Crypto

The military government in Myanmar has announced heavy criminal sanctions for citizens found to be using crypto or virtual private networks (VPNs).

Asia News

Indonesia: Future FinTech giant?

February 3, 2022

Indonesia has already embraced new, innovative technologies related to FinTech and digital assets and is spearheading the digitalisation push in South-East Asia. Yet, at the same time, millions of adults in the country are not formally banked and have little access to lending. In many ways, it is a highly advanced economy that nonetheless has many of the characteristics of a third-world country.

Blockchain Digital Assets News

Russian money laundering threatens Ukraine, props up London property

February 2, 2022

Former KGB officer Alexander Lebedev, whose son owns The Independent and The Evening Standard in the UK, has advanced the claim that money laundering has economic benefits.

Digital Assets News South America

Crypto Community Hails ‘World’s Coolest Dictator’ Preaching Bitcoin Gospel

January 31, 2022

El Salvador is now on the bleeding edge of crypto adoption, thanks to its 40-year-old president, Nayib Bukele, the World’s Coolest Dictator

Digital Assets Events

The IMF at MYFintech Week Malaysia: CBDCs, Risks and Rewards

January 26, 2022

MyFintechWeek, the flagship Malaysian fintech event, kicked off this Monday, with digital banking, cross border payments, and sustainability the main areas of focus this year. The second day of the virtual conference started with the keynote speech of Tobias Adrian, Financial Counsellor and Director at the Monetary and Capital Markets Department of the International Monetary Fund.

Blockchain Digital Assets

Institutional Crypto with Gold-i

January 25, 2022

Since 2017, Gold-i have offered their “Crypto Switch™” product, which has been used by FX brokers wishing to open up cryptos as an additional asset class for their clients. Now Gold-i is seeking to establish itself within the fund management sector and become the “technology of choice” for financial institutions launching crypto funds.

Press Release

Numbrs launches its Bitcoin Account, bringing Swiss privacy and security to Bitcoin

January 20, 2022

Numbrs Personal Finance AG, a Swiss blockchain (Bitcoin) software technology company based in Zug, Switzerland, is pleased to announce the global launch of its Numbrs Bitcoin Account.

Press Release

Gold-i Enters Crypto Fund Management Sector with Modus.Trade Partnership

January 20, 2022

Gold-i Ltd has been selected by Modus.Trade, a crypto specialist investor network, to manage its entire technology infrastructure.

Press Release

SmartFi becomes the official cryptocurrency platform of Monster Energy AMA Supercross

January 14, 2022

Through this first-of-its-kind partnership with Supercross, SmartFi will be educating fans on crypto and providing them “SmartStrategies”, exclusive offers and experiences.

Blockchain Digital Assets News

How I Bluffed My Way to a Six-Figure Job Offer from Binance’s Regulatory Team (Part One)

January 13, 2022

I was keen to investigate how serious Binance really was about cleaning up their act, and how robust the compliance recruitment processes of the world’s biggest cryptoexchange are. So I decided to apply for the role under a fake name and with false credentials.

Press Release

ION TradAir Partners with BlockQuake to Create Greater Crypto Liquidity

January 11, 2022

ION today announces that one of its group companies, TradAir, has partnered with BlockQuake, a global regulatory-driven cryptocurrency and digital asset exchange, to improve seamless liquidity integration.

Blockchain PayTech

Paving the way to payments modernization with a Shared Hierarchical Ledger System

January 10, 2022

What’s so great about digital currency? What will it allow us to do that we can’t already do within our current two-tier monetary system?

News

How I Bluffed My Way to a Six-Figure Job Offer

January 6, 2022

Press Release

11 Biggest Sponsorship Deals for Crypto Market in 2021

January 5, 2022

The global sports industry is looking to revamp its activities and recover from the after-shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cryptocurrency platforms on the other hand have enjoyed immense growth and are searching for big platforms that can provide better brand visibility.

Asia Digital Assets

Why is Binance banned in Singapore?

December 30, 2021

Earlier in December we heard the news that Binance had withdrawn its application to obtain a cryptoexchange licence in Singapore. This followed frequent clashes with the regulator in Singapore, which in September prompted Binance to ban its users in the country from trading on its global platform.

Capital Markets Investment Banking

The 7 Potentially Disastrous Investments of 2021

December 23, 2021

As Christmas and the New Year approaches, pour yourself a glass of Bailey’s (or perhaps something more expensive if you’re one of this year’s crypto winners) and look back at some of the winners and losers of 2021.

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