768 Results from /crypto
Carlo R.W. De Meijer Owner and Economist at MIFSA
Since President Trump has signed the GENIUS Act a lot has been published on what that could bring to the traditional financial sector. It opens doors for traditional financial institutions (FIs) to enter the digital asset space with fewer regulatory hurdles. Banks can now more easily offer crypto services and provide banking to crypto businesses i...
24 August 2025 /crypto Blockchain Observations
Sam Boboev Founder at Fintech Wrap Up
Imagine sipping coffee with a fellow fintech nerd when they drop this bombshell: “Did you hear Stripe and Circle are both building their own Layer-1 blockchains?” It sounds crazy, but it’s true. In the past few months, payments giant Stripe (yes, that Stripe) and stablecoin issuer Circle have each unveiled plans for custom L1 blockchains – Stripe’...
24 August 2025 /payments /crypto
Parminder Saini CEO at Triple Minds
Excerpt of Crypto Enforcement Team Implemented by the FCA to Target Rogue Firms The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has officially formed a dedicated Crypto Enforcement Team to actively identify and eliminate rogue crypto firms operating without regulatory approval in the UK. This move comes amid increasing concerns about fraudulent schemes, mon...
21 August 2025 /crypto Cryptocurrency Insights
Omri Argaman Chief Growth Officer at Zoomd
With support from the American government, these are exciting times to be working with cryptocurrencies again. That, coupled with the strength of Bitcoin is making 2025 a great year for the entire cryptocurrency industry. Though, as we all know, with cryptocurrencies, dramatic changes can happen quickly, erasing months of gains. That said, the indu...
20 August 2025 /crypto /markets Marketing in Financial Services
Coinbase and Shopify have teamed up to launch the Commerce Payments Protocol, an open onchain payments standard designed for real-world commerce. Announced in mid-2025, this protocol brings sophisticated multi-step payment flows (think escrow, authorizations, captures, refunds) onto the blockchain, while preserving crypto’s core benefits of speed...
17 August 2025 /payments /crypto
John Reese Business Analyst | Platform Growth Expert at Hashcodex
Running a business is never easy. On one side, you are chasing sales. On the other side, you are handling your staff. Am I right? In between all this, one thought keeps coming again and again. How is my money moving? Where is it going and where is it coming from? Now listen. With normal currency, we have banks, cards, and so many options to store i...
16 August 2025 /payments /crypto Fintech innovation and startups
Sergio Artimenia CEO at Geomotiv
A growing number of loss-making public companies — from biotech firms to gold miners, hotel operators, EV manufacturers, and even vape producers — are tapping debt markets to acquire cryptocurrency, hoping the move will boost their share prices. According to Financial Times, around 154 publicly listed companies have either raised or committed to r...
14 August 2025 /wealth /crypto Operational Risk Management
Daria Lysenko Senior Lawyer at SBSB Fintech Lawyers
The European stablecoin market is experiencing active development. From December 30, 2024, the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) came into force in Europe, and introduces a unified legal framework for crypto-assets, including asset-referenced tokens (ARTs) and e-money tokens (EMTs) - both of which cover stablecoins. The Impact of MiCA Reg...
12 August 2025 /crypto /markets Trends in Financial Services
Today’s fast-paced online world is underlined by systems that allow it to move that fast. Whether it’s the latest advancements to transport systems, faster internet connections, or more real-time telecommunications, all of these still require speed of another kind to keep progressing as quickly as they have been. Machine learning tools are now pl...
11 August 2025 /crypto Cryptocurrency Insights
John Bertrand MD at Tec 8 Limited
Hong Kong's Regulatory Framework This framework appears designed to balance innovation with regulatory oversight. The relatively streamlined KYC requirements for smaller transactions and allowance for market-rate fees suggest Hong Kong is positioning itself as a crypto-friendly jurisdiction. It does so by maintaining prudential safeguards through ...
11 August 2025 /regulation /crypto Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
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