Bank Indonesia and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub are inviting developers to take part in a central bank digital currency hackathon.The latest TechSprint event, which comes as Indonesia takes
Robo advisor Betterment has reached a Unicorn-level valuation of $1.3 billion after securing $160 million in growth capital comprised of a $60 million Series F equity round and a $100 million credit
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Asia’s largest economy has witnessed a slap on its financial system in the past weeks. China’s real estate giant Evergrande, which is also a Fortune Global 500 company, is facing “unprecedented difficulties”
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Finsight News publishes the transcription of the Chinese official statement on the crypto ban in both Chinese and English. China banned all crypto transactions and vowed to stop illegal crypto mining, delivering
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The month of August is a time when lawmakers usually depart Washington, DC, for a month-long recess. Instead, as July turned to August, lawmakers were stuck in active and hotly contested deliberations
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EQIFI, a regulated and licensed decentralized finance platform, has announced new products supporting the Tezos blockchain ecosystem. EQIFI has chosen Tezos because it is a leading Proof of Stake network with time-tested
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Cuba said this week it would authorize and regulate the use of cryptocurrency, a move that could help the Communist-run country skirt U.S. sanctions that have complicated transactions through the international banking
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Leading UK anti-money laundering specialist SmartSearch has launched a new weapon in the ongoing fight against dirty cash being cleaned around the world through activity such as buying property.Organised crime gangs and
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Sydney Stock Exchange (SSX) has joined FinTech Australia’s corporate partnership program, becoming the 13th new major member it has signed on in a year. SSX joins existing partners Xero, Amazon Web Services
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Singaporean crypto exchange platform Binance appointed Richard Teng, the former CEO of Financial Services Regulatory Authority at Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) as its Chief Executive Officer. Teng played a pivotal role in enabling
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K2 Integrity today announced its engagement with Diem Networks US to support, initially lead, and continue to build innovative solutions for the Diem Networks US Financial Intelligence Function (FIF). The FIF is designed
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