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Amber Group’s Accelerator Amber.ac Launches OPC Hackathon in Singapore

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SINGAPORE, July 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Amber Global Limited (“Amber Group”), a global leader in digital asset innovation, today announced the launch of OPC Hackathon, organized by amber.ac and co-hosted with Amber Group. The one-day hackathon on July 12 will bring together 300 builders in Singapore to explore the rise of the One Person Company (OPC) and the future of agentic services. Top-performing teams will compete for an awards package that includes US$140,500 in AWS credits and Claude memberships.

Designed for founders, engineers, researchers, designers and independent builders, the hackathon brings together Singapore’s ecosystem to build and showcase solutions across AI agents and end-to-end agentive services. The event reflects amber.ac’s commitment to supporting the next generation of AI-native founders and exploring how individual expertise can scale through the combination of human judgment and AI execution into scalable AI-powered businesses.

A New Frontier: Autonomous Agents & Sovereignty

Autonomous Agents & Sovereignty represents an emerging paradigm where AI agents can perceive context, coordinate tasks, make decisions, and execute work across software and services, while human operators retain ownership, judgment, and control. As agents become more capable, the core question is no longer only what AI can automate, but how humans can direct autonomous systems responsibly and turn them into scalable products and services.

Participants will build across two tracks:

Autonomous Agent Systems: Develop AI agents, multi-agent workflows, orchestration frameworks, productivity tools, and AI-native applications capable of supporting real-world execution.Sovereign OPC Models: Create agentic services and One Person Company workflows where human expertise, judgment, and review guide AI execution across research, coding, design, operations, and delivery.

As part of this year’s initiative, OPC Hackathon introduces the One Person Company (OPC) as a core builder model for the Agentic Era. By combining human judgment with AI execution, OPC builders can use autonomous agents to transform individual expertise into scalable Agentive Services, while maintaining control over direction, quality, and value creation.

Awards and Opportunities

Top-performing teams will receive AWS Credits and Claude memberships to help carry their projects beyond the event. The awards are designed to support participants as they continue developing Agentive Services beyond the hackathon, with access to cloud infrastructure and AI tools that can help teams build, test, and scale their projects.

Confirmed support includes:

1st Place: US$10,000 AWS Credits and Claude Max membership, with Max 20x for 3 months or Max 5x for 6 months2nd – 3rd Place: US$4,500 AWS Credits and Claude Max membership, with Max 5x for 3 months4th – 5th Place: US$4,500 AWS Credits and Claude Max membership, with Max 5x for 1 monthTop 30 Teams: US$4,500 AWS Credits and Claude Pro access

Eligibility to receive AWS Credits is subject to AWS’s startup credit policy. Participating teams must receive prize benefits through a registered company entity. Full eligibility requirements, distribution procedures, and award terms are available in the OPC Hackathon Rules.

Outstanding teams may also receive continued support through BUIDL_QUESTS, including:

Technical sharing from industry leadersAccess to mentors, judges, investors, and ecosystem partnersExposure to Singapore’s AI and startup ecosystemOpportunities to join future founder programs and continue developing their projects beyond the hackathon

Event Agenda

The OPC Hackathon will take place on July 12 at Lifelong Learning Institute in Singapore, with a full-day program designed to support participants from onboarding and technical sharing through building, judging, and final awards.

Time

Event

9:00 AM

Check-In

10:00 AM

Opening

10:10 AM

SkillsFuture Sharing by LLSG

10:30 AM

Amber Group Sharing

10:50 AM

Claude Singapore Community Sharing

11:00 AM

Hackathon Starts

6:00 PM

Hackathon Submission Deadline

7:00 PM

Top 30 Announcement

7:10 PM

Top 10 Pitch

8:30 PM

Final Judging & Social

8:45 PM

Winners Announcement

Join OPC Hackathon

Whether you are a founder, developer, researcher, designer or independent builder, OPC Hackathon offers a focused environment to build, connect and explore the future of One Person Companies and Agentive Services.

Build an Agentive Service. Launch your One Person Company.

Apply Now: https://luma.com/r6v3evdi

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About Amber Group

Amber Group is a global leader in digital financial services and technology solutions, empowering clients with tailored solutions across the entire digital financial ecosystem—including wealth and asset management, institutional liquidity provision, market infrastructure, and secure wallet services. The Group’s portfolio companies includes the Nasdaq-listed digital wealth management platform Amber Premium, the accelerator amber.ac, and the investment venture Amber Labs. Founded as Amber AI in 2017, Amber Group’s vision that the convergence of crypto and AI would redefine finance remains a core driver of its innovation and growth.

Website: ambergroup.io | LinkedIn: Amber Group | X: @ambergroup_io

About amber.ac

amber.ac is an AI accelerator program launched by Amber Group to foster innovation and accelerate the next generation of Agentive Services and AI-native companies. By leveraging emerging technologies such as blockchain and tokenization where they create real value, amber.ac empowers founders to transform ambitious ideas into scalable products and sustainable businesses.

