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Plus, Mobile bill payment platform startup Ayopop.com closed funding round led by Finch Capital. CME is poised to launch its bitcoin futures contract on December 18.

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Plus, Thailand’s top wireless operator, Advanced Info Service Pcl, seeks to triple subscribers for its fiber-based high-speed Internet service. Netflix acquires Chinese detective drama Day and N

Plus, Jakarta-based blockchain starup Pundi X seeks to provide easier access to cryptocurrency. Tencent launched the first Chinese first-person shooter game Glorious Mission.

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Plus, Alibaba agreed to invest aro und $227 million in Chinese deep learning unicorn startup SenseTime. Bitcoin barrels to $10,000.

Plus, Thailand is to amend a tax law to include e-commerce in order to prevent foreign moguls from creating a monopoly in the country. The total market capitalization for the cryptocurrency market has

Plus, LexinFintech, the owner of Chinese online lending platform Fenqile, was reportedly planning to meet advisers last weekend to discuss its proposed U.S. IPO. SGX-listed CapitaLand and China UnionP