Tag: Cryptocurrency

Cryptobank Coinhouse bags €15m Series B

Coinhouse has closed a $15m Series B round as the company becomes Europe’s first ever cryptobank.

North Korean cybercriminals stole almost $400m worth of digital assets in...

Research by Chainalysis has found North Korean cybercriminals stole close to $400m worth of digital assets across at least seven cyberattacks last year.

B2B digital asset SaaS platform Zero Hash nets $105m

B2B digital-asset-as-a-service infrastructure Zero Hash has closed its Series D funding round on $105m.

N26 outlines plans to enter crypto trading market

German neobank N26 has revealed it is planning to enter the crypto and equities trading markets in 2022.

RBI launches Fintech department to deal with Crypto, CBDC challenges

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has created a new Fintech department to deal with key challenges in the burgeoning sector.

Cryptocurrency-based crime reached a new high in 2021

A report by Chainalysis has found illicit addresses received $14bn in deposits during 2021, which was almost twice the amount they collected in 2020.

DeFi solution MoHash bags $6m in seed funding

MoHash, is a decentralised finance (DeFi) protocol that leverages crypto assets to offer global capital and liquidity, has picked up $6m for its seed funding round.

Pluto scores $4m for its retail investing app

Free investing platform Pluto has raked in $4m in its seed funding round, which was led by at.inc.

Australia’s CFR backs cryptoasset regulation framework

Australia’s Council of Financial Regulators (CFR) has revealed its support for a government plan to create a new regulatory framework for cryptoassets.

Japan to place new restrictions on stablecoin issuance

Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has revealed it is proposing new restrictions that would only enable banks and wire transfer services to issue stablecoins.

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