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Masverse Unveils Groundbreaking Blockchain Platform

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Time Stamp: April 23, 2024 9:37 AM - Modified On: April 23, 2024 - Published By:
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MasChain Ready to Democratise Blockchain Technology for Government, Enterprises and Industries KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 23, 2024 - (ACN Newswire) - Masverse Sdn. Bhd., a pioneering blockchain specialist company, today announced the launch of MasChain, a transformative platform designed to revolutionise the digital ecosystem for government, enterprises, and industries by enhancing the security and trustworthiness of transactions via Proof of Authority (PoA). [caption id="attachment_1967420" align="alignnone" width="1000"] [L-R] Chew Kian Kok, Chief Executive Officer of Masverse Sdn. Bhd.; Mr. Danesh Jothiprahasam, Head of Domestic Digital Investment of Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)[/caption]Leveraging

Soft Space Enters into Strategic Partnership with JCB

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Time Stamp: April 22, 2024 8:14 AM - Modified On: April 22, 2024 - Published By:
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  Collaboration will expand JCB's presence in Southeast Asia and act as a bridge for Soft Space to link Japanese consumers with the region and vice versa KUALA LUMPUR & TOKYO, Jan 13, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - The world's leading fintech player, Soft Space Sdn. Bhd. ("Soft Space"), has announced a new strategic partnership with Japan's only international payment brand, JCB Co. Ltd. ("JCB"). This strategic partnership is the first of its kind in Malaysia for the payment giant and involves a combination of US$5 million investment in Soft

JCB, IDEMIA and Soft Space launch “JCBDC” Phase 2 pilot to trial CBDC offline P2P payments

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Time Stamp: December 13, 2023 6:49 AM - Modified On: December 13, 2023 - Published By:
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Tokyo, Paris, Kuala Lumpur, Dec 13, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - Japan's only international payment brand JCB Co., Ltd. ("JCB") has launched the “JCBDC” (JCB Digital Currency) Phase 2 pilot project with IDEMIA, a global leader in identity technologies, and the world’s leading fintech company Soft Space Sdn Bhd. ("Soft Space"). In Phase 1 of the JCBDC project, JCB, IDEMIA, and Soft Space developed a CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) payment solution, enabling merchants to accept CBDC without the need to modify their POS (point of sale) terminals and payment

SMI Vantage Signs Bitcoin Mining Lease Agreement

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Time Stamp: December 6, 2023 6:18 AM - Modified On: December 6, 2023 - Published By:
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Further to the Offer to Rent agreement previously announced in Sept 2023, the Company has now moved forward and signed a Lease Agreement SINGAPORE, Dec 6, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - SMI Vantage Limited ("SMI" or the "Company"), a company listed on the mainboard of the SGX, is pleased to announce the signing of a Lease Agreement ("the Agreement") by its wholly-owned subsidiary SMI CS Pte Ltd. This is further to the previously announced Offer to Rent Agreement. The Agreement allows SMI Vantage to start Bitcoin-mining in a new location

Starbox Group’s StarboxAI – ViPro Module: Transforming Content Creation

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Time Stamp: September 5, 2023 12:41 PM - Modified On: September 5, 2023 - Published By:
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sept 5th, 2023 – Starbox Group Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq: STBX), a dynamic player in cash rebates, digital advertising, and payment solutions, with a vision of leading in artificial intelligence (“AI”) solutions throughout Southeast Asia, is making waves with the launch of its groundbreaking StarboxAI - ViPro module. This innovative module introduces a text-to-video feature set to redefine content creation. The Text-to-Video feature within the StarboxAI - ViPro module is not just an addition; it's a revelation. It empowers content creators to seamlessly transmute textual instructions or scripts

Starbox Group Holdings Ltd. Announces First Half of Fiscal Year 2023 Financial Results

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Time Stamp: August 29, 2023 11:38 AM - Modified On: August 29, 2023 - Published By:
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Revenue and Net Profit Increased with Technology Driven Services Revenue Accounted for Approximately 43.8% of its Revenue KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, August 29, 2023 / Plato / Amplifi. Starbox Group Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq: STBX) ("Starbox" or "the Company”), a service provider of cash rebates, digital advertising, and payment solutions with a goal of becoming a comprehensive AI solutions provider within Southeast Asia, today announced its unaudited financial results for the six months ended March 31, 2023. Mr. Lee Choon Wooi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Starbox, commented, “We are excited

