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SoftBank, Temasek Pour Cash into FTX US Crypto Exchange
SoftBank, Temasek Pour Cash into FTX US Crypto Exchange

With the cryptocurrency market surpassing $3 trillion in November, venture capital investors are increasingly looking to put down stakes

Micron to Shut Down DRAM Chip Design Operations in Shanghai
Micron to Shut Down DRAM Chip Design Operations in Shanghai

Company to focus on NAND and SSD technology. 150 Chinese engineers at the site may be asked to relocate to the United States or India.

Samsung Electronics’ Q4 Operating Profit Rises 53.3%
Samsung Electronics’ Q4 Operating Profit Rises 53.3%

Profits in the chip business, Samsung's largest division, more than doubled from the same quarter a year ago to 8.84 trillion won

Tesla Forecasts 50% Growth in Vehicle Deliveries in 2022
China Tech Giants Take Stakes in More Firms – Caixin
Tsinghua Unigroup Axes Memory Chip Projects – Nikkei
Thailand’s Bitkub Plans to Grow in Southeast Asia – FT
Korea’s BTS to Feature in ‘Eco-Friendly’ NFTs – FT
Hangzhou Party Chief Expelled Over Corruption Charges
China’s Realme Eyes Europe’s High-End Smartphone Market

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