Ukraine’s Zelensky legalises crypto as donations near $100m March 17, 2022 Ukraine has legalised crypto with a bill signed by President Volodymyr Zelensky as digital asset donations pour into the conflict hit country.
Crypto investors should be prepared to lose their money, say EU regulators March 17, 2022 Investors risk losing all the money they invest in speculative crypto assets and should be wary of scams EU regulators warned in a joint statement.
HMRC contacts just 0.4 per cent of UK crypto holders about tax rules March 16, 2022 HM Revenue & Customs contacted just 0.4 per cent of the estimated 2.3m crypto holders in the UK about owing tax on their investments.
Ex-Meta staff raise $200m for new crypto venture March 16, 2022 Former Meta staffers have created a $1bn crypto startup from the ashes of Diem, the abortive stablecoin project shut down earlier this year.
Binance handed Dubai licence days after Bahrain green light March 16, 2022 Binance has today been granted a Virtual Asset Licence to enable it to operate within Dubai’s ‘test-adapt-scale’ virtual asset market model as a base for expansion into the region.
HSBC dives into metaverse amid shutdown of bank branches March 16, 2022 HSBC is swapping the physical world for virtual reality with plans to build a metaverse amid the closure of dozens of physical bank branches.
Olivier Trombert named as CEO at Tyr Capital March 16, 2022 Cryptocurrency hedge fund Tyr Capital has appointed Olivier Trombert as its new Chief Executive Officer.
Hundreds of thousands of crypto addresses linked to sanctioned Russians March 15, 2022 Several hundred thousand crypto wallets have been linked to Russia-based individuals facing sanctions amid conflict with Ukraine.
Consensys raises $450m at $7bn valuation March 15, 2022 Consensys, the company behind the Metamask wallet, has doubled its valuation in a matter of months with its latest bumper funding round.
FCA opens search for head of new crypto division as crime soars March 15, 2022 In a sign that UK regulators are turning the screws on crypto the Financial Conduct Authority is setting up a dedicated division.