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Layer 7 Ventures publishes original research on artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency as they reshape the world's most dynamic emerging market region. We believe the next decade of global growth will be written in Southeast Asia.
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SEA Signal: AirAsia MOVE and Solana Sign Tenge Stablecoin LOI in Kazakhstan, Prabowo Centralises Coal and Palm Oil Exports Through Danantara, SEABW 2026 Closes With Institutional Pivot
Capital A's travel platform AirAsia MOVE signed a letter of intent with the Solana Foundation and Kazakhstan's Intebix to pilot the Evo (KZTE) tenge-backed stablecoin across its 17 million monthly users — the first time a Malaysian-listed group has anchored a regulated foreign-currency stablecoin to its consumer rail. President Prabowo Subianto announced a new state export entity, PT Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia, that will route all coal, palm oil and iron-alloy export flows through Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund from September 1. Southeast Asia Blockchain Week 2026 closed in Bangkok with Thai and Indonesian regulators sharing the stage with Circle, Tether, Ripple and the Solana Foundation, marking the region's shift from Web3 experimentation to institutional adoption.
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SEA Daily Brief: Singapore's GIC and Temasek co-anchor Anthropic's $65B raise, a Singapore developer lands $283M of green debt for a Johor AI data centre, and KBank teams with Ant International on Thailand's cross-border rails
GIC co-led and Temasek joined Anthropic's US$65 billion Series H at a US$965 billion post-money valuation, putting Singapore's sovereign funds at the centre of frontier-AI financing. Singapore-based developer DDSP closed US$283 million in green financing — arranged by CTBC Bank, MUFG and Standard Chartered — for a 45MW liquid-cooled AI data centre in Johor's Sedenak Tech Park. And in Thailand, KBank signed an MOU with Ant International to build 24/7 cross-border USD payment and liquidity rails on J.P. Morgan's Kinexys blockchain.
SEA Daily Brief: Vietnam moves to let SMEs pledge digital assets for bank loans, Google Cloud opens a Southeast Asia–Silicon Valley AI startup corridor, and Singapore anchors Asia's stablecoin surge
Vietnam's Ministry of Finance has drafted an amendment that would let small and medium enterprises pledge digital assets, virtual assets and intellectual property as bank loan collateral, with public consultation closing on May 29. Google Cloud opened an equity-free Southeast Asia–to–Silicon Valley AI accelerator, taking 25 startups from six ASEAN markets with up to US$350,000 in credits each. And a CoinDesk Indices analysis puts Asia's 2025 stablecoin transaction volume at US$12.5 trillion, up 67 percent, with Singapore the region's standout adoption and regulatory hub.
SEA Daily Brief: Singapore captured 99 percent of the region's AI infrastructure funding, Microsoft's Indonesia Azure region turns one, AI takes a third of Singapore's shrinking venture pool
New Tracxn data shows Southeast Asia attracted US$1.2 billion in AI infrastructure funding from 2019 to 2026, with Singapore capturing roughly 99 percent of it, Malaysia just US$1.5 million, and Indonesia and Thailand nothing disclosed. Microsoft's Indonesia Central Azure region marked its first anniversary on May 29, underscoring that physical AI compute is localising even as capital concentrates elsewhere. Separately, DealStreetAsia data shows AI absorbed nearly a third of Singapore's 2025 venture funding even as the country's total venture pool fell 34 percent year-on-year.
Our Focus
Artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency represent two of the most significant technological shifts of our era. Southeast Asia is uniquely positioned to benefit from both.
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We publish independent, analytically rigorous research. No paid placements. No promotional content. Our only metric is whether the thinking holds up.
Our Thesis
Southeast Asia's low legacy debt, mobile-first infrastructure, and 685 million people make it the defining geography of the next technology cycle.
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