2020-7-2 19:03 |
DEX, a new UAE bitcoin and crypto Multilateral Trading Facility and Custodian, has now secured a Financial Services Permission (FSP) from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) in the United Arab Emirates. origin »
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Crypto firms such as Binance, OKX and MoonPay have announced they’ve been working to comply with the United Kingdom’s new financial promotion rules.
2023-10-10 11:38 | |
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Coinspeaker New York Financial Watchdog NYDFS Adopts New Rule, Here’s What It Entails Before now, New York's Financial Services Law vividly lacked such provision that would seek to assess operating costs.
2023-4-18 13:07 | |
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The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has adopted a new regulation for how crypto companies will be assessed for costs associated with their supervision.
2023-4-18 18:17 | |
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The rise of Circle’s USDC stablecoin – as opposed to the controversial Tether (USDT) – is a threat to the broader financial system, as it could increase the chance of run risks from smaller issuers, researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York wrote in a new paper published Monday.
2022-10-4 20:32 | |
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The evolution of new digital technologies has created a new shift in the value proposition for financial products and services. Digital asset management based on distributed ledger technology has opened the gates to financial institutions and regulators, with the aim of disrupting this new wave.
2020-11-22 09:00 | |
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STASIS said Tuesday its new wallet would offer regulated financial institutions a new gateway into cryptocurrencies.
2020-3-4 22:10 | |
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The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) is revisiting how it licenses crypto startups.
2019-10-23 20:45 | |
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With new crypto laws set to come into effect at the end of this month, the Financial Markets Authority, France's financial watchdog, is expected to approve a round of three to four initial coin offerings from crypto-related businesses.
2019-7-17 18:33 | |
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In 2013, cryptocurrency investors, enthusiasts, financial regulators and the crypto community witnessed the largest bitcoin exchange in the world, Mt. Gox, collapse. New York regulators decided they needed to step in and ensure that kind of thing did not happen in their state.
2019-5-13 11:56 | |
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Financial Services Can Be Improved Using New Technologies There are new technologies that are changing the way financial institutions work. And indeed, the integration between the old financial system and the new one is underway.
2018-10-20 18:48 | |
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If the blockchain industry had been knocking at the iron-clad gates of the Securities and Exchange Commission, it appears access was just granted. The US’s supreme financial watchdog unveiled the Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology, or ‘FinHub’, which aims to help streamline the legal affairs of blockchain companies and fintech startups by boiling down […] The post SEC to Engage Directly with ICOs and the Public via New Portal appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2018-10-20 10:00 | |
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In March of this year, Mexico was lauded by tech experts for becoming the first country in Latin America to pass a law regulating fintech, thus unlocking the potential of blockchain technologies to solve entrenched problems relating to political transparency and financial inclusion.
2018-10-20 02:14 | |
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It’s been weeks since ether has seen a new high or a new low and the market has found itself range-bound. At the moment, we are seeing signs of distribution as large rounds of selling have remained present during key support tests:Figure 1: ETHUSD, 4 Hour Candles, Trading RangeSo far, for the last few weeks, ether has seen a trend of higher lows and low highs (the converging red trendlines).
2018-10-20 01:31 | |
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North Korean cybercrime hacking group The Lazarus Group is currently the biggest crypto hacking syndicate in the world, having stolen millions worth of cryptocurrencies from online exchanges.
2018-10-20 00:22 | |
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Emma Integrates Crypto Exchanges And Money Management App A London-based financial startup called Emma has recently launched a new platform for crypto exchanges to integrate them with the app from the company.
2018-10-19 20:28 | |
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One of the largest financial services worldwide just made a move that might create a huge impact on the cryptocurrency sector. Fidelity Investments, a Boston-based asset management firm that handles around $7.
2018-10-19 19:49 | |
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Ripple has been generating some positive headlines lately and today just adds to its collection. The platform’s CEO Brad Garlinghouse is set to participate in a blockchain summit on October 18, 2018, in New York.
2018-10-19 11:45 | |
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Although digital payments have seen a massive boom, driven mostly by developing markets the innovation landscape in payments is uncertain as BigTech entrants make their presence felt, and incumbents face technical and regulatory complexity in the development of new collaborative payments ecosystems between themselves and FinTechs. World Payments Report 2018 finds that it will take […]
2018-10-19 09:42 | |
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The integration of legacy financial services, blockchains, and the emerging class of digital assets are underway. The potential of this new open financial system is enormous, but there are still several obstacles that need to be overcome for the promises of a new financial paradigm to come to fruition.
