Crypto venture capital dries up as investors flee after FTX turmoil February 13, 2023 Investment into cryptocurrency startups collapsed at the end of 2022 as the market was shaken by the implosion of Sam Bankman-Fried’s exchange FTX and a string of high-profile bankruptcies, new research has revealed. The flow of cash into crypto start-ups fell to $2.5bn in the final three months of 2022 – down 75 per cent [...]
Self custody is sexy: What every crypto user should learn from the FTX and genesis debacle February 9, 2023 | City Talk “Not your keys, not your crypto” is an oft-repeated phrase in our space. But, like a New Year’s resolution, it’s more easily said than done. As Head of Web3 Growth for OKX, I see self-custody wallets as the perfect solution for new users to take control of their own funds while unlocking the world of [...]
Coincover announces $30m funding to fuel growth and foster trust in digital assets February 9, 2023 Asset protection technology company Coincover has been handed $30 million in funding led by Silicon Valley’s Foundation Capital.
Leeds United, Everton and Aston Villa have Premier League’s worst performing fan tokens – but do supporters really care? February 8, 2023 Fan tokens have performed badly over the last year with Leeds United, Everton and Aston Villa showing the worst returns, but do supporters really care?
Elliptic beefs up leadership team with two senior appointments February 8, 2023 Elliptic has expanded its global leadership team with the appointment of Barry Chubrik and Sophie Froment.
Binance to airdrop BNB crypto tokens to users in the Turkey earthquake region February 7, 2023 Binance will airdrop $100 of its BNB token to all its users identified to be in the regions most affected by the Turkish earthquake tragedy.
WeTransfer partners with blockchain platform Minima to give more control to digital content creators February 7, 2023 Blockchain platform Minima has announced a unique collaboration with digital content sharing platform WeTransfer.
‘Britcoin’: Bank and Treasury explore the need for a digital pound February 6, 2023 The Bank of England and Treasury are exploring launching a digital pound in a move that officials claim would firm up financial stability in Britain. “No decision has been taken at this stage,” the pair’s experts said yesterday, but added that what some are dubbing ‘Britcoin’ is “likely to be needed in the future”. The [...]
Bybit crypto exchange posts massive futures trading volume leap February 6, 2023 Crypto exchange Bybit has announced a five-fold growth in futures trading volume from $2.8 billion to $13.8 billion year to date.
FCA warns crypto execs could face two years in jail for breaching financial promotion rules February 6, 2023 The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned crypto businesses that breaching new financial promotion regulations could lead to executives facing up to two years in prison. The FCA said that crypto companies which fail to meet its financial promotion rules will breach the Financial Services and Markets Act, “a criminal offence punishable by up to [...]