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eToro Adds 6M Users On Its Way to Become USD 10B Public Company

Multi-asset social trading platform eToro said it added over 5m new registered users in 2020 and another 1.2m this past January alone, reaching the 20m users milestone, as it aims to go public via a merger.Per the company, in 2019, monthly registrations averaged 192,000, while last year, that grew...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

Europe Gets Its New Crypto Unicorn, Bitpanda

Vienna-based digital asset platform Bitpanda said it was valued at USD 1.2bn after it raised USD 170m in a Series B round. The round was led by Valar Ventures, with participation from the partners of DST Global, the company said in an emailed announcement. Valar Ventures, a New York-based venture...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

Chat App KakaoTalk’s Crypto Wallet Now Has 0.75m Users

The South Korean chat app operator Kakao says some 0.75 million, or more than 1% of its users are now using its chat app-linked crypto wallet that was launched in June 2020.Per a report from TechM, the service is firmly “en route to the 1 million-user mark,” although it still has a long...

, by Tim Alper

BlockFi Valued at USD 3B Following USD 350M Round

The US-based major financial services company focused on cryptoassets, BlockFi, was valued at USD 3bn following its recent USD 350m Series D fundraising round. It was led by new investors including Bain Capital Ventures, partners of DST Global, Pomp Investments and Tiger Global, the company said....

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

FX Branch of Japanese Giant SBI Planning Crypto Move – Report

Another subsidiary of the Japanese financial giant the SBI Group, FX Clearing Trust, is reportedly targetting crypto-related business expansion.Per an official release, the firm has now acquired a license for investment trust-related business operations, and will rename itself the SBI Clearing...

, by Tim Alper

JPMorgan to Offer ‘Crypto Exposure Basket’, but Criticized as Not ‘Crypto’

The news is out that major investment bank JPMorgan Chase is looking to offer its clients access to the crypto market - but not everybody see the offering in good light, or particularly crypto-related. Dated March 9, the bank's prospectus on the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Chinese Firms Get Bullish as Lottery Operator Renames Itself ‘BIT Mining’

Chinese firms appear to have become emboldened – and increasingly eager to clamber on board the crypto bandwagon – with 500.com, one of the nation’s biggest sports lottery firms, planning to rename itself with a distinctly crypto-sounding name: BIT Mining.The company, which is...

, by Tim Alper

Miners Returning to S Korea, Where Crypto Is ‘Essential’ for 20-30s

South Korean Crypto Fever 2.0 is showing no signs of slowing, with miners returning to the fray – and conventional investment experts claiming that crypto has become “essential” for portfolio holders in their 20s-30s.As previously reported, the operators of PC gaming rooms (PC...

, by Tim Alper

PayPal Acquires Bitcoin Custodian Curv

Online payments giant PayPal said it has agreed to acquire Curv, an Israel-based crypto custodian, in an effort to expand its crypto offerings. PayPal did not provide any further details about the deal.Curv was founded in 2018 by CEO Itay Malinger and CTO Dan Yadlin."Now, as the adoption of digital...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

Indian Crypto Players Want Bigger Role In Shaping Regulation As Ban Is Less Likely

As India's Finance Minister and a member of the Lower House of Parliament both gave encouraging statements over the past weekend, local crypto industry players want to have a bigger role in shaping the regulatory landscape.The news came from India, as on March 5, as the country's Finance Minister...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

50% of Inexperienced Investors to Hold Bitcoin Less Than a Year – Survey

With recent months bringing a surge in interest in bitcoin (BTC) among individual investors, a rising share of newcomers represent so-called 'weak hands' that might sell their crypto during the first serious price correction, according to a report by market research platform Cardify. The share of...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

More Professionals Trust Crypto Than Want To Get Paid In It – Survey

While popular interest in cryptocurrencies is surging across the world due to bitcoin (BTC)'s rally this year, a poll this week showed that 50% of surveyed professionals trust cryptocurrency, but only 39% would accept it as part of their compensation.The survey was carried out by anonymous...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

Financial Institutions Risk To Cut Themselves Off From Innovations

This is a speech by Hester M. Peirce, pro-crypto commissionaire at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), given at the FinTech Panel at the Institute of International Bankers 2021 Annual Washington Conference this week. _____Thank you, Briget [Polichene]. Good afternoon and thank you to...

, by Hester M. Peirce

Door Opens for South Korean Crypto Exchanges Fearing Forced Closures

Smaller South Korean exchanges may find a way to survive the promulgation of a new crypto act later this month that requires all trading platforms to abide by real-name banking procedures.As previously reported, only the “big four” crypto exchanges – Upbit, Bithumb, Korbit, and...

, by Tim Alper

Crypto Exchanges Scale, But Outages Likely To Remain A Fact Of Life

It’s hard to predict when an exchange is likely to experience a surge. Scaling setups are costly to have them always on stand-by. Exchanges are hard at work improving their throughput and avoiding future disruptions.Exchanges have been the epicenter of the recent crypto bull market,...

, by Simon Chandler

Crypto Industry Wins More Time For FATF Travel Rule

There may yet be some wriggle room for the crypto exchanges and other virtual asset service providers (VASPs) struggling to get their platforms ready for Travel Rule compliance – with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) admitting that it may be prepared to budge on amending the guidance,...

, by Tim Alper

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