UK fintech investment reaches record $3.3bn
Industry body Innovate Finance serves up the stats.
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Swiss corporate challenger bank Initium enters fintech arena
Plans to build a multi-jurisdictional corporate banking group.
First crypto clipper malware found on Google Play
The clipper impersonates a legitimate service called MetaMask.
Death not the end for QuadrigaCX crypto drama
Only one man had the password to access funds. He’s dead.
UK regulator urges vigilance over investment scams
Last year was a shocker. Action Fraud reveals over £197 million of reported losses.
Digital Isle of Man unleashes blockchain office and sandbox
No plan is an island.
Kraken acquires UK trading platform Crypto Facilities
No specifics but it is a “nine-figure deal”.
Philippines brings in new rules on crypto assets
Another regulator gets tough on this rather special sector.
CEO death means crypto exchange QuadrigaCX can’t release $190m funds
Firm’s users don’t seem so sympathetic and many express suspicions.
Infographic: the year of the crypto crash – 2018
Cryptocurrency prices went from all-time highs to catastrophic lows.
Bison app attracts crypto trading hunters
Powered by Börse Stuttgart and designed for buying and selling.
Saudi Arabia and UAE unite for digital currency dream
Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority and UAE’s central bank unveil Aber project.
Singapore regulator warns of national cryptocurrency scam
Websites falsely claim that Singapore is adopting a cryptocurrency as its official coin.
Infinito blockchain platform is one stop show
All-in-one and designed for businesses and developers.
Users left in lurch as crypto exchange Liqui closes
Firm says it does not “see any economic point in providing you with our services”.
South Korean crypto exchanges unleash AML initiative
Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit, and Upbit wake up to the threats.
Onfido opens up to Bitcoin payments
Blockchain technology and identity management converge via partnership with BitPay.
FCA answers calls for cryptoasset clarity
UK’s Financial Conduct Authority goes consulting again.
Dutch regulators call for crypto licensing system
AFM and De Nederlandsche Bank have regularly warned against cryptos and ICOs.
Falcon Private Bank unleashes crypto transfers
Swiss bank offering selected cryptocurrencies for private and institutional clients.
Crypto trading platform Currency.com launches
A firm that has a website as a name is unveiled.
“Cryptofraud”: can the courts keep up?
How are civil courts going to deal with digital currencies in cases of fraud?
Monerium gets $2m funding for e-money on blockchain
Icelandic firm’s latest round includes support from ConsenSys.
Jobs go as ShapeShift suffers in crypto winter
“The latest crypto winter is upon us, and today ShapeShift felt the bitter frost.”
Ethereum Classic trading frozen due to double spend drama
Coinbase stops ETC trading due to detection of deep chain reorganisation.
Fintech firm WB21 caught in storm of allegations
The evidence keeps piling up and the firm stays silent.
Bitcoin begins year in price doldrums
Not an ideal tenth anniversary celebration.
Beam me up crypto confidentiality
New project aims to improves privacy via Mimblewimble protocol.
Blockchain explorers get fearsome Enjin
Singapore firm unleashes “Google of the blockchain”.
Top ten fintech infographics in 2018
Let the visuals take over in this cool collection of infographics.
Top ten Bitcoin stories in 2018
Bitcoin enjoyed another lively year. Catch up on the hottest stories.
Digital Asset CEO Blythe Masters quits
Company’s CEO since 2015 steps down for personal reasons.
Crypto data firm Nomics nabs $3m funding
Arthur Ventures leads the round with Coinbase participating.
Swiss government preps for blockchain bonanza
Federal Council wants to exploit digital opportunities with friendly framework.
AriseBank execs fined $2.5m over ICO scam
US Securities and Exchange Commission lays down the law yet again.
Line acquires GrayHash for fintech security
Looking to improve its messenger, AI, blockchain and digital asset exchange.
solarisBank shines for Boerse Stuttgart’s crypto trading launch
Coming in H1 2019 with solarisBank providing banking services.
Infographic: seven musicians who jumped on the cryptocurrency bandwagon
What do Mariah Carey, Akon and Mel B have in common? (Apart from crap music.)
Coinbase backs Flipside Crypto amid “healthy” currency selloff
The crash in digital currency values has tossed fuel on the already raging fire of skepticism.
From here to æternity: first live implementation of next-gen blockchain
A step forward for open-source smart contracts blockchain protocol with æternity’s Roma release.
