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The digital push will enable HSBC to engage with sports, e-sports and gaming fans via its slice of turf in The Sandbox, a virtual space majority-owned by Animoca Brands
The advertisements for cryptocurrency or money-making schemes could have misled users into believing they were promoted by celebrities, ACCC said
Kyoto-based Murata, the top global supplier of ceramic capacitors used in smartphones and cars, said it aims to restart two facilities in Fukushima prefecture
The company said third-party unauthorised access was made at Bridgestone Americas on February 27, prompting a shutdown of its computer network
Another US chip firm and Apple supplier, ON Semiconductor, said its manufacturing facility in Shenzhen would be closed March 14-20
Pawoot Pongvitayapanu, founder of Tarad.com, said the decree will enable the government to gain necessary data from digital platforms
At least eight highly valued crypto startups — ranging from exchange Gemini to peer-to-peer payments group Circle — have launched VC arms
Binance, the world's biggest crypto exchange, gained a licence to operate in Dubai, bolstering the UAE's aim of becoming a crypto hub.
Japanese auto giant Toyota says it plans to hack back its April global production by 17% to 750,000 units
Japan chip heavyweight Renesas, which has suspended work after the earthquake, makes nearly a third of the microcontroller chips used in cars around the world
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With a market cap of$240 billion, chipmaker ASML is Europe’s most valuable tech company. Its market-leading position comes from its monopoly in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) machines which allow chipmakers to make smaller, faster and smarter semiconductors
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PaymentsCan China Take Place of SWIFT System? Analysts Say ‘No’There is no global payment system that is strong enough to act as an alternative to SWIFT and enable Russia to evade sanctions
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MarketsChina Becomes World’s Second-Biggest Bitcoin Mining HubThe Bitcoin mining ban in China last year had collapsed its crypto markets. Despite that, the country has reemerged as a major bitcoin mining hub, according to research by the UK's University of Cambridge.
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Market InsightsHere’s How China Can Win the Tech War With USAThe Chinese government is doubling down on incentives for innovation, which it believes to be the cornerstone of its future growth and international position.
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Fintech InsightsAsia Becomes the Epicentre of Global NFTsAsia is the frontrunner in the NFTs craze with Central and Southeast Asia accounting for 35% of the $22 billion in global trade
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