Bankrupt KnCMiner finds buyer in GoGreenLight
Bankrupt bitcoin mining conglomerate KnC Group has sold its KnCMiner subsidiary to fellow Swedish company GoGreenLight.
Mastercard and Coinbase team to extend NFT purchasing capabilities
Mastercard is partnering with Coinbase to allow people to purchase non fungible tokens (NFTs) with their debit and credit cards.
18 FinTech funding rounds you missed last week
Despite coronavirus fears, the last week saw a number of FinTech companies raise money.
xalts raises $6m for its digital asset ecosystem platform
xalts, an investment management platform supporting the digital asset ecosystem, has raised $6m in funding.
Paymynt Financial unveils new blockchain-based multicurrency smart card
Boston-based FinTech company Paymynt Financial said to launch MYNT PayCard, a multicurrency hardware wallet.
Straits Financial becomes first brokerage to accept bitcoin
Straits Financial will become the first US-based Futures Commission Merchant to accept bitcoin to fund trades and investments.
Wormhole hack causes around $320m in stolen cryptocurrency
Blockchain bridge Wormhole has confirmed that around $320m worth of cryptocurrency has been stolen following a hack earlier this week.
23 FinTech investment rounds to make the news over the past seven days
Stripe's whooping $600m Series G expansion wasn't the only investment round completed by a FinTech company over the last week.
EU passes MiCA legislation in crypto regulation breakthrough
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.
UK Chancellor examines case for new Britcoin digital currency
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has told the Bank of England (BOE) to look at the case for a potential Britcoin or central-bank-backed digital currency.