Latest from Jamie Crawley
Bank of Spain Opens Registry for Crypto Service Providers
All entities, including banks that are already regulated, have to register.
XDEFI Wallet Looks to Raise $12M in Initial DEX Offering
The IDO will take place in early November on MISO, the platform built for offering new tokens on SushiSwap.
Nigeria’s eNaira CBDC Goes Live
The eNaira was developed by fintech company Bitt, whose digital currency management system is also behind the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank’s CBDC.
BlockFi to Develop Crypto Asset Management Products With Neuberger Berman
The new products will be housed in a separate entity called BlockFi nb.
Almost $7M in Bitcoin Held by Colonial Pipeline Attacker Is on the Move
Elliptic has linked the activity to ransomware group REvil, with which DarkSide has close ties, being hacked and forced offline by a U.S. government-led operation.
Greenidge Generation to Expand Into Texas, Acquire South Carolina Site
Greenidge also doubled its order of S19j Pro bitcoin mining machines from Bitmain to 22,500 units.
Spanish Banks Are Preparing to Offer Crypto Services: Report
The Bank of Spain said in June it would provide instructions for entities wishing to register to provide crypto services. They’re still waiting.
Facebook, Square, PayPal and Others Told to Hand Over Payments Info to Consumer Finance Watchdog
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to see information about the payments products, plans and practices of Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Square and PayPal.
Houston Firefighters Pension Fund Makes Bitcoin, Ether Purchase
The fund has invested $25 million in crypto in what appears to be a first for a U.S. public pension plan.
Asset Manager Pimco to Extend Crypto Involvement: Report
Pimco’s chief investment officer said some of the fixed-income firm’s hedge-fund portfolios are already trading crypto-linked securities.
