Taiwan


Policy

Taiwan Set to Ban Crypto Purchases Using Credit Cards: Report

The country's financial regulator sent a letter to the banking association asking credit card companies to stop taking on crypto firms as merchants.

Taiwan's financial regulator wants credit card agencies to stop serving crypto firms.  (chenning.Sung/Getty Images)

Finance

Circle Agrees to Buy Web 3 Infrastructure Platform Cybavo

Circle will invest in research and development related to Cybavo while leveraging its development services.

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Layer 2

The Woman Who Conquered COVID-19

Taiwan Digital Minister Audrey Tang sees the transparency of blockchain technology as a lynchpin of good governance.

Taiwan's Digital Minister Audrey Tang has been credited with a "Taiwan Model" that preserves privacy while promoting societal consensus. (Sean Marc Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Taiwan GameFi Company Gets a Boost in Its Quest to Develop a More Entertaining Game; Altcoins Stand Out

Red Door Digital will use the $5 million seed round from several high-profile venture firms to create games that are technologically superior but also entertaining; bitcoin also rose solidly.

View of the Taipei Skyline with Taipei 101 at night

Finance

Taiwan's Red Door Digital Raises $5M to Build AAA-Games for Web 3

Red Door Digital's leadership team includes executives from EA Games, Ubisoft, and Tencent.

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Finance

Taiwan's MaiCoin Crypto Exchange Weighs Nasdaq Listing: Report

The exchange is considering a share sale within two years, though it has yet to reach a decision.

MaiCoin's Office in Taipei (MaiCoin)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Taiwan's Surprising Interest Rate Hike; Altcoins Outdo Bitcoin

A survey of economists had expected the country, with its soaring economy, to leave the rate unchanged; avalanche and solana, among others were well into the green.

Taipei, capital of Taiwan

Finance

Infinity Ventures Crypto Closes $70M Fund

IVC wants to bridge the east and west in Web 3 without getting too big and bulky, says partner Brian Lu.

Brian Lu, partner at IVC (IVC)

Videos

How This Taiwanese Fintech Company Wants to Bridge the World Using Stablecoins

Taiwan's conservative outlook and strict regulatory environment has limited the country from being a regional financial hub like neighbors Hong Kong and Singapore. Wayne Huang, CEO of Taipei-based TradeTech fintech, discusses how his firm plans to ​step in to build bridges between countries for business remittances via stablecoins. Plus, insights into the larger crypto environment in Taiwan, the impact of China's crypto crackdown, and concerns of US regulations.

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Finance

This Taiwanese Fintech Wants to Bridge the World Using Stablecoins

Taiwan’s banking sector is rich with dollars while India's isn't. Taipei-based XREX wants to bring them together.

XREX co-founder Wayne Huang (XREX)

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