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Tim Draper backs Ryder’s seed round for TapSafe wallet recovery
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Ryder, a Singapore-based crypto hardware wallet company, has raised $3.2 million in a seed round led by Tim Draper’s Draper Associates. Other investors include Borderless Capital, Semantic Ventures, Smape, VeryEarly, and individual backers such as Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko and Asymmetric founder Joe McCann. 
SBI Shinsei teams with Partior, DeCurret on tokenized deposits
SBI Shinsei Bank partners with Singapore‑based Partior and Japan’s DeCurret DCP to explore multicurrency tokenized deposits for cross‑border payments. The trio signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop a blockchain‑based settlement framework that targets real‑time clearing across JPY and other major currencies. 
Blackstone takes 9.99% stake in India’s Federal Bank for $705M
American alternative asset manager Blackstone will invest about $705 million in India’s commercial lender Federal Bank via its Singapore subsidiary, acquiring a 9.99% stake. Subject to approvals, Blackstone will become the bank’s largest shareholder. WhiteBIT's Alex Kozenko on TOKEN2049 insights: Atlas shrugged
Held in Singapore on October 1–2, TOKEN2049 drew wide attention as one of the year’s major crypto events. On the sidelines, we sat down with Alex Kozenko, Chief Marketing Officer at WhiteBIT, to discuss current trends, fading narratives, market fragmentation, and what retail investors should keep an eye on going into 2026. Trump Jr. dismisses crypto conflicts of interest tied to WLFi
Donald Trump Jr. rejected allegations that his family's crypto venture poses conflicts of interest, telling CNBC at Token2049 in Singapore on October 1 that suggestions of political influence through World Liberty Financial are "complete nonsense." Nansen launches AI crypto chatbot powered by smart money
Nansen, a Singapore-based blockchain analytics firm, launched Nansen AI – the conversational crypto trading chatbot uses data from top-performing wallets across more than 24 public blockchains to help users research trades and monitor market activity. 
