Demand for alternative assets to rise 46 per cent over next 12 months July 13, 2022 Demand for alternative assets is set to soar by 46 per cent over the next 12 months as rising inflation sends investor interest surging. In a survey by alternative investment platform AssetTribe and market research firm Survation, 53 per cent of the 580 investors surveyed across the UK and Europe said their appetite for alternative [...]
Three Arrows Capital founders seem to be missing after crypto hedge fund’s bankruptcy July 12, 2022 The founders of crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) appear to have gone missing following the company’s bankruptcy. Lawyers representing the collapsed company’s creditors claimed that founders Zhu Su’s and Kyle Davies’ physical whereabouts were unknown ahead of a court hearing scheduled for today, according to court documents filed on Friday, CNBC reported. The [...]
FSB to put forward a global regulatory framework for crypto in October July 12, 2022 The Financial Stability Board will propose global crypto regulations in October following the recent crypto crash. The global watchdog said it is working towards ensuring that crypto is subject to tight oversight and will “submit a public consultation report that proposes recommendations for promoting international consistency of regulatory and supervisory approaches to crypto-assets and crypto-asset [...]
BoE lays down crypto regulation plans following crash July 12, 2022 The Bank of England laid down its plans for crypto regulation in the UK following the drastic instability from the “crypto winter.” Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe said the Bank would apply identical regulation to different financial services in the UK, regardless of how they are provided, if the risks presented by them are the same. [...]
Poundtoken launches as the first fully-backed GBP stablecoin regulated in the British Isles July 11, 2022 Blackfridge has launched poundtoken - the first British-regulated stablecoin fully backed 1:1 by pound sterling (GBP).
Terra Luna crash shows need for ‘non-negotiables’ in crypto regulation, says FCA official July 11, 2022 The Terra Luna crash this year caused investors to lose significant amounts of money and shows why “non-negotiables” in crypto regulation are needed, the FCA said. “When we look at the Terra Luna collapse, (the harm caused by it) is some people’s life savings,” said Richard Fox, Director of International at the FCA, at a [...]
Bitcoin more likely to fall to $10,000 than rise to $30,000, survey July 11, 2022 The price of Bitcoin is more likely to drop to $10,000 than jump to $30,000. The biggest cryptocurrency will probably cut its current value of $20,372 by about half rather than surge, according to 60% of the 950 investors who responded to the latest MLIV Pulse survey, Bloomberg reported. The rest saw it climbing back. [...]
Binance served Iranian crypto clients despite US sanctions, company ban July 11, 2022 Binance processed trades by clients in Iran despite sanctions by the US ban and ban by the company on doing business in the county. The US imposed sanctions on Iran in 2018 with Binance banning business in the country the same year, but the world’d biggest crypto exchange ignored this and still served Iranian crypto [...]
Revolut launches ‘Learn & Earn’ crypto feature July 11, 2022 Financial app Revolut is set to launch a Coinbase-style crypto 'Learn & Earn' feature on its banking platform.
Money stolen from crypto fraud soars despite crash July 11, 2022 The money stolen from crypto frauds has increased over the past year even as a crash has seen cryptocurrency prices plummet. Crypto fraudsters stole 58 per cent more money in the past 12 months with victims in the UK generally losing £36,250 per fraud, a report by cyber security company NordVPN revealed today. Total losses from crypto fraud [...]