Kraken Becomes First Crypto Exchange to Charter a US Bank
Having received the charter, Kraken will focus on building out operations and personnel for the bank, aiming to have...
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MicroStrategy Buys Another 16,800 Bitcoin—Worth $183 Million
The firm’s acquisitions are directly in line with its investment strategy, which describes Bitcoin as a superior asset class.
U.S. crypto, fintech firms to benefit from slimmed down regulatory process
The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) will on Tuesday unveil the new regulatory regime for money services businesses,...
Wave Financial wins first round of investment for Whiskey Fund ahead of tokenization
By tokenizing barrels of whiskey, in this case, investors gain exposure to, and benefit from, price appreciation of that...
Mastercard launches virtual platform to help Governments test CBDCs
The involvement of private businesses is crucial in the development and subsequent deployment of Central Bank Digital Currencies.
Blockchain.com lists YFI and LEND in bid to grow exchange after clocking in $500 million in monthly volumes
Blockchain.com is listing two new DeFi coins as it becomes one of the latest exchanges to hop on the...
DeFi is hot but retail interest nowhere close to ICO frenzy
For instance, Uniswap, a decentralized exchange facilitating peer-to-peer trading without a central authority, overtook the largest U.S.-based centralized exchange,...
Tech Mahindra to build multiple blockchain solutions on Amazon’s blockchain
The Indian IT giant Tech Mahindra is planning to build and deploy an array of blockchain solutions on Amazon...
The Swipe – powered Binance card will enter the US market with a new partnership – a report by Sahil Kohli
Swipe users will be able to directly deposit their paychecks into the newly available accounts from Evolve Bank &...
DeFi meets real estate as Aave readies crypto mortgages
Specifically, Aave announced yesterday that it’s working with RealT, a company devoted to the tokenization of real estate, to...
Three of Australia’s “big four” banks bring bank guarantees on blockchain
Three Australian banks are forming a new company called Lygon to digitize bank guarantees using blockchain technology, which could...
tZero CEO: blockchain can boost private market liquidity amid the pandemic
At a high level, the private-market landscape is becoming more densely populated, giving tZERO the opportunity to scale its...
Fidelity’s head of strategy has filed for a new bitcoin-related fund with the SEC
In June, Fidelity published the results of a survey that found nearly 80% of institutional investors see the appeal...
ConsenSys acquires JPMorgan’s blockchain platform Quorum
Quorum, which will remain open-source, is being used by the bank to run the Interbank Information Network, a payments...
Welcome to Miami: Binance moves into Florida
Binance.US says it is now "fully registered and regulated [as a] crypto and digital asset exchange," meaning Floridians can...
The US is losing the ‘tech cold war,’ warns Ripple co-founder
The United States is losing the "technological cold war" to China due to its tough regulatory approach to blockchain...
BlockFi raises $50M from universities, NBA star, others as crypto lending soars
At the moment, BlockFi has $1.5 billion in crypto assets on its lending platform and is producing a...
Goldman Sachs is on the hunt for a VP of digital assets
The role’s listed responsibilities reveal several key points that are relevant to the crypto industry.