Web3

THE BROAD VIEW

Securing the future: How Web3 empowers privacy in green cars

Eco-friendly vehicles today can be seen as mobile chips or free-roaming devices with significant data and security ramifications. When equipped with Web3 technologies, they will be transformed beyond ...

The adoption of artificial intelligence could help small firms manage their foreign exchange exposure.
SINGAPORE FINTECH FESTIVAL 2024

AI and Web3: Driving innovation and inclusive growth in financial services

These technologies can enable smaller businesses to operate more efficiently and access funding flexibly

Sky Mavis has been on a hiring spree of home-grown talent of late as it seeks to expand its global headcount.

Vietnam seeks greater foothold in thriving Web3 gaming space

There is more Web3 gaming talent in Ho Chi Minh City than anywhere else in the world, says VP of gaming unicorn Sky Mavis

Hong Kong’s new licencing regime for virtual asset exchanges will take effect from June, although applicants are expecting to face a longer wait to gain formal licences.

Hong Kong’s crypto hub ambitions win quiet backing from Beijing

IN October, Hong Kong rolled out the red carpet for crypto businesses to help revitalise the embattled financial hub. Signs are now emerging the push has under-the-radar backing from Beijing, providin...

More can be done for decentralised policy processes through the use of Web 3.0 technologies such as blockchain.

Governance in a Web 3.0 future 

As a smart nation, Singapore needs to explore new and digitally-enabled ways to enhance its policy processes and foster social cohesiveness. 

A metaverse stand in Fintech Week 2022 in Hong Kong. Developing metaverse and web3 projects in mainland China is difficult, with the government taking a tough stance on cryptocurrency.

Strict rules at home push Chinese metaverse entrepreneurs, investors overseas

Singapore has become a particular hotspot for web3 talent from China

About US$2.3 trillion was wiped from the crypto market this past year, according to data from CoinGecko.
OUTLOOK 2023

Trust vacuum in Web3 after FTX failure; regulations loom

A SHAKE-UP in consumer and investor confidence has rocked Web3 companies, following a year filled with scandals, contagion and a collapse in crypto prices. Industry players are preparing for a leaner ...

Jon Russell, a partner at Crypto.com Capital believes the future of crypto in South-east Asia is very bright.

5 Questions with journalist turned crypto investor, Jon Russell

MOST venture capital (VC) firm partners have a background in banking or were founders themselves, but Jon Russell’s journey to becoming partner at Crypto.com Capital is quite unconventional.

What happened with FTX and can cryptocurrency survive this? Correspondent Howie Lim discusses with Wayne Huang from XREX.

BT Money Hacks: Is crypto still a viable investment option? (Ep 132)

Can your crypto investment recover from FTX’s collapse and what is the way forward? Correspondent Howie Lim finds out from Wayne Huang of XREX.

VR will not define the future of the metaverse.
THE BOTTOM LINE

Competing notions of the metaverse point to different futures

Conflating Web 3 with virtual reality and the metaverse will hold back development