2021-6-28 23:34 |
The cryptocurrency exchange has until Wednesday to comply with a new notice from the Financial Conduct Authority.
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The World Bank has rejected a request from El Salvador for assistance with its Bitcoin adoption plans, reports Reuters. The World Bank, an international financial institution that offers loans and grants to low-income countries, on Wednesday cited “environmental and transparency shortcomings” of Bitcoin as the reason for its turning down the request from El Salvador […]
2021-6-17 16:25 | |
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Silvergate Bank, a major financial institution partnered with crypto exchanges ranging from Kraken to Coinbase, recently cut ties with Binance. Earlier this Wednesday, Binance sent an email to its users stating that the platform would no longer support deposits and withdrawals via Silvergate Bank over SWIFT starting this Friday. As of now, Binance’s USD bank wire […]
2021-6-12 07:27 | |
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Google has announced an update to its financial products and services policy, which includes its policy on cryptocurrency advertising. The Tech Giant Introduces New Crypto Policy In a policy statement published Wednesday, Google said that “beginning August 3, advertisers offering Cryptocurrency Exchanges and Wallets targeting the United States may advertise those products and services when […]
2021-6-3 23:53 | |
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The price of Polygon MATIC/USD surged higher Wednesday morning, in part due to the cryptocurrency’s new backer: billionaire tech investor Mark Cuban. Polygon’s official Twitter account confirmed its inclusion as a Mark Cuban portfolio company although specific financial details were not disclosed.
2021-5-27 16:46 | |
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Germany’s financial regulator BaFin has warned crypto exchange Binance against offering security-tracking tokens without laying out an investor prospectus. The financial watchdog published a note on its website on Wednesday.
2021-4-30 14:48 | |
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Some people will never believe in bitcoin and the cryptocurrency economy Satoshi’s invention has created. A lot of cryptocurrency believers are familiar with the mainstream pundits and economists claiming bitcoin will go to zero, but oftentimes it’s the ones they care about the most that hope to see bitcoin fail. On Wednesday evening on Reddit, […]
2021-4-1 17:30 | |
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The crypto financial services provider Blockchain. com revealed on Wednesday that the company has raised $300 million in a financing round. Blockchain. com’s latest funding round follows the $120 million raise the company obtained last month.
2021-3-25 19:30 | |
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U.S. lawmakers will discuss whether or not terrorists use cryptocurrencies and decentralized systems to fund attacks on Thursday. Crypto in Terrorism Funding The House Financial Services Committee subcommittee on National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy revealed further details concerning its hearing on domestic terrorism funding late Wednesday, together with witness testimony. While cryptocurrencies aren’tRead More
2021-2-26 22:00 | |
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On Wednesday, Governor Shaktikanta Das said that India’s central bank has “major concerns” about cryptocurrencies. He flagged potential risks leading to financial stability. Crypto Adoption Woes The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been fundamentally opposed to cryptocurrencies ahead of the government’s plans to introduce a law to ban this form of assets and instituteRead More
2021-2-25 00:00 | |
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Ned Segal, Twitter’s chief financial officer (CFO) revealed that the social media giant was considering purchasing bitcoin, shortly after Tesla’s made a billion-dollar BTC investment. Twitter Could Add Bitcoin to Balance Sheet Based on Demand Speaking in an interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box on Wednesday (Feb.
2021-2-11 21:30 | |
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Payment processing giant Visa has partnered with First Boulevard, a neobank focused on building wealth for the black community, to pilot a new crypto application programming interface (API) program. Giving Financial Institutions Having Access to Cryptocurrency According to a press release on Wednesday (Feb.
2021-2-4 07:15 | |
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Swiss stock exchange SIX has revealed the listing of a new Bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP) from financial firm ETC Group. This was announced on Wednesday, 13th of January in a press release by the stock exchange.
2021-1-14 14:00 | |
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The Federal Reserve vowed to keep on throwing cash into financial markets until the US economic recovery is ensured. The Fed had a meeting on Wednesday following which Chairman Jerome Powell said the central banks’ tools are not well-suited to the issues faced by businesses and households.
2020-12-17 17:55 | |
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Frederick is the Vice President of Trading and Derivatives at the Schwab Center for Financial Research. He appeared on a Yahoo Finance segment on Wednesday, December 16. Apart from some standard questions surrounding equities and the ongoing Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Frederick couldn’t escape a take on the current BTC rally.
2020-12-17 23:03 | |
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China Construction Bank (CCB), one of the country’s “big four” financial players, is planning to raise up to $3 billion from a sale of bonds that individuals and institutions can trade in and out of using Bitcoin and the US dollar, financial publication WSJ reported Wednesday.
