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Global Crypto Ownership Reaches 562 Million: 6.8% of World Population Now Own and Use Digital Currencies
1.6.2024
A new report reveals that 562 million people globally now own digital currencies, an increase from 420 million in 2023, making up 6.8% of the world’s population. Asia is at the forefront of this growth, with North America close behind. Overall, cryptocurrency adoption is rising worldwide...
New York Tightens Customer Service Regulations for Crypto Companies
1.6.2024
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has introduced new guidance mandating regulated cryptocurrency entities to implement customer service policies and procedures. Crypto entities must collect data to ensure timely and fair resolution of issues, maintain records for regulatory...
EU watchdog urges banks to prioritize clients in AI usage
31.5.2024
The EU's top financial regulator, ESMA, mandates that banks and investment firms ensure AI tools prioritize client interests, reinforcing accountability under MiFID
Bitcoin firm, Texas university partner for $5M endowment fund
31.5.2024
Bitcoin financial services firm and UATX plan to raise $5 million to invest in BTC for the next five years
SEC Commissioner Proposes Joint US-UK Digital Securities Sandbox
31.5.2024
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce has proposed a joint US-UK digital securities sandbox. She noted that the U.S. and UK are ideally positioned for this initiative, emphasizing that this collaboration would benefit innovators, regulators, and consumers in both...
How 1,500 new Bitcoin millionaires per day deal with getting rich
31.5.2024
Around 1,500 Bitcoin wallets top the million-dollar mark each day. How does your lifestyle and mindset change when you become a newly minted crypto millionaire?
Former banker sentenced to 41 months for crypto fraud
30.5.2024
Rashawn Russell, a former Deutsche Bank executive, also intended to commit fraud with stolen bank cards
Crypto for Advisors: The Evolution of Crypto and TradFi
30.5.2024
A lot has changed since Bitcoin's release 15 years ago. Many other distributed database networks have been created, each with its own functionality and potential use cases
NYDFS Issues New Crypto Firm Guidance for Consumer Complaints
30.5.2024
New York’s top financial regulator has issued new guidance which requires cryptocurrency service providers to collect relevant data to assess whether they are resolving customer service requests and complaints in a timely and fair manner, it announced Thursday
Marketnode Secures Series A Funding Led by Financial Services Giant HSBC
30.5.2024
On Thursday, Singapore’s Marketnode, a digital market infrastructure operator, secured funding for its Series A financing round led by HSBC, the British multinational universal bank and financial services group. The exact amount raised during the Series A funding was not disclosed. HSBC Joins...
Financial institutions face rising threat from sophisticated AI fraud
30.5.2024
Many financial institutions are struggling to keep up with the rising sophistication of AI-driven fraud, creating a critical need for enhanced detection and prevention methods
AI-Driven Fraud on the Rise, Financial Institutions Unprepared, Reveals Report
30.5.2024
A new report by Signicat, the European digital identity and fraud prevention solutions provider, reveals that artificial intelligence (AI) is used in over a third of fraud attempts targeting financial institutions, with one in fifteen fraud attempts now using deepfakes. The study, titled “The...
U.S. Lawmaker at Center of Crypto Negotiation Predicts Digital Assets Law by Next Year
30.5.2024
Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) vowed the crypto industry won't have long to wait to get U.S. regulations, now that the U.S. House of Representatives has shown the way
US Treasury report outlines potential financial risks of NFTs
29.5.2024
The government department outlined potential concerns with the NFT market, including terrorist financing, theft, and funding nuclear proliferation
Mastercard Launches Crypto Credential Service for Simplified Cross-Border Transactions
29.5.2024
Financial giant Mastercard has initiated its first real-world application of the Crypto Credential system, a system aimed at facilitating easier and more secure peer-to-peer (P2P) cryptocurrency transactions. The service, which allows users to transfer cryptocurrencies using simple aliases,...
NYSE Partners With Coindesk for Bitcoin-Tracking Financial Products
29.5.2024
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has teamed up with Coindesk Indices to develop cash-settled options contracts that track bitcoin prices. These contracts, based on the Coindesk Bitcoin Price Index (XBX), are currently in the planning stage and awaiting regulatory approval. NYSE and Coindesk...
Israel launches digital shekel CBDC experiment for payments
29.5.2024
The Bank of Israel launched the CBDC experiment taking inspiration from the Project Rosalind carried out by the BIS Innovation Hub
South Africa Traders Fair 2024: Embrace financial wisdom
29.5.2024
Anticipation is building as the South Africa Traders Fair, hosted by FINEXPO, returns to the vibrant city of Johannesburg. Set against the backdrop of the Protea Hotel Johannesburg Wanderers on September 21, 2024, this event promises a day of enlightenment, engagement, and empowerment in the realm...
Former FTX Executive Ryan Salame Sentenced to 7.5 Years for Criminal Charges
28.5.2024
Former FTX executive Ryan Salame was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison by Judge Lewis Kaplan of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York after pleading guilty to criminal charges, including engaging in an unlawful political influence campaign and operating...
Russian Commodities Firms Turn to Stablecoins for Transactions with Chinese Counterparts
28.5.2024
Russian commodities firms facing challenges in executing financial transactions with Chinese counterparts have turned to stablecoins.
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