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April 29, 2019 @ 7:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

A document recently published by the Fintech Council of the German Federal Government has outlined the country’s potential approach to blockchain technology. The document is a consultation entitled “Stellungnahme des FinTechRat zur Blockchain-Strategie der Bundesregierung im Rahmen der öffentlichen Konsultation.” The “FinTechRat” is an advisory… Read More

April 29, 2019 @ 2:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced the first cross border tests of the Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN) – a grouping of global regulators seeking to collaborate on Fintech innovation. The FCA states they received 44 applications for the pilot. After this initial… Read More

April 29, 2019 @ 1:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

It is UK Fintech Week in London and there has been a flurry of announcements regarding new programs designed to boost the status of London as a leading Fintech hub. In a speech this morning, Christopher Woolard, Executive Director of Strategy and Competition at the… Read More

April 29, 2019 @ 11:55 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released a report on Fintech innovation and progress made in the last few years and so far, the feedback is encouraging. It is widely recognized that the UK is a leading, global Fintech hub. This fact would not… Read More

April 29, 2019 @ 10:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following its Series C funding round, global cryptocurrency exchange Liquid.com announced it has partnered with Virtual Currency Partners (VCP) to create a jointly-owned entity called Liquid Financial USA Inc. (Liquid USA) to expand the crypto platform’s services into the U.S. market. According to Liquid, VCP… Read More

April 29, 2019 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

DIT Fintech Bridge As London Fintech Week kicks off, the Department for International Trade (DIT), in partnership with Her Majesty’s Treasury (HMT), have announced new programs to boost Fintech innovation. According to a release from DIT, the UK will be building upon their Fintech Bridge… Read More

April 28, 2019 @ 6:07 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Israeli civic-defence groups have been sounding the alarm since January that the militant Palestinian-liberation organization Hamas has started raising funds via Bitcoin. And while donations of Bitcoins to Hamas so far pale in comparison to the millions of dollars Hamas is believed to receive from… Read More

April 28, 2019 @ 9:02 am By Xu Gao  |  

China Requires P2P Platform Executives Not to Leave Beijing during Administrative Review On April 25th, Internet Finance Association of Chaoyang District issued an announcement about the recently launched P2P platform administrative review. According to the document, from the date of the announcement to May 31st,… Read More

April 26, 2019 @ 3:29 pm By Craig Unsworth  |  

Find a business partner who’s your skills opposite Building a business is hard. The plan for my company had been in my head for some time, But I didn’t want to build it alone. Whilst I knew my target markets, clients, partners, users, and the… Read More

April 26, 2019 @ 11:33 am By Cali Haan  |  

Chainalysis, an American company at the forefront of cryptoforensics (cryptocurrency transaction investigation), says it has added tracking of four “stable coins” to the suite of coins its “KYT” software can monitor. Chainalysis says its KYT (Know Your Transaction) software has already been being used by,… Read More

April 26, 2019 @ 8:01 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Union Blockchain Observatory and Forum has published a “thematic report” on blockchain adoption. The project is an initiative by the European Commission. This first report is one of a series of documents which is expected to be published over the coming months. The… Read More

April 25, 2019 @ 12:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

A report in the Times asks pointed questions regarding a crowdfunding campaign by Recruitive Software that may have failed to disclose material information regarding the firm while the securities offering was ongoing. The Times states: “A collapsed software developer failed to disclose that it had… Read More

April 25, 2019 @ 11:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Crypto security firm has shuffled its executive bench. In a blog post yesterday, Eric Larchevêque, Ledger Executive Chairman & Co-Founder, announced that the company’s President, Pascal Gauthier, has been bumped up to CEO. Larchevêque explained the transition: “With the ever-growing challenge of managing such a… Read More

April 25, 2019 @ 10:49 am By JD Alois  |  

France is a country that is aggressively pursuing blockchain innovation. Crowdfund Insider’s recent coverage of Paris Blockchain Week highlighted this fact as both policymakers and innovators appear to be on the same page. Now, big banking is moving forward in the crypto space by actually… Read More

April 25, 2019 @ 9:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Innovate Finance, an association that advocates on behalf of the UK’s robust Fintech industry, has shared some numbers quantifying Fintech sector investment during Q1 of 2019. Culled from Pitchbook data, Innovate Finance says that UK Fintech investment is going gangbusters in comparison to the same… Read More

April 25, 2019 @ 4:40 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Fairafric produces certified organic chocolate, from bean to bar in Ghana. Chocolate, with its reported per capita consumption of approximately 5kg per year in most of Europe, is ready for disruption and more ethical production. Kickstarter alum Fairafric aims to increase income per bar five-fold and create… Read More

April 25, 2019 @ 3:48 am By Cali Haan  |  

Chilean Minister of Finance Felipe Larraín has announced that his ministry is sending a bill to the Chilean congress which is designed to regulate Fintech and cryptocurrencies, Ahora Noticias reports. Promising “proportional rules,” Larraín announced from the United States last week: “Taking into account the different forms taken by the business models… Read More

April 24, 2019 @ 11:13 pm By Therese Torris  |  

In 2050, the world will need to feed 50% more people than today. By the same time, however, the planet’s farmland will have grown only by 4%. The reasons for the shortfall are many: urbanization, climate change, water pollution, and the soil degradation caused by… Read More

April 24, 2019 @ 12:20 pm By Cali Haan  |  

New details have emerged in the case of three alleged drug dealers in Australia, two of whom were also cryptocurrency entrepreneurs. In October 2017, police arrested the first two alleged dealers and claim to have seized at the scene 33 kilograms of MDMA, cocaine, and… Read More

April 24, 2019 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

TrustToken is all in on Stablecoins having just announced four new Stablecoins each backed by fiat currency. TrustToken is launching the following stablecoins: TrueAUD, TrueEUR, TrueCAD, and TrueHKD. As one would expect, these coins represent Australian Dollars, Euros, Canadian dollars and Hong Kong Dollars. TrueAUD… Read More