Bitcoin

MoonPay, a company that builds payment infrastructure for cryptocurrencies, has closed a Series A financing raise on $555m.

As cryptocurrency continues its break-neck rise in popularity and usage, the calls by lawmakers and the financial industry for its greater regulation are getting louder and louder.

Januar, a company building a crypto gate for European firms, has raised €6m in a seed funding round that is the largest in Danish history.

Galoy, which develops bitcoin-native banking software, has raised $4m in funding to further its open source core bitcoin banking platform.

Bank Indonesia, Indonesia’s central bank, has released a whitepaper that underlines plans for its central bank digital currency (CBDC).

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has made another move to crackdown on crypto ATMs by inspecting several sites in East London.

Straits Financial will become the first US-based Futures Commission Merchant to accept bitcoin to fund trades and investments.

Austrian A1, the mobile provider, has revealed plan to accept cryptocurrency payments.

A new report from cybersecurity firm ESET has discovered how cyber criminals have used a browser to steal digital money.

In the next five years the global blockchain market’s value is expected to jump from $3bn to $39.7bn at a compound annual growth rate of 67.3%, according to new research.