ChainCatcher message, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev posted on X a Robinhood year-end review: "The cryptocurrency space has had a fruitful year. In the U.S., we have increased support for SOL, XRP, PEPE, ADA, WIF, and BONK, bringing the total number of supported assets to 20. We have also expanded cryptocurrency support to all 50 states and U.S. territories, and our brokerage team launched BTC ETF options.In the EU, we support a total of 40 crypto assets, translated the app into three languages, and offer services such as SOL and ETH staking for eligible European customers, along with 100% matching staking rewards. Additionally, for a limited time, we are offering on-chain transfers matched with deposits.At Robinhood's first Investor Day earlier this month, we announced plans to launch brokerage services in the Asia-Pacific region, starting with Singapore."

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, former Asia-Pacific Executive Directors of Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, Dave Sandor, has officially announced his joining of the ZK-Rollup scaling solution OpenZK Network as a co-founder to expand its business landscape.It is reported that OpenZK is the first Layer 2 solution to integrate native ETH staking, liquidity re-staking, and stablecoin staking, focusing on RWA, stablecoins, and staking sectors, and will soon launch a token airdrop program.

ChainCatcher news, Wintermute Asia recently announced that it will establish a new headquarters in Singapore, doubling its workforce in the Asia-Pacific region. The digital asset derivatives trading division of Wintermute Group stated that it is "actively recruiting top talent that is crucial for expanding the business." (Blockworks)

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, digital asset service provider BitGo announced the establishment of a subsidiary in Singapore, aiming to expand its business in the Asia-Pacific region. BitGo Singapore will offer cold storage services for over 1,100 digital assets, while also supporting features such as voice trading, automated settlement, and token management, targeting institutional users such as foundations and protocols.Previous report, BitGo obtained a major payment institution license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in August this year, allowing it to legally conduct digital asset services in Singapore.

ChainCatcher news, during the Thailand Blockchain Week, the Asia-Pacific media officially established Layer East Media, a strategic alliance aimed at strengthening communication between the West and the Asia-Pacific region in Web3. The eight founding members of the alliance include HashKey Capital, Decrypt, Coinpost, Bitcoin Addict (Cryptomind Group), Coin68, PANews, Odaily, and Coinvestasi, who signed a memorandum of understanding committing to promote responsible reporting and innovative collaboration.The alliance also includes Crypto Times, Tokenpost, CoinNess, Foresight News, Blockbeats, Techflow, Chaincatcher, Blocktempo, and Wu Says Blockchain. Layer East Media will support the expansion of Web3 in the Asia-Pacific market through regional events and exclusive content, welcoming more media to join and jointly advance the APAC Web3 media network.

ChainCatcher news, Mind Network's Asia-Pacific head Leon Li confirmed attendance at the "DeInsight 2024" annual summit to be held on November 11 in Bangkok during Devcon. Mind Network is a fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) layer for AI and proof of stake (POS) networks. This layer accepts re-staked tokens from ETH, BTC, and AI bluechips, operating as an FHE verification network, bringing consensus, data, and cryptoeconomic security to Decentralized AI, DePIN, EigenLayer, Symbiotic, Babylon AVS, and many key POS networks.The "DeInsight 2024" annual summit will take place on November 11 at Hotel Nikko Bangkok in Bangkok. This summit is co-hosted by ChainCatcher and RootData, with SoSo Value as a co-organizer, aiming to gather elites from the Web3 field to exchange insights on the industry, and is expected to attract over 1,000 industry elites.Additionally, the conference will unveil the RootData List 2024 annual heavyweight rankings, objectively selecting influential individuals or institutions in the industry from a data perspective.

