Managers of Wealth Fintech

Tesla bet sparks bitcoin surge

While Tesla appears to be making a serious bet on bitcoin, Musk has seemed more preoccupied with its jokey, meme-ified sibling Dogecoin.

Bitcoin continues to soar with new all-time high

Simon Peters, cryptoasset analyst at multi-asset investment platform eToro had also earlier said that “with this kind of endorsement from a multi-billion dollar company, it's likely the price will hit $50,000 by the end of the week.

Forget bitcoin, card firms should embrace stablecoin payments - Gartner

This would mean Visa and its peers would not get a transaction fee but would make money from issuers and acquirers using services such as risk management, onboarding and protections for balances.

$1 Million in Interest Payments were Reportedly Paid by Digital Assets Firm BlockFi to Jason Williams on his Crypto Deposits

BlockFi helps digital asset investors manage their funds while earning crypto by offering interest accounts, trading, and digital currency backed loans.

Cryptocurrency: Bureaux de change operators back CBN’s ban

Gwadabe said the new changing global behaviour towards cryptocurrency trading in Nigeria is not in tandem with Nigeria’s AML/CFT compliance structure as the country battled to move out of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) sanctions list.

CV5 Capital has launched a Crypto Fund Platform for Fund Managers

CV5 Capital has launched a Crypto Fund Platform called CV5 Digital for Fund Managers to setup, launch and manage a crypto fund for their clients.

Swiss bank Seba issues Series B equity as security tokens

The tokens are based on ERC20 Ethereum protocol and are "engineered to allow seamless connectivity for trading and liquidity on future internationally recognised digital liquidity venues.

Vontobel issues two new Bitcoin tracker certificates

This opportunity to invest in new Bitcoin tracker certificates will enable investors to seamlessly continue their existing participation in Bitcoin.

Bitcoin Daily: P2P Crypto Payments Platform Metal Pay Applies For Bank Charter

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is auditing taxpayers’ returns, requesting disclosure on cryptocurrency holdings and trades, MyBroadband reported, citing information from Tax Consulting South Africa.

NYMBUS Partners with NYDIG to Offer Bitcoin Banking

Together Helping More Financial Institutions Accelerate Innovation with Breakthrough Digital Payments

Uphold to launch crypto card in Europe

"These attributes will shortly allow us to issue multi-asset, crypto-enabled debit cards across the UK and Europe."

Goldman Sachs’s Rahmani strikes warning over Bitcoin value

Bitcoin surged to a record close of almost $41,000 in early January, but has since dropped back to about $37,000

Bitcoin boom backstopped by central banks’ easy-money policies

Cryptocurrency has so far dodged a repeat of its 2017 collapse as more investors take notice

Universa Blockchain to Power Swiss-based Digital Bank for BRICS Member States

The Universa Blockchain will power the bank’s operations, aiding in processing crypto transactions.

CEX.IO Limited Launches New Services, Including Crypto-Backed Lending, Following Approval from Gibraltar Authorities

CEX.IO Limited customers can borrow up to $500,000 against their cryptocurrency assets via a regulated lending service

Axoni raises $31 million in Deutsche Bank and UBS funding round

The firm has raised $90 million since its inception, with Deutsche Bank, UBS, and Intel Capital now joining existing investors including Citi, Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan.

2021 Predictions: Cashless Society, Autopay Systems Fueled by AI, and New Digital Banking Standards

Technologies including AI, ML and Blockchain have been at the forefront of disrupting the banking industry for years.

Sygnum Bank and Fine Wine Capital issue first tokenized asset under new Swiss DLT law

Fine Wine marks Sygnum’s first asset token offering in the Art & Collectibles vertical, which is available to Sygnum clients from today

Yes, bitcoin could be the new GameStop

That term “shorting” means that traders and hedge funds are betting that the price of bitcoin will go down. Those short positions ramped up starting in October 2020, just as bitcoin’s latest rally began to take hold.

BNP Paribas Asset Management, CAIA Association and Liquefy publish research on the future of tokenisation in alternative investments

Tokenisation is the process of creating a digital representation of a non-digital asset.

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