Digital Assets

Transforming the Alternative Asset Space: An Inside Look at Alta

The alternative asset space is a complex and fragmented market with many investment opportunities, such as real estate, private equity, hedge funds, and commodities. In the coming years, private capital markets are expected to experience robust growth. According to Preqin,

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Partior Sets Sights on the Future of Global Money Movement

Partior is a blockchain-based exchange platform, a fintech company operating within the exciting Web3 space that is being hailed as the future of the internet. Blockchain technology provides a secure and decentralised ledger that can be used to record and

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BIS Unveils New Stablecoin and Defi Monitoring Platform, With Focus on CBDC

The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub has just unveiled its 2023 priorities, focusing on stablecoins, central bank digital currencies (CBDC), data monitoring, and cybersecurity. Over the past years, the BIS Innovation Hub has been at the forefront of

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Singapore’s FSI Sector Eyes Significant Investments in ESG, Embedded Finance and Defi

In Singapore, c-suite and senior finance executives are planning to invest significantly in embedded finance, environmental, social and governance (ESG) frameworks, and blockchain-related innovations in 2023, confident that these technologies will create new growth opportunities and provide them with an

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Seba Bank Names Amy Yu as APAC CEO to Spearhead Growth Plans

SEBA Bank, a digital assets firm with a Swiss banking license from FINMA, has appointed Amy Yu as the CEO of its APAC division. As a deep domain expert in both crypto and traditional banking in Asia, Yu has over

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Fintonia Secures Capital Markets License From MAS

Singaporean crypto fund manager Fintonia Group has secured a Capital Markets Services (CMS) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). This will enable Fintonia to continue expanding and providing innovative investment solutions and products to its clients. The CMS

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Crypto Lessons From 2022 The Industry Should Avoid in 2023

As any crypto industry observer surely knows, 2022 was one of the most turbulent years since Bitcoin hit mainstream notoriety and digital asset markets became a sphere of interest for fintech companies and private investors alike.  The early part of

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Global Crypto Funding Slumps 42.5% Amidst Crypto Winter

Funding to cryptocurrency companies plummeted 42.5% in 2022, plunging from an all-time high (ATH) of US$37.08 billion secured in 2021 to US$21.26 billion last year, a new report by crypto data aggregator CoinGecko shows. While the drop may appear significant,

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Can Bitcoin Be a Financial Lifeline for Economies in Crisis?

Bitcoin, the world’s first and most widely-recognized cryptocurrency, has gained a reputation for being a volatile and risky investment. However, in certain economies around the world, Bitcoin is being embraced as a useful tool that is allowing for financial stability

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35 Asian Nations Are Developing CBDCs – Here’s Where They Stand

Economies worldwide are increasingly considering the viability of a digitised national currency, most commonly referred to now as a Central Bank Digital Currency, or CBDC. Eleven countries have already launched their CBDCs, but none in Asia yet.  There are currently 35

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