Tagged: digital currency

April 24, 2023 @ 12:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kraken has successfully registered its Irish subsidiary, Payward Europe Solutions Limited, with the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) as a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP). The firm claims that Kraken’s Irish VASP registration “demonstrates to both their clients and regulators that Kraken follows Europe’s most… Read More

April 19, 2023 @ 8:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is reportedly getting ready for an anticipated “years-long” court case with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This, according to a report from CNBC, which is citing comments from Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong. It appears that this update has come after the… Read More

April 19, 2023 @ 8:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Unchained, the financial services platform for bitcoin holders, has announced its $60 million Series B funding round led by Valor Equity Partners. The initial investment round close, “completed on April 11, included participation from existing investors NYDIG, Trammell Venture Partners, Ecliptic Capital, and Highland Capital… Read More

April 13, 2023 @ 7:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bankrupt digital currency exchange FTX has reportedly recovered more than $7.3 billion in cash as well as liquid digital assets. This is notably an increase of over $800 million since this past January 2023. This, according to a report from Reuters which referenced the firm’s… Read More

April 4, 2023 @ 8:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

WonderFi Technologies Inc. Coinsquare Ltd. and CoinSmart Financial Inc. announced that they have entered into a business combination agreement “to combine their respective businesses.” The combined company will aim to “offer one of the largest regulated crypto asset trading platforms in the world and will… Read More

April 3, 2023 @ 8:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Unizen is pleased to announce a partnership with DWF Labs, a global digital asset market maker and multi-stage Web3 investment firm. This collaboration will enhance their mission “to address the challenges faced by Web3 technology and create a seamless, frictionless experience for users by bringing… Read More

April 3, 2023 @ 12:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bittrex Co-founder and CEO Richie Lai released the following statement on March 31, 2023 regarding Bittrex U.S. As clarified in the update, this announcement does “not impact Bittrex Global, which will continue operations as normal for its customers outside the U.S.” As noted in a… Read More

March 27, 2023 @ 3:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nvidia’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) management has recently stated that cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) or Ethereum (ETH) don’t bring anything “useful” for society. This, despite the firm’s powerful processors selling in massive quantities to the nascent crypto industry. Michael Kagan, Nvidia’s CTO, noted that other popular uses of… Read More

March 23, 2023 @ 8:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cryptocurrency ATM operator General Bytes says a certain vulnerability allowed a hacker to drain around $1.5 million. The General Bytes team also confirmed that their Cloud servers were breached. In a blog post, the firm noted that on the night of 17-18 March, it was… Read More

March 21, 2023 @ 8:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK has an “impressive” innovation infrastructure, including major research universities and levels of investment in Fintech only exceeded by the US, according to an update shared by Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN). This has “contributed to the UK’s success in incubating and hosting some of Europe’s largest… Read More

March 19, 2023 @ 7:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Okcoin is pleased to announce “the appointment, subject to regulatory approval, of Erald Ghoos as General Manager of Okcoin Europe, based in Malta, and David Renold as Chief Executive Officer of OKG Payments, Okcoin’s Ireland-based affiliate.” OKG Payments plans “to provide permitted products and services… Read More

March 18, 2023 @ 2:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HashKey Group and SlowMist are pleased to announce a strategic partnership to collaborate on digital asset ecosystem security, anti-money laundering for digital assets, cutting-edge security technology research, and other technology fields. The goal of the partnership is “to explore and develop comprehensive security standards and… Read More

March 15, 2023 @ 10:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

This is notably the first ‘directly integrated’ open banking API in MENA’s crypto sector. The collaboration will allow Rain customers in Bahrain “to quickly and easily top-up their crypto wallets via bank transfer through the Rain app.” Tarabut Gateway, which claims to be one of… Read More

March 15, 2023 @ 8:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance now again faces being pushed out of the larger financial services sector after the crypto exchange confirmed that it was being told to suspend deposits and withdrawals made in pound sterling (GBP). The digital currency exchange, which has been facing increasing regulatory pressure, stated… Read More

March 12, 2023 @ 3:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Prove Identity, Inc., which claims to be the leader in digital identity, announced a partnership with Bitstamp, the “longest-running” cryptocurrency exchange, to further strengthen its security and compliance controls while also expediting its user onboarding process. ‍Prove will enable Bitstamp US users “to streamline account… Read More

March 11, 2023 @ 5:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, which claims to be the world’s leading blockchain and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, has announced the launch of Binance Card in Colombia. One of Binance‘s top markets boasting high levels of crypto adoption, Colombia becomes the third country in Latin America “to support the product,… Read More

March 4, 2023 @ 11:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bybit, the world’s “third most” visited crypto exchange, has announced a dynamic partnership with Talos, the institutional digital asset trading technology provider. The integration “combines the power of Talos’s robust trade infrastructure solutions with Bybit’s access to a wide array of digital assets and best-in-market… Read More

March 1, 2023 @ 8:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Payment firms Visa (NYSE: V) and Mastercard (NYSE: MA) are reportedly taking a step back from forming new partnerships with cryptocurrency-focused companies. This, after the collapse of major businesses operating in the nascent industry. As first reported by Reuters, the crypto-assets sector experienced somewhat of… Read More

February 22, 2023 @ 10:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris recently announced that the Department has “enhanced its ability to detect fraud and other illegal activity among New York State-regulated entities engaged in virtual currency activity through new insider trading and market manipulation… Read More

February 9, 2023 @ 8:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fireblocks Director of CBDC & Market Infrastructure Varul Paul has commented on the recent Bank of England Consultation paper focused on the development of the Digital Pound. Prior to Fireblocks, Varun spent 14 years “at the Bank of England, where he supported key decisions on interest… Read More