ChainCatcher news, Asa, the head of io.net for the Asia-Pacific region, confirmed attendance at the "DeInsight 2024" annual summit to be held on November 11 in Bangkok during Devcon. io.net is a decentralized computing network that supports the development, execution, and scaling of ML applications on the Solana blockchain, combining 1 million GPUs to form the world's largest GPU cluster. DePIN.io.net aggregates GPUs from underutilized resources (such as independent data centers, crypto miners, and crypto projects like Filecoin and Render) to address this issue. These resources are combined in a decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN), enabling engineers to access vast computing power in a system that is accessible, customizable, cost-effective, and easy to implement.The "DeInsight 2024" annual summit will be held on November 11 at Hotel Nikko Bangkok. This summit is co-hosted by ChainCatcher and RootData, with Soso Value as a co-organizer, taking place on November 11 in Bangkok, Thailand. The conference aims to bring together elites in the Web3 field to exchange insights on the industry, and it is expected to attract over 1,000 industry elites.Additionally, the conference will unveil the RootData List 2024, a significant annual ranking that objectively selects influential individuals or institutions in the industry from a data perspective.

ChainCatcher news, Movement's Asia-Pacific head Joe confirmed attendance at the "DeInsight 2024" annual summit to be held on November 11 in Bangkok during Devcon. Movement is a modular framework for building and deploying Move-based infrastructure, applications, and blockchains in any distributed environment.The "DeInsight 2024" annual summit will take place on November 11 at Hotel Nikko Bangkok in Bangkok. This summit is co-hosted by ChainCatcher and RootData, with Soso Value as a co-organizer, and aims to bring together elites in the Web3 field to exchange insights on the industry, expecting to attract over 1,000 industry elites.In addition, the conference will unveil the RootData List 2024, a significant annual ranking that objectively selects influential individuals or institutions in the industry from a data perspective.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, Blocktempo and ChainCatcher recently launched a survey targeting early-stage crypto investors in the Asia-Pacific region. The participants included native crypto venture capital funds, traditional venture capital funds, individual investors, and family offices, resulting in 1,084 valid responses.According to the survey, the following key points were noted:• 90% of investors have a single investment amount within $1 million.• In terms of investment data inquiry and project tracking, 85% of early-stage investors chose to use RootData, making it the most commonly used data decision-making platform for early-stage crypto investors in the Asia-Pacific region. Cryptorank and Crunchbase are also commonly used data platforms for cross-validation by early-stage crypto investors.• Regarding project evaluation criteria, team background and experience (75%), technological innovation (53%), and business model (45%) are considered the most important. The main challenges include project information transparency (61%) and rapid industry changes (43%).• Investors believe that DeFi (41%), Bitcoin ecosystem (34%), and RWA (32%) are undervalued sectors, while Layer1/Layer2 (48%) is seen as an overvalued sector.• 42% of investors plan to maintain their current investment pace over the next four months, 27% plan to increase their investment intensity, 22% plan to reduce their investment intensity, and a small number of investors (9%) hold a cautious or uncertain attitude towards the market outlook, finding it difficult to judge or choosing to stop investing. Additionally, 44% of professional investors believe that there have been no significant innovations in the crypto industry this year.The research report also surveyed investors' investment strategies, research methods, due diligence approaches, etc. Click here to access the complete research report.

ChainCatcher news, according to Hong Kong media East Network, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) discussed regulatory guidelines for crypto assets, tokenization, and artificial intelligence with representatives from 12 Asia-Pacific securities market regulatory agencies.In addition, the Hong Kong SFC also hosted the first meeting of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Asia-Pacific Committee's Supervisory Directors Network, where, in addition to discussions, there was sharing of the latest market developments and observations from the business community. A commercial bank also conducted a live demonstration of artificial intelligence applications.

ChainCatcher news, John, the head of the Ton Foundation for the Asia-Pacific region, confirmed his attendance at the "DeInsight 2024" annual summit to be held on November 11 in Bangkok during Devcon.The "DeInsight 2024" annual summit will take place on November 11 at Hotel Nikko Bangkok in Bangkok. This summit is co-hosted by ChainCatcher and RootData, with Soso Value as a co-organizer. The conference aims to bring together elites in the Web3 field to exchange insights on the industry, and it is expected to attract over 1,000 industry elites.In addition, the conference will unveil the RootData List 2024, which will objectively evaluate influential individuals or organizations in the industry from a data perspective.

