The digital money format war could be won or lost on the battleground of tokenization.
Blockchain-based fintech firm Figure raises $200M
Figure Technologies brings its valuation to $3.2 billion with a new round of funding.
Polkadot announces Kusama is ‘finally ready to host parachains’
The rollout of the Polkadot protocol has been ongoing since August, when the project launched its Rococo testnet.
UK will likely need to issue a digital currency, says BoE deputy governor
The Bank of England’s deputy governor has argued that, with the possible rise of non-bank actors issuing currency, public money in digital form could serve as a crucial anchor for confidence in money as a social convention.
Crypto community remembers Hal Finney’s contributions to blockchain on his 65th birthday
The cypherpunk was one of the first people besides Satoshi Nakamoto to mine Bitcoin blocks, and reported many of the early bugs.
Brexit and fintech: A spring stocktake
The United Kingdom no longer has the choice but to adapt to the post-Brexit times, making digital finance one of its priorities.
Coinbase allocating 10% to innovation plays
The cryptocurrency exchange is looking to create a “culture of repeatable innovation” following the successful launch of its public offering last week.
Scottish music school accepts cryptocurrency as payment for lessons
An Edinburgh music school will begin to accept tuition payments in the form of cryptocurrency.
Fixing Crypto’s Silos
Our fragmented status quo – thousands of tokens, hundreds of dapps – will not work indefinitely without interoperability.
NYDIG Taps Fintech Firm Moven to Bring Bitcoin to Your Bank
“If PayPal and Square can do it, then community banks should be able to do it too,” said Moven founder Brett King.
Charting Asia’s Dominant FinTech Frontier
Asia looks poised to continue its trajectory towards digital dominance, says the co-founder of Zilliqa.
OCC Economist Cites Benefits of Issuing Bank Charters to Stablecoin Providers
The OCC’s head economist said in a paper that chartering stablecoin providers would offer benefits to consumers, as well as to the firms themselves.
Crypto and Fintech Share Goals: They Should Talk
The missions of programmable money and autonomous finance overlap, so it’s surprising people from crypto and fintech don’t collaborate more.
CoinDesk Joins IMF, CFTC, Swiss FINMA at DC Fintech Week
The virtual event, which runs Oct. 19-22, brings together marquee names from Switzerland’s FINMA, Sweden’s Riksbank, Bank for International Settlements, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the International Monetary Fund to discuss stablecoin regulation, central bank digital currencies, the future of money and more.
Digital Bank Revolut Taps Fireblocks to Support New Crypto-Based Services
Announced Thursday, Revolut will use Fireblocks’ platform to offer new cryptocurrency services for its retail customers
Digital Bank Revolut Taps Fireblocks to Support New Crypto-Based Services
Announced Thursday, Revolut will use Fireblocks’ platform to offer new cryptocurrency services for its retail customers
Visa Adds Crypto Lender Cred to Fast Track Payments Program
Decentralized lending platform Cred is the latest crypto firm to join Visa’s Fintech Fast Track Program with the goal of scaling faster.
Crypto Long & Short: Where Fintech Ends and Crypto Begins
Parts of fintech may be embracing crypto, but Noelle Acheson argues that doesn’t mean crypto is fintech – it’s more than that.
Is Crypto Fintech? It Depends Who You Ask
Crypto is financial technology. But Is it fintech?
PayPal Picks Paxos to Supply Crypto for New Service, Sources Say
PayPal has chosen Paxos to handle the new service’s supply of digital assets, according to two people familiar with the matter.