2020-11-12 14:06 | |
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Australian Senator Andrew Bragg endorsed blockchain technology, saying that it could be one of the solutions to ease compliance with financial regulations without the need to sacrifice transparency. In a speech that he delivered on Wednesday at the Future of Financial Services 2020 Virtual Conference, Bragg stated that the future of technology is one thatRead MoreRead More.
2020-11-5 14:00 | |
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San Francisco blockchain payments firm Ripple has made an investment into MoneyTap, owned by Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings. According to an announcement on Wednesday, Ripple will further strengthen its partnership with SBI Holdings and its subsidiary MoneyTap.
2020-10-30 21:54 | |
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Japanese cryptocurrency exchange TaoTao has been bought by financial services conglomerate Strategic Business Innovator Group (SBI). According to a press release published on Wednesday, October 7, SBI Liquidity Market, the group’s forex and derivatives arm, has purchased a 100% stake in TaoTao — making it a fully-owned subsidiary.
2020-10-8 18:45 | |
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The number of global Bitcoin ATMs hit 10,000 on Wednesday, seven years after the first machine was installed in Vancouver, Canada. According to Norwegian financial services company AksjeBloggen, the total number of Bitcoin ATMs has increased significantly in recent years—jumping 87% from the 5,336 recorded just a year ago.
2020-9-17 12:47 | |
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Archax, a London-based company has become the first digital securities exchange and custodian to be regulated by the U. K. regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Archax Obtains Various Licenses for the FCA The company made the announcement via a press release on Wednesday (August 19, 2020).
2020-8-20 23:07 | |
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Diginex, a collaborative blockchain-based financial and tech firm, announced its new digital asset exchange, Equos.io, set to become the first publicly traded crypto exchange in the U.S. The official announcement on Wednesday states the exchange will kick off trading spot markets with the integration of perpetual swaps, and other derivatives set to be built shortly. […]
2020-7-30 15:29 | |
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Russian lawmakers passed a bill on Wednesday that gives cryptocurrencies legal status but, at the same time, banned them from being used as a means of payment. Duma, the lower house of parliament, approved the bill on digital financial assets in the third and final reading.
2020-7-24 18:39 | |
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Japan is increasing its efforts in developing a central bank digital currency (CBDC), reported the largest financial paper in Japan, Nikkei on Wednesday. The post further confirms that the Japanese government plans to add the development of a digital yen into its policy framework this year.
2020-7-15 18:11 | |
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London-based bitcoin firm B2C2 announced on Wednesday that it is selling stakes worth $30 million to SBI Holdings, Inc. The FCA-approved crypto business confirmed that it would provide liquidity to SBI.
2020-7-2 20:00 | |
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Facebook-led Libra Association announced on Wednesday the appointment of Stuart Levey as its CEO. Levey served as Obama’s Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence and will now be joining the Libra Association as its very first Chief Executive Officer.
2020-5-7 07:21 | |
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The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) granted its BitLicense and money transmitter license to Eris Clearing LLC, the clearing and settlement division of ErisX. ErisX Clearing LLC Now Licensed Money Transmitter ErisX announced the news of the approval of the BitLicense on Wednesday (May 6, 2020).
2020-5-7 07:14 | |
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More and more traders would dump their altcoin investments to seek shelter in bitcoin amidst a deepening financial crisis, according to Qiao Wang, head of product at Messari. The New York-based angel investor said Wednesday that he expects bitcoin’s dominance to rise above 90 percent by the end of the ongoing economic slowdown. The term...
2020-3-26 15:22 | |
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Square Financial Services was given conditional approval by the FDIC Board for an Industrial Loan Company bank charter on Wednesday.
2020-3-19 00:42 | |
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Last Wednesday, SIX, the Swiss provider of exchange services, financial information and banking, and blockchain asset trading platform Omniex signed a partnership agreement. The partnership will provide a gateway to digital exchanges (including cryptocurrency exchanges) and OTC market makers worldwide for SIX and its clients.
2020-2-27 22:40 | |
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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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According to the US House Financial Services Committee, the nature of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies allows Nazis and domestic terrorists to fund their activities. US officials voice concerns over Bitcoin terrorist financing This Wednesday, a US House Financial Services Committee held a hearing during which its members addressed the topic of cryptocurrencies.
