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South Africa’s Budget Review Signals Embrace of Digital Payments and Crypto Assets
22.2.2024
South Africa has unveiled its 2024 budget, leveraging stablecoins and blockchain technology to promote financial inclusion and act as a critical driver for enhancing digital payments nationwide.
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Former Fidelity International Executive Luc Froehlich Joins Layer N Advisory Board
22.2.2024
Layer N, a roll-up network focused on scaling financial applications on Ethereum, has appointed Luc Froehlich, a former executive at Fidelity International based in Hong Kong, to its advisory board.
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Terra Founder Do Kwon to be Extradited to the US, High Court Decides
21.2.2024
Montenegro’s High Court just decided that the founder of the failed Terra crypto blockchain Do Kwon will be extradited to the US, where he is being prosecuted for financial fraud, a local news outlet reported.
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When Bitcoin ETFs Are Right for Investors (and When They're Not)
21.2.2024
SEC approval in January opened up the market to a new generation of investors but there are still advantages to directly owning crypto that ETFs can’t provide, says Eric Ervin, CEO of Onramp Invest
U.S. Bans Crypto Addresses Tied to LockBit Ransomware Group From Financial System
20.2.2024
The U.S. government tagged a number of bitcoin and ether addresses as being tied to the LockBit ransomware group, which was taken down on Monday
Mumbai Launches Metropolis Metaverse to Showcase Infrastructure Projects
20.2.2024
Mumbai, the bustling financial hub of India, has introduced a metaverse initiative aimed at showcasing its latest and upcoming city-wide infrastructure megaprojects.
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Switzerland’s PostFinance Starts Offering Crypto in Partnership With Sygnum
20.2.2024
Switzerland’s PostFinance has partnered with the crypto bank Sygnum to launch a new retail cryptocurrency for its 2.5 million customers on Wednesday, as digital assets become an “integral part” of the financial world.
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ECB Addresses Banking Industry’s Concerns on Digital Euro
20.2.2024
The ECB responded to concerns from financial institutions on fears regarding disintermediation with the evolution of a digital euro.
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Bitcoin Price to Hit $100k by June 2024, Predicts Rich Dad Poor Dad Author
19.2.2024
Robert Kiyosaki, author of the best-selling financial book “Rich Dad Poor Dad,” has once again made a bullish case for bitcoin price. On Sunday, he took to X (formerly Twitter) to declare, “BITCOIN to $100k by June 2024.” This bullish forecast further cements his position...
Investment Advisor: Bitcoin Is Priced for a Serious Rally
18.2.2024
The chief executive of Sound Planning Group has predicted a major bitcoin price surge, stating that the crypto is priced for “a serious rally.” He identified the upcoming Bitcoin halving and the adoption of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as key factors driving his bullish...
Honduras Tightens Crypto Regulations, Prohibits Bank Transactions and Holdings
17.2.2024
The National Banking and Securities Commission of Honduras (CNBS) has passed a resolution prohibiting the country’s financial institutions from engaging in cryptocurrency-related activities. The CNBS stated that crypto transactions cannot be guaranteed by the Honduran central bank due to...
Bitcoin Mining Firms Terawulf and Cleanspark Ramp up Hashrates, Boost Financial Footing
16.2.2024
This week witnessed significant expansions in the bitcoin mining sector, with two leading firms unveiling substantial increases in their operational hashrate. Terawulf disclosed that its self-mining business has escalated to 7.6 exahash per second (EH/s) this month. Concurrently, Cleanspark...
US Lawmaker Raises Concerns Over Elizabeth Warren’s Crypto Bill’s Impact on Counter-Terrorism Efforts
16.2.2024
A US official has raised concerns about a provision in Senator Elizabeth Warren’s proposed bill on digital assets. During a hearing on “Crypto Crime in Context” held on February 15, Representative French Hill and other lawmakers questioned crypto experts about the implications...
Jupiter’s Compliance Team Blocks Crypto ETP Investment: Report
16.2.2024
Jupiter Asset Management’s compliance team blocked its team from having any exposure to a cryptocurrency exchange-traded product (ETP) in one of its Irish UCITs funds, according to a Financial Times report. The reason for blocking investment was due to, “divergent regulatory approaches in the EU.”...
MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin Holdings Now Worth Over $10 Billion
15.2.2024
MicroStrategy, the largest corporate owner of bitcoins, possesses over $10 billion worth of the cryptocurrency as of Thursday morning. According to MicroStrategy’s Q4 2023 Financial Results presentation, published on February 6, the company has made a profit of over $4 billion on its Bitcoin...
Citi Innovates with Avalanche Blockchain to Tokenize Private Equity Funds
15.2.2024
Big four American banking giant Citi has just completed a proof-of-concept (PoC) to tokenize traditional finance (TradFi) assets and distribute them on blockchain. The multinational investment bank and financial services corporation used Avalanche’s Evergreen subnet Spruce “for...
U.S. Treasury Backtracks on Claims of Hamas Using Crypto for Terrorism Financing
15.2.2024
The US Treasury’s Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, Brian Nelson, confirmed in a testimony before the House Financial Services Committee that the media and Washington lawmakers exaggerated earlier reports of Hamas using crypto to fund terrorist activities....
Crypto for Advisors: Impact of the Spot Bitcoin ETFs for Portfolios
15.2.2024
The approval of the spot bitcoin ETFs constituted a landmark event for the $1.7 trillion digital asset industry. With institutional investors on board, demand for bitcoin will grow significantly
Deutsche Börse Group’s Crypto Subsidiary Granted Four Licenses by the German Regulator
15.2.2024
A subsidiary of the German multinational company Deutsche Börse Group has been granted four licenses by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority or Bafin. The licensing of the subsidiary helps to distinguish its product offering “as one of the few to meet these exceptionally high...
SEC Obtains Investigative Subpoena Against NovaTech Crypto Investment MLM Promoters
15.2.2024
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it obtained a court order to enforce an investigative subpoena against two NovaTech crypto investment scheme promoters. In a recent press release, the financial regulator disclosed updates in its investigation against...