Asia

Hong Kong's HashKey Group Raises $360M Blockchain Fund
Funding keeps pouring into blockchain, despite market turmoil.

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Nears $37K Amid Lighter Trading
Ether was roughly flat, while other major altcoins were mixed.

Southeast Asia Gaming Guild Ancient8 Raises $4M Seed Round
The funding round was led by Dragonfly Capital, Pantera Capital and Hashed.

Crypto.com Capital Hires Jon Russell as GP, Hints at Expanding Fund Size
Russell spent 10 years as a tech journalist, including stints at The Ken and Tech Crunch.

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Slips Under $46K as Volume Across Major Centralized Exchanges Remains Low
“It’s pretty much been choppy since that big drop in the beginning of December,” said Efficient Frontier’s Andrew Tu.

Is There a Bullish Breakout Ahead for Bitcoin?
Needham & Co. Vice President John Todaro discusses his positive assessment of the crypto markets despite continuing to see red over the past week. “We’re still in a bullish macro set up here for bitcoin and cryptocurrencies more broadly,” Todaro said. “We do have around $100K bitcoin [price target] in Q1 2022.”

OCBC Bank Mulls Setting Up Crypto Exchange: CEO
Southeast Asia’s second-largest bank is looking into a digital asset exchange to satisfy customer demand.

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Enters ‘Extreme Greed’ Territory; Altcoins Rally
Bitcoin volume has increased the past two days but remains well below its mid-October high.

BTS Agency Hybe to Set Up Joint Venture on NFTs with Korean Crypto Exchange Upbit
The agency behind one of the world’s most succseful K-pop bands wants to look into NFTs.

Informe de JPMorgan afirma que las CBDC pueden ahorrar a las empresas $100.000 millones al año en pagos transfronterizos
El trabajo publicado considera una red de monedas digitales de múltiples bancos centrales en toda la región de la Asociación de Naciones del Sudeste Asiático y sus corredores.

