Bank Innovation

MARCH 29, 2016

While private initiatives seek to capitalize on distributed ledger technology, academics are turning their attention to bitcoins. It’s been an open secret for some time that as blockchain has soared to ever greater heights, bitcoin’s reputation has suffered (though its value as a commodity has held fairly steady this year.)

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AUGUST 11, 2020

The crypto was then converted to bitcoin and moved into a number of locations. Coinbase announced it was leaving the group, which is based in the nation’s capital, in a letter dated Aug. The 25-year-old individual gained access to the digital currency account belonging to a man in his 50s.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Over the past 12 months, Bitcoin – the most popular cryptocurrency – lost more than 70% of its market capitalization and Ethereum lost more than 80% of its value, according to digital currency exchange Coinbase. Bitcoin, specifically, which was trading at almost $20,000 at the beginning of the […].

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DECEMBER 23, 2020

Monday Capital, Kinetic Capital and QCP Capital are among some of the investors in the present raise. Meanwhile, Cere Network said Wednesday that it landed a further $1.5 million to roll out Polkadot's inaugural decentralized data cloud infrastructure, Decrypt reported.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

A few weeks ago we wrote about how the Bitcoin market was consolidating. In this research note, we look at them to see what they tell us about the state of the Bitcoin market during the current bear market. However some early stage deals did get done in 2015. SafeCash Read More.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 1, 2016

BitFury, the world’s leading bitcoin blockchain infrastructure provider and transaction processing company has just made an investment in BitPesa — a universal bitcoin payment and trading platform for Africa.

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MARCH 21, 2019

Leading crypto exchange Binance announced the launch of Binance Lite Australia, which allows Aussies to buy bitcoin with cash. The offering is Binance’s first fiat gateway on the blockchain continent, providing a cash-to-bitcoin brokerage service via a network of more than 1,300 supported newsagents across Australia.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 3, 2018

Square made a splash when it announced it would sell bitcoin in its Cash app, but failed to make much money doing so, it was revealed yesterday. But working with the cryptocurrency taught the payments company quite a bit about blockchain technology, and how it ends up employing that knowledge may be the true payoff […].

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APRIL 28, 2017

In the last few weeks, three separate bitcoin exchanges have reported a halt on processing transactions in dollars — the result of global banks pulling out of high-risk areas. Global banks have long been wary of even indirect interactions with bitcoin exchanges — particularly in the case they could be held liable if something goes wrong.

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MARCH 17, 2017

It has been another wild ride of a week for bitcoin in the wake of the SEC ruling. At the tail end of last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission ruled the proposed Winklevoss bitcoin ETF a no-go by nixing a proposed rule change that would have led to the fund being listed on the Bats BZX Exchange. The reason?

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 12, 2018

The price of bitcoin surged above $8,000 today for the first time in several weeks, a rise of more than 13% over the past 24 hours, prompting excitement in the cryptocurrency community. The combined market capitalization of all cryptocurrencies rose 16% over the same period.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

In other Binance news, the crypto exchange announced that it has acquired India-based bitcoin exchange WazirX , which will allow customers to buy and sell crypto with Indian rupees on the Binance Fiat Gateway. The population of the country sees these capital controls are put in place, and then they’re going to look for a way around it.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Financing for blockchain and bitcoin startups slid 16% in the first nine months of 2016 to $429 million, putting the sector on pace for its first annual drop since 2012, CB Insights reported. CB Insights first began reporting on blockchain and bitcoin Read More. Deal activity fell 7% to 92 equity financings.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

In other news, PwC Luxembourg announced that it will start accepting bitcoin payments from its clients on October 1. As the industry develops and as innovations like 5G become increasingly integrated into our telecommunications systems, we believe more and more crypto communities will want to trade and transact from mobile devices.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2018

JPMorgan Chase CEO and Chairman Jamie Dimon is not a huge fan of bitcoin and offered a comment on the cryptocurrency’s 10th anniversary, Financial News reported. MarketWatch said “the gist of his response” was “I didn’t want to be the spokesman against bitcoin. ” The executive has long been a skeptic of bitcoin.

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APRIL 13, 2022

the US dollar or Bitcoin). For the innovative business, it may just be a way to further promote the brand and build community. prior to the launch of a new game is a great way for game developers to raise capital prior to production. What is an NFT anyway? The owner at that point can trade it, loan it, sell or keep it.

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OCTOBER 9, 2019

Ransom is demanded in bitcoin, upon threat of releasing damaging information to family, friends, and co-workers. But now the hackers are asking for alternative crypto currencies to bitcoin in their ransom demands. This latest sextortion version is using a Litecoin wallet address instead of bitcoin to evade detection,” Johnson wrote.

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Bank Innovation

JULY 14, 2017

As Bank Innovation reported earlier this month, the London-based startup was on pace for a big fund raise. Fast growing alternative banking app Revolut confirmed this week that it had raised $66 million in a Series B Round, and said it would be adding cryptocurrency trading and a new wealth product. In a news release, […].

