Taiwan Financial News
17.04 / 12:11
cryptocurrency
Digital
Platform
CryptoExplainer
To Keep Art Alive, Taiwan Puppeteers Look To Use NFTs
Taiwan puppeteers look to NFTs to keep their art alive
14.04 / 13:07
Blockchain
Cybersecurity
Scams
Marketplace
Lost
Researchers find security flaw in Rarible: Users could have lost all their NFTs
The research arm of cyber security software firm Check Point said it identified a vulnerability in the Rarible NFT marketplace that could have seen many of its roughly two million active monthly users lose their NFTs in a single transaction.
07.04 / 17:01
NOT
Why Wol Kolade is looking at China and Taiwan, not Russia and Ukraine
As the crisis in Ukraine deepens, Wol Kolade, the boss of mid-market private equity firm Livingbridge, fears that the Russian invasion could embolden China to make a similar bid for Taiwan.
01.04 / 16:24
31.03 / 20:31
Hollywood
NATO
Threat
Russian gas threat: Will Putin cut Europe off if payments aren't made in roubles?
Vladimir Putin has said buyers of Russian gas from "unfriendly" countries will have to pay in roubles from accounts in Russia from Friday, or face the "consequences".
30.03 / 21:07
Art
Adoption
NFT
Investing
88% of Surveyed High-Net-Worth Art Collectors Interested in Buying NFTs
A whopping 88% of high-net-worth (HNW) traditional art collectors say they are interested in buying digital art in the form of NFTs, a new report on the art market for 2022 has found.
22.03 / 18:39
China’s decision over Russia will be critical for western investors
Immediately after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, some observers asked whether it increased the risk that China would invade Taiwan. After all, if Vladimir Putin could shock the world by attempting to enforce his territorial claim to Ukraine, might not Xi Jinping do the same with China’s former province?
22.03 / 16:19
Aware
Fighting
MetaBunny NFT gaining traction in Thailand
Capturing all the hype from Thailand, a number of popular Thai influencers have shared their keen interests in the MetaBunny NFT project.
21.03 / 13:31
China’s decision over Russia will be critical for western investors
Immediately after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, some observers asked whether it increased the risk that China would invade Taiwan. After all, if Vladimir Putin could shock the world by attempting to enforce his territorial claim to Ukraine, might not Xi Jinping do the same with China’s former province?
20.03 / 21:45
Manufacturing
Power
How the West Can Win a Global Power Struggle
In the years preceding its invasion of Ukraine, Russia set out to sanction-proof its economy by developing local substitutes for key foreign products, such as microprocessors. The only problem: Since it lacks advanced semiconductor fabrication capacity, production of these Russian-designed chips was outsourced, mainly to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. After the invasion of Ukraine, Taiwan joined the U.S. in banning the export of sensitive technology to Russia. TSMC immediately promised to comply.
18.03 / 19:55
Ethereum
Binance
coinbase
Bitcoin
Another Crypto Exchange Eyes Nasdaq, Polkadot's Parallel Finance + More News
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
11.03 / 12:37
Smartphone
HTC Plans To Launch A Metaverse Phone: Here's What We Know So Far
HTC is well-known for emphasising virtual reality and developing its own version of the metaverse.
03.03 / 03:25
CBDC
Adoption
Central Bank
banking
Winter Olympics
China’s Digital Yuan Set for Local Adoption, Airport, Banking Drives
China’s digital yuan is edging ever closer to a nationwide rollout, with banks, airports, and provinces looking to boost their adoption efforts following last month’s Winter Olympics and ahead of the Paralympic Winter Olympics.
08.02 / 17:47
Technology
Kyiv
Semiconductors: Brussels wants to plough billions into making more microchips in the EU
In a bid to help the EU catch up with the increasingly competitive global tech race, Brussels has unveiled a massive subsidy programme for semiconductors, the chips that power all sorts of electronic devices and have become a precious commodity in the midst of supply chain disruptions.
29.01 / 22:33
Citi
Citigroup
Citigroup sells Taiwan consumer business to DBS Group
DBS Group Holdings is set to acquire Citigroup’s consumer banking business in Taiwan in a deal the Singapore lender said will make it Taiwan’s largest foreign bank by assets.
28.01 / 10:43
Citi
Citigroup
Citigroup sells Taiwan consumer business to DBS Group
DBS Group Holdings is set to acquire Citigroup’s consumer banking business in Taiwan in a deal the Singapore lender said will make it Taiwan’s largest foreign bank by assets.
27.01 / 15:13
Target
Fighting
EU Hits Back at China Over Trade Limits, Taking Lithuania Fight Global
BRUSSELS—The European Union hit back against China’s targeting of one of the bloc’s smallest members over its ties to Taiwan, opening a new front in the global battle over Beijing’s use of economic pressure to advance political objectives.
23.01 / 22:43
Law
Vibe killers: Here are the countries that moved to outlaw crypto in the past year
Last week, Pakistan’s Sindh High Court held a hearing on the legal status of digital currencies that might lead an outright ban of cryptocurrency trading combined with penalties against crypto exchanges. Several days later, the Central Bank of Russia called for a ban on both crypto trading and mining operations. Both countries could join the growing ranks of nations that moved to outlaw digital assets, which already include China, Turkey, Iran and several other jurisdictions.
18.01 / 17:48
22.12 / 14:43
Adoption
regulation
Media
Agency
China’s state-run news agency to launch NFT collection
In an announcement made on Wednesday, China’s official Xinhua News Agency will issue its first series of NFT collectibles. The move is a thumbs up to blockchain technology previously shunned by the People’s Republic of China (PRC). In an official notice, Xinhua plans to publish 10,000 copies of 11 photos taken by journalists in 2021.
15.12 / 22:17
Blockchain
UPS
Platform
GensoKishi Online Metaworld Aims To Impress
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