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EU Ban on Tax-Haven Crypto Firms Could Breach Trade Law, Commission Warns
10.5.2022
Lawmaker proposals to blacklist non-compliant firms are getting a rough ride as the landmark crypto legislation reaches its final stages
Nigerian Fintech Founder: ‘African Fintechs Have a Greater Scale Potential Than Other Tech Startups’
9.5.2022
The African fintech industry has grown rapidly over the past few years and this has caught the attention of some well-resourced venture capital (VC) firms. As one would expect, Nigerian fintech startups have dominated the continent in terms of funds raised or the number of transactions performed....
Controlling 17% of BTC hash rate: Report on publicly listed mining firms
6.5.2022
Mining firm Core Scientific’s hash rate leads all public companies with 8.3 EH/s, and it mined 5,769 BTC in 2021
In Estonia, the Party’s Over for 'Hippie' Crypto Firms
5.5.2022
New laws could see the country’s crypto community slashed by 90%
Sequoia Capital Partner Believes Lots of VCs Will Pull Back From Crypto
2.5.2022
Shaun Maguire, a crypto partner of Sequoia Capital, one of the venture capital firms most active when it comes to investments in the cryptocurrency space, issued its opinion on the future of many VCs investing in crypto. To him, many of the companies that are now experimenting with crypto...
Belgian Registration for New Crypto Firms Kicks In on Sunday
29.4.2022
Existing wallet providers have until June 1 to notify under the anti-money laundering law
NYDFS calls for crypto firms to use blockchain analytics
28.4.2022
The regulatory agency asked crypto firms to adopt methods to ensure greater risk assessment for potentially problematic transactions
Tokens․com Makes a Big Metaverse Move into SuperWorld
26.4.2022
PRESS RELEASE. The Web3 Investment firm has purchased 40 NFT plots of virtual real estate on the SuperWorld platform. From companies like Apple and Facebook to brands like Puma and Gucci and beyond, suffice it to say the Metaverse is becoming the new frontier for commerce and community. And right...
A Year After Coinbase's Public Debut, Most Listed Crypto Firms Are Underwater Compared With Bitcoin's Performance; BTC Retreats From $42K
22.4.2022
Ukrainian crypto and blockchain firms survive despite ongoing conflict
20.4.2022
Executives at nonfungible token service provider Finch are planning to open an office in Miami, while many employees of blockchain firm NEAR have gathered in Lisbon
More Big-hitting South Korean Non-crypto Firms Eyeing Token Launches
20.4.2022
Yet more big-hitting South Korean companies from outside the crypto sector are beginning to branch out into crypto-related business – with the e-commerce giant TMon and the KOSDAQ-listed hotel chain Ananti making moves on the token issuance front....
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EU Crypto Firms Protest ‘Alarming’ Anti-Money Laundering Laws
19.4.2022
European industry is joining forces as it seeks to limit the impact of new proposals to cut the privacy of online payments and regulate stablecoins
FBI Issues Alert Concerning Malicious State-Sponsored North Korean Hackers Targeting Crypto Firms
19.4.2022
On April 18, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. Treasury Department, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published a Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) report concerning malicious North Korean state-sponsored cryptocurrency activity. According to the U.S....
BitLicensed Crypto Firms Ordered to Pay Annual Assessment Fees in New York
19.4.2022
The fees will bring virtual currency companies on par with those paid by banking and insurance institutions as a way for the state to recoup operating expense costs and “best support” the industry
Github suspends accounts of Russian developers linked to sanctioned firms
18.4.2022
Despite its promise to cater to the needs of individual developers, the latest wave of sanctions has forced the open-source platform to even block former employees of sanctioned firms
Fidelity Investments Launches Crypto, Metaverse ETFs — Says ‘We Continue to See Demand’
18.4.2022
Fidelity Investments, one of the largest financial services firms with more than $11 trillion under administration, is launching exchange-traded funds (ETFs) focusing on the crypto ecosystem and the metaverse. “We continue to see demand, particularly from young investors, for access to...
Crypto and Blockchain Firms Constitute 16% of UAE Free Zone’s Record Q1 Company Registrations
16.4.2022
Crypto and blockchain firms constituted 16% of the 655 new company registrations that were recorded in Q1 of 2022, the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) has said. The surge in crypto-related registrations also coincided with a quarterly period in which the DMCC is reported to have recorded...
Regulating crypto firms: 'It's important that policymakers are involved,' says Web3 Foundation COO
13.4.2022
According to Bertrand Perez, some lawmakers are still making decisions “too fast or without having education” on crypto, but Libra may given them a push to develop a framework
Billionaire David Rubenstein on Why He Changed His Mind About Crypto — Says ‘I Was Skeptical in the Beginning’
12.4.2022
David Rubenstein, the founder of Carlyle Group, one of the largest investment firms managing over $300 billion, says he was skeptical of crypto but now believes that “the genie is out of the bottle” and the crypto industry is not “going to go away anytime soon.” David...
UK Regulator Allows 5 Crypto Firms to Operate With Temporary Registration
11.4.2022
Britain’s top financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has allowed five crypto firms to continue to operate in the U.K. with temporary registration. The deadline for crypto firms to register with the FCA was last week but these five firms’ applications are still...