ChainCatcher news, digital asset trading software provider Talos Trading Inc. is preparing to double its workforce in the Asia-Pacific region over the next 12 months.The New York-based cryptocurrency unicorn, backed by A16z, has identified Asia as its primary market, benefiting from its strong cryptocurrency foundation and regulatory clarity in jurisdictions such as Hong Kong, Singapore, and Japan.The Asia region currently contributes the majority of Talos's revenue. It is reported that Talos completed a $40 million Series A funding round in 2021, led by a16z, with participation from PayPal Ventures and Fidelity Investments.

ChainCatcher news, according to Crowdfundinsider, the artificial intelligence company OpenAI has announced its entry into the Singapore market and plans to establish a regional office for the Asia-Pacific in the local area within the year. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated that Singapore's leading position in the field of artificial intelligence and its potential to address social challenges are the main reasons for the company's decision to set up operations there.According to OpenAI data, Singapore is one of the countries with the highest per capita usage rate of ChatGPT globally, with the number of weekly active users doubling since the beginning of this year. To support this growth, OpenAI will form a team in Singapore as a hub to serve clients and partners in the Asia-Pacific region.The company also announced a partnership with AI Singapore, committing to invest up to $1 million to develop resources and open datasets suitable for Southeast Asia's diverse languages and cultures. OpenAI has appointed Oliver Jay as Managing Director of International Business, responsible for global expansion affairs.

ChainCatcher news, the world's first AI-driven comprehensive financial derivatives service platform EraAI today announced the official launch of its membership system. To align with EraAI's global strategy in the Asia-Pacific region and to gather initial traffic, achieving the market share target for the DePIN track in the Asia-Pacific region by June 2025, EraAI provides efficient, secure, and intelligent multi-domain AI technology solutions and hardware device solutions for enterprises and users within Asia.In addition, EraAI also announced a strategic partnership with D3X, with both parties working together to promote innovation in AI technology and jointly explore the Asian AI market. EraAI will leverage its advanced technology in the AI field and D3X's global resources and experience to not only optimize investment management and trading strategies but also achieve overall profitability, real-time decision-making, and automated trading, which is expected to significantly enhance the operational efficiency and innovation capabilities of enterprises in the region.EraAI's Asia-Pacific strategy will achieve a perfect combination of European and American technology with Asian traffic. Era's entry into the market will also provide blockchain and DePIN enthusiasts in the Asia-Pacific region with new services and more optimization options, laying a solid foundation for future market expansion and user growth.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, Worldpay Inc. plans to directly participate in the process of validating blockchain transactions for a better understanding of how digital ledgers operate.Sanchit Mall, Head of Web3 and Crypto for Worldpay in the Asia-Pacific region, stated that the payment provider, which supports over a million merchants worldwide, is in discussions with selected blockchains to become a validator."Our idea is to be part of the underlying ecosystem," Mall said in an interview, adding that as future funds flow on digital ledgers, Worldpay intends to engage in blockchain infrastructure.Mall noted that so far this year, the company has processed $1.3 billion in payments using stablecoins, while that figure was less than $1 billion in 2023.

ChainCatcher news, cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp is seeking to expand its institutional business in Australia as the company continues to grow its influence in the Asia-Pacific region.Bitstamp's Global Chief Commercial Officer Bobby Zagotta stated at the Token2049 conference in Singapore: "We see Asia as a great opportunity, with Hong Kong and Singapore being our primary markets, and our business in Australia is also growing steadily. In 2024, we have identified Australia as a specific region we want to focus on."Zagotta explained that, from a revenue perspective, Asia currently accounts for 20% of its global business, while Europe accounts for about 65%.It is reported that Robinhood announced in June plans to acquire Bitstamp for a potential price of $200 million, with completion expected in the first half of 2025.