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Crypto Trader Apologizes for 1,200% Gains

According to Business Insider, some of these cryptocurrency elite are even somewhat ashamed of their ridiculous gains.

Swiss Bank to Allow Business Accounts for Crypto Companies

While cryptocurrency and blockchain technology have been widely accepted in Switzerland, the banks have not been as friendly.

ICOs to account for 10 per cent of UK firms’ capital raising by 2023

The vast majority (83 per cent), however, believe the UK needs to introduce tougher regulation to the sector to ensure its success, while only 3 per cent believe that ICOs can ever replace private equity completely.

Crypto a threat to central bank driven monetary policy says IMF

In a world of decentralised currency, the role of a centralised monetary policy is uncertain

14 Italian Banks Test Blockchain Tech for Interbank Reconciliations

The financial institutions will further leverage the blockchain technology to prove certain elements such as lack of a standard approach and a unified communications protocol

Universities are Set to Begin Institutional Adoption of Bitcoin

Small hedge funds and medium-sized investment firms are not categorized as institutional investors which are different from the opinion of several investors in the cryptocurrency market.

South Africa’s Central Bank Test Ethereum-Based Blockchain Payments

An important point to mention is that the transactions were processed within 2 seconds and with full confidentiality and 100% settlement rate.

South African Central Bank Pilots Blockchain Settlement Solution Via JP Morgan

This report came only months after the Bank of England launched a similar investigation into blockchain technology

German finance regulator six institutions involved cryptocurrency

Six financial institutions in Germany are already “dealing” in cryptocurrency in some form, the country’s finance ministry has confirmed.

AGM Group Holdings Acquires Two Asset Management Firms

It looks like Beijing-based AGM Group Holdings has decided that the time is ripe to get more involved with cryptos. To help accomplish that goal, the company has inked two acquisition deals in quick succession — one with Hong Kong based SIFT Capital

Crypto-Focused Hedge Funds Keep Launching at Hectic Pace

The number of crypto-focused fund launches continues to accelerate this year despite the sharp drop in Bitcoin prices from 2017.

The Wealthy Are Embracing Cryptocurrency – More Than 30% Invested in Cryptocurrency Markets

This survey shows and demonstrates that these wealthy investors are not able to ignore the potential of cryptocurrencies in the economic and financial world.

Pundi X readies Indonesian crypto-payment business

The crypto-payment solutions start-up is ‘pre-installing’ its point-of-sales device, in the expectation that the nation’s central bank will eventually relax its ban on bitcoin payment transactions

This Week in Bitcoin: Digital Money Makes the World Go Round

This was evident in stories from all over the globe that were covered in this week’s daily editions of Bitcoin in Brief.

Taking the lead in fintech and cryptocurrency

The coordination meeting brought about several inquiries from these participating agencies.

Can blockchain truly provide a workable solution?

Will blockchain go down the same road?

Cryptocurrency: Is the juice worth the squeeze? by SSC

For now, one thing is evident: cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile, with the potential for enormous swings in either direction almost instantaneously.

Singapore-based AI startup scoops Australian RegTech award

The event aimed to showcase innovative solutions where regulatory technology (RegTech) could be used to address regulatory challenges and problems.

AI: Banking's Trillion Dollar Shot

With smartphones underpinning the finance industry's tech push, Asia will likely see exponential growth in AI-based solutions.

Bitcoin cash and EOS added to deVere Crypto

The news comes as deVere release the findings of a new international poll in which it is revealed that 35 per cent of high net worth individuals are now already invested in or will make investments in cryptocurrencies before the end of 2018.

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