Mode Global raises £2m as it looks to recover from cashback controversy July 13, 2022 Crypto firm Mode Global said it had raised £2m today as it looks to get back on the front foot after a crypto cashback scandal last year.
Court freezes bankrupt hedge fund Three Arrows Capital’s assets as founders still missing July 13, 2022 A bankruptcy court in New York has frozen the remaining assets of failed crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital as its founders still seem to be missing. Federal judge Martin Glenn granted the emergency motion on Tuesday, which comes as the founders of the fund, Zhu Su and Kyle Davies, appear to be evading creditors, CNBC [...]
Advantage Ripple as judge blasts SEC’s hypocrisy July 13, 2022 Ripple's battle with the SEC has suddenly swung in the crypto company's favour with a key legal ruling over the 'Hinman speech' evidence.
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. [...]