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Crypto exchange Rain has obtained a license to operate a virtual asset brokerage and custody service for its clients in the United Arab Emirates,."Today, Rain is launching in the UAE, as the first licensed retail exchange," Joseph Dallago, CEO and co-founder of the Bahrain-based company, tweeted on Tuesday. "This is a 5 year effort, as…

Mar 6, 2020 at 14:16 UTCUpdated Mar 6, 2020 at 14:43 UTCOKCoin has named its chairman, Hong Fang, as the cryptocurrency exchange's new chief executive. Announced Friday, Fong, who also serves as the company’s chief operating officer, will replace current chief executive Tim Byun from March 31. She will lead an effort to further develop the…

In recent years, blockchain technologies have increasingly been used to boostengagement with customers and offer loyalty rewards. BlockFi and Gemini, for example, announced they would offer credit cards offering bitcoin rewards. In 2022, Mastercard supported Upstart, a NFT-based loyalty program, through its startup engagement program.

Crypto entities may have misinterpreted MiCa's deadline to make sustainability disclosures, despite a clarification, according to Crypto Risk Metrics. Crypto's environmental impact, particularly through mining operations, has been a major concern surrounding the industry. Several crypto asset service providers (CASPS) in the European Union (EU) may not know the correct deadline to make sustainability disclosures

Jun 24, 2020 at 13:49 UTCUpdated Jun 24, 2020 at 14:24 UTCStack of pound coins (Linda Bestwick/Shutterstock)Bitcoin’s often criticized for its volatile and unpredictable nature – now analysts are saying that, and more, about the pound sterling. In a shock-inducing note to clients on Tuesday, currency analysts at Bank of America (BoA) said sterling had…

Nov 25, 2020 at 9:31 a.m. UTCUpdated Nov 25, 2020 at 9:32 a.m. UTCBank for International Settlements. Basel, Switzerland.(Shutterstock/lucarista)BIS Paper Says There’s Potential to Embed Regulation Into Stablecoin SystemsRegulatory responses to private, “global” stablecoins like Libra need to take into account the potential of the technology in payments, according to economists working at the Bank…

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Feb 13, 2020 at 14:00 UTCPeter Thiel image via CoinDesk archivesBitcoin Lender BlockFi Raises $30M in Series B Led by Peter Thiel’s Valar VenturesFresh on the heels of an $18.3 million Series A funding round last August, crypto lending startup BlockFi has secured a $30 million Series B.Announced Thursday, the new funding will help the…

Jan 12, 2020 at 07:23 UTCEthereum classic image via CoinDesk archivesEthereum Classic successfully completed the “Agharta” hard fork at block number 9,573,000 at 06:26 UTC on Sunday, according to etcnodes.org.Similar to the network’s last backwards-incompatible upgrade in September, Atlantis, Agharta makes ethereum classic more interoperable with sister-chain ethereum. As part of the hard fork, the…