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JANUARY 31, 2018

For years, throughout the volatility of cryptocurrency values, some industry experts have assured investors and innovators that blockchain is the disruptor in which the market should place its faith. Bitcoin and blockchain creator Satoshi Nakamoto developed these tools nearly a decade ago, he said. Broader Doubts Emerge.

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MARCH 31, 2017

This past week proved once again that it’s tough to be a bitcoin fan. In another blow to bitcoin legitimacy, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has denied the second bitcoin-based ETF bid up for consideration in the month of March — the Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.’s Well, as long-term as bitcoin value can be.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 9, 2016

15 months ago when I officially committed to Fintech content creation in Capital markets and Wealth management; I was cautious not to discuss blockchain (still not included in Word’s standard dictionary). I’ve been listening to understand and… Read more Blockchain in Capital markets: Emerging use cases I.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 11, 2017

The Series B round was led by Valor Equity Partners, and comes as bitcoin is getting more and more attention from investors as the currency’s […].

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JANUARY 14, 2021

Flourish Ventures, Arbor Ventures, GGV Capital and K3 Ventures were some other investors in the round. Saudi Arabia’s Open Banking Plan Aims To Advance Digital Innovation. SAMA is debuting an open banking policy to further digital innovation in the financial services space.

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MAY 10, 2016

Is there a suspicion… Read more Blockchain in Capital markets: Emerging use cases II. She emphasizes that there is too much versioning and regressing from fundamentals; essentially heading towards a different but centralized system. She also mentions that all this versioning is introducing lots of new risks.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 22, 2018

EXCLUSIVE— With cryptocurrencies losing their luster in the public — and the regulatory — eye, some in financial services still remain bullish on the currency even as its value falls. One such CEO is Jack Dorsey, who occupies that chair for both Twitter and Square. The social media/fintech executive made headlines in the crypto world.Read More.

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OCTOBER 29, 2019

A bitcoin mining company in China is looking to raise capital in the neighborhood of $400 million and is aiming to file on the Nasdaq for an IPO, in what would be at least its third attempt to do so. His message sent shares of cryptocurrency, blockchain and bitcoin itself on a healthy upward trajectory.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

As blockchain tech gains commercial traction, a growing number of companies want to use it to reimagine the capital markets infrastructure that powers the trade of stocks, bonds, and other securities. The chart above shows the core blockchain tech being used by projects and corporates working on DLT applications for capital markets.

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MAY 13, 2016

Promoting bitcoin. Which is why Obama and his team probably aren’t enthusiastic about an op-ed for CNBC from a former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) commissioner suggesting that the White House should “heed the call” on bitcoin. One thing that’s probably not higher on that rapidly growing list?

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FEBRUARY 14, 2020

He said that there had to be a balancing act — the tech should be allowed to move forward and innovate. The firm has about $650 million in assets and said other backers aside from Valar included Morgan Creek Digital, Avon Ventures and Winklevoss Capital. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday (Feb.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Who knew that Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, known for their early involvement in Facebook, were in love with bitcoin? You might, when you find out that they were the first to file for a bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). And do you care? They do have a point there.

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MAY 27, 2016

Gox bitcoin drama got a little more dramatic this week. Gox is the now-defunct bitcoin exchange that shuttered in February 2014 after a mysterious “glitch” caused $500 million worth of bitcoin to go missing. Those bitcoin – or at least most of them — have remained missing ever since. Gox bitcoin.

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AUGUST 24, 2016

The blockchain — the underlying technology that powers the digital currency bitcoin — may be nearing its mainstream moment in the sun as four of the world’s largest banks are using it to develop a new form of digital currency. That frees up capital trapped during the process.”.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

EXCLUSIVE–Is Square quietly building the P2P app that will take Venmo’s crown?

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DECEMBER 5, 2018

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) is aiming to boost innovation in cryptocurrency and distributed ledger technology (DLT), by easing some of the existing rules. A television host in New Zealand has become the victim of a bitcoin scam, with fraudsters impersonating him to promote a suspicious cryptocurrency business.

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OCTOBER 25, 2019

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ( CFTC ), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ( FDIC ), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ( OCC ), and the Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) have announced that they are joining the Global Financial Innovation Network ( GFIN ).

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Bank Innovation

JULY 7, 2016

2016 will likely see less investment in bitcoin and blockchain technology, but that is true for many other areas, as well. As the summer heats up, blockchain hype may (finally) be cooling down. This year to date has seen $161 million invested so far, while 2015 saw a total of Read More.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2019

In other news, Chainalysis , a crypto transaction analysis startup, announced that it has raised $30 million in Series B funding, led by venture capital (VC) firm Accel. According to Innovate Finance ’s “ 2018 FinTech VC Investment Landscape ” report, “2018 was a record year in FinTech, with $36.6

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