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Who really owns crypto exchange Huobi?

In early October 2022, right before the collapse of FTX, a mostly unheard-of Hong Kong-based investment firm, About Capital Management (ACM), announced that it had acquired China-based crypto exchange Huobi. It soon became clear that the mysterious party responsible for acquiring the exchange was, in fact, none other than TRON and Poloniex founder Justin Sun . In hindsight, the clues were there, from his persistent tweeting about the company to his appointment to the Huobi Global Advisory Board. However, Justin continues to deny any controlling ownership, instead stating that he’s an investor who merely helps to run things. So, the question remains: Exactly who owns Huobi and what’s the plan for the exchange? Why couldn’t Huobi admit Justin Sun helps run the crypto exchange? Read more: Huobi monetizes FTX collapse with opaque debt token Corporate documents answer nothing Protos acquired Hong Kong corporate documents for numerous Huobi and Justin Sun-related entiti...

Huobi partners with Gala Games for L1 and Web3 development

Huobi Global has joined hands with Gala Games, a blockchain-based play-to-earn gaming platform, to work together on the investment and listing of Web3 projects. Huobi Global, a cryptocurrency exchange, has declared a strategic partnership with Gala Games, a blockchain-based play-to-earn gaming platform.  In an official blog post on March 31, Huobi announced a partnership with Gala Games to develop the Web3 ecosystem. The two companies will collaborate to invest in and list projects within the Gala ecosystem. Gala Games enables developers to create play-to-earn crypto and nonfungible token (NFT) games, which allow players to buy and sell in-game items. Once purchased, these in-game items cannot be modified or deleted by developers without the players’ consent. Huobi’s collaboration with Gala Games is expected to enhance the former’s Web3 objectives, allowing it to integrate with the Gala layer-1 blockchain to improve the underlying on-chain technology. Jason Brink, who serves as the p...