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Altcoin giant Animoca Brands aims to go public next year, listing will test investor appetite for exotic crypto assets

November 4, 2025 by DON

Another crypto company is headed to Wall Street. Animoca Brands, a Hong Kong-based blockchain developer and investor, plans to list on the Nasdaq via a reverse merger with Currenc, which is a Singapore-based fintech company. The planned public listing is notable because Animoca stands out from other recent crypto offerings, including Circle and Gemini, because … Read more

In a world of crypto and ‘exotic instruments’, traditional exchanges are thinking about how they ‘stay relevant’

October 29, 2025 by DON

Good morning, Asia editor Nick Gordon, filling in for Allie Garfinkle. Fortune just wrapped up its Global Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The agenda featured several financial sector luminaries: Barclays CEO C. S. Venkatakrishnan, Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters, Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire, DBS CEO Tan Su Shan and Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio. I had … Read more

Crypto VCs were once an exotic species—now they’re part of the tech ecosystem

June 20, 2025 by DON

Happy Friday everyone, it’s finance editor Jeff Roberts pinch-hitting for Allie. Since I moved to Southern California two years ago, I’ve been struck by the region’s thriving venture capital scene—one that seems to fly under the media radar compared to Silicon Valley and New York. I recently spoke to a longtime veteran of the scene, … Read more