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Cryptocurrency
UK court orders Bitfinex to freeze $860,000 in bitcoin
Chainalysis traced the funds to a ransomware payment through Bitfinex’s platform.
Tally launches 2.0 version of UK Faster Payments-linked app
Tally is not a cryptocurrency, because it’s linked to a tangible asset.
Japan floats idea of a digital yen
Party lawmakers are working on proposals.
Vodafone leaves Facebook’s Libra to focus on M-Pesa
M-Pesa is the telco’s digital payment service.
Central banks in Europe, Japan and Canada assess potential digital currencies
Central banks in Canada, the UK, Japan, Switzerland, and Sweden are teaming up.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 17 January 2020
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
‘Crypto Dad’ promotes blockchain-based USD with Accenture in new think tank
Giancarlo wants to “catalyze a digital, tokenised US currency”.
WisdomTree takes lead in $17.65m Securrency investment
It plans to pursue the integration of blockchain technology into the ETF ecosystem.
Central Bank of the Bahamas pilots digital Sand Dollar
Central bank says digital currency will help solve financial inclusion.
Travelex ordered to pay $3m ransom by cybercriminals
The ailing FX firm is wrestling with a New Year’s ransomware attack.
Former Starling Bank CTO plans 2020 launch of crypto digital bank
Mark Hipperson is CEO of Ziglu, an app that will allow users to trade cryptocurrency
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Basel Committee on Banking Supervision seeks input on crypto-asset regulation
Global supervisory body wants to ensure banks’ involvement is low-risk.
UK remittance fintech Paysend secures Canadian MSB licence
The paytech says its card-to-card service is now used by more than 1.2 million customers.
Findexable report: London bests other European fintech hubs despite Brexit
San Francisco secured the top spot – up from eleventh place last year.
Start-up Saga launches stabilised SGA token with major bank and exchange advisors
JP Morgan Chase’s chairman and former deputy attorney-general of Israel are on the board.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 06 December 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Former Morgan Stanley developers unveil new cryptocurrency exchange
Phemex calls itself “the most trustworthy cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform”.
Starling Bank co-founder joins Winklevoss crypto exchange
Julian Sawyer set to lead Gemini’s European operations.
China gears up digital yuan with potential digitisation of ID cards ahead of 2020 launch
Now the central bank could be entering phase two of its project.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 29 November 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
European Investment Fund dedicates €100m to AI and blockchain
The EIF wants to address the blockchain and AI ‘financing gap’ in Europe.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 22 November 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
How blockchain transforms banking and financial services
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Crypto compliance start-up TRM Labs raises $4.2m with help of PayPal
Backers include Reddit’s founder and PayPal Ventures.
US government plans strict enforcement of AML ‘travel rule’ for crypto firms
The rule requires crypto firms to share information about their customers.
English law makes crypto assets property and smart contracts binding
Barristers from Twenty Essex, 3 Verulam Buildings and 4 Pump Court signed.
AFME calls for supervisory convergence on the regulation of crypto-assets
Europe’s AFME lists five recommendations.
Crypto bank SEBA launches Swiss offering after FINMA greenlight
SEBA secured its banking licence in August 2019.
Bitcoin ATMs in Nevada now need a money transmitter licence and bond
Find out the basics about virtual currencies regulation in Nevada.
German bank association fires shots at Libra, calls on politicians and central banks for digital euro
The association wants a crypto led by European commercial banks and politicians.
Crypto bundler Revix targets female investors, aims to make digital assets “responsible”
Revix will be sponsoring entrepreneur platform Future Females.
Swiss lender Tallyon targets wealthy with crypto founder, applies for banking licence
Lender says it will use new technology to avoid “legacy burdens”.
Cryptocurrencies and the critical vulnerability of a 51% attack
The processes, the vulnerabilities, and the dangers broken down.
Cryptocurrency in 2025: What does the future hold for digital money?
Drawing on observations over the influence cryptocurrencies have been making on the wider world.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 25 October 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
ING validates transactions without compromising data in “blockchain breakthrough”
Transactions on Corda can now be proofed with complete privacy.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 18 October 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
From stablecoins to central bank digital currencies
In the sCBDC model central banks would focus on their core function: providing trust and efficiency.
