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Malaysian financial services firm Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad is getting into digital assets.
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As firm in Switzerland, is now permitted to integrate a blockchain IPO that offers tokenized shares. In an announcement made Wednesday, Andriotto Financial Services says that Overture, the firm for which it offers financial advice, is going to provide something different than what other security offerings do: “The company has approved the first Swiss articles […]
2020-1-29 20:14 | |
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned people of a cryptocurrency clone firm, going by the name – ICAP Crypto. It is a crypto-clone company of the ICAP Europe Limited. Their modus operandi is that they use the information of people taken from a credible firm and show themselves as a legit organization.
2019-5-26 00:00 | |
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The FCA has reported that ICAP Crypto is a clone firm used in scams and is not affiliated with FCA-authorized firm ICAP Europe Limited
2019-5-25 03:25 | |
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Cryptocurrency trading firm Robinhood on May 23, 2019, announced that it had launched its zero-fee crypto trading app in New York. Robinhood Enters New York After bagging the coveted BitLicense from the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYFDS) in January 2019, Robinhood has now announced that its users in New York will beRead MoreRead More.
2019-5-24 14:04 | |
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Grayscale Investments, a digital asset management firm, made an announcement with regard to the second largest cryptocurrency in the market, Ethereum. The platform stated that the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority [FINRA] approved its Ethereum Trust, ETHE, making it the third publicly quoted investment product.
2019-5-23 16:18 | |
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Changpeng Zhao is seeking damages from VC firm Sequoia Capital China for having ostensibly hurt his reputation and unjustly prevented him from raising capital
2019-5-23 14:30 | |
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The recently-created Square Crypto – the digital currency division of financial services firm Square – has just announced that it is poised to make its first hire. However, despite the seeming inclusiveness of the name Square Crypto, the project seems very much focused on the original decentralised digital asset, Bitcoin.
2019-5-23 02:00 | |
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Cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex on May 21, 2019, announced that it had partnered with blockchain security solutions firm IdentityMind to bolster its anti-money laundering (AML) measures. Tightening Security Measures The Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) persistence to establish strict crypto regulations across the globe has weighed down on exchange platforms who have, to date, been followingRead MoreRead More.
2019-5-22 20:00 | |
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By CCN: In a brazen but unsurprising move last week, Democrats issued a subpoena to accounting firm Mazars USA for eight years’ worth of Donald Trump’s financial records. It should thus come as no surprise that Barack Obama judicial appointee U.
2019-5-21 05:56 | |
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By CCN: JPMorgan doesn’t love bitcoin. The bank – the United States’ biggest financial institution by assets – has been historically pessimistic about the flagship cryptocurrency, so just when bitcoin prices started going through the roof, it decided to crash the party with a dire warning.
2019-5-20 15:17 | |
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Social media firm Facebook has set up a new financial technology firm in Geneva, Switzerland, Reuters reports, May 17, 2019. Facebook Quietly Sets up a Fintech Firm According to a filing with the Geneva Commercial Register, on May 2, 2019, Facebook Global Holdings II LLC registered a firm named Libra Networks LLC.
2019-5-20 11:00 | |
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According to a filing as seen on the Geneva Commercial Register, Facebook Global – the parent company for the most popular social media platform in the world – has just registered Libra Networks LLC, a new financial technology company.
2019-5-18 09:07 | |
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Citing data from blockchain research firm TokenAnalyst, Bloomberg reported on May 15, 2019, that the current boom in the price of bitcoin (BTC) might just be the consequence of investors withdrawing their holdings from large exchanges due to renewed ambiguity surrounding their financial health.
2019-5-17 20:00 | |
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The first quarter of 2019 was bullish for the digital asset management firm Grayscale Investments and the company is gearing up to have another run. According to a first quarter “Digital Asset Investment Report” from the company, published on May 13, 2019, product inflows from Grayscale Investments grew by 42 percent over Q4 2018.
2019-5-15 19:23 | |
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It looks as if cryptocurrency service providers will have to adopt stricter know-your-customer (KYC) policies all across the world — and not everyone is happy about that.
2019-5-13 21:33 | |
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Tether has taken a lot of heat for admitting it is running a fractional reserve. There’s no doubt that Tether’s unregulated nature makes this approach risky and that its lack of transparency is unsettling, but the entire modern banking system is architected on fractioned assets.
2019-5-13 16:37 | |
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By CCN: The United Arab Emirates has granted crypto exchange BitOasis a preliminary license which allows it to operate a digital asset wallet and a trading platform in the region. According to Dubai-based BitOasis, this will make the firm Middle East’s first regulated bitcoin exchange.
