Hong Kong has set up a "regulatory incubator" to promote the proper adoption of blockchain technology by banks as the region continues its efforts to become a cryptocurrency hub. On Wednesday, the HKMA (de facto central bank) announced that the incubator is designed to help banks manage the risks associated with experimenting with blockchain or DLT implementations. The HKMA said the incubator will focus on tokenized deposits as the scheme aims to address latent risks as banks shift to production...
On December 31st, Avalanche startup incubator Codebase announced the Season 2 winning project. The first name is Chiss Protocol, a permissionless, real-time on-chain foreign exchange marketplace that provides seamless cross-currency lending, payments, and transactions. The second place is AutoPen, which has revolutionized digital identity and remote signatures in Argentina, leveraging recent regulatory changes to provide legally binding digital signatures worldwide. The third place is Disgo, a r...
On October 10, Qiao Wang, founder of crypto incubator Alliance, released his views on how the US election results will affect the crypto market in the next four years, saying: Bitcoin: The two candidates have little difference in monetary policy, and both are expected to continue printing money on a large scale. Counterfeit products: Trump may be more supportive of crypto innovation than Harris, or will drive the market for counterfeit products up. Crypto startups: The U.S. government's hostilit...
Qiao Wang, founder of crypto incubator Alliance, released his views on how the US election results will affect the crypto market over the next four years at X, saying: Bitcoin: The two candidates have little difference in monetary policy, and both are expected to continue printing money on a large scale. Counterfeit products: Trump may be more supportive of crypto innovation than Harris, or will drive the market for counterfeit products up. Crypto startups: The U.S. government's hostility toward...
On September 3rd, TON Accelerator announced the launch of TON: Acc Incubator, which aims to provide services to startups with quality on TON. In the first phase of TON: Acc, TON Ventures will select five projects and provide up to $2.50 million in investment to accelerate their growth. Over the next three months, these projects will receive the support, funding and expertise they need to evolve from idea to working product. To support this initiative, TON Ventures also...
On August 29th, Solana Labs announced that applications for the second phase of the incubator Solana Incubator are now open. The application deadline is October 4th. Four to six high-quality teams will be selected to work directly with Solana Labs in New York City from January to April 2025 to meet their specific needs, including participation in blockchain development, design and product launch planning, fundraising support, and VC introductions.
Arc Web3 Incubator completed a $20 million fundraising, focusing on driving innovation in the blockchain field. The new funds will provide support, resources, and push the development of decentralized technology for global Web3 enterprises. According to Arc, the lead investor is venture capital firm Arcane Group.
Singaporean venture capital Quest Ventures and Web3 incubator Deluv Labs have jointly launched Web3 incubator JD Labs, which will focus on building the Web3 startup ecosystem and provide expert guidance, industry resources, financial support and strategic cooperation to early-stage Web3 teams.
Open Campus, a Web3 education protocol, announced the launch of its online incubator OC-I for 12 weeks, open to EDUChain developers, with a prize pool of $100,000.