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April 04, 2024
Singapore Licenses Crypto Platform GSR Markets

Regulators in Singapore have given a license to cryptocurrency market maker GSR Markets. As Bloomberg News noted in a report late Wednesday (April 3), the move is a rare one for the digital...


April 03, 2024
Report: Galaxy Digital Recruiting Investors for $100 Million Crypto Fund

Galaxy Digital Holdings is reportedly talking with outside investors to assemble a $100 million fund to invest in early-stage crypto companies. The planned Galaxy Ventures Fund I will focus on financial...


April 03, 2024
Central Banks and BIS Test Tokenization to Speed Cross-Border Payments   

Tokenization is gaining momentum on the global stage, and with commercial applications. The Bank for International Settlements announced Wednesday (April 3) that it is working in tandem with seven central banks —...


April 03, 2024
Messaging Platform Telegram Pivots to Crypto Payments for Ads 

Throughout nearly their entire history, cryptocurrencies have represented the archetypal innovation in search of a problem. And while they’ve succeeded as an unregulated store of value, as well as a tool for scammers,...


April 02, 2024
Report: Crypto-Focused VC Firm Paradigm Working to Raise New Fund

Crypto-focused venture capital (VC) firm Paradigm is reportedly working to raise between $750 million and $850 million for a new fund. The company is currently in talks with investors, Bloomberg...


April 02, 2024
Lockchain.ai Debuts Blockchain Risk Management Solution

Lockchain.ai has debuted what it calls the first AI-powered blockchain risk management platform. The company, founded by a trio of cybersecurity CEOs, announced its launch Monday (April 1), saying its platform offered “automated...


April 01, 2024
Cognition Labs Aims to Revolutionize Coding With AI

As the world becomes more connected and digital, coding, previously confined to specialized computer programmers, now influences everything from our daily communication and online shopping to healthcare management and financial...


March 29, 2024
Enforceable Terms and Arbitration Provisions Important for Providers in Current...

By: Jonathan Mollod (Proskauer – Blockchain & The Law) A recent Bloomberg Law article highlights a notable decrease in active civil suits against entities like cryptocurrency exchanges, digital wallet providers,...


March 28, 2024
UK and US Investigate $20 Billion in Crypto Transfers to...

Authorities are reportedly investigating billions in cryptocurrency transfers that moved through a Russia-based exchange. The probe into the $20 billion-plus payments is part of efforts by the U.S. and Great Britain...


Why Public-Private Collaboration Is Key To Blockchain Adoption
Public-Private Partnerships Can Unlock a $31B Blockchain Payments Opportunity  Nine in 10 of the world's central banks are pursuing digital currency projects, but private sector expertise and buy-in will be pivotal to their success. In this month’s “Blockchain Payments Tracker®,” a collaboration with Algorand, Anish Jain, CEO of WadzPay, explains how blockchain's interoperability with legacy banking systems is the key to its adoption.
Cryptocurrency, Blockchain And Cross-Border Payments: Selecting A Blockchain Technology Partner
Banks Help Corporates Overcome Their Blockchain Regulatory Concerns Businesses see blockchain payments technology as important to streamlining cross-border payments, but more than half worry that it comes with regulatory risks. PYMNTS’ new Cryptocurrency, Blockchain And Cross-Border Payments playbook, a Circle collaboration, surveyed 250 FIs to examine how they're using compliance and regulatory tools to ease businesses’ blockchain concerns and unlock the technology’s benefits.