Shyft appoints former BitMEX compliance chief to oversee Veriscope January 12, 2022 Malcolm Wright has been handed the role of overseeing the expansion of Veriscope, Shyft’s FATF Travel tool.
Venture capitalists pump £74bn into China, despite regulatory storm January 12, 2022 China’s regulatory storm has not deterred business, nor investors, after venture capitalists pumped more than £74bn into the country last year, new data has revealed. The VC market looks ‘surprisingly upbeat’, after investment swelled nearly 48.9 per cent year-on-year, according to GlobalData. Meanwhile, deal volumes jumped nearly 32 per cent to 4,302 last year, up [...]
Checkout.com hits $40bn valuation as it raises $1bn for US expansion January 12, 2022 Payments giant Checkout.com has closed a mammoth $1bn funding round as it gears up for a major US expansion, the firm announced today. The funding round values the payments processor at $40bn and places it firmly among Europe’s most valuable fintechs. The latest round was backed by investors including Altimeter, Dragoneer, and the Qatar Investment [...]
Crypto markets recover after fresh US Central Bank comments January 12, 2022 Bitcoin is currently changing hands for just below $43k, up around 2.5 per cent since yesterday morning.
Paypal confirms development of a stablecoin amid crypto push January 11, 2022 Online payments giant PayPal has confirmed that it is exploring the development of a stablecoin amid a push into digital assets.
South African police investigate missing brothers’ crypto platform January 11, 2022 South African police are investigating investors' claims to have been scammed by Africrypt, a crypto platform run by two missing brothers.
Citadel Securities sells $1.15bn stake as it eyes up global expansion January 11, 2022 Electronic trading firm Citadel Securities as the firm reportedly gears up for international expansion.
Just five per cent of JP Morgan clients think Bitcoin will hit $100k this year January 11, 2022 Wall Street remains unconvinced that Bitcoin is poised to soar to new heights by the end of 2022 a survey has revealed.
Crypto crazy couple name baby after favourite digital asset January 11, 2022 Cryptocurrency-loving parents Bruno Karno and his wife Agatha have named their first-born Cardano in honour of their favourite crypto.
Bitcoin holds the line as it battles against market forces January 11, 2022 The price of Bitcoin has managed to hold above $42,000, after yesterday falling briefly below the psychologically important $40,000 level for the first time since September.