As the flagship innovation initiative of amber.ac, BUIDL_QUESTS is an annual global builder program designed to discover, support and accelerate the next generation of AI founders. The 2026 theme is Autonomous Agents & Sovereignty, exploring how autonomous AI agents can execute complex work while humans retain ownership, judgment and control.

Website: amber.ac | X: @amber_ac_

About Claude SG

Claude Singapore Community is a non-profit community with the mission to empower, educate and encourage people on the responsible usage of AI.

LinkedIn: Claude SG
Claude Code SG: https://claudecode.sg
Telegram: https://t.me/claudesg

About Lifelong Learning SG

Lifelong Learning Singapore (LLSG) is a key driver of the SkillsFuture movement, nurturing the spirit of curiosity and lifelong learning in Singapore. LLSG empowers Singaporeans by connecting them with training and career opportunities to realise their potential for growth.

LinkedIn: Lifelong Learning SG
Website: https://lifelonglearningsg.org

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Amber Group | Media Relations Team
Phone: +65 6022 0228
E-mail: pr@ambr.io

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Binance TradFi Perpetuals Gain Greater Traction as Multi-Asset Strategy Takes Hold

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10 of 15 perpetual futures on Binance are TradFi perpetuals ranging from equities to commodities

ISLAMABAD, Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Binance’s push to bring traditional finance (TradFi) assets onto its crypto-native platform is showing clear signs of traction, according to real-time derivatives data. A snapshot of the top 15 perpetual contracts on Binance by 24-hour volume shows that roughly two-thirds are now linked to traditional assets (equities, ETFs, and commodities) with the crypto perpetuals led by BTC, ETH and SOL.

The top 15 list is led by SANDUSDT (SanDisk) perpetual contract with ~$6.87 bn 24-hour trading volume on Binance as of 19 August, 9:00am UTC. This was approximately 22% of the 24-hour SanDisk trading volume on Nasdaq.[1]

The other top perpetual contracts by current trading volume includes other single-name equities, equity-linked products, and commodity contracts such as XAGUSDT (Silver) (~$826 mil trading vol on Binance), alongside established crypto perps.

“The shift validates Binance’s stated mission to make its platform a multi-asset financial super app where users can access crypto and traditional asset classes within a single account. By offering USDT-margined perpetual contracts on ETFs, commodities and more, Binance has effectively extended crypto-style round-the-clock trading to assets that were previously confined to traditional market hours,” said Shunyet Jan, Head of Exchange and Trading at Binance.

Recent industry data supports this trend. Weekly stock-linked perpetual volume on centralized exchanges has surged roughly 79x since the start of 2026, with Binance identified as the dominant venue for equity perps. In July alone, Binance accounted for about 76% of equity perpetual volume across tracked exchanges, highlighting its central role in the convergence of crypto and TradFi trading.

Disclaimer: Products and services referred to here may not be available in your region. Digital asset prices can be volatile. The value of your investment may go down or up and you may not get back the amount invested. You are solely responsible for your investment decisions and Binance is not liable for any losses you may incur. TradFi Perps are subject to high market risk and price volatility (particularly outside traditional market hours). You may be called upon at short notice to make additional margin deposits or interest payments. If the required margin deposits or interest payments are not made within the prescribed time, your collateral may be liquidated. Moreover, you will remain liable for any resulting deficit in your account and interest charged on your account. All of your margin balance may be liquidated in the event of adverse price movement. Past performance is not a reliable predictor of future performance. TradFi Perps do not represent ownership of the relevant underlying asset. Before trading, you should make an independent assessment of the appropriateness of the transaction in light of your own objectives and circumstances, including the risks and potential benefits. Consult your own advisers, where appropriate. This information should not be construed as financial or investment advice. TradFi Perps are not associated or affiliated with, or sponsored or endorsed by, the issuer of the relevant underlying shares or the exchange on which they are listed. Futures trading is restricted in certain countries and to certain users. This content is not intended for users/countries to which restrictions apply. To learn more about how to protect yourself, visit our Responsible Trading page. For more information, see our Terms of Use, Clearing Rules, Clearing Procedures, Contract Specifications and Risk Warning.

About Binance

Binance is a leading global blockchain ecosystem behind the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and registered users. Binance is trusted by more than 320 million people in 100+ countries for its industry-leading security, transparency, trading engine speed, protections for investors, and unmatched portfolio of digital asset products and offerings from trading and finance to education, research, social good, payments, institutional services, and Web3 features. Binance is devoted to building an inclusive crypto ecosystem to increase the freedom of money and financial access for people around the world with crypto as the fundamental means. For more information, visit: https://www.binance.com.

