Asia
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Arrested BitConnect kingpin is connected to yet another cryptocurrency scam
Nearly eight months after BitConnect pulled one of the most iconic exit scams in cryptocurrency history, the authorities across the…
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Global unicorn exits hit multi-year high in 2018
Joanna Glasner Contributor Boston-area startups are on pace to overtake NYC venture totals Home run exits happen stealthily for biotech…
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Gaming in Asia may be crypto’s killer decentralized app
As money and talent flows into the crypto and blockchain worlds, a persistent question keeps coming up: what is going…
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Messaging firm Line launches a dedicated crypto fund
Messaging company Line is continuing to burrow deep into the crypto space after it announced the launch of a $10…
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Asian investors have plenty of cash, a hearty appetite for investments and a different approach to doing deals
Daniel Zimmermann Contributor Daniel Zimmermann navigates emerging companies and tech startups through complex corporate transactions, financings and venture technology matters.…
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Turkey’s president wants people to buy this homegrown phone instead of the iPhone
Turkey and the United States are currently embroiled in a bitter diplomatic spat over the detention of an American evangelical…
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Chinese internet giant Tencent suffers a rare profit drop
Tencent, Asia’s most valuable tech firm, delivered a surprise drop in profit on account of lower investment gains. The firm…
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Uber is on a hiring spree in Singapore despite ‘exiting’ Southeast Asia
Uber agreed to sell its Southeast Asia business in March, but it isn’t leaving the region. In fact, the U.S.…
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India will launch its first crewed space mission by 2022
Addressing the nation on its 72nd Independence Day, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the country will send an…
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Y Combinator is launching a startup program in China
U.S. accelerator Y Combinator is expanding to China after it announced the hiring of former Microsoft and Baidu executive Qi Lu…
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