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BABB hires former Aldermore Bank CIO

Blockchain-based banking startup BABB (Bank Account Based Blockchain) has expanded its team with the hire of banking tech veteran Paul Johnson.

Axoni collects $32m in Series B led by Goldman Sachs, Nyca Partners

Blockchain solution developer Axoni has collected $32m in its Series B round of financing, led by Goldman Sachs and Nyca Partners.

Barclays has reportedly ended its partnership with cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase

Coinbase’s customers have gotten stuck in the middle as the cryptocurrency exchange has allegedly ended its relationship with Barclays.

Polkadot to enable blockchains to share info, collects $139m in ICO

Polkadot, which is looking to enable independent blockchains to exchange information, has raised more than $139m in an on-going auction style ICO.

Regulation of stablecoins in sight following US Treasury body report

A recent report has called on the US Congress to regulate the issuers of stablecoins and has urged agencies to assess whether the coins pose a systemic risk.

30 FinTech rounds from last week you cannot afford to miss

What do the 30 FinTech funding rounds from last week tell us about the state of the industry?

Crypto firm Circle closes $440m funding round

US cryptocurrency company Circle has raked in $440m from a funding round.

Global regulators to grill Facebook about its planned Libra project

Representatives from Libra will be interviewed by officials from 26 global central banks on Monday in a bid to ease worries about its impact on the financial market. At the same time, investor interest in crypto seems to waning.

Coinbase, Pantera Capital join $6m round in Indonesian crypto exchange

Indonesia-based crypto-assets exchange company Pintu banked $6m to support its mission to drive industry adoption.

Ukraine’s government is planning new cryptocurrency laws

Mikhail Fedorov, deputy prime minister of digital transformation in the Ukraine, is set to collaborate with the country’s finance ministry to launch a new legal framework for cryptocurrencies.

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Coro bags $100m to reinforce cybersecurity for SMEs with Series D funding

Coro bags $100m to reinforce cybersecurity for SMEs with Series D funding

Coro, the pioneering cybersecurity platform specifically designed for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), announced today that it has secured $100m in a Series D funding round.

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