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Booming African crypto adoption drives concerns over regulation

African crypto adoption has exploded in 2020, prompting fears of a heavy-handed regulatory response

A Bitcoin ETF Finally Launches...in Bermuda

Companies have struggled for years to get a Bitcoin ETF approved in the US. Now, the Bermuda Stock Exchange will have one.

Standard Bank to use Contour letter of credit blockchain

Contour was founded by seven banks, Bangkok Bank, BNP Paribas, CTBC Holding, HSBC, ING, SEB, and Standard Chartered.

Adriano Lucatelli: «Picked on Bitcoin, But Meant Investors»

There are too many cryptocurrencies – several thousand of them.

How Merrill, Schwab, Fidelity Are Using Tech to Build Values-Based Portfolios

Big firms are using AI and machine learning to help clients build individualized portfolios that align with their values.

World’s biggest sovereign wealth fund now owns cryptos

Norwegian Government Pension Fund owns almost 600 Bitcoin through its investment holdings.

ECS Fin To Test Apifiny's Blockchain Program

It is designed to settle payments within seconds, and to work with multiple assets and asset classes, unlike previous incarnations, according to the release.

A quarter of pension funds expected to up crypto allocation

Four in five respondents also said the cryptomarket would expand significantly by 2025, providing more liquidity.

Sujimoto bags the Tech Times’ Africa LinkedIn Corporate Brand Awards 2020, amongst other Giants

All they had was a dream and a passion to redefine luxury living in Nigeria.

Allfunds launches "Allfunds Blockchain"

Allfunds Blockchain will be focused on two clearly differentiated and totally independent types of activities

Gibraltar Updates Distributed Ledger Framework to Align With FATF Crypto Regulations

to curb money laundering in the past, particularly in its DLT rules, describes the update as a “natural evolution of the defined regulatory principles.”

Why Africans are fast using Bitcoin for payment transfers

In recent times, the use of Bitcoins for payment transfers has fast increased in the continent.

India government’s plan to ban digital currency trading moves forward: report

The development will be a blow to the digital currency sector in India, which has already suffered from unclear laws.

Bermuda-Based Digital Asset Bank, Jewel, Partners With Crypto Custodian Anchorage

Interestingly, Bermuda’s government is also one of the few authorities that accept tax payments in crypto, the USDC coin, to be specific.

The Bahamas Central Bank to Launch Its Digital Currency, the Sand Dollar, Next Month

The Sand Dollar transfers will be made using a mobile-based wallet app on users' phones which will be much easier since more than 90% of the citizens use a mobile phone.

Decentralized Finance: evolving to optimize investment and maximize returns

Decentralized finance uses smart contracts and blockchains to provide financial services previously only available from centralized regulated businesses.

New WealthTech Views Report: How Distributed Ledger Technology & Blockchain are shaping the future of wealth & asset management

The report was created because the wealth and asset management sector continues to face challenges due to the unstoppable digitalization that is threatening traditional business models in finance.

Bitcoin, Blockchain & AI