Latest from Ian Allison
MoonPay Takes ‘Sizable’ Stake in Crypto Banking Provider BCB Group
Terms of the deal between the two London-based firms were not disclosed.

Solana-Based Pyth Network Adds Institutional Crypto Exchange LMAX as Data Provider
LMAX will provide foreign exchange and crypto trading data.

Paxos Adds Wedbush Securities in Quest for Same-Day Stock Settlement
Credit Suisse, Instinet and Societe Generale are also part of the program, which is meant to shrink stock settlement times to hours, not days.

UK Regulator Finds 2.3M Adults Now Hold Crypto
However, overall understanding of crypto is in decline, the FCA survey revealed.

Blockchain Privacy Firm Integritee Raises $2M Ahead of Kusama Parachain Auction
The seed round was led by investment firm LD Capital, and included AU21, DFG, FBG and OKEx Blockdream Ventures.

Banks Edge Closer to Ethereum 2.0 Staking
Switzerland-based Sygnum Bank is helping institutional clients get staking rewards from the new Ethereum network. And they’re not alone.

Big Time Studios to Push ‘Play-to-Earn’ Through Binance NFT Marketplace
“Every gaming company that I speak with now is researching NFTs,” said Big Time CEO Ari Meilich.

Switzerland’s Sygnum Bank Gets Into DeFi
Custody and trading services for DeFi tokens is the first step, to be followed by a suite of yield-generating products.

Stake Technologies Raises $10M Ahead of Polkadot and Kusama Auctions
With auctions to win a place building on the Polkadot blockchain ecosystem beginning soon, projects are coming out with strategies to secure one of the coveted slots.

State Street Bank Launches Cryptocurrency Division
State Street says it plans to evolve into a “multi-asset platform” to support cryptocurrency trading and more.

