Blockchain & Digital Assets

November 3, 2023 @ 5:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has been found guilty Thursday (November 2, 2023) on all seven counts that are related to fraud as well as money laundering. Bankman-Fried was indicted on fraud charges on December 22, 2022, following the collapse of his crypto… Read More

November 2, 2023 @ 10:13 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary, Paul Chan Mo-po, has asserted that stringent regulation of virtual assets is crucial for market development, defending the region’s new licensing regime in the wake of JPEX‘s collapse earlier this year. The unlicensed cryptocurrency exchange is currently under investigation, but Chan… Read More

November 2, 2023 @ 9:53 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) is working with HSBC Bank Middle East (HSBC) to develop digital fixed-income securities, paving the way for the introduction of a broader array of capital market use cases in the Middle East. The partnership leverages the investment product knowledge of… Read More

November 2, 2023 @ 5:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Swiss Tennis, the national association that advocates for a strong Swiss tennis community, is cooperating with Sygnum, the digital asset bank, in order “to launch the Swiss Tennis World Champion NFT art collection to support the next generation of tennis players in Switzerland.” Swiss Tennis… Read More

November 2, 2023 @ 3:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BIGG Digital Assets Inc. (CSE: BIGG), an innovator in the digital assets space and owner of Netcoins, and Blockchain Intelligence Group and TerraZero is pleased to announce a significant milestone in Blockchain Intelligence Group’s growth and global expansion strategy. Blockchain Intelligence Group has signed 1… Read More

November 2, 2023 @ 1:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Figure Lending LLC and Figure Technologies, Inc., a key player focused on transforming financial services through the power of blockchain technology, announced it has expanded its Partnership business to “include an increased offering under the Lending-as-a-Service (LaaS) platform, in addition to the previously launched Wholesale… Read More

November 2, 2023 @ 11:01 am By Michael Wong  |  

The Swiss National Bank said on Thursday it will start a pilot project next month using central bank digital currency (CBDC) for financial institutions. The project, named Helvetia Phase III, will involve the use of wholesale CBDC on the SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) platform, a… Read More

November 2, 2023 @ 10:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) has reportedly been registered to provide crypto-asset services in the UK. This, according to the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) update posted on its website. The news comes as the international payments firm builds a post-Brexit base in the country. Although the cryptocurrency… Read More

November 2, 2023 @ 10:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BitGo, the provider of financial services for digital assets, announces that its subsidiary in Germany, BitGo Europe GmbH, has received a crypto custody license from the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). BitGo has already been storing crypto assets “for its customers since 2019, also… Read More

November 1, 2023 @ 8:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Milan Velev, Nexo’s Chief Security Officer, who shared key insights with CI regarding the importance of setting standards for crypto platform security. Milan Velev from Nexo explained why crypto investors and traders need to prioritize security. He also commented on their… Read More

November 1, 2023 @ 7:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

Hong Kong is showing its support for digital assets today as ZA Bank, one of a handful of regulated digital banks in the jurisdiction, has announced support for crypto exchange OKX Hong Kong. ZA Bank has issued a statement indicating they will provide an operating… Read More

November 1, 2023 @ 1:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged SafeMoon LLC, founder Kyle Nagy, SafeMoon US LLC, its CEO John Karony, and CTO Thomas Smith, for fraud through the unregistered sale of a crypto asset security. Simultaneously, criminal charges were filed in the US Attorney’s Office for… Read More

November 1, 2023 @ 12:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Representative Patrick McHenry and Senator Cynthia Lummis have joined to issue a statement criticizing a recent action by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). McHenry is Chair of the House Financial Services Committee. Lummis sits on the Senate Banking Committee. The statement revolves around the… Read More

October 31, 2023 @ 2:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy, part of the House Financial Services Committee, has scheduled a hearing entitled; “The Tangled Web of Global Governance: How the Biden Administration is Ceding Authority Over American Financial Regulation.” The United States is home to the most… Read More

October 31, 2023 @ 11:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, CI reported that multiple regulators around the world had announced a partnership to collaborate on digital asset, or crypto asset, innovation. The goal is to enable innovation to thrive while protecting investors. The agencies participating in the partnership include the UK Financial Conduct Authority… Read More

October 31, 2023 @ 10:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

James Butterfill from CoinShares notes that rising optimism has “prompted largest inflows for 1 & ½ years at $326 million.” The team at CoinShares notes in their weekly update that digital asset investment products reportedly “saw inflows of US$326m, the largest single week of inflows… Read More

October 30, 2023 @ 5:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

eToro, the trading and investing platform, is announcing the launch of free ETF courses on the eToro Academy, made possible through a new partnership with iShares by BlackRock, the largest ETF provider in the world. With a global line-up of 1300+ ETFs and $3.12 trillion… Read More

October 30, 2023 @ 11:15 am By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the Financial Services Agency of Japan (FSA), the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), and the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will partner on digital asset innovation, including pilots in fixed income, foreign exchange and asset management products…. Read More

October 30, 2023 @ 10:36 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK government has released the results of a consultation on the regulation of digital assets or crypto.  The update includes information on fiat-backed stablecoins and managing “systemic digital settlement asset firms.” The consultation kicked off in February of this year and was completed at… Read More

October 30, 2023 @ 8:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin Suisse, the Swiss crypto-finance technology pioneer, announced the integration of MATIC, the primary token of the Polygon ecosystem, into its custodial staking services. Bitcoin Suisse’s expanded Polygon offerings now encompass custodial staking, trading, and custody solutions for MATIC. Staking entries are accessible with “a… Read More