Author: Marie Jones

Web23 Inc., a USA company and NexBLOC, a British Virgin Islands company, are partnering to develop a blockchain based naming system that runs natively on the Cardano blockchain platform. The initiative continues the move of the Butterfly Protocol onto numerous blockchains to ensure that those communities have the tools needed for full decentralized internet optimization. The Butterfly Protocol was originally created using the Ethereum blockchain and continues to provide resources and tools for the Ethereum community. But, according to Dana Farbo, Founder of NexBLOC, the move helps expand the various blockchain development communities’ access to a unified naming convention. Mr.…

SGX Catalist-listed Hatten Land Limited (Hatten Land; SGX: PH0) said today it has signed an agreement with Frontier Digital Asset Management Pte. Ltd. (Frontier) to share proceeds from jointly operating at least 1,000 cryptocurrency mining (cryptomining) rigs within the Hatten Group’s properties in Malaysia. Cryptomining rigs will be installed starting from Q42021 in phases under the binding strategic collaboration and management agreement between Hatten Land’s wholly-owned subsidiary Hatten Technology (S) Pte. Ltd. (“HTPL”) and Singapore-based Frontier, which currently operates over 700 cryptomining rigs in Singapore. Hatten Land recently announced that it would re-purpose its retail malls in Melaka for digital…

UREEQA (www.ureeqa.com), a blockchain platform for protecting, managing and monetizing creative work, will launch two new high-yield Staking Pools, both of which are designed to bring the company’s followers and investors an opportunity to greatly increase their holdings. The fresh campaign comes several months after UREEQA opened three initial staking pools, all of which were full within hours of their launch. This time, two pools will be available at 12 p.m. ET on Thursday, September 30, 2021. One (called Hitchcock) is a VIP pool, only available to those who own one of the platform’s Community Qards. The other (called Angelou)…

DigiMax Global Inc. (the “Company” or “DigiMax”) (CSE:DIGI)(OTC:DBKSF), a company that provides artificial intelligence (“AI”) and cryptocurrency technology solutions, is pleased to announce it has entered an agreement with Delphi AI Systems Inc (“AI”) to utilize their previously developed, and currently enhanced artificial intelligence tools to track 10 separate commodities to predict price direction. In a service that is similar to the CryptoHawk Price Trend Watch, CommodityHawk will be offered to institutional traders and commodity producers seeking to hedge inventory positions or profit from trading. The service will be available before the end of 2021 and will be priced at…

Pacific Green Energy Storage (UK) Limited (PGES(UK)), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pacific Green Technologies, Inc. (the Company or PGTK, (OTCQB:PGTK)), announces that under the terms of its framework agreement (the Agreement) with Tupa Energy Limited (Tupa), it has confirmed its intent to acquire Sheaf Energy Limited (“SEL”), a Kent, England-based 249 MW battery energy storage system (“BESS”) development wholly-owned by Tupa. Following the 99.8 MW Richborough Energy Park Limited BESS development that PGES(UK) acquired earlier this year, the 249 MW SEL BESS development is the next phase of the 1,100 MW BESS Agreement that PGES(UK) entered into with Tupa in…

Huatai Securities Co., Ltd. (SHA: 601688; HKG: 6886; HTSC.LI; Huatai Securities or the Company) announced that its ecological conservation project “Yixin Huatai – One Yangtze River” has been selected as a global model and benchmark for the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)’s “100+ Biodiversity Positive Practices and Actions Around the World” call to action. “The ‘One Yangtze River'” project is a prime example for exploring ways to bring biodiversity into the mainstream and to avoid future ‘black swan’ events. The project sets precedence for greater cooperation and communication between environmental agencies and…

Recent concerns surrounding the debt-laden property developer have crippled all sectors of the China real estate market. Under the superposition of the new normal – COVID-19 pandemic, China’s “14th Five-Year Plan” & “Three Red Lines” policy, and double concentration – China’s real estate market is undergoing one of the most extensive reforms over the past two decades. The market is overly worried about the possible collapse of the debt-laden property developer and its potential impacts, and negative market sentiment drove Broad Homes’ valuation to hit bottoms. Broad Homes’ management commented: “The Company does not have back-to-back contracts and direct accounts…