2020-1-17 03:00 | |
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New York’s governor Andrew Cuomo wants the Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) to have more power when it comes to regulating licensed entities, cryptocurrency startups included. Presenting his “state of the state” plan for 2020 on Wednesday, he published 321 pages of proposals that include a new perspective on existing exemptions some consumer financial services […]
2020-1-9 21:19 | |
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United States' financial regulators on Wednesday, 4 December, appealed to federal and state officials to monitor risks from digital assets like Bitcoin. The panel consisted of Treasury Secretary SteveThe post United States' FSOC asks officials to monitor risks from digital assets appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-12-5 13:34 | |
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The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has an agenda to set industry standards across the financial sector, including blockchain, a senior official from the bank said on Wednesday. Speaking at a meeting of the National Technical Committee, PBoC vice president Yifei Fan said the bank aims to better regulate new technologies applied across the financial […]
2019-11-22 09:00 | |
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OneConnect Financial Technology, the banking and blockchain arm of China's largest insurance company, filed a prospectus with the SEC on Wednesday.
2019-11-14 04:08 | |
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Financial regulators in Hong Kong will introduce clear cut rules to govern the operations of cryptocurrency exchanges. Meanwhile, reports show that fund managers continue to struggle with the stringent requirements for crypto investment in Hong Kong.
2019-11-6 11:00 | |
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California-based Armanino, an accounting and business consulting company, has introduced a new blockchain-powered software tool. Launched on Wednesday, the company’s distributed ledger technology (DLT)-based tool can reportedly perform firm-originated financial audits within seconds. Dubbed the...
2019-11-3 11:14 | |
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On Wednesday, October 30, Cred and the Universal Protocol Alliance will be hosting a live demonstration of a point-of-sale (PoS) device that enables purchases with cryptocurrency. Cred’s PoS financial operating system allows customers to utilize any crypto wallet for purchases at the PoS and will debut with bitcoin cash acceptance.
2019-10-28 18:30 | |
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Lingering political unrest rendered millions of Lebanese nationals unable to access their own money deposited with banks for the seventh consecutive day on Wednesday, highlighting once again how Bitcoin can serve as an alternative financial system.
2019-10-24 07:24 | |
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Mark Zuckerberg will appear before Congress on Wednesday to defend Facebook’s controversial ‘cryptocurrency’ project, Libra. In his prepared remarks, the Facebook CEO will tell lawmakers that America risks losing “financial leadership” to China if they don’t get behind his company’s plan.
2019-10-23 13:07 | |
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Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) futures suffered another collapse in early trading Wednesday, pointing to a weak stock market open. As US manufacturing data falls to a fresh decade-low, traders are battling with yet another throwback to the 2008 financial crisis.
2019-10-2 13:08 | |
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In a blog post published on Wednesday, Libra cofounder David Marcus tried to justify Facebook's move to, saying that it is going to be an asset to the global population as most of them lack access to modern financial services.
2019-9-26 19:16 | |
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The Federal Reserve Bank of New York very quietly handed out $75 billion in cash to the banks on Wednesday in a process known as a ‘repurchase operation,’ or repo. This emergency measure hasn’t been used at scale for a decade, since the last financial crisis.
2019-9-18 12:41 | |
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As more and more astronomical objects make their way in the crypto-sphere, Facebook’s Libra is still waiting out to check all the boxes before it hits the market as a ‘global currency’.
2019-9-12 13:00 | |
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Facebook’s cryptocurrency project Libra is now seeking a Swiss payment license, said financial watchdog FINMA on Wednesday. Social media giant Facebook (FB) first announced its plan to launch a cryptocurrency in June, as an attempt to move into global payments that has drawn intense scrutiny from global financial authorities. The stablecoin Libra, which is planned […]
2019-9-11 17:55 | |
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Conditions are favorable for another steep fall in the U. S. Treasury bond yield curve, says UBS, Switzerland’s largest financial institution. In revised projections published Wednesday, the bank identified U.
2019-9-5 23:11 | |
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The US government has released a series of advisory notes, one of which specifically looks at the role played by cryptocurrencies in the buying and selling of illegal substances such as fentanyl.
2019-8-22 14:20 | |
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Robinhood expanded its fee-free crypto trading platform to the United Kingdom. Robinhood announced Wednesday that the Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates U. K. financial services, has given it its blessing to operate in the country.
2019-8-9 11:23 | |
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The licensing of Quedex means hedge funds, miners, and institutions now have another crypto-investment option. Crypto-futures Grow in Popularity On Wednesday Quedex, a crypto futures and options exchange announced that it had obtained a license from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) to operate as a crypto derivatives exchange.
2019-8-2 20:21 | |
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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.