A month before the collapse of Terra Luna, Shavonne Wong – one of the bona fide NFT stars from Singapore – sold a collection of NFTs (non-fungible tokens) to a global fanbase in just one minute. The project, titled By Proxy, was in collaboration with hot young photographer Lenne Chai. It showed 60 images of a digitally sculpted schoolgirl coming of age against familiar local … [Read more...] about With the cryptocurrency crash, NFT creators take cover
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How to make responsible, eco-friendly green investments to fight climate change
AsiaOne has launched EarthOne , a new section dedicated to environmental issues — because we love the planet and we believe science. Find articles like this there . Climate change has been an issue of increasing global concern in both political and scientific spheres for decades. However, in recent decades with this issue coming into the spotlight in light of an … [Read more...] about How to make responsible, eco-friendly green investments to fight climate change
Malaysia ex-PM Najib begins final appeal to set aside 1MDB conviction
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian former Prime Minister Najib Razak starts his final attempt on Monday (Aug 15) to set aside his conviction in a corruption case linked to the multi-billion dollar 1MDB financial scandal. The country's highest court has scheduled hearings through Aug 26 to hear Najib's appeal of his convictions for criminal breach of trust, abuse of power and money … [Read more...] about Malaysia ex-PM Najib begins final appeal to set aside 1MDB conviction
Malaysia ex-PM Najib asks court to admit new evidence as final 1MDB appeal begins
KUALA LUMPUR - Lawyers for former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak sought on Monday (Aug 15) to introduce fresh evidence for a re-trial, a final bid to overturn a 12-year jail term over a corruption case linked to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal. Najib, 69, has pleaded not guilty to dozens of charges over the alleged theft of US$4.5 billion (S$6.2 billion) from … [Read more...] about Malaysia ex-PM Najib asks court to admit new evidence as final 1MDB appeal begins
Mark Lee launches NFT collection which provides premium access to events
Local celebrity Mark Lee is the latest to jump on the NFT (non-fungible token) bandwagon. The funnyman, who has been in show business for more than 20 years, is launching an NFT collection under the banner of his production company, King Kong Media Productions. An NFT is a unique crypto-currency token that can take the form of anything digital, such as a drawing, an … [Read more...] about Mark Lee launches NFT collection which provides premium access to events