digital assets

Apollo Teams With Figure to Launch Blockchain-Based Fund
Apollo Teams With Figure to Launch Blockchain-Based Fund
November 22, 2022  |  Blockchain

Apollo Global Management said it plans to offer a new fund on a public blockchain as it deepens its relationship with the FinTech Figure. According...

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What Regulators Must Do Now in Light of FTX Scandal
What Regulators Must Do Now in Light of FTX Scandal
November 22, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

How did we not see this coming? That’s the question many people are asking as the hyper-rapid, and potentially rabid, collapse of crypto trading platform FTX...

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Gift Cards Become Instant Payout Option for Global Consumers
Gift Cards Become Instant Payout Option for Global Consumers
November 22, 2022  |  Digital Payments

As the need for faster, cheaper and efficient payouts increase, there is a huge demand from corporations needing to transfer value to end users and...

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US Senators Ask SoFi About Its Banking Law Compliance
US Senators Ask SoFi About Its Banking Law Compliance
November 21, 2022  |  Bank Regulation

Four U.S. senators have signed a letter to SoFi Technologies CEO Anthony Noto expressing concerns about the online personal finance company and online bank’s digital...

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Hong Kong’s Genesis Block Stops Trading and Will Close OTC Portal 
Hong Kong’s Genesis Block Stops Trading and Will Close OTC Portal 
November 18, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency retail service provider Genesis Block has reportedly ceased trading, asked its customers to withdraw their funds and told them it would close its over-the-counter...

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TCH: Consumers Want Bank Stablecoins but Regulators Block the Path
TCH: Consumers Want Bank Stablecoins but Regulators Block the Path
November 18, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

FTX’s meltdown and crypto’s whipsaw gyrations continue to shake retail investors, many of whom will be wiped out. Institutional investors are shying away from the...

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FV Debuts Puerto Rico’s 1st Bank-Based Digital Asset Custody Service
FV Debuts Puerto Rico’s 1st Bank-Based Digital Asset Custody Service
November 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Puerto Rico’s FV Bank has launched digital asset custody and settlement services for clients around the world, becoming the first bank in the commonwealth to...

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User Experience Must Improve for Crypto to Gain Cross-Border Payments Use
User Experience Must Improve for Crypto to Gain Cross-Border Payments Use
November 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Whether you’re talking about remittances sent home by migrant workers or other larger sums moving from one country to another, cross-border payments are the part...

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Russian Central Bank Eyes Digital Asset Rules
Russian Central Bank Eyes Digital Asset Rules
November 08, 2022  |  Regulation

Russia’s central bank is reportedly considering new regulations and rules for taxing non-fungible tokens (NFTs), smart contracts and trading digital assets.  The Bank of Russia...

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