This is Web3 & Whiskey Reactions. Every week, we talk about some of the most interesting news stories in web3. This episode was recorded on Jan 5 and features Gary Liu, Suresh Balaji, and Malcolm Ong.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:29 NEWS: BMW partners with Coinweb to develop a blockchain-based financing and loyalty program in Thailand
05:30 NEWS: A tax-loss harvesting platform is building “the world's largest collection of worthless NFTs”
11:43 NEWS: Web3 startups raised $7.1B in funding during 2022 – Gaming accounted for 62%, followed by Metaverse and social networks
16:05 NEWS: China will launch a national exchange for trading digital assets
21:23 NEWS: Hong Kong passed a bill to impose a new licensing regime on virtual-asset service providers

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Gary Liu
Twitter: https://twitter.com/garyliu
LinkedIn: https://hk.linkedin.com/in/garyliunyc

Suresh Balaji
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sureshbalaji
LinkedIn: https://hk.linkedin.com/in/sureshbalaji
Website: https://w3ma.xyz/

Malcolm Ong
Twitter: https://twitter.com/malcolmong
LinkedIn: https://hk.linkedin.com/in/malcolmong

References:
1. https://news.bitcoin.com/bmw-partners-with-coinweb-to-develop-blockchain-based-vehicle-financing-automation-and-loyalty-program-in-thailand/
2. https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2022/12/31/tax-loss-harvesting-platform-unsellable-is-building-the-worlds-largest-collection-of-worthless-nfts/
3. https://cryptoslate.com/web3-startups-raised-7b-funding-in-2022-with-gaming-accounting-for-62/
4. https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3205050/china-launch-national-exchange-trading-nft-digital-assets-despite-cryptocurrency-bans
5. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3205294/hong-kong-brokers-fund-managers-get-ready-virtual-asset-trading-sfc-widens-access-retail-investors

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