Ethereum gained 8.79 per cent over the last seven days. In 24 hours, Ether added 0.97 per cent to US$2,653.19. That performance beat Bitcoin’s 0.32 per cent gain. The wider crypto complex rose 1.04 per cent to US$2.81T. The seven day move is not a random spike. It sits inside a strong shift into smaller […] The post Can Ethereum clear US$2,672 this week and unlock a run to US$3,000? appeared first on e27.

A fraud case at ITM Semiconductor’s Vietnam subsidiary has exposed a deeper problem at the South Korean battery components maker: its Vietnamese operation is not only dealing with an employee embezzlement case, but also a sharp deterioration in its financial performance. In its 2025 annual report, ITM Semiconductor said it had recovered about US$2.47 million […] The post ITM Semiconductor’s Vietnam unit hit by fraud and widening losses appeared first on e27.

A fierce 30-minute bidding war for a rare Louis Vuitton x Yayoi Kusama pumpkin bag – seized in Singapore’s S$3 billion (US$2.35 billion) money laundering case – sent its final price soaring on Sunday night. The limited-edition yellow monogram leather piece, which was a collaboration between the luxury fashion house and the Japanese artist who recently died at 97, eventually went under the hammer for an eye-watering S$87,000. A flurry of 42 last-minute bids pushed the closing price to more than...

Consider a small services firm preparing to win its first major corporate account. The proposal is strong. The pricing is competitive. The team has shown that it can deliver. Then the prospective customer asks a different set of questions. Where will our information be stored? Who can access it? What happens when an employee leaves? […] The post Why Singapore SMEs should treat cybersecurity as a sales issue appeared first on e27.

In Indonesia, the real test for digital finance is no longer whether people can pay with their phones in Jakarta malls. It is whether the same tools can work reliably for a food seller in Makassar, a small retailer in Solo, or a family-run business in a Tier 3 city that still relies heavily on […] The post 01F Group backs DANA as Indonesia’s digital payments race enters its next phase appeared first on e27.

For decades, productivity in finance meant closing the books faster, reducing transaction costs and improving  reporting. Artificial intelligence changes that equation, because it can do more than execute routine work. It can  interpret variances, detect anomalies, generate forecasts, test scenarios and recommend actions.  This creates enormous capacity, but capacity is not the same as value. […] The post The AI productivity paradox: Why finance must  move beyond automation  appeared first on e27.

Tribal leader Petronila Munoz walked across the sweeping Philippine grasslands she has called home for generations, uncertain about its future, as a sprawling tech hub for a US-led initiative takes shape. With little information and no prior consultation, the indigenous chieftain said her Aeta Hungey tribe was uncertain how much of their land could be affected or what would become of the livelihood it provided. “There’s still no clarity,” Munoz said inside the tribe’s traditional meeting hall....

A company can spend months collecting sustainability data, mapping risks and preparing a polished report, yet still fail to answer a fundamental business question: what should we do differently because of what we have learned? This question is becoming increasingly important as sustainability expectations spread across Southeast Asia. Formal reporting requirements are evolving, and demand […] The post Sustainability reporting is not the goal. Better business decisions are appeared first on e27.

The startup world naturally rewards novelty. A new technology, a massive addressable market and a story about changing the world will always attract attention. I understand the appeal. I have spent much of my career around digital media, technology and entrepreneurs. But as an investor and operator, I have gradually become more interested in businesses […] The post Why I prefer boring businesses in a market obsessed with the next big thing appeared first on e27.

Every cycle, people say that crypto is dead. By retail, and by funding. Attention moves on to the next bubble, this time it is AI. However, when Y Combinator published its list of Biggest Startup Opportunities of 2026, crypto kept its place alongside AI, healthcare, defence, enterprise software, and climate technology. What surprised me was […] The post Crypto is dead? Apparently not, says Y Combinator – Blockchain is still worth building appeared first on e27.