Showing 171 - 180 of 207
Blockchain edge entices startups
Business, William Hicks, Published on 24/10/2019
» Thailand's clear regulatory rules for blockchain technologies have proved attractive for startups and given the country an advantage in the region, says the blockchain service provider startup Atato.
Talking crypto with the SEC's digital asset sage
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 20/07/2019
» With the likes of Satoshi Nakamoto and Vitalik Buterin dominant, masculine names are frequently referenced when the topic of cryptocurrencies and digital assets arises.
Tuning out the music middlemen
Business, Published on 22/06/2019
» From vinyl records, cassette tapes and CDs to MP3 players, music has come a long way to the point where we can enjoy it at the touch of our fingertips on a mobile phone. Communication technology now allows artists to reach hundreds of millions of listeners, but it's not making many of them rich.
Smaller rivals to challenge Bitcoin
Business, Published on 16/05/2019
» LONDON: Bitcoin's weathered hacks, heists, booms and busts to reign as the king of cryptocurrencies through its first decade. But now there's a fresh challenge to its dominance of the fledgling market: some 2,000 smaller digital coins.
CP acquires crypto-funded fintech firm
Published on 30/03/2019
» Thailand’s Charoen Pokphand Group has acquired the Asian fintech company Omise, which has funded some of its growth with a successful cryptocurrency token issue.
Stablecoins: Solution to the highly volatile crypto market?
Business, Published on 05/03/2019
» Cryptocurrencies come in many forms. A vast array of coins and tokens are now available in the market, each with distinctive characteristics, incentives and uses. One corner of the crypto world that has received relatively little attention is that of stablecoins.
SEC bars 3 cryptocurrencies from ICOs, trading pairs
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 01/03/2019
» The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has removed three cryptocurrencies from a list of those allowed for initial coin offering (ICO) investment and as a trading pair for the digital asset trade.
Hitting pay dirt with payments
Business, William Hicks, Published on 11/12/2018
» While Thailand is one of the most enthusiastic users of technology, especially social media, much of its most-used software is foreign-made. The country has yet to produce a single unicorn -- a startup worth US$1 billion -- despite the government's much-touted 4.0 scheme to bring Thailand into the digital age.
Parsing digital asset classes
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 06/12/2018
» The allure of digital asset investment has returned to the attention of investors with legislation that would regulate digital asset trading and transactions in Thailand.
Picking cryptocurrency winners
Business, Published on 27/11/2018
» Anyone who follows cryptocurrency has come to expect frequent bouts of volatility in coin prices. Over the past year or two, some coins have gained value and some have dropped. From an investment standpoint, there have been a few successful cryptocurrencies, as bitcoin has demonstrated -- even if it too has been subject to wild swings.