2018-10-19 07:12 | |
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The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a new office to engage with cryptocurrency and blockchain startups. Called the Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology (FinHub), the division will make it easier for fintech startups to interact with the regulator on related issues and the legal implications of products before they launch them.
2018-10-19 01:51 | |
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Binance sees stablecoins like tether, and potentially the Gemini Dollar, as "critical for our ecosystem," the exchange's chief financial officer says.
2018-10-19 23:50 | |
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According to recent court documents, an Amended Consolidated Class Action Complaint has been filed at a U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against BitConnect.
2018-10-19 22:58 | |
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Американская Комиссия по ценным бумагам и биржам (SEC) объявила в четверг, 17 октября, о создании Стратегического хаба по инновациям и финансовым технологиям (FinHub). Целью нового подразделения названа помощь финтех-стартапам, в том числе тем, которые занимаются организацией ICO, в юридических тонкостях при продвижении своих продуктов.
2018-10-18 22:58 | |
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Emma, a London-based startup firm specializing in money management services, has launched cryptocurrency exchange integration for its new app. The platform, which the company describes as a kind of “financial advocate” service, is designed to help millennials gain a better understanding of their finances.
2018-10-18 21:30 | |
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Glassdoor Economic Research is delivering much needed good news to the crypto community saying that despite extreme price volatility and regulatory uncertainty, the number of crypto jobs in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector has risen by 300 percent since the same time last year.
2018-10-19 21:27 | |
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Malta is fast becoming an international hot-spot for blockchain entrepreneurs, but reports have indicated two-thirds of applicants failed the licensing exam for operating cryptocurrency-related businesses.
2018-10-18 16:44 | |
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A consortium backed by major Chinese corporations Tencent and Huawei will debut its new open source “blockchain ecosystem” FISCO BCOS at the Singapore Fintech Festival next month. BCOS is geared towards providing enterprise-grade distributed ledger (DLT) solutions.
2018-10-18 13:46 | |
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The law offices of Pomerantz LLP in New York have filed a series of civil suits against MGT Capital Investment and its executive officers on behalf of several of the trading firm’s past or present customers.
2018-10-18 20:05 | |
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Trading platforms are the bridge between old and new financial systems, and regulators can oversee them with existing laws, the president of the Dutch central bank has said.
2018-10-17 20:01 | |
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Crypto-to-USD lender BlockFi has announced that it will support loans backed by both Litecoin and Gemini’s recent stablecoin token GUSD. This is the first time the company is expanding to accept collateral in one of the crypto industry’s top-10 assets besides bitcoin and ether.
2018-10-16 16:07 | |
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MIT will create a new college with courses combining AI, machine learning, and data science with other academic disciplines. With $1 billion in funding, this will be the largest financial investment in AI by any US academic institution.
2018-10-16 12:55 | |
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Fidelity Investments has announced the launch of a new company dedicated to providing cryptocurrency services including custody and trade execution. The services will be available to institutional investors such as hedge funds, family offices, and market intermediaries.
2018-10-16 06:50 | |
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Most of the financial and cryptocurrency industry is familiar with the rantings of Nouriel Roubini. He has been vocal for years, voicing his aggressive and negative stance on cryptocurrency, sometimes to the point of making erroneous predictions in an effort to deter anyone else from investing. He even has gone to Washington DC to speak […]
2018-10-16 01:03 | |
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Major South Korean Financial Holding Gets Blockchain Patent For Improved Fintech Security The KB Financial Group, a South Korean financial holding company, has recently received a patent for a new blockchain solution which consists in a a blockchain-based app for the security of fintech companies.
2018-10-16 00:08 | |
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One of the world’s largest financial service providers, Fidelity Investments, has announced the launch of a new company, Fidelity Digital Assets Services, LLC. The company aims to offer “enterprise-quality” custody and trade execution services for digital assets, aka cryptocurrencies, to institutional investors, including hedge funds, family offices and market intermediaries.
2018-10-16 23:04 | |
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Fidelity Investments, one of the world’s largest financial institutions managing assets in excess of $2 trillion, announced Monday that it would be launching a new platform for the trading and storage of digital assets.
