UK mandates crypto exchanges to report sanctions breaches
Updated guidance from the Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has revealed crypto exchanges must report sanction breaches in the UK.
Curio snares $2.9m in seed financing
Curio Research, a provider of an on-chain gaming lab building crypto Web3 games, has scored $2.9m in seed funding.
Maiar digital wallet to launch in January
Elrond Network has announced that it will launch digital wallet and global payments app Maiar on 31 January 2021.
Juzhen rakes in $23m in largest Asian blockchain round
Blockchain post-trade startup Juzhen Financials has raised $23m in a Series A round of funding. The investment was led by Wanxiang Holdings.
Why SEBA Bank will raise its Series B with digital tokens
Swiss financial institution SEBA Bank will be issuing its Series B equity to its shareholders as blockchain security tokens.
Algorand bags $62m round, months after closing its seed
Algorand, a blockchain and cryptocurrency solution for businesses, has secured $62m in its equity round.
US regulators issue warning to banks on crypto exposure risks
Three US regulators have called on banks to be on their guard against crypto exposure risks in the wake of the FTX collapse.
Tech Nation unveils the 23 startups joining its second FinTech growth programme
From SME finance and RegTech solutions to payments and impact retail investment, the 23 startups selected to take part of the second instalment of...
Cryptocurrency company Chainalysis has added $13m to its Series B round
Cryptocurrency compliance startup Chainalysis has added $13m to its Series B round more than a year after expanding the raise the last time.
SoftBank invests $200m in Brazil’s largest crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin
Mercado Bitcoin, the largest bitcoin exchange in Brazil, raised $200m in a Series B round from the SoftBank Latin America Fund.