Mitrade Holding Ltd, a financial technology company offering Forex and OTC derivatives online trading, has been crowned Best Forex Fintech Broker Asia for 2021. This award is under the Global Forex Awards and is presented by Holiston Media, a leading provider of global financial awards and events. The Global Forex Awards recognizes the best performing forex brands or businesses on a global and regional level. They reward providers of groundbreaking technology, extensive market research tools, low-cost trading, world-class customer support for direct-to-consumer businesses, and more. This is a benchmark of success as award winners are nominated independently through public voting…

TOKYO, Sept 28, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; TSE:4004) concluded a long-term supply contract with Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (Toshiba), a Japanese electronic device manufacturer providing highly efficient SiC-power-semiconductor based power devices for the global market, to supply SiC epitaxial wafers for power semiconductors (SiC epi-wafers) for two and a half years with an optional extension clause. Toshiba has been developing and commercializing various kinds of SiC-based power devices including inverters for railcars, while adopting SiC epi-wafers manufactured by SDK as main material for SiC-based schottky barrier diode[1] (SiC SBD) and SiC-based metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor[2] (SiC MOSFET). Toshiba…

On July 20, 2021, Global New Material International Holdings Limited (Global New Material) (6616.HK), having developed pearlescent materials and synthetic mica as new materials in the consumer sector, ushered in strong momentum with its stock price soaring to an intraday increase of 14.68% on the third trading day following its entry into the capital market. On July 21, August 3, August 4 and August 11, Global New Material’s stock price recorded an intraday increase of 11.47%, 8.75%, 25.87 and 9.66% respectively. Over 19 trading days ended August 13, Global New Material saw its stock price rising by 104.89% and its…

Tianyun International Awarded the Titles of “‘Thirteenth Five-Year’ Excellent Entity in Technological Innovation of National Light Industry” and “‘Thirteenth Five-Year’ Excellent Individual in Technological Innovation of National Light Industry” by China National Light Industry Council Honored as a Strong Proof of the Technological Innovation Strength and Industry Influence Tianyun International Holdings Limited (Tianyun International, together with its subsidiaries, the Group) (HKG: 6836), a leading seller and manufacturer of processed fruits products in China, is pleased to announce that the Group’s wholly-owned subsidiary Shandong Tiantong Food Co.,Ltd. (the Tiantong Food) was awarded the title of “‘Thirteenth Five-Year’ Excellent Entity in Technological…

The IPO pipeline in Hong Kong remains robust with more than 200 companies seeking listings by the end of Q3. KPMG forecasts HK to see a record-breaking annual fundraising amount of HKD500 billion over 2021. KPMG’s mainland China and HK 2021 Q3 IPO Review shows that, globally, total funds raised reached USD330 billion during 2021 Q3 YTD, soaring to a 5-year high. The US, HK and A-share markets continue to lead the market, raising over a total of USD211.4 billion by the end of the third quarter of 2021. Paul Lau, Partner, Head of Capital Markets, KPMG China, says: “Market…

Through Successful Marketing Efforts and Quality Asset Portfolio Continuous Upgrade of Technologies and Analytical Capabilities to Drive Business Growth AEON Credit Service (Asia) Company Limited (AEON Credit or the Group; HKG: 900) announced today its interim results for the six months ended 31 August 2021 (1H2021). Although the market remained generally uncertain in 1H2021, with the Group resuming marketing activities for AEON credit cards whilst increasing the frequency and scale of mass promotions, overall sales increased by 22.4% year-on-year. However, the increase in sales mainly resulted in progressive growth of receivable balances in the second quarter, leading to lower monthly…

