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Finance

Crypto-Friendly Bank Revolut Plans to Sell $500M of Employee Shares at $45B Valuation: WSJ

Revolut has been in talks with investment firm Greenoaks over the sale, which would pave the way for a potential IPO

Revolut to Suspend Certain Crypto Services (Kaysha/ Unsplash)

Opinion

The Catch-22 of U.S. Crypto Regulation

The SEC is asking crypto and fintech firms to do the impossible. Only Congress can stop that, Marcelo M. Prates writes.

SEC logo (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Opinion

What's Wrong With PayPal's Stablecoin?

If PYUSD is to gain true and lasting traction, the newly minted stablecoin issuer needs to address certain centralization concerns, Kima Chief Technology Officer Guy Vider writes.

Bulls eydOliver Buchmann/Unsplash)

Videos

Rep. Davidson on State of U.S. Crypto Sector

Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) weighs in on the future developments of crypto services and fintech companies in the U.S. The Congressman told "First Mover" in part, "we've set up the protocols and architecture for every major innovation since the industrial revolution...why would we bail now on fintech?"

Recent Videos

Policy

Crypto Was Singapore's Top Area of Fintech Investment in 2022 Despite Global Slowdown: KPMG

For 2023, KPMG has predicted that it is "likely investments in crypto-focused firms will remain very slow."

A new KPMG report predicts the crypto investment slowdown will continue through the rest of the year (Shutterstock)

Policy

Hong Kong’s Finance Regulator Calls for 'a More Solid Footing' for Crypto

After crypto firms have left the city, the regulator says it’s now moving with the market and industry.

Christopher Hui speaking at 2022 Hong Kong FinTech Week. (Information Services Department of HKSAR)

Finance

Lending Platform SoFi's Revenue Jumps 56% in Q3

The company's Nasdaq-listed shares rose 13% in premarket trading.

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Finance

Digital Bank Revolut to Allow Customers to Make Purchases With Crypto Balances

The fintech firm recently won registration from the U.K.'s financial regulator to offer crypto services.

Revolut is adding a crypto spending feature to its app. (A. Aleksandravicius/Shutterstock)