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01/09/2020     US Regulator to Shake Up Banking With Federal Charters for Payment Firms

The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is forging ahead with a long-in-the-works plan to offer national banking charters to payment firms that don’t take deposits, but not everybody is happy. According to a Tuesday report by Politico, Acting Comptroller of Currency Brian Brooks is spearheading the move that would empower payment firms to operate across state...

31/08/2020     Huobi and OKEx Battle for Supremacy in China

Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi is taking aim at competitor OKEx in China, specifically the business of trading bitcoin futures and other derivatives contracts. The fight opens a new front in a longstanding rivalry. OKEx, which is led by Chinese executives and based in Malta, is the world’s biggest crypto derivatives exchange, with outstanding contracts valued at $1.26 billion, according to the...

28/08/2020     Great DeFi news!

Great news! We have added a new DeFi section. The most popular format of blockchain projects is now available on our platform.

28/08/2020     Commentary: Fed Chair Jerome Powell Details Inflation Target Changes

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell explains the U.S. central bank’s economic approach, including how it will address its previous 2% inflation goal over the next decade ND (10:00): Powell’s done for the day. The symposium will continue through tomorrow, with Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey giving a speech Friday morning. BK (10:00): Based on the muted market reaction after...

26/08/2020     Crypto and Fintech Investor Ribbit Capital Files to Raise $350M for ‘Blank Check’ IPO

Ribbit Capital, a major investor in fintech startups including cryptocurrency and blockchain ventures, is seeking to raise $350 million for a “blank check” company that would make acquisitions. The special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC), Ribbit LEAP Ltd., filed a prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission late Tuesday. As a SPAC, Ribbit Leap has no operating business – it was created...

24/08/2020     Japan’s Finance Minister: Blockchain Can Help in Fight Against COVID

Taro Aso, Japan’s finance minister, said blockchain could provide one possible solution to COVID contact tracing, emphasizing privacy. Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso suggested blockchain would be key in the world’s battle against the coronavirus pandemic as the technology can be used for contact tracing while ensuring privacy. Aso gave the opening remarks for the Blockchain Global Governance Conference, also...

21/08/2020     INX Crypto Exchange to Launch $117M IPO Next Week

INX Ltd. said it will launch its long-awaited landmark initial public offering (IPO) as soon as Monday, capping a nearly two-year journey for the startup cryptocurrency and security token exchange. "It is anticipated that the offering will begin on Aug. 24, 2020, or shortly thereafter," the Gibraltar-based company said in a press release Thursday. As previously reported, INX has priced...

19/08/2020     UK Regulator Grants License to Digital Security Exchange Archax

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has granted several licenses to digital securities exchange and custodian Archax – making it one of the world’s first authorized trading spaces for the asset-class. Archax said Wednesday it was now licensed as a multilateral trading facility (MTF) exchange, a broker and a cash and asset custodian. It is also the first crypto-asset firm to...

17/08/2020     Pantera Tells SEC Its Crypto Fund Has Raised Nearly $165M

Institutions and the well-heeled have poured millions of dollars into a Pantera Capital fund, helping it more than double in size since it launched in 2018. The Pantera Venture Fund III has received $164.7 million in private placements from just under 200 investors, according to a Form D filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Friday. That's nearly...

14/08/2020     The Federal Reserve Is Experimenting With a Digital Dollar

The U.S. Federal Reserve is actively investigating distributed ledger technologies and how they might be used for digitizing the dollar. Federal Reserve Board Governor Lael Brainard said the U.S. central bank has been testing DLT over the past several years to study what a digital currency might do to the existing payments ecosystem, monetary policy, financial stability and the banking...

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