2019-5-13 15:33 | |
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Bitcoin Could Retest All-Time High In 24 Months Earlier this year, prior to the recent Bitcoin (BTC) surge to and past $6,000, we reported that Canaccord Genuity Capital Markets, a Vancouver, Canada-based financial services firm,.
2019-5-13 14:00 | |
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Bitcoin Exchange Guide (BEG) has previously reported on cryptocurrency exchange, ErisX’s decision and success in launching a spot market. A spot market is defined as a public market in which financial instruments are traded for immediate delivery.
2019-5-13 22:34 | |
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According to a report by the firm appointed to oversee the financial affairs of now defunct crypto exchange QuadrigaCX, the trading venue has only $21 million of a total $160 million it owes out. The exchange shut up shop earlier this year a month after its CEO supposedly died in mysterious circumstances.
2019-5-11 02:00 | |
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Bitcoin could hit $20,000 by 2021, according to analysts looking at past market trends
2019-5-11 22:43 | |
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Canadian mining firm Hut 8 Mining has published its financial statements and results for 2018. Hut 8 announced a net comprehensive loss of $136 million, adding to the list of companies negatively affected by the best market, in a press release on May 8, 2018.
2019-5-9 18:00 | |
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Blockchain security and cryptocurrency custody firm BitGo has appointed a Wall Street high-frequency trader as its head of financial services
2019-5-9 16:50 | |
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By CCN. com: Online financial services firm PayPal believes it is too early to pronounce Bitcoin as the future of payments. Nevertheless, the $128 billion financial services firm is pursuing blockchain and cryptocurrency projects, Yahoo Finance reports.
2019-5-8 16:07 | |
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By CCN: Barry Silbert, who is at the helm of Grayscale Investments, is taking his firm’s ‘Drop Gold’ campaign to Wall Street, or at least to Midtown. Grayscale’s Silbert was a featured guest on Fox Business’ “Mornings with Maria” program featuring host Maria Bartiromo, who prior to joining Fox Business rose to fame at CNBC.
2019-5-8 03:00 | |
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Ant Financial has participated in a $10 million Series A round and partnered with QEDIT, an Israeli blockchain privacy solutions firm that develops zero-knowledge proof tech
2019-5-7 13:04 | |
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Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial has participated in a $10 million funding round for blockchain privacy startup QEDIT and is using the firm's tech.
2019-5-7 11:00 | |
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There are several fraudsters around the world that affect not only individuals but also companies and organizations of all types and sectors. These fraudulent schemes can create large financial losses, fines and deteriorate the reputation of a firm.
2019-5-7 06:25 | |
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As part of its efforts to be regulatory compliant, Malta-based crypto exchange Binance has partnered with Blockchain startup Elliptic. According to a Coindesk report, the partnership will help Binance mitigate anti-money laundering (AML) concerns as it expands into new regions.
2019-5-3 19:27 | |
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Delphi Digital has returned with another installment of its unspent transaction output (UTXO) reports. Recalling its report from January of this year, the research firm says bitcoin’s market cycle is right on track.
2019-5-3 18:44 | |
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Crypto security and intelligence firm CipherTrace has published its Q1 2019 Cryptocurrency Anti-Money Laundering Report, revealing that exchange platforms all over the world have lost nearly $400 million as a result of hacks and thefts.
2019-5-3 17:40 | |
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BitPay, the Atlanta-based payment service provider, created a buzz in the crypto-community after publicly announcing a partnership with Refundo, a financial services firm. The main objective of this collaboration is to enable U.
2019-5-2 16:00 | |
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On April 30, the global cryptocurrency payment processing firm Bitpay announced its partnership with the tax-related financial products and services provider Refundo. The collaboration will give U.
2019-4-30 20:40 | |
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The latest edition of “Targeting scams,” an annual report released by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) revealed that the country saw a 190 percent increase in cryptocurrency scams, with a total of $6.
2019-4-30 20:07 | |
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New York-based online brokerage firm E-Trade Financial Corp. has plans to launch trading services for digital assets, Bloomberg reports. Bitcoin and ether will be the first assets to be supported by E-Trade’s crypto trading service, but the firm has plans to list other assets in the future.
2019-4-30 16:57 | |
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Following approval from European authorities, Swiss investment firm Final Frontier is partnering with Bitfury Group to launch a regulated bitcoin mining fund for personal and institutional investors.
