LedgerX picks up $11.4m for regulated bitcoin exchange

LedgerX picks up $11.4m for regulated bitcoin exchange

May 24, 2017

Bitcoin institutional trading and clearing platform LedgerX has picked up $11.4m in a Series B round. Miami International Holdings and Chinese fund Huiyin Blockchain Venture Investments led the financing.

UK financial watchdog issues fresh warnings on crypto risks after Kimmie K’s Insta post

September 6, 2021

UK watchdog Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fired a warning shot at the cryptocurrency industry, signalling it could soon come under greater regulatory scrutiny.

Crypto-native infrastructure platform Conduit bags $7m

March 29, 2023

Conduit, a remote crypto-native infrastructure platform designed to support and accelerate the builders in crypto, has landed $7m.

Coinbase acquires Bitcoin storage platform and Libra founding member Xapo

August 16, 2019

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has acquired Xapo, the secure Bitcoin storage startup.

Future FinTech to buy majority in crypto ATM company Blocknance

January 5, 2021

Blockchain e-commerce company Future FinTech has signed a term sheet to become the majority owner of Blocknance. As part of the deal, Future FinTech will...

eToro boosts investor exposure to diverse assets with DeFi portfolio launch

September 24, 2021

Investment platform eToro has unveiled a decentralised finance (DeFi) portfolio to offer investors long-term exposure to key projects in the DeFi ecosystem.

Starling Bank’s co-founder’s new cryptocurrency startup Ziglu secures ?5.25m in seed funding

June 25, 2020

Having left Starling Bank back in 2016, Mark Hipperson is now back with his new venture Ziglu, which has just bagged ?5.25m in seed capital.

Circle is gearing up to raise a $100m VC fund

August 23, 2019

Cryptocurrency startup Circle acquired the crowdfunding platform SeedInvest in March. Now it is looking for someone to handle its upcoming $100m venture capital fund.

Crypto juggernaut FTX set to snap up Bitvo

June 20, 2022

FTX, a big player in the crypto industry, has entered a deal to purchase Canadian cryptocurrency firm Bitvo for an undisclosed fee.

EU passes MiCA legislation in crypto regulation breakthrough

October 17, 2022

The European Union has come one step closer to making crypto regulation a reality after it passed the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) bill.