Taiwan
Investors Watch Markets as Pelosi’s Taiwan Trip Weakens Risk Sentiment
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan on Tuesday, raising geopolitical tensions in China and zapping investor risk appetite. Race Capital General Partner Edith Yeung discusses her take on Pelosi's "truly reckless and really dangerous" visit and why "nothing good [will] come out of it." Plus, her analysis and outlook of the "warm" crypto winter.
Bitcoin, Ether Slip as Risk Sentiment Wanes Amid Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit
The crypto market wilted as geopolitical tensions zapped investor risk appetite and excitement around Ethereum’s merge began to deflate. As Ether overtook the options market for the first time, Quantfury Head of Markets Daniel Muvdi predicts that ether has the potential to eventually “flip bitcoin in market cap.”
Taiwan Set to Ban Crypto Purchases Using Credit Cards: Report
The country's financial regulator sent a letter to the banking association asking credit card companies to stop taking on crypto firms as merchants.
Circle Agrees to Buy Web 3 Infrastructure Platform Cybavo
Circle will invest in research and development related to Cybavo while leveraging its development services.
The Woman Who Conquered COVID-19
Taiwan Digital Minister Audrey Tang sees the transparency of blockchain technology as a lynchpin of good governance.
First Mover Asia: Taiwan GameFi Company Gets a Boost in Its Quest to Develop a More Entertaining Game; Altcoins Stand Out
Red Door Digital will use the $5 million seed round from several high-profile venture firms to create games that are technologically superior but also entertaining; bitcoin also rose solidly.
Taiwan's Red Door Digital Raises $5M to Build AAA-Games for Web 3
Red Door Digital's leadership team includes executives from EA Games, Ubisoft, and Tencent.
Taiwan's MaiCoin Crypto Exchange Weighs Nasdaq Listing: Report
The exchange is considering a share sale within two years, though it has yet to reach a decision.
First Mover Asia: Taiwan's Surprising Interest Rate Hike; Altcoins Outdo Bitcoin
A survey of economists had expected the country, with its soaring economy, to leave the rate unchanged; avalanche and solana, among others were well into the green.
