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Bain Capital Crypto Backs $4.5M Round for Blockchain Interoperability Startup Orb Labs
14.2.2023
Orb Labs emerges from stealth preparing to launch its first products
Investors Rush to Tether as Paxos' BUSD Faces Regulatory Heat, Curve Liquidity Pools Show
14.2.2023
Investors are fleeing the Paxos-issued stablecoin even though the firm gave assurances it is fully backed and will be wound down in an orderly manner, one observer said
UK Financial Regulator Takes Enforcement Action Against Crypto ATM Operators
14.2.2023
The financial watchdog has teamed up with West Yorkshire Police to tackle crypto ATM operators in the city of Leeds
Binance Hires Former Gemini-Exec as Chief Compliance Officer: Bloomberg
14.2.2023
Perlman started in the role at Binance in January, having spent two and a half years as COO of Gemini and previously one year as CCO
Volt Inu Community Passes Vote for $75M Token Burn, Plans Polygon Network Expansion
14.2.2023
Some 12 trillion VOLT were staked in favor of the token burn proposal
Crypto Startup Monad Labs Aims to Create Next ‘Ethereum Killer’ After Raising $19M
14.2.2023
The seed round was led by Dragonfly Capital with the participation of 70 other investors
DPA Token (DPAT) and Blockchain Technology: The Key to Unlocking Africa’s Economic Potential
14.2.2023
PRESS RELEASE. For foreign investors who have always wanted to diversify their portfolio with African assets but have been held back by security and transparency, this might be a game-changer. Africa is a continent that is rich with potential and opportunity. However, due to prolonged periods...
Report: Flutterwave CEO in Bid to Recover Millions Stuck in Kenya
14.2.2023
According to reports, the CEO and co-founder of the Nigerian fintech Flutterwave, Olugbenga Agboola, recently visited Kenya where he sought to convince the country’s monetary authorities to grant the firm access to funds that have been blocked since July 2022. Agboola claimed that his firm...
Morgan Stanley: Falling Stablecoin Issuance Is Negative Sign for Crypto Trading
14.2.2023
U.S. regulatory efforts are likely to focus on stablecoin regulation, the report said
Exness reports 86% YoY growth in trading volume for January 2023
14.2.2023
Exness, a commercial brokerage hits a trading volume of 2822 billion USD in the first month of the year 2023 which is an 86% hike compared to data from the previous year’s same month. In fact, the numbers came out exceptionally astonishing for existing traders and also gave high hopes...
SEC Case Against Bankman-Fried Postponed Pending Criminal Trial
14.2.2023
Charges can wait until the Department of Justice’s case against the FTX founder concludes, the securities regulator said
Digital Asset Infrastructure Provider Taurus Raises $65M From Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank
14.2.2023
The Swiss firm plans to use the funds to make new hires and expand into across Europe and the UAE
Litecoin Price Prediction as $600 Million Trading Volume Comes In – Can LTC Reach $1,000 in 2023?
14.2.2023
The litecoin price has gained by 1.4% in the past 24 hours, climbing to $91.34 as the cryptocurrency market continues to weather the effects of the SEC taking enforcement action against Paxos and its BUSD stablecoin. Its current price marks a 5% loss in a week, although the coin remains up by 4%...
US Judge Approves Removal of FTX Turkish Units From Bankruptcy Case
14.2.2023
FTX had asked the court to greenlight the dismissal after Turkish authorities ordered the seizure of most of the crypto exchange's assets in the country
Rwanda Government Orders Banks to Stop Facilitating Crypto-Related Transactions
14.2.2023
According to the National Bank of Rwanda, the country’s regulated financial services providers are now prohibited from facilitating crypto-related transactions. In her Jan. 31 letter justifying the decision, the acting governor Soraya Hakuziyaremye cites the unregulated status of most crypto...
Crypto Exchange Coinmetro Buys Social Fundraising Platform Ignium
14.2.2023
With the €4 million ($4.3 million) acquisition, the Estonia-based crypto exchange Coinmetro intends to broaden its securities market offerings and develop tools for small businesses to raise funds directly from their communities using non-fungible tokens
Avalanche Blockchain Saw 1,500% Transactional Growth in 2022: Nansen
14.2.2023
Such transactional activity came even as the total value of tokens locked on Avalanche-based decentralized finance applications slid from 2021’s $15 billion peak to just over $900 million in November 2022
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Super Bowl VPN Use Prompts Government Concern
14.2.2023
The former FTX chief has being using privacy tools which prosecutors worry could be used to access the dark web
Stablecoin Lender Liquity's LQTY Token Surges 45% as New York Regulator Goes After Paxos' BUSD
14.2.2023
Traders look more closely at decentralised censorship-resistant stablecoin lending protocols like Liquity in the wake of regulatory action on Paxos' centralized dollar-pegged cryptocurrency BUSD
UAE Launches ‘Financial Infrastructure Transformation’ Program; CBDC Among 9 Key Objectives
14.2.2023
On Feb. 12, 2023, the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) announced the launch of a new initiative called the “Financial Infrastructure Transformation Program,” which has nine key objectives. One of these objectives is the research and development of a central bank digital...