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Dovey from DHVC has new fund; Alibaba has >10% of blockchain patents; Line Pay raises $1.3bn; Binance Labs committed to Africa edit

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Top News in Asia from Monday to Wednesday

Alibaba Group Holding alone filed more than 10 percent of all blockchain patents worldwide in 2017. http://bit.ly/2oFxhDe

*China Media* Dovey Wan from DHVC has left the firm and is still starting a new token fund named Primitive with another crypto investing partner, which will be unveiled on 9/9. Google Translated

Hong Kong blockchain start-up rolls out Asia’s first cryptocurrency Visa debit card, starting with Singapore. http://bit.ly/2PHADBt

Japanese Messaging app Line to raise $1.33 bn for Line Pay, link cryptocurrency and funding financial services platforms. http://bit.ly/2PEC9E9

10 reasons why Binance Labs is fully committed to Africa. http://bit.ly/2oEmF7Z

Thailand’s Anti-Money Laundering Office is planning on setting up its own cryptocurrency wallet. http://bit.ly/2wKqj4D

Japanese city of Tsukuba, north of Tokyo, has recently tested a voting system based on blockchain technology. http://bit.ly/2wN9cPt

Deals

BestSign, a Chinese electronic signature and contracts cloud platform, has secured $52.4 million in a Series C funding round led by New York-based investment firm Tiger Global Management, DCM and Matrix. http://bit.ly/2oFpIgc

Temasek denies involvement in IPO on Bitmain. http://bit.ly/2oEYpCr

NetObjex, an operating platform for digital assets, has acquired Kerala-based Servntire Global Pvt. Ltd to expand its product and customer base in the blockchain arena for undisclosed sum. http://bit.ly/2wKUhFm

Coin and Token News

RAM it all: rising costs are turning EOS into a Crypto coder’s nightmare. http://bit.ly/2oGgzUu

Japanese Banking Giant MUFG has professed positive things about Ripple and how its technology has assisted ever since the partnership began. http://bit.ly/2NPdQDf

Pundi X to Offer Crypto Point-of-Sale Services in Brazil and Colombia. http://bit.ly/2PHbZRw

Exchange News

Indian cryptocurrency exchange, Koinex announced their in-house, real-time messaging system, Pushman. http://bit.ly/2oL1MrP

There currently are USD 250 million of fake volume traded at Korean crypto exchange Bithumb, every day at 11AM Korean Time, since August 25th. http://bit.ly/2oC2mrs

Regulation News

South Korea has begun a six-month training course to turn forty-two applicants into “blockchain specialists”. http://bit.ly/2oDzfnH

Virtual currency exchange rules of Australia and Switzerland are being reviewed as possible templates for the Philippines. http://bit.ly/2wGppGj

“It is not a real currency like Lao kip or Thai baht, because it is unable to pay debt.”?—?The Bank of the Lao PDR issued a notice warning the public to be on high alert and avoid falling victim to the use of cryptocurrency, including Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin. http://bit.ly/2wKjBeI

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) says “illegal” crypto mining has posed serious threats to the country’s internet security. http://bit.ly/2oBSwWy

The Japan Financial Services Agency has tightened its registration screening for cryptocurrency exchanges to see whether they are properly conducting risk management. http://bit.ly/2oD604z

India’s Securities and Exchange Board organized tours to other countries for its officials to study cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings. http://bit.ly/2oBUuWW

South Korean gov’t to take a bigger slice of exchange profits. http://bit.ly/2oFIeVm

Business News

A Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed company has built a cryptocurrency settlement platform for real estate transactions. http://bit.ly/2wKqBZ2

Z-POP Dream Project, a South Korea-based entertainment provider, plans to use blockchain technology to find the next K-pop talent and develop a new entertainment platform. http://bit.ly/2oDq8DC

A Japanese cryptocurrency startup founded by a Deutsche Bank AG veteran has hired another alumnus DB to provide research on digital tokens. https://bloom.bg/2oFqVUM

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