SCCG Management Founder and CEO, Stephen Crystal announced today that it has partnered with Play Caller Sports to support its upcoming launch with strategy and business development services within the casino gaming industry. Play Caller Sports is a next generation fan engagement platform focused on sports betting and fantasy sports, providing micro-markets and related gaming experiences for NFL, NBA, MLB and International Soccer. Crystal said of the announcement, “We are focused on aligning with the most innovative companies in the sports entertainment industry with broad applications to the casino gaming industry. Providing strategic guidance and business development support at the…

SGX-listed Metech International Limited (“Metech” or the “Company”, and together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”), is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Asian Green Tech Pte. Ltd (“AGT”), has entered into a joint venture agreement (“JVA”) with X Diamond Capital Pte. Ltd. (“XDC”) on 24 September 2021 to establish a joint venture, pursuant to which AGT and XDC (collectively, the “Parties”) will incorporate a joint venture company (“JV Company”) in Singapore to carry out the business of manufacturing and distribution of lab-grown diamonds (the “Joint Venture”). Under the JVA, AGT shall operate and manage the JV Company while XDC…

Crypto financial services firm Blofin has raised US$12 million in a series A2 round of financing, led by KuCoin Eco Fund, followed by Matrix Partners, Lingfeng Capital and Fenbushi Capital. In March of this year, Blofin finished a US$10 million A+ round of financing led by SIG and Matrix Partners. At present, Blofin’s current global assets under management (AUM) has reached US$150 million. As a Cayman Island registered crypto finance service agency, its proprietary quantitative database covers over 50+ exchanges worldwide through real-time data and is connected with over 200 global quantitative trading teams. Blofin also provides crypto asset management…

In recent years, the logistics and supply chain industry has ushered in many important capital events, with a lot of companies went public in fields like express, supply chain, freight platform, aviation logistics and automatic driving. As a comprehensive fund covering multiple industries and fields, Legend Capital has already made a long-term and systematic investment layout in the field of logistics and supply chain. According to public information, Legend Capital has invested in more than 10 companies in such field, including Milkyway (SHA: 603713), Eastern Air Logistics (SHA: 601156), JD Logistics (HKG: 2618), Hichain Logistics (SHE: 300873), China Southern Cargo, FOR-U Smart…

On September 20, the founder of TRON, Justin Sun, announced the listing of VanEck TRX ETN (VTRX) on Deutsche Borse Xetra (www.xetra.com/xetra-en/). Meanwhile, Clearstream is leveraged to connect to Euronext’s system, which will facilitate the trading of VTRX on the major exchanges of 14 European countries including those in London, Amsterdam, Paris, and Switzerland. Not long ago, TRON also inked a partnership with the US-based asset management firm Valkyrie Investments to launch Valkyrie TRON Trust. With the listings of TRON tokens on an increasing number of mainstream exchanges around the globe, TRON is clearly stepping up its efforts to expand…

Agilex Biolabs, Australia’s most experienced and technologically advanced bioanalytical laboratory and the only biolab in the region with a dedicated toxicology unit, has been selected as a finalist for the Most Successful Early Phase Research (Preclinical & Phase I) category in the Citeline Awards 2021. The Citeline Awards were created to recognize accomplishments across the biopharmaceutical industry, providing an opportunity for the industry to honor its highest achievers. Achievements across the spectrum of key R&D activities are celebrated, from successes in early and late-stage research, to advances in technological tools, to innovations in trial design and execution. Agilex Biolabs offers…

Serving start-ups in MedTech, Biotech, Biopharma and FoodTech, the Incubator aims to become a vibrant centre of entrepreneurship, technology and science. ACROMEC Limited (ACROMEC; SGX: 43F), a specialist engineering services provider, announced that subsidiary ACROMEC Engineers Pte Ltd (ACROMEC Engineers) through joint-venture associate Life Science Incubator Pte Ltd, has launched the first Life Science Incubator co-working laboratory space, with a ceremony on location at the German Centre, International Business Plaza, Singapore. The ceremony was attended by Mr Alvin Tan, Minister of State, Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth and Ministry of Trade & Industry and others from the Economic Development…