6/24/2022 12:47:45 PM Prime Trust raises $107m in Series B funding By FinTech Collective Las Vegas based provider of infrastructure for digital asset services providers raised $107m in Series B funding by FIS, Fin Capital,...
1/7/2022 4:12:01 PM 2 crypto M&A shops are merging ahead of a wave of expected deal-making activity By Faisal Kawar Two boutique investment banking advisory practices in the crypto market (Architect Partners and Emergents) have merged ahead of an...
1/6/2022 9:21:17 PM Cryptocurrency Crime Hits New High in Value By Gareth Jones The volume of cryptocurrency transactions grew to $15.8 trillion in 2021, up 567% from 2020, in a sign that the trading of digital assets...
11/19/2021 4:34:05 PM UK based Mode clarifies crypto cashback offer after pushback from retailers By Gareth Jones London-listed fintech group Mode has been forced to back pedal on claims it would provide cashback in bitcoin to shoppers at retailers,...
9/10/2020 3:11:57 PM Banking difficulties in Latin America fuel crypto adoption By Carlos Alonso Torras According to research from Chainalysis, many Latin American businesses use crypto to buy retail goods, while citizens seek to avoid...
8/13/2020 9:57:33 PM Peru, India, Indonesia, Nigeria among countries with highest crypto usage increase By Carlos Alonso Torras These countries have seen the biggest increase in crypto wallet creation based on data from Blockchain.com. Nigeria has trended the most...
7/29/2019 7:38:17 PM Smaller countries becoming keen on cryptocurrencies By Carlos Alonso Torras A handful of smaller countries are coming up with specific rule books for digital currencies. These efforts can shape the global market's...
7/19/2019 9:40:19 PM Mnuchin raises alarm over cryptocurrencies By Carlos Alonso Torras Treasury Secretary said on Monday that he had “very serious concerns” about cryptocurrencies, including the one being developed by...
2/7/2019 4:11:52 AM The UK's FCA Guidance on Cryptoassets By Gareth Jones The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has begun the process of defining which cryptoassets it will be regulated by opening a...
6/29/2018 4:32:51 PM Cryptocurrency surge propels AIM listed Plus500 into the main market By Gareth Jones Aim-listed Plus500 trading platform was among the first to offer derivatives based on bitcoin several years ago, and today offers...
6/29/2018 12:11:48 PM TrustToken Raises $20 Million USD in Strategic Round By Gareth Jones Trust Token's token sale was backed by a16z crypto, BlockTower Capital, Danhua Capital, Distributed Global, GGV Capital, Jump Capital,...
2/23/2018 6:18:25 AM A $232 Million Cryptocurrency Fight Comes to a Close By Gareth Jones The husband-and-wife team behind Tezos have been locked in a fierce battle for control of $232m with the head of the board of a nonprofit...
2/16/2018 6:05:35 PM VISA officially blames cryptocurrency overcharge scandal on Coinbase By Gareth Jones Following a technical issue which resulted in Coinbase overcharging numerous cryptocurrency buyers for up to 50 times their original...
2/16/2018 6:03:23 PM Coinbase is erratically overcharging some users and emptying their bank accounts 53 By Gareth Jones A growing number of Coinbase customers are complaining (on Reddit) that the cryptocurrency exchange has wrongly charged them multiple...
1/26/2018 11:29:32 PM Bitcoin broker Coinbase booked $1 billion in revenue last year — so the company has told hovering VC By Gareth Jones Coinbase issued a statement that warns its own shareholders from trading stock on secondary markets.
12/15/2017 3:05:01 PM Indiegogo Goes Where Few Companies Dare: Into Initial Coin Offerings By Gareth Jones Indiegogo helped take crowdfunding mainstream. Now the company is hoping it can do the same for ICOs (initial coin offerings). Indiegogo...