European Parliament postpones crypto regulation vote amid backlash
The European Parliament has postponed a vote on crypto asset regulation after a leaked draft included a provision that sought to ban cryptocurrencies.
Crypto banking firm BVNK snares $40m
BVNK, a banking and payments platform targeting firms that are seeking crypto integration, has raised $40m in a Series A funding round.
Inswitch, Binance Pay link to boost LatAm crypto payment uptake
Embedded financial technology firm Inswitch has partnered with crypto payment technology company Binance Pay to expand the latter’s offering in Latin America.
SEBA Bank, HashKey team up to drive digital assets in Hong Kong & Switzerland
HashKey Digital Asset Group and SEBA Bank have signed a partnership as they look to help accelerate adoption of digital assets in Hong Kong and Switzerland.
Income-backed DeFi protocol Huma Finance bags $8.3M
Huma Finance, an income-backed DeFi procotol, has scored $8.3m in a seed funding round led by Race Capital and Distributed Capital.
EIB pioneers digital green bond with blockchain platform
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has recently set a new milestone by issuing its first-ever digital green bond.
Billon picks up $2m for ledger-based banking services
Distributed ledger-based payments firm Billon has raised $2m in funding from a collection of unnamed UK investors.
Streamr ends ICO after hitting hardcap on $30.5m
Blockchain-based data stream Streamr has ended its ICO after hitting its hard cap, pulling in around $30.5m.
Onerio nets $3m seed investment from COSIMO Ventures
Blockchain and cryptocurrency technology developer Onerio has netted $3m in its seed investment round from COSIMO Ventures.
Portion said to raise $5.5m in seed round
Online auction platform Portion has reportedly raised $5.5m in its seed round of funding.