The U.S. Secret Service has launched a cryptocurrency awareness hub. The new platform “will feature the latest in the agency’s work combating illicit use of digital assets as well as provide public aw...
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Digital Asset Banking: Payment Gateways
February 24, 2022, 1:22PM EST • 9 min read Quick Take Cryptocurrency payment gateways provide a trusted and easy integrable service for businesses seeking to accept cryptocurrencies as payment. Price ...
How the UAE became the Middle East’s digital asset champion
The United Arab Emirates is reportedly getting ready to start issuing federal licenses for virtual asset service providers (VASPs) by the end of the first quarter of 2022. The move is expected to beco...
Stock Exchange of Thailand to Launch Digital Asset Exchange ‘Very Soon’ – Exchanges Bitcoin News
The Stock Exchange of Thailand is getting ready to launch a digital asset exchange. The president of the Thai bourse expects the country’s crypto regulator, the Thai Securities and Exchange Commission...
Tokenized Asset Firm Securitize Acquires Stock Transfer Company
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Chinese Exchange Huobi Plans Re-Entry To United States Focused On Asset Management
Huobi – a former Chinese crypto exchange – wants to re-establish itself in the United States as an asset manager after ceasing operations in the region in 2019. The company expects asset management to...
Crypto Exchange Huobi Plans Return to U.S. Market as Asset Manager
Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi has set its sights on re-entering the U.S. market, according to the company’s co-founder Du Jun. In an interview with CNBC, Du noted that the Seychelles-based company may...
London Stock Exchange buys TORA for $325 million in digital asset push
advertisement The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) announced on Tuesday it has struck a deal to acquire trading tech solutions provider TORA for $325 million. The deal includes TORA’s tech fo...
Bitcoin – DeFi Dream Dead, Just Another Risk Asset: Man Institute
Bitcoin brought in the future wave when it debuted back in 2009. Although it took the world about ten years to notice its actual value, today, cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology are becoming a...
Russia’s Finance Ministry introduces bill to regulate crypto as investment asset
TL;DR Breakdown: Russia’s Finance Ministry has passed a bill to regulate cryptocurrency. Digital currencies won’t be allowed for payment purposes, according to the bill. The subject of crypto regulat...
UAE planning to license virtual asset service providers
The United Arab Emirates is joining the bandwagon to advocate for a friendly cryptocurrency and blockchain sector. The UAE plans to issue federal licenses to cryptocurrency service providers within th...
FBI Launches ‘Virtual Asset Exploitation Unit’ With Specialized Team of Crypto Experts – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has launched a new unit to tackle crypto exploitation. The new team will work with the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team of the Department of Justice (...
FBI Forms New ‘Virtual Asset Exploitation Unit’ To Fight Criminal Misuse of Crypto Assets
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is launching a new unit devoted to fighting the criminal misuse of cryptocurrency. According to a press release from the Department of Justice (DOJ), the...
Fork Surpasses Optimism on Asset Value – Trustnodes
Metis, a fork of ethereum’s second layer, Optimism, has surpassed it in assets under custody shortly after launching. Metis currently has $520 million of crypto assets, while Optimism is at $482 milli...
Can Bitcoin serve as a hedge asset?
On Feb. 9, the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the Consumer Price Index, a key measure capturing the change in how much Americans pay for goods and services, has increased by 7....
Europe’s largest asset manager Amundi to invest in NFTs
France-based Amundi is considering entering the NFT market and offering its clients the ability to invest in them, according to a yet-to-published report seen by Financial News. “Ultimately, we cannot...
DOJ Creates Virtual Asset Exploitation Unit for FBI
Key Takeaways The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that it is forming a Virtual Asset Exploitation Unit. The unit is part of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET) and will ...
US DOJ names crypto enforcement director, reveals new FBI group focused on blockchain analysis and asset seizure
advertisement A crypto-focused “enforcement team” founded last October by the US Department of Justice has a new director. According to Thursday’s announcement, Eun Young Choi is no...
Digital Asset Firm Castle Island Ventures Raises $250M to Target Web3 Crypto Startups
Digital asset company Castle Island Ventures completed the largest financing in history, up to $250 million to invest in startups focused on building currency networks, financial services and Internet...
UAE to issue licenses for virtual asset providers by end of Q1: report
advertisement The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is setting the stage for a push to attract crypto companies, as it looks to issue federal licenses for virtual asset providers (VASPs) by the end of Q1. A...
Digital Asset Macro Environment | Full Video
February 17, 2022, 5:35AM EST • 1 min read Join The Block Research for exclusive research like this Gain access to this research piece and 100s of others, including ecosystem maps, company profiles, a...
Portal Removes The Need For Wrapped Tokens And External Custodians For Cross-Chain Asset Transfers
Cross-chain bridges can unlock tremendous potential in the crypto world. But, unfortunately, this technology has certain issues and the wrapped tokens they use. Portal wants to change that narrative b...
A review of digital asset regulatory compliance through acquisitions
February 15, 2022, 1:41PM EST • 11 min read Quick Take A look at which states require virtual currency licenses to transmit cryptocurrencies Coinbase taking defensive measures in surrendering BitLicen...
World’s Largest Asset Manager Blackrock Files for Blockchain Tech ETF – Coinotizia
The New York-based multinational investment management corporation Blackrock has filed an application with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a blockchain tech exchange-traded fund (ETF)...
Government Set to Present Virtual Asset Bill to Parliament – Coinotizia
The Botswana government is set to present a “Virtual Asset Bill” to the country’s parliament, a move that could see it become one of the first countries in Africa to have laws regulating cryptocurrenc...
Singapore’s DBS Bank to launch retail digital asset trading desk in 2022
advertisement DBS Bank, the largest bank in Southeast Asia by assets, will launch a digital assets trading desk for retail customers by the end of 2022, according to an earnings call on Monday. The ba...
140 Billion SHIB Grabbed by Top BNB Whale as SHIB Becomes Number 1 Asset Bought by BSC Whales
Yuri Molchan Number 1 BNB whale has bought close to 140 billion SHIB, while the coin becomes top purchased asset for whales holding BSC-based tokens Analytics shared by @WhaleStatsBSC Twitter account ...
One River Digital Asset Management Unveils New SMA Offering With Coinbase
One River Digital Asset Management has teamed up with the US cryptocurrency exchange giant Coinbase to offer a separately managed account (SMA) platform for wealth management firms. ONE Digital SMA fo...
Fed Should Hold Immediate Meeting to End Asset Purchases, Summers Says
(Bloomberg) — Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said that the Federal Reserve ought to hold an immediate meeting to end its quantitative easing program — now scheduled to end next...
Binance, $1 miliardo nel Secure Asset Funds
To safeguard the security of its users’ accounts from hacker attacks, the world’s largest exchange, Binance, in July 2018 had established a special guarantee fund, the Secure Asset Funds, which a few ...