Watchdog cracks the whip on crypto firms after compliance failures August 8, 2024 The Financial Conduct Authority has complained that crypto companies are failing to comply with new rules regulating their advertising, with many attempting to skirt the rules. “We have seen firms relying on industry comparisons to benchmark what is acceptable. Given the levels of poor practice in the market, firms should not be doing this,” complained [...]
Crypto-Friendly Sygnum Bank Posts Record Profit and $4.5 Billion in Client Assets July 31, 2024 Each day, Coinrule will run through the state of the digital assets market for Blockbeat, your home for news, analysis, opinion and commentary on blockchain and digital assets. Sygnum Bank has announced its first-half profit for 2024, driven by a substantial increase in crypto trading volumes. The bank, which holds $4.5 billion in client assets, attributed this [...]
Why Donald Trump’s bitcoin reserve wouldn’t work in the UK July 30, 2024 Debates over a government bitcoin reserve have swelled up this week after former president Donald's Trump's comments at a bitcoin convention over the weekend.
Political Winds Continue to Turn as Politicians Race to Show Support for Crypto July 30, 2024 Each day, Coinrule will run through the state of the digital assets market for Blockbeat, your home for news, analysis, opinion and commentary on blockchain and digital assets. The great political circus that is a US election has recently been running on overdrive. President Biden has announced he will not be running for re-election. Republican challenger Trump [...]
Coinbase UK Unit Fined for Insufficient Money Laundering Controls July 29, 2024 Each day, Coinrule will run through the state of the digital assets market for Blockbeat, your home for news, analysis, opinion and commentary on blockchain and digital assets. Coinbase’s UK arm, CB Payments Limited (CBPL), has been fined £3.5 million by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for breaching financial crime regulations. The fine was issued due [...]
OpenFi, Fintech’s End Game July 29, 2024 Each month, Jasper De Maere, Head of Research at Outlier Ventures, will zoom in on trends and events happening in cryptocurrency and the broader ecosystem across public and private markets. A new trend called OpenFi (Open Finance) is gaining momentum in the financial corner of Web3. Leveraging the core DeFi infrastructure built last cycle (2019), [...]
Trump pledges to sack SEC chief at Bitcoin bash July 28, 2024 Former President Donald Trump has vowed to sack the chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission in an attempt to end the "persecution" of the crypto industry.
Ferrari Shifts into High Gear with Crypto Payments in Europe July 26, 2024 Each day, Coinrule will run through the state of the digital assets market for Blockbeat, your home for news, analysis, opinion and commentary on blockchain and digital assets. Ferrari announced it will start accepting cryptocurrency payments in Europe by the end of this month. This move follows a successful launch in the US last year. Ferrari plans [...]
FCA makes first crypto-related sting against Coinbase subsidiary July 25, 2024 Crypto company CB Payments Limited (CBPL) has been slapped with a £3.5m fine after the Financial Conduct Authority made its first ever crypto sting.
Ethereum ETFs Goes Live in US Market, Marking a New Chapter in Crypto Investments July 25, 2024 Each day, Coinrule will run through the state of the digital assets market for Blockbeat, your home for news, analysis, opinion and commentary on blockchain and digital assets. On July 23rd, Spot Ethereum ETFs started trading on the US market, marking a significant milestone for the cryptocurrency industry. This approval follows a long and arduous journey with [...]