Lykke receives investment from Hanwha Systems
Lykke, a Switzerland-based cryptocurrency exchange, has received an investment from South Korea’s Hanwha Systems, a technology solution developer.
Digital Asset scores $120m in its Series D round
Digital Asset, a multi-party application platform, has closed its Series D round on $120m.
The FCA bans the sale of certain cryptocurrencies like bitcoin
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned the sale of derivatives and exchange traded notes that reference certain types of cryptocurrencies like bicoin, ripple and ether to retail consumers.
Ransomware DarkSide made $90m in ransom payments, blockchain firm finds
Blockchain analysis firm Elliptic has discovered the DarkSide ransomware variant made an estimated $90m in ransomware payments since October 2020.
FinTech investor Science Inc pulls in $12m for venture fund through ICO
FinTech investor Science Inc has pulled in more than $12m towards its venture fund through an initial coin offering.
What Dataminr’s $475m round among the 33 investments in the FinTech sector last week...
Out of the 33 FinTech funding rounds we reported on last week, cybersecurity companies and cryptocurrency-based enterprises were the clear winners.
DeFiner bags investment from crypto investor SNZ Holdings
Decentralised finance network DeFiner has received an investment from SNZ Holding, a crypto fund created by a group of blockchain evangelists.
Standard Chartered invests into blockchain company Partior
Partior, a blockchain-based global network for value exchange, has received an investment from Standard Chartered.
JP Morgan, Mastercard, UBS inject $65m in blockchain firm ConsenSys
Brooklyn-headquartered blockchain technology firm ConsenSys raised $65m from major banks and financial services players including JP Morgan, Mastercard Inc and UBS Group AG to fund its growth and global expansion.
Mastercard enters agreement to buy crypto intelligence firm CipherTrace
Mastercard has agreed to acquire cryptocurrency intelligence and blockchain analytics firm CipherTrace for an undisclosed fee.