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How do markets shape wealth creation? Study portfolio diversification, asset classes, and strategies balancing growth and risk.

Investment

When do companies invite public investment? Understand listing criteria, underwriter roles, and regulatory steps defining initial offerings.

Why do firms join forces? Investigate synergy goals, valuation methods, and negotiations driving corporate consolidation.

Merger &amp; Acquisition

What happens after acquisitions close? Examine deal structures, operational improvements, and exit strategies molding corporate outcomes.

Private Equity

What fuels startup ecosystems? Review funding rounds, investor strategies, and market insights guiding entrepreneurial growth.

Venture Capital

A new model of state capital is taking root in China—one that’s redefining how venture capital works, from funding mechanics to policy alignment.

Beneath the bureaucracy: How state capital made (and remade) China’s venture ecosystem

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network, delivering high-quality content focused on China’s innovation and new economy trends since 2010. With its extensive traffic and network, 36Kr has built a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities to provide insights into China’s technology landscape.

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Bringing you the latest updates on funding deals and activities in the Asia Pacific.

Deals in brief: Wavemaker Impact leads Arysun’s pre-seed round, Nuevocor raises USD 45 million, latest funding deals in China, and more

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Sudo Lim

Where do digital assets find value? Consider market volatility, decentralized exchanges, and blockchain protocols shaping crypto economies.

Cryptocurrencies

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How do virtual worlds expand reality? Discover AR/VR tools, content creation, and platforms layering digital information onto everyday life.

Augmented and Virtual Reality

How do trustless ledgers transform industries? Investigate decentralized databases, smart contracts, and infrastructure powering secure transactions.

Blockchain

How are digital assets protected? Analyze threat detection, encryption standards, and cybersecurity solutions safeguarding data.

Cybersecurity

What lies beyond familiar frontiers? Investigate emerging tech—like quantum computing and AI—transforming traditional sectors.

Deep Tech

What happens when banking goes virtual? Study no-branch platforms, biometric authentication, and seamless financial services.

Digital Banks

How does finance become frictionless? Examine digital banking, payment innovation, and lending platforms redefining financial access.

How does credit flow online? Explore digital lending tools, alternative scoring, and services accelerating capital access.

Lending

What defines fully immersive realms? Uncover virtual environments, user-generated content, and monetization models shaping the metaverse.

Metaverse

How do digital assets gain value? Investigate NFT marketplaces, creator economies, and verification methods strengthening digital ownership.

NFTs

What streamlines global commerce? Examine digital wallets, cross-border remittances, and instant settlement technologies.

Payments

What unlocks decentralized innovation? Explore blockchain-based platforms, data ownership models, and tools shaping the next internet era.

Web3

OCBC: Building a future-proof bank. The Singaporean bank is leveraging Web3 technologies such as blockchain to drive future growth.

OCBC: Building a future-proof bank

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Temasek to write down entire investment in failed crypto exchange.

FTX collapse spells more 'crypto winter' pain to come

FTX collapse spells more &#8216;crypto winter&#8217; pain to come

Q&amp;A

Crypto’s next wave: Q&A with Talos co-founder & CEO Anton Katz. The New York-based crypto trading platform provides digital asset management tools for investors, exchanges, and custodians.

Crypto’s next wave: Q&A with Talos co-founder & CEO Anton Katz

Crypto’s next wave: Q&#038;A with Talos co-founder &#038; CEO Anton Katz

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Taro Ishida

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Crypto groups scramble to prove stable finances after FTX crisis. Industry confidence battered by problems at one of biggest players.

Crypto groups scramble to prove stable finances after FTX crisis

Thailand and Vietnam emerge as ASEAN crypto trading hot spots. Each country logs over USD 100 billion transactions in a year, topping Singapore.

Thailand and Vietnam emerge as ASEAN crypto trading hot spots

Singapore eyes crypto credit curbs but China-style ban unlikely. City-state's central bank chief clarifies regulatory approach for digital tokens sector.

Singapore eyes crypto credit curbs but China-style ban unlikely

The USD 500 million deal was soured by regulatory woes and the market crash.

SCB calls off plan to acquire Thai crypto exchange Bitkub

China’s tech ecosystem serves as a driving force behind the world’s second largest economy, influencing global digital markets.

China’s young programmers are moving towards web3. For many 20-somethings, the web3 space represents a chance to build something meaningful and lucrative.

China’s young programmers are moving towards Web3, the future of the internet

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem is a melting pot of startups and businesses of all sizes, all vying for rapid growth.

The US market serves as both the backbone and the driving force behind global technological advancements.

Japan crypto exchange bitFlyer to be sold to Singapore-based investment fund. ACA Group to buy majority stake valued up to USD 370 million.