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Japanese Lawmakers Want To Carve Out New Web3 Policies: CoinDesk Japan
“We would like to grasp the current situation in areas other than decentralized autonomous organizations and identify new important points for policy,” Congressman Hideto Kawasaki said.
Making Sense of Web3’s Burgeoning AI Ecosystem
Although the intersection of Web3 and AI has great potential, there is a lot of confusion about this emerging technology in the market today. Mapping out the GPU supply chain, layers of the tech stack, and various competitive landscapes can help investors better understand the ecosystem and make more informed investment decisions, says David Attermann, at M31 Capital.
China Vows to Clarify Web3, NFT Development Path
Moving forward, China’s Web3 strategy would encourage the development of new business models such as NFT and accelerate the innovative application of Web3, the Ministry of Science and Technology said.
India Won’t See Crypto or Web3 Bill for Another 18 Months, Senior Lawmaker Tells CoinDesk
“Many important countries, whether it’s the US, the UK, India, are going in for elections and so, I’m not müddet in 2024 the standards will develop,” Sinha said.
Crypto for Advisors: Investing in Web3
Alex Tapscott, author of the recently published book Web3: Charting the Internet’s Next Economic and Cultural Frontier, takes us through Web3 investment opportunities in today’s Advisors.
Hong Kong Gaming Company Boyaa Interactive Seeks Approval to Buy $100M in Crypto to Boost Web3 Strategy
The company’s plan highlights Hong Kong’s rising profile as a digital asset hub.
Binance Rolls Out Its First Ever Self-Custody Web3 Wallet
Users can download and access the wallet through Binance’s app.
Mastercard Teams Up With MoonPay for Web3 Push
MoonPay will incorporate compliance-friendly Mastercard’s Crypto Credential system and integrate payments tech like Mastercard Send and Click to Hisse, according to a blog post.
Digital Arm of Thailand’s SCBX and Korean Web3 Firm Hashed Ink R&D Partnership
The partnership comes weeks after KBank, rival of SCBX’s parent, announced a $100 million web3 fund.