Will Football Fan Tokens Still Be Relevant After The World Cup?

Football has been a massive part of my life, football has been a huge part of my life, from playing competitively on the pitch to cheering for my favourite club every weekend. Beyond the games I see on screens, my interaction with football, as with the majority, has never gone beyond observation. With sports becoming […]

Chain Debrief Newsletter Vol 5: It’s Not Time To Leave There’s Still Hope

As the dust of the FTX saga seemingly settles, things just made a turn for the worst, especially after a 30-pager court filing for FTX’s bankruptcy was just released to the public. While bringing justice to one of crypto’s biggest fraud artists is a necessary step for web3 adoption, the gravity of the situation may have just taken […]

If You Thought FTX’s Fall Is Huge, Genesis Crashing Would Cripple Crypto

Genesis is the only full-service prime broker in crypto. They are critical in enabling large institutions to access and manage risk. Genesis started as the first OTC (Over the counter) Bitcoin desk in 2013; fast forward to the present day, they are now the largest lending desk in the crypto industry. Also part of DCG, […]

What is GBTC and Why Won’t They Show Their Proof of Reserves

Key Takeaways: GBTC Allows holders to gain exposure to Bitcoin without Self-Custody The discount of GBTC to the underlying Bitcoin has been growing, and is currently at 45% Grayscale, creators of GBTC, will not show Proof of Reserves, instead says assets are “safe and secure” ___________________________________________ In the wake of FTX’s fallout, ripple effects have […]

Pinktada Raises US$1.3M in Oversubscribed Round To Integrate NFTs, Smart Contracts With Hotels

Pinktada, an early-stage travel tech startup launched this year, has announced a successful $1,340,000 raise to support its rapid expansion. The platform aims to enable travelers to swap or trade non-refundable hotel bookings on the Pinktada marketplace, using immersive 3D technology. An additional function they could introduce includes tokenizing room reservations, allowing hoteliers to earn […]

How Quant Network ($QNT) is Future-Proofing Scalability

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Latest Court Fillings Reveal Dirty Little Secrets Of FTX

The FTX bankruptcy filing by the courts is out. While the 30-pager might be a signal to the final episodes of the FTX saga, upon closer inspection, the inner workings contained within this report shed light on complete “dishonesty and incompetency.” In the case of FTX, who filed for chapter 11 of bankruptcy earlier this […]

Secrets To Web3.0 Marketing

Key Takeaways: Web3.0 marketing flips the Web2.0 process marketing on its head Most importantly, Web3.0 projects should aim towards “Co-Creation”, and not “Competition” Companies having troubles scaling could pivot to quality over quantity ___________________________________________ While the term “web3.0 marketing” has been loosely tossed around, it is important to note that everyone is still experimenting. What […]

Off-Ramp Your Crypto Directly To Your DBS/UOB Account With StraitsX

With all the FUD around CEX, many crypto investors are looking to off-ramp their funds and move their funds away from exchanges. By converting their crypto assets to XSGD on Uniswap, Singaporeans can off-ramp XSGD directly to their favourite bank account through StraitsX. What is XSGD? Similar to how USDT tether and USDC are stablecoin […]

Chain Debrief Newsletter Vol 4: FTX Survival Care Package

What a week it has been, nothing but pure chaos. Before anything else, DELETE YOUR FTX APP, DO NOT UPDATE IT, it has been confirmed in the FTX telegram that they have been hacked. This is the most financial advice I can give. This new contagion could just be the start of the “climax of Act Three” […]

Singapore’s Temasek Writes Off $275M Investment In FTX, Currently No Exposure To Cryptocurrencies

Temasek Holdings, Singapore’s state-owned investor, has decided to write down its investment in FTX, amounting to $275M. According to the statement they published on the 17th of November, Temasek invested $210M for a 1% stake in FTX international and $65M for a 1.5% stake in FTX US. Their total investment in FTX entities amounted to […]

Signs The FTX Crash Was Bound To Happen

There is so much more to unpack here; not only did the fall of FTX cause severe ramifications to the space, some say it set the market back years. To understand the entire situation better, we need to go way back and start at the very beginning, when FTX and Alameda were still in their […]