Etherscan's profits hit the stratosphere

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Get full access to our subscribers-only Daily Newsletter and other insightful analysis on the big and messy topics of Asia’s tech and startup community by [registering here](.  --------------------------------------------------------------- IN FOCUS In today's newsletter, we spotlight: - Block Solutions’ [33x growth in profit]( - A US$1.25 million pre-seed round for a text-free social app - Other newsy highlights such as Nium’s new license in Japan and SCBX acquiring Home Credit Vietnam --------------------------------------------------------------- Hello {NAME} Back in the day, I used to dabble a little in investing in bitcoin, if you can even call it “investing.” It was mostly just a little bit of speculation if I’m being honest, seeing as how crypto token prices looked like they were going “to the moon!” As we know, things took a turn for the worse around 2021 when the price of tokens began to fall. Unsurprisingly, I took most of my money out of the market and haven’t really thought about getting back into it. That’s why I was rather surprised to see mentions of bitcoin starting to creep up once again recently. What, pray tell, could it be this time? Is bitcoin really making a comeback? I know better than to try my hand again at what’s essentially just gambling, but it was interesting to see that bitcoin has been on a rather strong upswing. Still, it’s almost a paltry improvement when compared to the growth that Web3 firm Block Solutions has experienced since 2019. Today’s story takes a look at just how astronomical it’s been. -- Jonathan  ---------------------------------------------------------------  THE BIG STORY [A Malaysian Web3 pioneer defies downturn with 33x profit surge since 2019]( The popular Web3 analytics tool for Ethereum helped push the net profit of its parent firm up 33x in just four years. --------------------------------------------------------------- TRENDING NEWS [SG fintech firm Nium snags payments license in Japan]( Nium said that it is the first global company to meet the standards of Japan’s Type 1 Funds Transfer Service Provider license. 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