In this episode, we will continue to introduce decentralized finance, an innovative solution to our current financial system. In addition to reducing costs and improving efficiency, DeFi offers many other advantages that traditional finance does not:
Read MoreRecently, China released its key economic data which showed a 3.9% YoY growth in its Q3 GDP and a 6.3% YoY growth in its Industrial output 6.3%, both beating their expectation of 3.3% and 4.8%, respectively. However, consumer spending only grew 2.5% YoY, missing the expectation of 3%.
Read MoreThe concept of DeFi, short for decentralized finance, has been around for years ever since the creation of Bitcoin in 2009. However, the term was previously referred to as "open finance” and was not coined until 2018 during a Telegram chat by a group of entrepreneurs and Ethereum developers. The emerging financial technology has attracted great attention within the cryptocurrency and Blockchain communities and stirred up a heated debate about its potential to disrupt the current financial system.
Read MoreIn this episode of Metaverse industry overview, we will continue to introduce this impactful concept and the underlying business opportunities. However, there are still a lot of misconceptions about the Metaverse and its related concepts like Web 3 or blockchain. Below is a graph showing what Metaverse isn’t, and if you would like to know more about its definition, please refer to episode I.
Read MoreRoblox is an online game platform and game creation system that allows users to program games and play games created by other users. The platform mainly targets the younger generation, with 67% of its users being under 16 and only 14% being over 25. Roblox allows its users, often children, to create their own avatars and jump into games designed by other players. But critics say the company doesn't adequately protect kids from harassment and abuse, and that it doesn't share enough of its income with the young developers who made the platform so successful.
Read MoreThe attention on Metaverse has grown tremendously since the launch of NFTs and Facebook's transition into Meta. However, Metaverse's idea may confuse many investors due to its evolving concept and involvement of advanced VR/AR technology. Thus, the Metaverse needs to be defined and contextualized to be understood appropriately.
Read MoreIn 2022, you almost can't escape the buzz surrounding NFTs, cryptocurrency and Web3. For those who have some experiences working with cryptocurrencies, the Ethereum (ETH)’s merge that help ETH transforming into PoS structure ignites the discussion of Web3 on social media again. But what does Web3 actually stand for? What distinguishes the Web3 from the internet that we currently use? In fact, it simply refers to the next iteration of the Internet that promotes decentralized protocols and how people interact with each other. It includes areas such as NFTs, cryptocurrencies, DAOs, and DeFi.
Read MoreSex and gender differences play a major role in mental health and mental illness nowadays:
12 million women in USA experience mental health-related condition every year
1 in 3 considered downshifting their career or leaving workforce (as compared to 1 in 4 before pandemic)
40% have considered leaving or switching their companies
Hence, solutions for women require a different approach and need to address their specific issues and contextualize for them.
Read MoreOne of the great conveniences of simply allocating using the weights of the world market is that rebalancing is basically unnecessary. If a country's market performs especially well, the investor's allocation to that country will grow, but so will that country's weight in the world market, so the investor continues to maintain weights equal to, or at least very close to, those of the global market.
Read MoreG-20 is a digital platform for global currency exchange (FX) and cryptocurrency exchange (CX) featuring spot and derivatives trading on digital assets. Through this platform, G-20 has successfully provided clients with FX services for over a decade.
Read MoreWhen the COVID-19 pandemic sent the economy into a free fall two years ago, the market unexpectedly witnessed a strong recovery as valuations soared to new heights through 2021…
Read MoreIt’s commonly known that investing in small businesses is riskier than larger, more well-established ones. In addition, people may feel discouraged by the tax costs incurred that reduce investor’s profits when their realized value increases...
Read MoreOver the past few weeks, markets around the globe have experienced increasing volatilities due to escalated tensions between Ukraine and Russia. With financial sanctions being imposed on Russian enterprises, the conflict also brings uprising prices to essential commodities like crude oil and worrisome inflation signals. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve remains confident to tackle inflation, though with caution.
Read MoreOver the past two years, events like COVID-19 have strained the healthcare industry both financially and operationally. As a result, we are providing insight into how market players (banks, institutions, and investors) view this growing industry and analyzing the important changes occurring as we move into 2022.
Read MoreWill Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPAC) in Singapore be able to capture some of the momentum that U.S SPACs have experienced? On September 3rd, 2021, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) launched new rules allowing for Special Purpose Acquisition Companies to list. Private companies can be acquired by a SPAC, allowing them to reach public markets in a quicker fashion than going through an IPO or a Direct Listing. With an ever-increasing number of companies going public through SPACs in the U.S, the SGX hopes to bring the same wave to Asia.
Read MoreIn 2020, Saama helped Pfizer to speed up its clinical trials on Covid-19 vaccines, and then secured a $430 million investment from the Carlyle Group and venture funds from some of the pharmaceutical industry’s biggest companies. Indeed, Saama’s Smart Application is freeing clinical data management from tedious manual work and giving them more time to contribute strategically to larger clinical research.
Read MoreThe global healthcare innovation has been booming for quite some years now. Investors find this sector attractive and are looking for opportunities to invest into.
Read MoreThe global medical devices market was valued at $532.62 billion in 2021, and it is predicted to grow at a CAGR of roughly 5.5% over the next five years, reaching $734.39 billion in 2027…
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