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Sequoia Plans $9 Billion China Fundraising – FT
Sequoia Plans $9 Billion China Fundraising – FT

The amount is "nearly 170% of the total raised in the first half of this year by all China-focused private equity and venture capital groups," the FT reported.

Chipmakers Vexed as US Delays Funds for CHIPS Act – Nikkei
Chipmakers Vexed as US Delays Funds for CHIPS Act – Nikkei

The Act aims to subsidize the production of semiconductors in the US but the legislation has been hanging as politicians debate why a well-funded sector needs government aid

Hacker Claims to Have Stolen Data on 1bn Chinese in Record Breach
Hacker Claims to Have Stolen Data on 1bn Chinese in Record Breach

Hacker offering to sell the more than 23 terabytes of data for 10 bitcoin, equivalent to about $200,000.

Singapore Platform Vauld is Latest Victim of Crypto Crash
Micron, AMD Chip Demand Warning Sparks Stocks Crash
TikTok Reassures US Lawmakers Over Data Safeguards
China Regulator Cracks Down on Online Investment Fraud
Crypto Hedge Fund Three Arrows Lashed by Singapore Regulator
Crypto Crash Victim Celsius Seeks Restructuring
China’s Big Tech Groups Pledge to Help Ban NFT Trading

Fintech: The Big Picture

ASML in the Centre of the Chip War

With a market cap of$240 billion, chipmaker ASML is Europe’s most valuable tech company. Its market-leading position comes from its monopoly in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) machines which allow chipmakers to make smaller, faster and smarter semiconductors