UK seen as an attractive market for cryptoasset exposure, Nickel survey finds
A survey by Nickel Digital Asset Management has found the UK has become one of the most appealing markets for hedge fund managers that focus on crypto and digital assets.
Akon finalises agreement to create his cryptocurrency-powered Akon City in Senegal – a “real-life...
Singer Akon is one of the many celebrities to have dabbled in cryptocurrencies. However, he is probably the only one to use it to...
Centbee bags $1m to support Bitcoin remittances
Centbee, a facilitator of digital money payments on the Bitcoin blockchain BSV, has secured $1m in its pre-Series A round.
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.
Hong Kong’s Bitcoin Web3 wallet Xverse pulls in $5m raise
Xverse, a Bitcoin Web3 wallet, including NFTs through a method called Ordinals, has secured significant backing in its latest seed round.
Digital asset management firm LumiShare bags $3.2m
LumiShare, a blockchain-based digital asset management ecosystem, has netted $3.2m from the Abu Dhabi royal family.
JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs reportedly refused involvement with Facebook-backed cryptocurrency Libra
Investment banks JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs are no strangers to betting on big tech ventures, but even they seem to have shunned Libra.
UN official says cryptocurrencies make it harder to combat child slavery, terror financing and...
Cryptocurrencies are making it more difficult for law enforcement to prosecute criminals guilty of cyber crime, terror financing, money laundering and abuse of children, according to a United Nations official.
System 9 rakes in $5.7m Series A
System 9, a digital asset market-making firm focused on alt-coins, has raised $5.7m from a Series A funding round.
Crypto firms to be required to register with FCA under new law
A range of cryptocurrency businesses could be forced to leave the UK market if they fail to register with the Financial Conduct Authority by Thursday this week.