Bitcoin Wallet Provider Receives E-Money License From UK Regulator

Cryptocurrency payments startup Ripple is partnering with Madonna to raise funds for orphans in the African nation of Malawi.

Fireblocks hired a new chief marketing officer, Michal Ferguson, from cybersecurity platform Snyk.The move comes after the recent addition of a new CFO and chief customer officer.The custody tech firm isn't in a rush to take the company public.Cryptocurrency custody specialist Fireblocks is continuing to build out its executive team by hiring a new chief

Over $24 billion worth of cryptocurrency was received by illicit addresses in 2023 accounting for 0.34% of all transaction volume, blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis has estimated in its annual crypto crime trends report.The figure is nearly 40% less than that of 2022, however it is only provisional. The $24.2 billion total is likely to increase

Hidden Road, a cryptocurrency brokerage and credit network for institutions, has entered into a partnership with Enclave Markets, a fully encrypted exchange that allows participants to confidentially trade blocks of digital assets.Front-running of trades is an acute problem in crypto, which features unique issues like maximal extracted value (MEV), where blockchain miners and verifiers can…

feature Blockchain technology is nice to have, but it’s hardly a must for rewiring the global financial markets.   So says Alan Marquard, chief strategy and development officer at CLS Group, the global utility for settling foreign exchange trades, owned by the 71 largest banks active in that market. Nearly a year ago, it went live…

Solana's SOL has outperformed ether (ETH) and bitcoin (BTC) as blockchain activity is booming on the network. The latest memecoin trend of artificial intelligence agents promoting and investing in tokens is mostly centered on Solana. Open interest for solana futures increased by almost 3 million SOL, or $506 million through the past four days. 06:08

Oct 18, 2020 at 13:00 UTC(Joshua Roberts-Pool/Getty Images News)How Stocks, Bitcoin and Other Investments Fare in a 0% Interest Rate WorldOn Long Reads Sunday, a reading of a John Street Capital piece on the realities of a market characterized by zero-bound interest rates.For more episodes and free early access before our regular 3 p.m. Eastern time releases,…

news Mark Mobius, major investor and founding partner of Mobius Capital Partners, is still bearish on cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology… with some caveats. Speaking on CNBC’s The Squawk Box this morning concerning emerging markets and safe-haven asset classes, Mobius said cryptocurrencies, like fiat, are backed by faith and only hold utility as far as others…

Bitcoin is up 28% in the last month. BTC exchange-trade funds (ETFs) are coming sometime soon. Crypto investment funds saw their largest weekly inflows last week since mid-2022. Meme coins are making a comeback. And the chastening trial of Sam Bankman-Fried is almost over, giving crypto the chance to start anew.This is an excerpt from