01 Sep 23 @ 09:28
This week, Grayscale scored a resounding legal victory over the energetic and ruthless SEC, in its efforts to offer a spot bitcoin exchange traded fund. One result was that the... read more
28 Jul 23 @ 09:42
The global blockchain market is set to grow $163.83 billion by 2029, up from $7.18 billion in 2022, exhibiting a CAGR of 56.3%. That being said, blockchain is still viewed... read more
27 Apr 23 @ 08:53
As the year canters on and the dust settles on the crypto crash, it might be tempting to think crypto’s over. But think again: as of January 3, 2023, more... read more
03 Mar 23 @ 17:23
Silvergate, the small time US lender that bet big on crypto, has announced huge losses and may have to wind down according to its annual report, and serves as a... read more
13 Feb 23 @ 12:00
Currently, traditional methods, such as cash, bank transfers and payment cards, dominate the payment landscape; however, crypto payments are gaining significant traction. According to Visa, Cryptocurrency transactions worth $2.5 billon... read more
12 Dec 22 @ 11:49
Investors are reported to be pulling record levels of bitcoin from crypto exchanges as the collapse of FTX has maximised investor fears over the safety of their assets. FTX, which... read more
03 Nov 22 @ 18:05
The European Union is set to be the first major jurisdiction in the world to agree how to regulate the digital asset sector, via its Markets in Crypto Assets regulation... read more
09 Sep 22 @ 09:45
Anyone with half an eye on the news knows that tech layoffs have been happening across the spring and summer period. Freetrade, the London-based trading platform, is said to be... read more
15 Jul 22 @ 09:34
If you work in the tech sector, there’s no way you won’t have heard about 2022’s round of hiring slowdowns, freezes and layoffs. Fintech, crypto and real estate have been... read more
11 Jul 22 @ 09:33
Banking Circle is moving into the virtual assets market with a new service for Banks and Payments businesses, by adding USDC stablecoins to its payment rails for payment acceptance, processing... read more
27 May 22 @ 12:22
It’s no secret that the financial services industry continues to face accelerated rapid change and transformative trends, including the evolution of ecosystem businesses, heightened customer expectations around digital interaction, low-touch... read more
27 May 22 @ 09:45
Things are looking broadly positive in the Fintech space, according to Robert Walters’ Global Fintech Talent Report. In the first quarter of 2022, the global Fintech industry saw more than... read more
27 Apr 22 @ 16:41
“170 years ago Americans pushed westward across the frontier to seek their fortune in the gold rush. Greed and lawlessness turned this promised land into the Wild West, where the... read more
20 Apr 22 @ 17:10
In what will almost certainly turn out to be an ill informed attempt to influence policy, more than 40 crypto business leaders have written to the European Union asking not... read more
13 Apr 22 @ 16:00
Mastercard has joined the land grab by major payments players and banks into the Metaverse, with new filings related to NFTs, virtual worlds and more. The 15 filings by Mastercard,... read more
18 Mar 22 @ 10:20
The 2021 State of Finance study from App Annie reveals just how fast the world of personal finance is going digital. Within this revolution, buy-now-pay-later and cryptocurrency services are growing... read more
19 Jan 22 @ 12:53
Following the October 2020 launch of a “sand dollar” by the Bahamian Central Bank, other markets are making moves to normalise the use of cryptocurrencies in their economies with varying... read more
03 Sep 21 @ 09:47
Is it fair to say that cryptocurrency and crypto platforms in general have been talked about a lot? What about regulation of crypto platforms? Probably also a headline grabber, but... read more
13 Aug 21 @ 11:42
In the last eighteen months, even formerly “anti” gurus such as JP Morgan’s Jamie Dimon and Goldman Sachs’ Lloyd Blankfein have changed their tune on cryptocurrency. Having previously described the... read more
30 Jun 21 @ 16:28
Regulatory bodies across the globe that are mandated to protect the financial services industry and consumers have started to exert continued pressure on cryptocurrency. The pressure started in May in... read more
16 Jun 26 @ 18:17
Financial fraud losses in the UK climbed to their highest level in four years during 2025, highlighting the growing sophistication of criminal networks and rais... more
11 Jun 26 @ 16:00
A landmark legal battle that has shaped the economics of card payments in the United States for more than twenty years has taken another significant step toward... more
23 Jun 26 @ 18:52
The European Payments Initiative (EPI) has secured a significant boost to its ambitions of creating a pan-European payments network, with Austria’s largest ba... more