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Former Coinbase COO Joins Figure, Creator of the Provenance Blockchain Platform
30.1.2020
Former Coinbase COO joins Figure, the creator of the Provenance blockchain platform
A Look Into the Lucrative Features of Airfox and Its banQi App
14.1.2020
Founded in 2016, AirFox shines as a revolutionary solution in the field of mobile communications that has simplified the proliferation of mobile-based financial services. Based in Boston, the platform works on the Ethereum blockchain to make banking services more accessible and user-friendly for...
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...
Japanese Financial Services Firm Invests in Crypto Exchange Huobi Japan
26.12.2019
Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings to invest nearly $4.6 million in crypto exchange Huobi Japan
Boerse Stuttgart and SBI Partner to Expand Crypto Services in Europe and Asia
22.12.2019
Germany’s second-largest stock exchange and a major financial services group in Japan have partnered to expand their crypto operations in Europe and Asia. Boerse Stuttgart recently launched its crypto trading platform while SBI has been expanding its crypto business operations for several...
A Better Alternative to Banking – Club Swan
18.12.2019
The crypto community has had a rough relationship with traditional financial institutions with limited solutions available. Around the world, both early and recent crypto users have had bank accounts closed, transactions rejected, unnecessary delays in receiving their funds, or worse. To add...
NY Regulator Proposes Relaxing New Coin Listing Requirements
12.12.2019
The New York State Department of Financial Services, the Bitlicense regulator, has published a proposed framework for licensed companies seeking to list new coins. This is the first time the regulator has proposed changes to its crypto regulation in five years. Among the changes, licensees will...
Crypto-Focused Lender Blockfi Launches Trading Platform
5.12.2019
Crypto financial services company Blockfi has launched a trading platform supporting three cryptocurrencies. The new offering adds to the company’s existing services: interest-bearing accounts and crypto-backed loans. Blockfi has completed registration with the U.S. Financial Crimes...
$4 Billion US Fintech Startup Sofi Receives New York Bitlicense
4.12.2019
Sofi is a startup valued at over $4 billion which is focusing on providing millennials with student loan refinancing, personal loans, mortgages, and other wealth management and financial services. In September it has added crypto trading to its investing platform as a response to demand from...
Ant Financial Plans to Raise $1 Billion Fund for New Start-ups
27.11.2019
Alibaba founder Jack Ma, owned Ant Financial, is making plans to attract around $1 billion in investment for a fund aimed at startups in Southeast Asia and India. According to a source, the company looking to invest in startups that are focused on markets in which mobile internet is growing...
Morocco Plans to Expand Access to Financial Services With Fintech
22.11.2019
Morocco aims to expand access to financial services through the integration of blockchain in the country’s finance sector
NY Regulator Licenses Fidelity for Bitcoin Trading and Custody
20.11.2019
Fidelity Investment’s digital currency arm has been licensed by the New York Department of Financial Services to operate a platform on which individuals and institutional investors can store, purchase, sell, and transfer bitcoin. The regulator also revealed that it has to date approved...
Fidelity Digital Assets Gets NY Trust Charter to Custody Bitcoin for Institutions
19.11.2019
The New York Department of Financial Services has granted Fidelity Digital Assets Services (FDAS) a charter to operate as a limited liability trust company to custody digital currencies and execute crypto trading
Venezuela to Pay Taxes and Financial Services Through Petro Cryptocurrency
12.11.2019
Amidst the crumbling economy and ever-growing inflation, the Maduro government in Venezuela has been trying to hold control. As part of the economic revival plan, Venezuelan president Maduro launched a state-owned cryptocurrency Petro last year. The currency was meant to strengthen and alleviate...
IBM Teams Up With Bank of America to Create Cloud Technology for Financial Services
6.11.2019
In a development that is surely going to have far-reaching ramifications for the banking and financial services industry, International Business Machines (IBM) announced today that it had created a financial services centric cloud technology in partnership with Bank of America. It is a significant...
Rwanda’s Plan Momentum Rise to Become Financial Hub in Africa
5.11.2019
Over the past few years, the African country of Rwanda has made a conscious effort to become one of the key financial hubs in the region, and it seems that its plans are finally taking shape. It has emerged that the Rwandan Government’s highly ambitious projects, Kigali International Financial...
How Blockchain Disrupts Global Business | Sibos 2019
5.11.2019
Cointelegraph travelled to London to learn why businesses are now experimenting with blockchain technology
Huobi Japan Raises $4.6 million From Tokyo-Listed Financial Services Firm
28.10.2019
Huobi Japan has received $4.6 million in investment from a Tokyo-listed company involved in real estate and financial services
Zuckerberg: Facebook Would Quit Libra if Association Launched Prematurely
23.10.2019
Facebook's CEO told lawmakers the company would pull out of the Libra Association if the consortium launched its cryptocurrency without regulatory approvals
How to Watch Mark Zuckerberg’s Grilling in Congress Today
23.10.2019
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg will be testifying before lawmakers on Libra and more later today. Watch the livestream here