World’s first religious relics to be made into NFTs – unique digital assets

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Time Stamp: November 30, 2021 11:11 PM - Modified On: November 30, 2021 - Published By:
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St Francis of Xavier to be celebrated on his feast day of December 3rd On Wednesday, December 1st, Artentik, the digital marketplace for SCML, is dropping the world’s first religious relics in the form of Non-Fungible-Tokens (NFTs) for the 500 year old social enterprise organisation and keeper of the Museum and Church of São Roque in Lisbon and houses one of the most important religious collections in Catholic Europe. Artentik is SCML’s curated platform to share digital twins of its treasures and encourage living artists to also sell t,heir works

Huobi-backed SocialFi Platform, Torum to Make Social Metaverses a Reality with Avatar NFTs

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Time Stamp: September 29, 2021 3:36 AM - Modified On: September 29, 2021 - Published By:
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Press Release: Torum is set to launch a pioneering social metaverse and socially integrated Avatar NFTs through a unique SocialFi platform.  29th September 2021, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia —  Torum SocialFi platform has announced that it will be launching a ‘Social Metaverse’ and the world’s first-ever social-integrated Avatar NFT, following a strategic investment from Huobi Ventures back in August 2021. Torum SocialFi Platform  The conceptualization and creation of metaverses have been on the rise since the explosion of the NFT market, and Torum is leading the social side of this emerging

BIS partners with Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa for CBDC trials

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Time Stamp: September 2, 2021 8:30 AM - Modified On: September 2, 2021 - Published By:
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The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), spearheaded by Singapore, will test the use of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) for efficient global payments. Via a recent press release, the BIS announced that it is joining forces with the central banks of Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, and South Africa to examine a direct, shared platform for international payments. The experiment, under Project Dunbar, aims to reduce costs and increase the speed between cross-border payments by institutions. According to Andrew McCormack, Head of the BIS Innovation Hub Centre in Singapore, “Project Dunbar brings

BIS Tests CBDCs for International Settlements Between Several Countries

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Time Stamp: September 2, 2021 8:30 AM - Modified On: September 2, 2021 - Published By:
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The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is cooperating with several countries to test the use of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) for international settlements.Sponsored Sponsored In participation are the central banks of Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and South Africa. The experiment could lead to a more efficient global payments platform. ‘Project Dunbar’ Led by BIS’ Singapore Center, “Project Dunbar” aims to develop prototype shared platforms for cross-border transactions using multiple CBDCs. This would allow financial institutions to transact directly with each other using the digital currencies. Consequently, this would eliminate the

Binance flagged by Singapore’s MAS, placed on Investor Alert List

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Time Stamp: September 2, 2021 8:00 AM - Modified On: September 2, 2021 - Published By:
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While Binance has continued to accelerate its compliance efforts, its regulatory woes just keep mounting. The Monetary Authority of Singapore [MAS] is in the news today after it put the cryptocurrency exchange on its regulatory radar. The exchange platform was placed on the central bank’s Investor Alert List on 2 September. The list contains companies or entities that have not been licensed by the regulatory body but may have been wrongly perceived by investors to be regulated. Now, while no further details about the flagging have been provided, it comes

Japan’s Rakuten Wallet to resume XRP margin trading next week

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Time Stamp: September 2, 2021 5:30 AM - Modified On: September 2, 2021 - Published By:
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While Ripple Labs and XRP continue to face scrutiny in the U.S, other countries and agencies might soon look at the latter more favorably. Rakuten Wallet, operated by one of Japan’s leading e-commerce portals, has just announced the resumption of XRP trading on its platform. Rakuten’s crypto-arm had discontinued services related to XRP in December last year following concerns arising from the SEC’s lawsuit in the U.S. At the time, the company had claimed that they were unsure if XRP’s liquidity could be secured. The entity had also raised concerns