2019-4-26 19:00 | |
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Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of the Bitcoin (BTC) project, always expressed an inkling of mistrust and cynicism towards centralized institutions, including Wall Street and the incumbent government.
2019-4-25 15:43 | |
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Ripple, a leading U. S based Fintech company providing payment settlement solutions, released its Q1 report for the year 2019. The report provides insight into the amount of XRP taken out from the escrow account, the firm’s financial progress, and an overall update on the XRP market.
2019-4-25 08:30 | |
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Tangem, a manufacturer of ‘smart card’ crypto wallets, recently received a $15 million investment from Japanese financial services firm SBI Group
2019-4-25 21:44 | |
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Societe Generale SFH, a subsidiary of the Societe Generale Group, announced yesterday that it issued covered bonds worth EUR 100 million as security tokens via the Ethereum network. This is the first time the lending firm has made such a move as it explores ways to use blockchain technology to ease financial transactions.
2019-4-24 18:09 | |
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CryptoNinjas Final Frontier, a Swiss investment firm focused on DLT and blockchain technology, today announced the launch of a fully regulated bitcoin mining fund designed for institutional and professional investors, following authorization by a European financial regulator.
2019-4-24 18:04 | |
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CryptoNinjas Billon Solutions Sp. z o. o. , a fully owned subsidiary of Billon Group in the UK, announced today it has obtained permission from the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (Komisja Nadzoru Finansowego – KNF) to operate as a registered electronic money institution.
2019-4-24 17:46 | |
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By CCN. com: Ordinarily, institutional investors in the crypto space are usually portrayed as primarily interested in investing only in digital assets. Now, a partnership between blockchain startup Bitfury Group and Swiss investment firm Final Frontier aims to offer institutional and professional investors a way to reap from Bitcoin’s infrastructure too.
2019-4-24 14:04 | |
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By CCN: The markets may be moving into the green, but 30 Coinbase engineers will be seeing red tonight after they were reportedly laid off and the firm’s Chicago office closed. It’s a sure sign that despite positive sentiment returning, the crypto bear market is still determined to shrink a few more businesses before it’s over.
2019-4-24 01:07 | |
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A firm working to bring traditional financial services to those invested in crypto assets has lowered the minimum Bitcoin account balance required to receive interest payments. The move is reportedly in response to public pressure to make the service more accessible.
2019-4-24 00:00 | |
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Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is looking into two major cryptocurrency exchange platforms as part of an investigation. According to a report published by Reuters Japan on April 23, 2019, the investigation by the financial watchdog is connected to the legal compliance and customer protection standards of trading platforms Fisco Digital Asset Group (FDAG) and Huobi Japan, the Japanese subsidiary of Huobi Global.
2019-4-24 22:55 | |
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Abra has long been a household name in the crypto industry, providing consumers worldwide with financial services and investment opportunities that are centered around Bitcoin (BTC) and other digital assets.
2019-4-23 19:06 | |
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CryptoNinjas Chaineum, a French corporate financial advisory firm in ICOs and STOs, with a strategic focus on both its clients’ business and blockchain technology, announced today that after 2 years of development and proof of concepts (POCs) for different industries, Chaineum Labs, the company’s.
2019-4-23 10:49 | |
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By CCN. com: Wall Street firm JPMorgan has a plan to save the banking industry’s lucrative cross-border payments business from alternatives such as Bitcoin and fintechs such as Ripple and TransferWise – expand the use cases for its permissioned blockchain network, the Interbank Information Network (IIN) to include settling payments.
2019-4-22 15:49 | |
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HKVAEX and VAEXC are different crypto platforms in Hong Kong and have nothing to do with each other, a HKVAEX representative said.
Swan co-founder Yan Pritzker said the firm is pro-privacy and doesn’t oppose customers’ use of such services, but to work, it has to follow FinCEN regulations.
SEBA Bank began its quest for Hong Kong expansion in late 2022, setting up an office in November, with the firm obtaining an in-principle approval to offer virtual asset trading services by August 2023.
Crypto adoption in the United Kingdom has been growing as the country adopts more regulations targeting crypto and stablecoins, the study shows.
Hong Kong regulators have only approved a handful of crypto exchanges to date that are permitted to offer crypto retail trading services.
India has advocated for a global crypto framework for years despite its own crypto ecosystem still lacking a clear regulatory framework and simpler taxation.
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s prolonged deliberation over a spot Bitcoin ETF is stoking expectations of a joint decision for all applications.