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Israeli Exchange Bits of Gold Becomes First Crypto Firm to Receive Capital Markets License
22.9.2022
The country's capital markets authority recently granted Israel's first crypto license to a private company that is not currently offering digital asset services, making Bits of Gold the first industry player to receive regulatory approval
Tribe DAO votes in favor of repaying victims of $80M Rari hack
22.9.2022
The vote to reimburse users affected by the hack was one of the final governance decisions for Tribe DAO which has announced plans to wind down
Crypto Exchange FTX in Discussions for Up to $1B Capital Raise at $32B Valuation: Report
22.9.2022
The exchange is raising the money as it considers acquisitions
Japanese Banking Heavyweight Nomura to Launch Crypto-Focused Venture Capital Arm
22.9.2022
On Wednesday, the Japanese financial holding company and principal member of the Nomura Group, Nomura Holdings, announced the launch of a crypto-focused venture capital unit called Laser Digital Holdings. Nomura’s move follows a number of financial giants entering the cryptocurrency industry...
Japanese banking giant Nomura launches digital ecosystem VC arm
21.9.2022
“Staying at the forefront of digital innovation is a key priority for Nomura,” said president and group CEO of Nomura Holdings Kentaro Okuda
Africa-Focused Crypto Exchange Yellow Card Raises $40 Million via Series B Round
21.9.2022
Africa-focused crypto exchange Yellow Card recently revealed it has closed its $40 million Series B funding round. The exchange’s announcement of its latest capital raise comes just over a year after it raised $15 million from its Series A round. Funds to Be Used for Development of...
Regulatory clarity will drive the next bull run, hedge fund co-founder
21.9.2022
As long as the regulation gives an institutional investor a very clear path to crypto, they’ll jump into the space, hedge fund co-founder CK Cheng told Cointelegraph
KuCoin Labs Co-Incubates BidShop.io With Republic Capital
20.9.2022
KuCoin Labs has further expanded the NFT ecosystem for good by incubating BidShop.io along with Republic Capital. The start-up, BidShop.io, brings in the factor of creating liquidity streams for the holders of non-fungible tokens. The function of gamifying the NFT sphere is its unique selling point...
Study: Samsung Named Most Active Investor in Crypto and Blockchain Startups
19.9.2022
Between September 2021 and mid-June 2022, Samsung invested in 13 crypto/blockchain companies thus making the South Korean corporation the most active among the top 40 corporations. Google’s parent Alphabet firm, on the other hand, tops the category of top corporations that participated...
NFTs will bring crypto to billions of users, explains VC investor
18.9.2022
The CEO and co-founder of Electric Capital, Avichal Garg, shares his views on the projects that will explode in the next bull cycle
Ex-Citadel execs raise $50M for high-frequency crypto trading platform
15.9.2022
Portofino’s backers believe that access to high-frequency trading, or HFT, could bring more hedge funds and institutional investors into crypto
Crypto Unit of Japan's SBI Wins Capital Markets License in Singapore
15.9.2022
SBI Digital Markets, a subsidiary of the digital asset arm of SBI Holdings, can now offer crypto securities and derivatives trading services to Singapore customers
SEC Sues 'Chicago Crypto Capital,' Employees for Illegally Selling BXY Tokens
14.9.2022
Chicago Crypto Capital (CCC), its owner, and two salesmen are being prosecuted for their illegal sale of BXY tokens to investors from August 2018 to September 2019
Report: South Korean Prosecutors Issue Arrest Warrant for Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon
14.9.2022
A warrant for the arrest of Do Kwon and five others has reportedly been issued by prosecutors in South Korea. The prosecutors allege that Kwon and his co-accused violated the country’s capital markets law. In addition to the arrest warrant, prosecutors will reportedly request an Interpol...
Institutional investors headed for a tipping point on crypto — Apollo Capital
14.9.2022
Apollo Capital CIO Henrik Andersson said there will come a point when not investing in crypto will be a “career risk.”
$491B asset manager KKR’s health care fund tokenized on Avalanche
14.9.2022
To access the fund on the Securitize protocol, investors need to submit their passport, fill out personal and tax information and complete a "liveness check."
Web3 Developer Platform Alchemy Is Raising $12M for New Venture Capital Fund
13.9.2022
It’s unclear what the funds will be used for, as Alchemy has a history of making investments through its venture capital arm and a separate grants program
Financial Heavyweights Citadel, Charles Schwab, Fidelity Confirm Cryptocurrency Exchange Launch
13.9.2022
A number of financial giants including Fidelity Investments, Citadel Securities, and Charles Schwab Corp. announced on Tuesday that the consortium of companies plans to launch a cryptocurrency exchange called EDX Markets. Reports note that firms like Paradigm, Sequoia Capital, and Virtu Financial...
Pantera Capital Loses Another Senior Exec as Crypto Hedge Fund’s CFO Departs: Source
13.9.2022
Ryan Davis is leaving and Matt Gorham, a long-time Pantera employee, will temporarily fill the job as senior-executive exodus continues
Algorand Foundation outlines $35M exposure to crypto lender Hodlnaut
12.9.2022
The Foundation stated that it is “pursuing all legal remedies to maximize asset recovery.”