Bitcoin ETF approval boosts institutional acceptance, with ALTA promoting tokenization.
According to data from PitchBook, VC investments in crypto companies witnessed a staggering 68% drop in 2023 compared to the robust figures seen in 2022.
Riding on the success of the UK firm Rapyd which raised £235 million, the UK fintech sector continues to be a leader in fintech funding despite a decrease in the number of deals secured in 2023 by over 100.
US securities regulators gave the green light Wednesday to a group of bitcoin exchange-traded funds, a keenly anticipated decision expected to boost the cryptocurrency.
In the last decade, blockchain — the technology layer of Web3 — has shown potential to transform industries beyond finance.
Binance boss Changpeng Zhao has become the most powerful cryptocurrency figure to fall in a two-year period chaotic even by the standards of the notoriously volatile industry.
Binance chief executive Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty Tuesday to US money laundering violations, in a deal that will see the cryptocurrency exchange he founded pay over $4 billion in penalties.
The acquisition, executed as an all-cash transaction for 100 per cent ownership of CoinDesk, was sealed with the financial terms kept confidential.
Former crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty Thursday by a New York jury on all seven counts of fraud, embezzlement and criminal conspiracy.
Bitcoin's price has risen strongly in recent weeks with the United States possibly set to allow a popular type of trading in the cryptocurrency that would further normalise the asset.
New York's attorney general on Thursday filed a lawsuit accusing cryptocurrency firms Gemini and Genesis with fraud that wound up costing investors more than a billion dollars.
The FCA's new rules will protect UK consumers from misleading ads promoting high-risk assets or investment opportunities.
Two visions of Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced crypto king, clashed in a New York courtroom on Wednesday in the opening arguments of his blockbuster trial for fraud.
The collapse of cryptocurrency platform FTX, whose disgraced former boss goes on trial this week, sparked shock waves worldwide, with regulators still seeking to get to grips with the sector.
Sam Bankman-Fried, once the most respected face of crypto currency, goes on trial Tuesday in federal court facing seven counts of fraud that could see him spend decades in prison.
The UK bank is bringing a ban on cryptocurrency purchases due to an "increase in fraud and scams related to crypto assets".
While KYC can't completely prevent financial crimes, it serves as a starting point for investigations and has proven useful in identifying wrongdoers.
To ensure it survives and prospers, the financial industry needs to overcome ten challenges, and it is vital that they do.