temasek Holdings Pte and DBS Group Holdings Ltd. to form a company named Partior, building a blockchain-based platform for payments, trade, and foreign exchange settlement.

2021.03.15

07:08

India will propose a law to ban cryptocurrencies

India plans to propose a law to ban cryptocurrencies, fining anyone who mines, trades and holds them in the country, Indian government officials said. The new law would give cryptocurrency holders six months to liquidate such assets.

2021.03.10

04:19

Former Obama aide Jim Messina joins Blockchain.com

Jim Messina, the former Obama aide, is joining the board of crypto wallet company Blockchain.com.

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