French regulator accepting CASP applications ahead of MiCA rollout

According to Thailand-based company SYNQA, the firm will use the $80M investment to ‘deepen its footprint’ in cashless societies in Asia. 438 Total views 28 Total shares SYNQA, the parent company of OmiseGo formerly known as Omise Holdings, raised $80 million in a fundraising round for new cashless payment ventures.In a June 22 announcement, Thailand-based…

As House Democrats grapple over the infrastructure bill, the Biden administration and Federal Reserve eye stablecoin regulation. 703 Total views 14 Total shares This week, United States lawmakers and regulators have stolen much of the spotlight once more. The cryptocurrency-related provisions of the infrastructure bill, a tiny grain of sand in the grand scheme of…

As the SEC lawsuit against Telegram Open Network (TON) forced it to postpone mainnet launch, working blockchain explorers are already available for the testnet. Blockchair announced the creation of a user-friendly alternative to Telegram’s own explorer.A stalled launch has not stopped blockchain explorersIn 2018, TON raised more than $1.7 billion in a private initial coin…

United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo has emphasized the agency’s commitment is to monitor, but not impede, the development of the crypto asset sector.Giancarlo made his remarks during a speech devoted to EU-U.S. regulatory cooperation for derivatives markets, delivered at the Eurofi Financial Forum in Bucharest, Romania on April 4.The…

Cryptocurrency markets were showing signs of life today, Dec. 17, but the major focus was on Ethereum (ETH), which passed the price of Bitcoin Cash (BCH) for the first time.Market visualization from Coin360Data from Cointelegraph’s price tracker, Coin360, CoinGecko and CoinMarketCap confirm the ongoing battle within the top ten altcoin assets, with ETH trading around…

One of the simplest strategies for trading cryptocurrencies involves the application of moving averages (MA). The basic premise is that if the price of an asset is above its moving average for a certain number of days, this is considered a buy signal. Once it falls below its moving average, the asset is sold, and…

Crypto.com joined over 40 finance and technology firms by becoming a member of the Open Payments Coalition. 1137 Total views 16 Total shares Cryptocurrency debit card firm Crypto.com is now a member of the Open Payments Coalition, alongside more than 40 other finance and technology firms.According to a June 18 announcement, admittance to the Open…

Blockchain cybersecurity company CertiK, which had received an investment from Binance Labs in 2018, has launched its native CertiK Chain blockchain. The CertiK Foundation announced its new release in an official blog post on July 22.In January of this year, CertiK and major crypto exchange Binance had also announced a partnership that would allow the…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged professional boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. and music producer Khaled Khaled for unlawfully advertising Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), according to a press release published Nov. 29.Per the announcement, the SEC found that Mayweather did not disclose promotional payments from three ICO issuers, including $100,000 from cryptocurrency startup…