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Libra Association Taps Saumya Bhavsar as General Counsel for Payments Subsidiary
25.11.2020
Bhavsar joins the Libra Association after 25 years in public and private sector banking regulation roles
Bitcoin.com Announces Cooperation Agreement With Japanese Media CoinOtaku
20.11.2020
PRESS RELEASE. Bitcoin.com, the go-to web portal for everything bitcoin, announced it reached a cooperation agreement with Japanese media CoinOtaku. A subsidiary of Beat Holdings Limited, CoinOtaku (CoinPartner) has over 900,000 views per month in its cryptocurrency portal and thousands...
Binance launches African affiliate program after Uganda subsidiary closes
5.11.2020
The world’s largest crypto exchange announced two subsidiary suspensions within one month
Switzerland Approves Gazprombank to Offer Bitcoin Trading and Custody
1.11.2020
Zurich-based Gazprombank, a subsidiary of Russia’s third-largest bank, has been approved by Switzerland’s financial regulator to offer a number of cryptocurrency services, including the buying, selling, trading, and custody of bitcoin. Gazprombank Approved to Offer Bitcoin Services...
Ripple to Invest in Japan’s SBI Subsidiary MoneyTap
29.10.2020
Ripple plans to invest in MoneyTap, the blockchain payments app birthed through a joint venture between the San Francisco-based firm and SBI Holdings
Ebang Launches Australia-Based Subsidiary, Seeks Approval for New Exchange
22.10.2020
The move is part of the bitcoin mining machine producer's plan to build a digital asset financial service platform
SBI Holdings Subsidiary to Hold Security Token Offering Later This Month
9.10.2020
The Japanese financial group is also mulling other business lines around tokenized securities
Zimbabwe’s Stock Exchange Open to Crypto Listing Subject to ‘Regulatory Approval’
3.10.2020
Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) CEO Justin Bgoni says its recently licensed subsidiary, the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange is open to listing bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. However, according to local media reports, any such listings are still dependent on the digital asset issuers getting...
Global Digital Industry Group Launches Mining Business Bitworld
17.9.2020
The UAE cryptocurrency giant, Global Digital Industry Group (GDIG), has established its mining subsidiary Bitworld and will invest $50 million in the company by 2021 as it works to build the company’s presence in the Middle East bitcoin and Ethereum mining industry. GDIG has appointed...
Overstock’s tZERO Wins FINRA Approval to Launch Retail Broker-Dealer Subsidiary
10.9.2020
The firm announced Thursday that FINRA approved its application to launch tZERO Markets, a retail broker-dealer subsidiary
Facebook Goes All-In On FinTech With Launch of New Subsidiary
10.8.2020
Facebook is determined not to take “no” for an answer when it comes to FinTech
Government-Owned Swiss Bank Launching Crypto Trading and Custody Services
4.8.2020
Basler Kantonalbank (BKB), Switzerland’s eighth-largest bank, is getting into crypto through its subsidiary, Bank Cler. Owned by the Swiss Canton of Basel-City, BKB has total assets of approximately $49 billion. Swiss Canton Bank Launching Crypto Services Local Swiss government-owned...
Monex's US Subsidiary TradeStation to Launch Crypto Lending Service
29.7.2020
U.S. online brokerage TradeStation will soon launch its own cryptocurrency lending service
Alibaba Payments Subsidiary Launches AntChain Blockchain Solution
23.7.2020
Alibaba’s payments arm Ant Group has launched a new blockchain solution, AntChain, for increased trust and transparency in industrial processes
Advocacy Group Claims IRS-Issued Crypto-Warning Letters Violated Taxpayer’s Rights
14.7.2020
Close to a year ago last July, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) revealed it would be sending ‘soft letters’ to suspected American cryptocurrency owners advising them to pay their taxes. Now according to the Taxpayer Advocate Service, a subsidiary of the IRS, the soft letters...
Crypto Facilities Gets FCA Nod to Set up Crypto Futures Venue
8.7.2020
Crypto Facilities, a subsidiary of Kraken cryptocurrency exchange, has obtained a Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF) license from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). An MTF is a European regulatory term for a self-regulated financial trading venue. MTFs are an alternative to...
Wirecard: Crypto Card Users’ Funds Locked as UK Regulator Suspends Subsidiary
27.6.2020
UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on Friday suspended the license of Wirecard Card Solutions (WCS), a unit of troubled Wirecard AG, which is responsible for issuing Visa cryptocurrency debit cards. It means some users of cards such as Crypto.com’s Mco visa debit card and Tenx’s visa...
Crypto Cards Still Working as UK Regulator Suspends Wirecard Subsidiary
26.6.2020
Wirecard’s subsidiary that is responsible for issuing debit cards has been suspended as the company can no longer access customer funds
Binance-Backed Blockchain Auditing Firm Partners With Hyundai Subsidiary to Track Internet of Things Devices
26.6.2020
Auditing firm CertiK is working with Hyundai subsidiary Hdac to record Internet of Things devices on a blockchain
Securitize’s Japan Subsidiary Becomes First International Firm to Join Self-Regulatory Group
22.6.2020
Securitize Japan joined the Japan Security Token Offering Association, becoming the first international firm to do so