09/22/2020
World’s biggest sovereign wealth fund now owns cryptos
Norwegian Government Pension Fund owns almost 600 Bitcoin through its investment holdings.
Bitcoin, Blockchain & AI
09/21/2020
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.
09/21/2020
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.
09/21/2020
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.
09/21/2020
Allfunds launches "Allfunds Blockchain"
Allfunds Blockchain will be focused on two clearly differentiated and totally independent types of activities
09/20/2020
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.”
09/20/2020
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.
09/20/2020
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.
09/18/2020
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.
09/18/2020
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.
09/18/2020
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.
09/18/2020
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.
09/18/2020
Bitcoin on its Solution to Turning into Credible Protected-Haven Asset, Says Investor
Inexperienced believes it’s only a matter of time earlier than bitcoin, the most important digital forex by market value, turns into a safe-haven.
09/16/2020
Klarna becomes Europe’s biggest fintech unicorn at over $10 billion valuation after mega-round
Klarna nearly doubled its prior valuation in the new $650 million round, led by Silver Lake Partners, from $5.5 billion to $10.6 billion.
09/16/2020
What Family Offices Should Consider When Investing In Digital Assets Such As Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin, whose value increased from zero to $10,000 in the last 10 years, along with other cryptocurrencies, can generate yields between 7% to 12% through open finance products
09/16/2020
How Much Institutional Money Is In Bitcoin?
The state of the market, however, has changed in recent times.
09/15/2020
Citigroup Partners With Wayfair to Offer 2 Credit Cards
Notably, these cards have no annual fee or expiration for rewards earned. Also, cardholders will receive $40 off their first qualifying Wayfair purchase of $250 or more.
09/14/2020
Blockchain proposals presented to US Congress with consumer tech bill
In particular, the law will look to identify and tackle “deceptive practices” in digital currency, including the sale of misleading or valueless digital tokens.
09/13/2020
UAE introduces blockchain-powered Agriota to help farmers in India
This would be made available through the technology-driven sourcing and trading platform.
09/11/2020
Swiss Bank Goes on the Token Offensive
Most Swiss banks including UBS are flirting with tokenizing assets