Binance gets ‘in principle’ thumbs up for Abu Dhabi operation April 10, 2022 Crypto exchange Binance has today been handed an 'agreement in principal' to operate in Abu Dhabi.
Saturday Spotlight: Nigeria and China speed ahead of UK in digital money race April 9, 2022 A new index charting the readiness and adoption of central bank digital currencies (CBDC) has seen Nigeria top the ranking with the e-Naira, launched in October 2021. Nigeria’s lead is closely followed by other early CBDC adopters, the Bahamas, Mainland China, Jamaica and Eastern Caribbean. The findings, from the PwC Global CBDC Index, capture the [...]
EU targets crypto services in fresh round of Russia sanctions April 8, 2022 The European Union is cutting off high-value crypto services to Russia in a fresh wave of sanctions designed to cripple the country's economy.
Orca’s $967k donation to support youth crypto education program April 8, 2022 Solana-based exchange Orca, has partnered with Aflatoun International to develop a crypto education curriculum for youth around the globe.
Crypto investors stage takeover of Crawley football club April 8, 2022 Wagmi United, a group of US crypto investors, have snapped up Crawley Town, a struggling league two football club.
Michael Saylor: ‘I have never been more bullish on Bitcoin’ April 7, 2022 The chief executive of Microstrategy said he has never been more bullish about crypto after increasing the firm's Bitcoin holdings to $6bn.
Crypto group condemns ‘unacceptable’ trolling of MEPs April 7, 2022 Crypto lobbyists have apologised to members of the European parliament who were targets of "unacceptable" trolling online.
El Salvador’s president Nayib Bukele pulls out of Bitcoin 2022 April 7, 2022 EL Salvador president Nayib Bukele was forced to pull out of a planned star guest appearance at the Bitcoin 2022 summit in Miami.
Fireblocks poaches Bank of England fintech lead April 7, 2022 The head of the Bank of England's fintech hub has walked out after just over a year in the role to join crypto startup Fireblocks.
‘Let people invest’: Matt Hancock makes case for liberal crypto rules April 7, 2022 Matt Hancock, the former health secretary, has come out in favour of permitting mass crypto adoption in the UK.