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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
JD.com Subsidiary Rolling Out Privacy Tech From Blockchain Firm ARPA
17.6.2020
JD Digits is teaming up with blockchain-based privacy platform ARPA protect the financial data of major clients
Walmart China Subsidiary Teams Up With VeChain to Trace Food Products
4.6.2020
VeChain has partnered with a Walmart China subsidiary to increase supply chain transparency for its food products
LG’s IT Subsidiary Uses Facial Recognition Tech for Payments With Digital Currency
23.4.2020
LG CNS has implemented a facial recognition tech to enable its employees automatic payments with a digital currency
Alibaba Subsidiary Ant Financial Launches New Consortium Blockchain Platform for SMEs
16.4.2020
Ant Financial’s new consortium blockchain platform may push blockchain technology to the masses
Overstock Subsidiary to Put Wyoming County Land Registry on the Blockchain
15.4.2020
Medici Land Governance has inked a deal to build a blockchain-based land registry for Carbon County, Wyoming – its second such deal in the state
Victims Accuse Wells Fargo Subsidiary of Turning Blind Eye to $35M Crypto Ponzi
6.4.2020
Plaintiffs claim Wells Fargo Advisors did not check on the activities of a financial advisor accused of defrauding 150 investors
Film Reels and Steel: Github Plans to Archive Bitcoin Code for 1,000 Years
1.4.2020
The Microsoft subsidiary, Github recently revealed the “Archive Program,” an initiative that aims to preserve open source technologies for 1,000 years. The newly launched effort plans to store snapshots of open source technology 250 meters underground on the Norwegian island...
Hyundai Blockchain Subsidiary Hdac Launches First Dapp on its Mainnet
18.3.2020
Hdac, the blockchain and cryptocurrency subsidiary of South Korean conglomerate and auto giant Hyundai, says it has overseen the release of the first decentralized app (dapp) on its blockchain network – and adds that a “blockchain-powered trading platform” will follow.
The dapp has been developed...
Shell Subsidiary Builds DLT-Based Virtual Power Plant in Germany
16.3.2020
Sonnen Group, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, will use blockchain technology to create a virtual power plant to store excess wind power in Germany
SBI Subsidiary Boosts XRP Handouts by 67%
21.2.2020
The SBI Group, one of Japan's biggest financial services providers, will offer shareholders of its Morningstar subsidiary larger end-of-year XRP benefits. The current fiscal year ends on March 31.
The move marks the second time Morningstar, a financial news provider, has handed out XRP benefits...
Boerse Stuttgart Subsidiary Launching Institutional Crypto Custody Services
18.2.2020
Blocknox, a subsidiary of the second largest German stock exchange, is expanding its crypto custody service to institutional players
SBI Crypto Subsidiary Partners With Northern Data on Mining Project
13.2.2020
SBI Holdings’s subsidiary SBI Crypto is partnering with German tech company Northern Data AG and Texas-based data centers operator Whinstone US Inc
Bithumb Pledges $8M to South Korea’s ‘Regulation-Free’ Blockchain Zone
10.1.2020
South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has pledged to invest roughly $8 million into the Busan blockchain zone. The region was recently declared “regulation-free” by the national government and modeled after the Switzerland town of Zug. Bithumb’s subsidiary GCX Alliance will...
Ping An Subsidiary & Ripple Friendly SBI to Bring Blockchain to Banks
19.12.2019
Japanese financial giant and long-time Ripple partner SBI has struck a deal with OneConnect, part of the Chinese insurance giant Ping An Group. The companies have agreed to launch a recently formed company in Japan, with the aim of revitalizing smaller, regional Japanese banks using blockchain...
Chinese Court Freezes $676K in Assets of Bitmain Manufacturing Subsidiary
16.12.2019
The Shenzhen Bao'An District Court in China has frozen $676,000 in assets of a Bitmain subsidiary