The U.S. crypto crackdown started at the top, but the sector’s fractures were bottom-up. Some of the digital asset industry’s biggest names, like Coinbase and Binance, found themselves afoul of U.S. federal agencies like the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) after...
Standard Chartered has raised its bitcoin price predictions after seeing increased miner profitability. The bank now projects the crypto asset to reach a price $50,000 by the end of 2023 — a 65% increase from current prices — and then hit $120,000 by the end...
A new solution to increase the level of security and trust when it comes to cryptocurrency transactions is being launched by Mastercard to help users maintain the flow of legitimate activity while avoiding merchants prone to fraud. Mastercard Crypto Secure, powered by CipherTrace, the cryptocurrency...
The Institute for FinTech Research at Beijing’s Tsinghua University (THUIFR) has unveiled a blockchain scholarship program with Ripple’s help, Cointelegraph reported. Through the program, graduate students are said to focus on the study of blockchain development and regulations. They will also, reportedly, be able to participate...
July 26, 2023
The U.S. crypto crackdown started at the top, but the sector’s fractures were bottom-up. Some of the digital asset industry’s biggest names, like Coinbase and Binance, found themselves afoul of U.S. federal agencies like the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) after the highly publicized implosion of players like Three Arrows Capital, TerraUSD and […]
November 01, 2023
PayPal received approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on Tuesday (Oct. 31) to offer crypto-asset activities in the United Kingdom. The FCA has implemented stricter rules on marketing crypto assets, causing issues for some companies, Reuters reported Wednesday (Nov. 1). Those wishing to offer crypto assets in the U.K. must demonstrate sufficient safeguards against money laundering and financing terrorism. […]
July 10, 2023
Standard Chartered has raised its bitcoin price predictions after seeing increased miner profitability. The bank now projects the crypto asset to reach a price $50,000 by the end of 2023...
October 04, 2022
A new solution to increase the level of security and trust when it comes to cryptocurrency transactions is being launched by Mastercard to help users maintain the flow of legitimate...
January 24, 2019
The Institute for FinTech Research at Beijing’s Tsinghua University (THUIFR) has unveiled a blockchain scholarship program with Ripple’s help, Cointelegraph reported. Through the program, graduate students are said to focus on...
