Donut bites into new $2m round to make DeFi investing mainstream
Mobile app to save and earn high yield with DeFi Donut closed a $2m funding round, bringing Donut’s total funding to date to $3.8m.
Will the tender legalisation of bitcoin in El Salvador be an outlier?
Earlier this month, El Salvador became the first ever country to make bitcoin legal tender, alongside the US dollar. While this may spell good news for those who trade in the cryptocurrency, is El Salvador the first of many countries to legalise bitcoin or will it be a one-off?
Securitize raises $48m in Series B funding as it prepares for a new product...
Securitize has closed its oversubscribed Series B on $48m, as it looks to release its marketplace for digital asset security trading.
Criptonite AM and Wave Financial team up to help investors get access to regulated...
Swiss wealth management company Criptonite Asset Management entered into a partnership with SEC-regulated digital asset investment manager Wave Financial to address the increasing demand from European investors on crypto-related products.
World Bank rebuffs El Salvador with Bitcoin currency integration
The World Bank has declined to help El Salvador with the integration of Bitcoin into its currency system highlighting concerns around the environment and transparency.
Bank of England FinTech chief underlines privacy, crime tackling benefits of CBDCs
The Bank of England (BofE) FinTech chief has said the introduction of a central bank digital currencies (CBDC) doesn’t require a trade-off between privacy and tackling financial crime.
Switzerland enacts new rules for blockchain and DLT companies
Switzerland’s Federal Council has fully implemented new rules on distributed ledger technology (DLT)-based trading and blockchain solutions.
How long can WealthTech firms resist the crypto FOMO?
Global stockbrokers, neobankers and financial institutions are all slowly onboarding crypto into their asset portfolio and it's probably a matter of time before WealthTechs do the same, according to analysts.
Coinbase-backed crypto trading firm Amber Group hits unicorn status after fresh funding
Cryptocurrency trading firm Amber Group has entered unicorn status with $100m Series B round led by China Renaissance.
FCA issues warning on cryptoassets being risky investment as ownership increases
UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) found that while people are increasingly investing in cryptoassets and no longer think of it as a gamble, they should be "prepared to lose all their money."
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