{
  "id": 619319,
  "title": "Crypto boss eyes second act for Malaysia’s Forest City after closure of Network School",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/crypto-boss-eyes-second-act-for-malaysias-forest-city-after-closure",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-12T01:30:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Straits Times Business",
    "slug": "straits-times-business",
    "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/crypto-boss-eyes-second-act-for-malaysias-forest-city-after-closure-of-network-school"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian tech investor Jeff Yew is considering a plan to revive the vacant tech campus, Forest City, potentially bringing a second life to the experiment that drew hundreds of entrepreneurs to the country. Yew, former Binance Australia head, envisions a \"Malaysia first\" approach, which differs from Balaji Srinivasan's experiment, Network School. Network School, run by Srinivasan, offered a curriculum blending practical skills with an ideological vision of technology and society's future. The school shut down in July due to a public falling out between Srinivasan and Malaysian authorities. Yew, who heads Monochrome Asset Management, a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund, is exploring opportunities for the campus to serve as a base for new technology entrepreneurs while nurturing local talent. The goal is to turn the state of Johor into a digital hub for AI, blockchain, and computer science, aligning with Malaysia's ambitions to build a technology economy beyond data centers.",
  "summary": "Jeff Yew is considering establishing his own technology campus at Forest City.",
  "key_points": [
    "Jeff Yew, former Binance Australia head, considers reviving Forest City in Malaysia.",
    "Yew envisions a Malaysia-first approach, distinct from Network School's model.",
    "Campus aims to become a base for technology entrepreneurs and nurture local talent."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Jeff Yew's plan for Forest City signals a shift in Malaysia's tech ambitions, potentially turning Johor into a digital hub and aligning with the country's goals for a technology economy beyond data centers.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Crypto boss eyes 2nd act after collapse of Network School",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/crypto-boss-eyes-2nd-act-after-collapse-of-network-school",
        "published": "2026-08-12T01:07:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}