[1] This is an approximation of Nasdaq SNDK trading volume. Nasdaq provides data for share volume, the approximation of dollar volume is based on shares × price https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/sndk/historical

https://nasdaqtrader.com/Trader.aspx?id=DailyMarketSummaryDefs 

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NxtGen Takes India’s Cloud to the World: SpeedCloud Global Launches to Deliver Superior Performance at Lower Cost

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NxtGen, Indian sovereign cloud and AI leader opens managed cloud and AI services to international markets, backed by a coordinated flag relay from the Himalayas to India Gate

MUMBAI, India, Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — NxtGen today announced the global launch of SpeedCloud Global, extending its enterprise-grade managed cloud and AI services from India to international markets. The launch positions NxtGen to compete directly with global hyperscalers on the metric that matters most to enterprises: superior performance at materially lower cost.

SpeedCloud Global delivers general workloads at 60 percent lower cost than leading hyperscalers, with cloud deployment in as little as 48 hours. The offering is built for organisations that are seeking a high-performance alternative to incumbent providers, without compromising on enterprise controls, compliance, or reliability.

SpeedCloud Global is available now. International organizations can explore services and pricing at speedcloud.nxtgen.com

“Today we take India’s cloud to the world,” said A S Rajgopal, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NxtGen. “India is no longer only the back office of global technology; it is now building world-class cloud infrastructure and competing on performance and cost, on its own terms.”

To mark the launch, NxtGen teams carried the SpeedCloud Global flag across the country on the same morning, from a Himalayan pass in Ladakh at over 18,000 feet to company’s own datacenter at Bidadi near Bangalore. The relay reflects the idea behind the launch: performance at altitude, from India, to the world.

SpeedCloud Global builds on NxtGen’s established position in the Indian market. The company serves more than 1,000 customers and over 200 government departments. NxtGen was named a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave: Sovereign Cloud Platforms, Q2 2026, and operates one of India’s largest AI infrastructure footprints.

The company holds a comprehensive set of enterprise certifications, including ISO 27001:2022, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 20000-1:2018, SOC 1 Type I, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, and PCI DSS. NxtGen is empaneled under the MeitY Government Community Cloud, CERT-In, and the IndiaAI Mission.

About NxtGen

NxtGen is India’s largest sovereign cloud provider, serving more than 1000+ customers across the country. NxtGen operates– SpeedCloud®- a public cloud platform, SpeedCloud Supreme – an alternative to private cloud and Industry vertical clouds for the Government and Financial Services. NxtGen delivers value to its customers by ensuring superior performance at lower cost. NxtGen AI portfolio unifies GPU platforms from NVIDIA, AMD & Intel and provides a wide choice of highly optimised models to build enterprise use cases. NxtGen is working to truly democratise the cloud and AI technologies by making them viable for enterprises of all sizes.

Learn more at https://nxtgen.com.

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Kehua Launches New-Generation 40kW & 80kW VPFC and Power Modules to Drive High-Efficiency, Reliable EV Charging Infrastructure

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Power Modules Evolve for the Era of Ultra-Fast Charging

SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — As 800V platforms, electric heavy-duty vehicles, and megawatt charging technologies accelerate, EV charging infrastructure is evolving toward higher power, greater efficiency, and enhanced reliability. To meet the growing demand for commercial fleets, and future megawatt-scale applications, Kehua has launched its new-generation 40kW power module and 80kW VPFC high-power module.

New-Generation 40kW Module: Higher Efficiency, Greater Power Density

As a core power conversion unit in DC fast chargers, the 40kW module is widely used in public charging stations and commercial charging sites. The upgraded Kehua 40kW module delivers up to 97.5% peak efficiency and 97% weighted charging efficiency, reducing conversion losses and improving energy utilization. Its volume is approximately 7.5% smaller than the previous generation, enabling higher power density and more flexible system integration. Standby power consumption is reduced from 7.5W to 0W, with zero reactive power consumption, minimizing idle energy losses and improving overall system efficiency.

All-New 80kW VPFC Module: Built for High-Power and Megawatt Charging

Designed for ultra-fast and megawatt-scale charging applications, the all-new 80kW VPFC module features SiC devices, achieving up to 97.5% peak efficiency and 97% weighted charging efficiency. It supports 0W standby and zero reactive power consumption, while VPFC technology helps optimize power quality. The module operates from -40°C to +75°C and maintains full-power output at 55°C without derating. It also meets EMC Class B and IEC 61851-23:2023, making it suitable for highway fast-charging stations, commercial charging hubs, and fleet charging depots. With dual-side potting and silent operation down to 55dB, it delivers reliable performance in demanding environments.

Powering the Next Generation of EV Infrastructure

Backed by 38 years of power electronics expertise, Kehua offers a comprehensive portfolio spanning power modules, DC chargers, high-power charging systems, megawatt charging solutions, and integrated PV-ESS-charging solutions. Kehua continues to advance high-efficiency, high-power-density, and high-reliability technologies to support the global transition to electric mobility.

CONTACT: Cherry Li, cherry@kehuasz.com

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SOURCE Shenzhen Kehua Hengsheng Technology Co., Ltd.

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