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Triple-A Raises $10 Million in Series A to Bridge the Gap Between Traditional Finance and Blockchain Payments

25.10.2023
Singapore-based digital currency payments firm Triple-A has completed a $10 million Series A funding round. The round was led by returning investors Peak XV, formerly known as Sequoia India and Southeast Asia, with strategic support from Shorooq Partners, a venture firm focused on the MENA...

Chainlink’s LINK Soars, Outperforming Other Crypto Majors

18.9.2023
The uptick comes as the company has secured a number of notable partnerships with traditional finance institutions

21co Unwraps New Suite of Wrapped Cryptocurrencies

12.9.2023
21.co, the parent company of crypto exchange-traded products provider 21shares, has introduced a suite of wrapped tokens pegged to top crypto assets across multiple blockchains. The wrapped tokens are designed to increase liquidity and interoperability between different crypto networks. 21co...

Traditional Finance Giant Franklin Templeton Files Spot Bitcoin ETF With the SEC

12.9.2023
San Mateo-based Franklin Templeton, one of the world's largest global investment managers, has joined the spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) frenzy, filing an application with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday. Dubbed the “Franklin Bitcoin ETF,” the fund consists...

Singapore Elects President Who Advocates ‘One Regulatory System’ for Crypto and Traditional Finance

6.9.2023
Tharman Shanmugaratnam, the former deputy prime minister and central bank chairman of Singapore, has been elected as the new president of the country. The Singaporean president-elect, who advocates for a single regulatory system for both crypto and traditional finance, wants to make sure that...

New Survey Shows Traditional Finance Exchanges Hold Different Views On Offering Digital Asset Services

5.9.2023
Traditional finance exchanges maintain a divided stance on offering crypto-related products to their customers according to a new research report by the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE). The WFE released on Sept 5 findings from a survey it conducted with 29 respondents aiming to improve...

Traditional Finance Exchanges Divided on Crypto Services: Survey

5.9.2023
A World Federation of Exchanges survey found 41% of respondents already offer crypto-related products or services, with a further 24% planning to offer them in the future

PayPal’s stablecoin opens door for crypto adoption in traditional finance

17.8.2023
PayPal’s stablecoin sparked conversations over traditional finance’s growing interaction with the crypto space, stablecoin regulations and more

Study: Six Countries Account for Over 90% of Africa’s Crypto Interest in H1 2023

18.7.2023
Between Jan. 1 and July 4, the Nigerian share of Africa’s overall interest in cryptocurrency stood at 66.8%, a figure nearly eight times that of second-ranked South Africa’s share, according to the latest Coingecko report. South Africa, along with Morocco, Ghana, Egypt, and the Ivory...

Bitcoin Price Prediction as Traditional Finance Giants Citadel, Fidelity and Schwab Enter Crypto – Can BTC Hit $1 Million?

23.6.2023
Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency, faces an intriguing future as major players from the traditional finance sector, including Citadel, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab, officially enter the crypto space. Despite regulatory challenges and previous setbacks in the industry, the participation...

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15.6.2023
Due to the unique traits it presents, Latin America has been a thriving region for cryptocurrency, as the technology aims to complement or even substitute traditional finance components that cannot be used in certain countries in the area. Marked by the vast differences between its countries...

House Bill Shows Challenge of Regulating Crypto Without Giving TradFi a Free Pass

13.6.2023
House Republicans Patrick McHenry and GT Thompson face a central problem drafting their crypto bill: Removing SEC discretion over whether a crypto token is a security allows issuers of traditional stocks and bonds the opportunity to arbitrage regulation, writes Todd Phillips

Amid Crypto Chaos, Soros Fund CEO Sees Opportunity for Traditional Finance

8.6.2023
Soros Fund Management CEO Dawn Fitzpatrick has expressed her continued faith in cryptocurrency, despite the recent setbacks. During a recent Bloomberg investment summit, Fitzpatrick mentioned that although it is a testing time for the industry, it is a huge opportunity for established financial...

Rehypothecation May Be Common in Traditional Finance, but It Will Never Work With Bitcoin

10.5.2023
Applying rehypothecation onto bitcoin or crypto ignores the fundamental essence of these assets arising from a core bitcoin innovation, Christopher Calicott writes

Tradfi Sees Opportunity in Crypto Despite ‘Red Wedding,’ Burning Buildings

27.4.2023
Institutional investors are salivating over opportunities in growth equity and depressed tokens that took an undeservingly excessive hit during crypto's bear market, market participants said during Wednesday's Consensus 2023 event

Real-World Tokenization Is Surging as TradFi Grows More Receptive to Blockchain

4.4.2023
A number of banks and other big brands are turning to RWA in the form of digital tokens on the blockchain as they look to bring more efficiency to transactions. Industry watchers say the trend will grow

European Traditional Finance Banks Join Forces for Blockchain-Based Digital Bonds Trading Platform

4.4.2023
Major European banks SEB and Crédit Agricole have launched so|bond, a new blockchain-based platform for issuing digital bonds in the traditional financial sector. The new platform, said to be a “sustainable and open” blockchain, aims to improve efficiency and enable real-time data synchronization...