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Hong Kong, 30 April 2025: Terminal 3, a Hong Kong-based Web3 startup, has successfully raised a seed funding round of US$8m. The investment will drive the development of a novel data privacy and security protocol due for launch later in the year and accelerate the adoption of the company’
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GM, Circle’s IPO has been talked about for a number of years, and finally it just took a big step to reality after the US firm—which issues popular stablecoin USDC—filed to go public on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). This week we’re digging into its
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GM, This week we’re looking at the growing convergence between traditional finance and payments and the Web3 industry. This year alone, billions have been spent on acquisitions both ways and companies on both sides are likely to increasingly look like each other. Let’s dive in! Best, Jon and
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GM, It’s been a month since Web3’s largest ever hack took place: ByBit lost $1.5 billion at the hands of North Korea-affiliated hackers. The audits are in, the real-time stories have been written, but what are the bigger takeaways from this catastrophic event? Our newsletter this week
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Dropping 2-year-old Coinbase lawsuit signals a major shift in US crypto regulation
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Our predictions for this year and our review of last year’s forecasts
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GM, Happy New Year! We enjoyed a restful festive period here at SO WHAT and we are excited to be back. How excited you ask? Excited enough to 10X our annual recap, which includes 30 must-note topics from the year that was 2024. Stand by for our predictions, which will
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We are excited to announce our strategic partnership with Varmeta, an end-to-end development studio building products with emerging technologies to revolutionize industries. This collaboration brings together Terminal 3's expertise in privacy-preserving verifiable identities with Varmeta's comprehensive capabilities in Blockchain and AI development. Together, we are set
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GM, The world of Web3 is crazy at the best of times, but it’s been a particularly wild ride over the last few weeks since Donald Trump won the US Presidential election. The President-elect has said a number of positive things about crypto and Bitcoin generally—his win saw
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Terminal 3 is officially live on Soneium to bring Web3 technologies to everyday users. As part of the Soneium community, Terminal 3 will support emerging Soneium-based projects with private, native digital identity, universal credentials, and decentralized storage solutions. By enabling seamless integration, Terminal 3 allows developers and builders on Soneium
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BuckID, powered by Terminal 3 Identity, is officially live on BeraBucks.com. BeraBucks is a decentralized gaming platform designed to connect the largest gaming communities in one place. Built on BeraChain, BeraBucks offers gamers a space to engage and compete, while offering community-driven gaming brands an unparalleled loyalty and questing
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GM, One of the most lucrative companies in Web3 today may also be one of the most controversial. This is not a company aiming to build a new internet, democratize financial services, or pursue other lofty goals. In fact, critics accuse it of enabling gambling, although some have praised it