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Lisk has launched a $15M EMpower Fund to support Web3 startups across Africa, LATAM, and Southeast Asia. The fund targets undercapitalized frontier markets where blockchain adoption is already mainstream but venture capital is scarce. With early bets on stablecoins, agritech, and digital lending, Lisk argues the next wave of Web3 unicorns may emerge outside the West.
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APAC crypto adoption expanded rapidly, with India leading by transaction volume and Japan posting fastest growth.
- 19:57OpenAI report: Enterprise AI applications surgeJinse Finance reported that OpenAI has released its first Enterprise AI Status Report, showing that AI tools are being rapidly adopted and that ChatGPT now has over 800 million weekly users. The report points out that enterprises are moving from the experimental stage to large-scale application, which echoes the adoption cycles of major general-purpose technologies in the past.
- 19:56BlackRock: The wave of capital flowing into AI infrastructure is far from peakingJinse Finance reported that Ben Powell, Chief Investment Strategist for BlackRock Asia-Pacific, stated that the capital expenditure surge in the artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure sector is ongoing and far from reaching its peak. Powell believes that as tech giants race to increase their investments in a "winner-takes-all" competition, the "pick-and-shovel" providers of foundational resources for the sector—such as chip manufacturers, energy producers, and copper wire manufacturers—are the most definitive investment winners.
- 19:33Nasdaq NCT announces strategic acquisition of Starks Network (zCloak), entering the on-chain digital asset infrastructure sectorBlockBeats News, December 8, according to official sources, Intercont (Cayman) Limited (NASDAQ: NCT) announced that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire a minority stake of less than 50% in Singapore Web3 technology company Starks Network Ltd. The two parties will jointly advance the development of the zCloak Network project, officially moving towards the deployment of on-chain digital asset infrastructure. zCloak Network specializes in AI digital identity, enterprise-level self-custody wallets, stablecoin payments, and AI-encrypted payment technology, and has received investment from top institutions including certain exchanges. The two parties will collaborate to apply Web3 technology to the digital transformation of payments and business processes in shipping trade, accelerating the industry's intelligent upgrade. NCT and Starks stated that this acquisition is an important step in promoting the group's long-term strategy and exploring cross-industry deployment. Both parties will jointly promote the implementation of enterprise-level Web3 technology in the global shipping and trade sectors.