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Thai SEC Files Police Complaint Against Singapore Crypto Exchange Zipmex
Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a police complaint against Singapore cryptocurrency exchange Zipmex and Akalarp Yimwilai, a co-founder of the company and the CEO of its Thai unit after they didn’t meet a deadline for delivering the information, prompting the SEC’s action.Â
Pioneering Volumetric Cinematography For The World’s First NFT Immersive Art Film – SHIP Produced by Art Tokyo Global Pte Ltd
Art Tokyo Global (“ATG”), a Singapore company, announced the completion of SHIP – the world’s first immersive NFT art film that features 221 NFT artworks across 14 scenes. SHIP showcases the work of over 80 emerging and established Asian artists for over 70 minutes.
Unilever Teams Up With Singapore’s Tiny Island Productions And Ape Kids Club to Design NFTs
Unilever has teamed up with Singapore Tiny Island Productions and Ape Kids Club to design a series of NFTs to accompany the FMCG manufacturer’s Lifebuoy H for Handwashing campaign. The digital tokens is said to drop on Global Handwashing Day in October with donations paid into NGO partner Save the Children’s crypto wallet.Â
Swiss Art Dealer Yves Bouvier Sells Singapore Freeport to Chinese Crypto Tycoon Jihan Wu
Chinese crypto billionaire Jihan Wu ’s Bitdeer Technologies Holding Co. spent S$40 million ($28.4 million) buying Le Freeport, a maximum-security vault in Singapore. Wu acquired the repository for fine art, precious gems, gold and silver bars, from shareholders led by Swiss art dealer and founder Yves Bouvier
Crypto Unit of Japan’s SBI Wins Capital Markets License in Singapore
SBI Digital Markets, a subsidiary of the digital asset arm of SBI Holdings, can now offer crypto securities and derivatives trading services to Singapore customers.
Starbucks Partners with Polygon for its ‘Odyssey’ Web3 Experience
Starbucks Coffee Company announced its partnership with Polygon to provide the blockchain technology and build its Web3 experience, Starbucks Odyssey. This will allow Starbucks Rewards loyalty program members and Starbucks partners in the United States to earn and purchase digital collectible stamps in the form of non-fungible tokens (NFTs).Â
Read more: https://blog.polygon.technology/starbucks-taps-polygon-for-its-starbucks-odyssey-web3-experience/
Apple to Allow NFT Sales in Apps with 30% Commission Fees
Apple is adding standardizing acceptance of NFT-based apps to be available on the Apple App Store with standard 30% transaction fees for all transactions.
Read more: https://bitcoinist.com/apple-will-allow-nft-sales-in-apps/
Champ Medici and Snoop Dogg’s son Cordell Broadus Unveils Giant Inflatable art in SG
Champ Medici, a Bored Ape NFT owned by top crypto entrepreneur and investor, Cordell Broadus (son of famous rapper Snoop Dogg), is heading to Singapore for The Champ Medici Lounge alongside Asia’s premier crypto conference TOKEN2049 and the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix 2022.
Southeast Asia’s Largest Bank DBS Launches Self-Directed Crypto Trading
DBS, the largest bank in Southeast Asia, has launched self-directed cryptocurrency trading via its app. This means that more customers are now qualified to access the bank’s digital asset exchange and trade cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin and ether.
Tokenize Xchange Puts Genesis TBot Fight Club NFTs Up for Auction
Singapore digital currency exchange Tokenize Xchange announced that four out of five original Genesis TBot Fight Club (TBFC) NFTs will be up for auction this week starting from Sept 27.Â
