Coinbase Wins Crypto License In Singapore As City-State Aims To Become Web3 Hub

Brian Armstrong, cofounder and CEO of Coinbase. Samyukta Lakshmi/Bloomberg Coinbase, the world’s second-largest crypto exchange cofounded by billionaire Brian Armstrong, has been granted permission to...

Pop Star JJ Lin Joins Singaporean Scions To Build ‘Web2.5’ NFT Community

After nearly two decades in the music industry, Singaporean pop star JJ Lin is collaborating with two next-generation tycoons to cofound ARC, an app-based digital community that authenticates member p...

Gaming Hardware Giant Razer’s Venture Arm Leads $4 Million Investment In Singapore Crypto Payment Startup

TripleA founder and CEO Eric Barbier. COURTESY OF TripleA Zventures, the venture arm of Singapore billionaire Min-Liang Tan’s gaming hardware giant Razer, has led a $4 million funding round for Triple...

Sequoia Leads $37 Million Series B Funding Round In Singapore Metaverse Startup

Getty Singapore-based metaverse startup BUD announced on Monday that it is planning to launch NFTs after raising $36.8 million in a new round of funding, just months after completing its Series A roun...

B Capital-Backed Crypto Exchange Zipmex Partners With Australian Football And Rugby Teams

Marcus Lim, cofounder and CEO of Zipmex. COURTESY OF ZIPMEX Zipmex, a Southeast Asian crypto trading platform, has joined forces with teams from Australia’s A-League Men soccer league and National Rug...

Singapore Crypto Firm Amber Group Hits $3 Billion Valuation In Funding Round Led By Temasek

Amber Group achieved the unicorn status last June. Amber Group Amber Group has raised $200 million in a fundraising round led by Singapore’s state-owned investment firm Temasek, boosting the valuation...