04/30/2019
Middle East heats up as global crypto hub
In recent months, sales worth $210 million have put UAE at the top of global digital asset fund raising list
Bitcoin, Blockchain & AI
04/30/2019
FCA Announces Cross Border Tests with GFIN, Most Participants are Blockchain Focused
The FCA noted that a high number of applications were from firms with Regtech and cryptoasset related business models.
04/30/2019
Citi Global Trade Uses AI to Digitize Compliance in NextGen Project
This real-time solution will help us to be able to more efficiently detect transactions with potential compliance concerns up front
04/30/2019
Blockchain and technology-driven initiative to completely transform Barbados economy
The initiative brings together a global consortium of technology solution companies from diverse economic sectors, including renewable energy, transportation and aquaculture.
04/30/2019
Bitcoin Platform Bakkt Acquires Crypto Custodian, Bank of England Champions Digital Economy, BTC Breaks Record in Venezuela
Bakkt says it uses a mix of both cold (offline) and hot wallets that are connected to the internet to secure customer funds.
04/30/2019
ATO throws data dragnet for cryptocurrency tax crackdown
This data will be collected under notice from the DSPs on an ongoing basis.
04/30/2019
British Virgin Islands - The domicile of choice for crypto asset funds
Banking, brokerage and custody are major considerations for any fund.
04/30/2019
FNZ launches FNZ ChainLink for asset managers
FNZ ChainLink went into production in March 2019
04/29/2019
DBS to Launch Digital Token With Enhanced Security Features
They will benefit from push authentication technology and more secure logins which tap on biometric facial recognition technology on their mobile devices, the bank said in a statement on Sunday.
04/29/2019
A Glimpse of Banking’s Future, Live on the Ethereum Blockchain
let’s remember that this French bank belongs to an industry whose member institutions repeatedly posit that permissionless blockchains are unworkable for them.
04/29/2019
Saudi-British Bank unveils Ripple based cross-border payments facility
SABB made its major fruitful transaction based on Ripple technology with Indian rupee across the border.
04/29/2019
RIDDLE&CODE Supports Swiss Private Bank Custody Solution for Digital Assets
Our team worked intensively with Falcon to reach ambitious security and regulatory goals
04/28/2019
Puerto Rican Bank Opens For Crypto Traders, Looks to Become Global Crypto Zone
The bank is an unit of Mercantile Global Holdings.
04/26/2019
Blockchain Payments firm Bitspark Releases Stablecoin Pegged to Philippine Peso
Customers will also be able to pay their bills with the stablecoin in the form of a cash deposit at one of the shops in Bitspark’s network.
04/26/2019
Marsh introduces proof of insurance blockchain platform
By vastly simplifying the process of obtaining certificates, we will enable clients to spend more time focused on the things that matter such as growing their business."
04/26/2019
Next Big Move For Bitcoin Price: Will The Infamous Golden Cross Fakeout Strike Again?
The historical price action is the focal point of much analysis throughout the crypto space, as investors and traders wonder where Bitcoin’s next big move may take the market next.
04/26/2019
Marsh unveils commercial blockchain solution for proof of insurance in US
Marsh said the initial roll out will include a self-service digital app for a select group of clients, that will be able to easily search, view, issue, and re-issue their certificates of insurance on-demand 24 hours a day.
04/26/2019
Bitcoin Breaks Back Above $5,500, Cryptos Recover from Major Sell-off
Bitcoin’s dominance on crypto markets has slightly dropped about 0.3% at press time.
04/26/2019
Brief: Tether And Bitfinex Legal Imbroglio Tanks Bitcoin Price By 5.8% In Minutes
The office even wrote that it is attempting to expose “ongoing fraud” being perpetrated by Bitfinex and Tether, which are two startups that have long been under fire from cryptocurrency’s demographic of skeptics and conspiracists.
04/26/2019
Bitcoin plunged after a major crypto exchange was accused of using client money to hide $850 million of missing cash (BTC)
Bitfinex said the claims were "written in bad faith and riddled with false assertions" and pledged to fight the order.