2018-10-16 22:20 | |
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Ripple, a digital currency that uses blockchain technology for its payments solution, has gained traction in the financial services through its continuous introduction of new platforms. The most notable service offered by Ripple is the facilitation of cross-border transactions between banks and other financial institutions.
2018-10-15 19:08 | |
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank have weighed in on sovereign considerations and global implications of blockchain and other financial services technologies.
2018-10-15 19:01 | |
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The Liquid Network is now live, allowing fast, secure transactions without the encumbrances of the main Bitcoin blockchain. In a blog post announcing the launch, Blockstream, one of Bitcoin’s leading development companies, declared that the new sidechain would facilitate transactions between “exchanges, brokers, market makers, and financial institutions around the world.
2018-10-15 15:42 | |
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Big Four consultancy KPMG is expanding its blockchain activities beyond pure financial services work to explore a less-traveled path.
2018-10-15 11:00 | |
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With digital tokens now becoming a hot cake in the financial market, an ardent need to lower the entry level of opening new cryptocurrency exchange is required. Armed with prior industry experience, Ripa Exchange, across decentralized exchange platform empowered by the ARK Blockchain technology has made a burgeoning entry in the market.
2018-10-15 01:30 | |
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Goldman Sachs has been on both the positive and the negative sides of the cryptocurrency industry. Despite having slammed the idea of digital assets, the financial services company is looking into launching a trading desk.
2018-10-15 19:49 | |
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Blockvest is being sued the Securities and Exchange Commission for making false claims that the regulator’s approval for its planned ICO. The regulator is looking for an injunction against the defendant in return for all the financial gains of its ICO activities.
2018-10-15 18:00 | |
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There are several financial and economic experts that blame virtual currencies and blockchain technology. One of them is Nouriel Roubini that has always attacked cryptocurrencies on social media, events and even in the US Senate.
2018-10-14 05:47 | |
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The Kingdom of Bahrain is an island nation of the Middle East. Home to around 1. 23 million people and a very forward thinking population. Interestingly, Bahrain has a very powerful political position as a result of its location, therefore, cryptocurrency adoption in Bahrain could turn out to have a very significant impact.
2018-10-14 23:00 | |
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Was the Ether premining a “criminal” act, and should Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin be called out for this “scam”? Notable economist and New York University professor Dr. Nouriel Roubini thinks so.
2018-10-14 19:19 | |
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Chart for LTC/USD (1W) Gemini just announced Litecoin (LTC) support. A new exchange backed by TD Ameritrade has already made clear its intention to list Litecoin (LTC). Coinbase already has it and so does Circle.
2018-10-13 18:00 | |
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Noted economist Nouriel Roubini sounded off on virtual currency and blockchain in a recent Senate hearing. The NYU professor classified cryptocurrency as a big scam and a bubble. Prominent economist Nouriel Roubini is one of the few who accurately predicted the 2008 financial crisis.
2018-10-13 05:00 | |
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Coinbase – one of the largest digital currency exchanges in the U. S. – is nixing its index fund designed for accredited investors and shifting its focus to a new retail product, The Block reportshttps://theblockcrypto.
2018-10-14 04:27 | |
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M2, a UAE-based crypto exchange, experienced a significant security breach that resulted in the loss of $13. 7 million in digital assets. In a Nov. 1 statement, the exchange disclosed that the incident occurred on Oct.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced an exemption of many crypto-related activities from its 5% Value-Added Tax (VAT).
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has exempted crypto transactions from the country’s 5% value-added tax (VAT). This exemption is part of an amendment to the Executive Regulation of the Federal Decree Law on VAT.
Ripple announced the in-principle license from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) on Tuesday, Oct. 1. DFSA’s approval could see Ripple unlock its end-to-end payment services in the UAE as well as boost overall Middle East presence.
Tether will launch a Dirham-pegged stablecoin in collaboration with Phoenix Group. New stablecoin will join USDT, EURT and other Tether-issued stablecoins. Tether plans to add a new stablecoin pegged to the United Arab Emirates’ Dirham to its suite of stablecoins, according to an announcement on Aug.
Gate Ventures, the venture capital arm of Gate. io exchange, has partnered with Abu Dhabi’s Blockchain Center to launch Falcon Gate, a $100 million Web3 innovation fund, according to a statement shared with CryptoSlate.
RAKBANK partners with Bitpanda to create a digital asset management platform. The digital asset management platform awaits approval from the Central Bank of the UAE. UAE’s crypto adoption continues to grow with new regulations and direct bank transactions.