10/08/2019
SFC sets terms for crypto funds
The Hong Kong securities regulator has published its licensing requirements for the territory’s virtual asset fund managers.
Bitcoin, Blockchain & AI
10/08/2019
Tech Firm to Buy Bank Frick
The transaction is subject to regulatory approval in Liechtenstein.
10/07/2019
Global Companies Paying Cryptocurrency Salaries Have Increased
The Swiss Confederation is one of the nations that has made itself a more Bitcoin-friendly market and has become a paradigm in several references, such as the manner it is holding Bitcoin remunerations.
10/07/2019
Bitcoin isn’t a security according to SEC staff
Moreover, if Bitcoin were a security, it would “raise substantial other issues” because bitcoin would be a massive “unregistered publicly-offered security” and the fund would be an underwriter.
10/06/2019
QC Corner: James Ramsden QC
The UK court will decide a claim brought by a Russian investor allegedly defrauded when large quantities of bitcoin were sent to an FX trader with the intention that it be converted to $US.
10/04/2019
Mark Cliffe: Prepare for a central bank digital currency
Central banks will be moving towards creating a digital currency in the next two to three years, according to ING's Chief Economist, Mark Cliffe
10/04/2019
BitMinutes, Akoin Announce Partnership They Hope Will Transform Africa and the Lives of Its Citizens
While executives at the two companies have been talking for more than a year, their collective progress as individual companies made the timing right for a partnership, according to Tom Meredith, the CEO and founder of BitMinutes.
10/04/2019
Mexico: Legal Overview In Fintech Malta-Mexico
The Malta Digital Innovation Act envisages the creation of the Digital Innovation Authority of Malta
10/04/2019
ECB’s top supervisor urges Malta to strictly monitor banks amid rising crypto industry
Malta has also faced criticism from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and recently failed an international AML evaluation.
10/04/2019
Bitcoin Economy Boosting Entrepreneurship in Africa
With nearly 3 million users globally and Africa being its fastest-growing customer base, Paxful has a unique insight into the development of the crypto economy across the continent.
10/04/2019
Experts say that life insurance companies use new-age technology to provide enhanced customer service
The panellists elaborated on how life insurance companies are continuously changing to cater to customer needs.
10/04/2019
Coinbase Resumes U.K. Fast Payments After Breaking With Barclays
Since ClearBank in London is a direct participant in the U.K.’s faster payments system, the crypto exchange can again offer its clients near-instant transfers between their British pound bank accounts and their Coinbase wallets, the person said.
10/03/2019
Central Bank of China denies that it’s launching a cryptocurrency in November
China has traditionally attempted to stifle the use of cryptocurrency within its borders
10/03/2019
Samsung-Backed Blocko Launches in UAE After Dubai Blockchain Push
Dubai has made multiple efforts to push forward the initiative, including regulatory reforms and a partnership with IBM for a city-wide blockchain project.
10/03/2019
The future of work to be keynote focus at the Bermuda Tech Summit
The future of work will change the way that business is done and how people live their lives in ways they could have only imagined,” said Mills
10/03/2019
Crypto Wealth Management Platform Receives Gibraltar Blockchain License
According to B21, the company underwent rigorous due diligence to earn its DLT license and joins a select few cryptocurrency firms to achieve the distinction.
10/02/2019
Bluevisor Picked for NatWest FinTech Accelerator Programme
he fintech accelerator program, operated by NatWest, a subsidiary of the UK's foremost banking and holdings company
10/02/2019
B21 Granted License as First Regulated App for Cryptocurrency and Digital Asset Investment Purchases and Trading
Gibraltar Financial Services Commission awards B21 an in-principle DLT License to Purchase, Manage and Sell Top Cryptocurrencies and Custom Portfolios
10/02/2019
Vontobel to offer structured product using blockchain technology
The Swiss private bank is consistently pursuing its strategy in the blockchain segment, which began in 2016 with the launch of the first tracker certificate on Bitcoin.
10/02/2019
How G20 Central Bank Digital Currencies Are Progressing
Central bank digital currency has become a hot topic among finance ministers and central bankers worldwide, with some G20 countries ahead of the rest on work done toward issuing their own digital currencies.