09/24/2021
Podcast / Block-chain is democratising value, Standard Bank says
Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Ian Putter, Standard Bank’s group head for its Blockchain Centre of Excellence
Bitcoin, Blockchain & AI
09/24/2021
Invesco Taps Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital for Crypto ETF Push
The fourth-largest U.S. ETF issuer said it’s partnering with Michael Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital Holdings to develop a “comprehensive suite of U.S.-listed, physically backed, digital asset” funds.
09/23/2021
Bitcoin Wallet from the Satoshi Nakamoto Era Suddenly Activates after 9 years
The stash has risen in value by more than 800,000 per cent since it was last accessed
09/23/2021
Robinhood Tries Out Crypto Wallet, Transfer Features
In other Robinhood news, the company has reported that 63% of its accounts have traded crypto in the past year.
09/22/2021
Trade associations urge Basel Committee to revise planned regime for bank crypto interests
In a joint comment letter responding to the committee, the Global Financial Markets Association
09/22/2021
Taxation of cryptoassets: location, location, location
Cryptoassets are decentralised, meaning they are specifically designed not to have a location.
09/22/2021
Nigeria, Ghana sprint to join digital currency race
"Nigerians are investing in cryptocurrency as a means of store value and to carry their funds outside the shores of the country," said Ayodeji Ebo, head of retail investment at Lagos-based investment firm Chapel Hill Denham.
09/21/2021
Bitcoin mining producing tonnes of waste
Attention has been focused on the electricity this consumes - currently more than the Philippines - and the greenhouse gas pollution caused as a result.
09/21/2021
Deutsche Borse Expands Crypto ETN Offering
In June last year, Deutsche Börse was the first exchange worldwide to launch trading in centrally cleared crypto products. Investors now have access to 18 crypto ETNs from six issuers on seven cryptocurrencies.
09/19/2021
Bitcoin fund launched by NYDIG has raised nearly $17 million to date
At least some of the total amount may have been raised thanks to a deal announced in August between NYDIG and a broker-dealer firm owned by insurance company MassMutual.
09/17/2021
El Salvador brings Chivo ATMs to the US
About 2.3 million Hispanic people of Salvadoran origin (including U.S. citizens) were living in the U.S. as of 2017 according to the Pew Research Center.
09/17/2021
Africa Is 3rd Fastest Growing Crypto Economy
This report analyses peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions and platforms were critically because regulations such as those in Nigeria and Kenya have made it difficult for customers to send money from their bank accounts directly to cryptocurrency businesses on
09/16/2021
Bitcoin predicted to hit $500,000 in five years
About 47 percent of adults in South Africa own cryptocurrency: KLA study
09/16/2021
Abra raises $55m for crypto wealth management platform
"Cryptocurrencies, NFTs and DeFi are now top of mind for almost all investors."
09/16/2021
Switzerland to include crypto in Banking Act
Swiss National Council passes bill to adopt changes to the Banking Act.
09/16/2021
Can machine learning improve client outcomes?
Just over a quarter use automation to execute trades and a third have been doing so for nearly a decade.
09/15/2021
The U.S. Infrastructure Bill and Cryptocurrency Regulation
One such newly proposed cryptocurrency regulation is included as a provision of the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill moving through Congress.
09/15/2021
Hedge funds riding crypto wave post bumper returns
Latest gains lift 2021 returns to 145% while traditional equity and currency markets remain quiet
09/15/2021
Bilingual robots join Jordan’s Capital Bank retail workforce
The bank has deployed four robots across its key branches in Jordan, which it said has already reduced waiting time of customers.
09/15/2021
Bitcoin Opportunity: Africa Adoption Rate Is Highest Globally
Despite the relatively small crypto economy in Africa, Chainalysis noted that Africa “has some of the highest grassroots adoption in the world, with Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Tanzania all ranking in the top 20 of our Global Crypto Adoption In