Crypto exchange Kraken to lay off 30% of staff as it looks to weather crypto winter
The firm is laying off 1,100 employees in order to “adapt to current market conditions”.
The firm is laying off 1,100 employees in order to “adapt to current market conditions”.
US banking heavyweights will explore the feasibility of a DLT-powered interoperable digital money platform.
Ireland has become the EU/EMEA headquarters for many leading firms in the fintech and payments space.
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In a tweet, Binance says “we have decided that we will not pursue the potential acquisition of FTX.com”.
FTX’s CEO wrote on Twitter that a “strategic transaction” has been hashed out with Binance, pending due diligence.
The Series B follows Ramp’s $52.7 million Series A round in December 2021.
Datonomy is a standardised way to help market participants view and analyse the digital assets ecosystem.
Users across nearly all US states can now trade and store BTC, ETH and LTC in the MoneyGram app.
Named Crypto Source, the new offering is being developed in partnership with Paxos.
We chat with Wayne Hughes of BNP Paribas Securities Services to discuss the firm’s digital asset strategy.
“We want to be the ecosystem platform provider to power up the Web3 economy,” says HSBC’s Catherine Zhou.
“If you’re going to be in the metaverse, it starts with a purpose,” Accenture’s Michael Abbott explains.
Bianca Lopes makes the case why banks, FIs and regulators should be paying attention to digital identity.
At Sibos 2022, senior bankers discussed the importance of interoperability between payment systems old and new.
Discover the key takeaways from the third edition of the State Street Digital Digest.
Swift says CBDCs and tokens can be deployed at scale to facilitate trade and investment across the world.
Voyager Digital filed for bankruptcy protection back in July.
We chat with Ripple’s James Wallis about the rise of CBDCs and the future of blockchain.
Consumers, regulators and investors are all interested in solving this technology’s climate impact.
We chat with Amreen Sodhi of Scotiabank about the future of cryptocurrency in banking and payments.
Dave Ripley is to lead the firm with current CEO Jesse Powell set to become chair of the company’s board.
FinTech Futures chats with Alex Holmes about the evolution of cross-border money movement.
The key thing missing from many banking and investment platforms is personalisation.
FinTech Futures speaks with Himalaya Exchange CEO Jesse Brown about the future of crypto.
The Financial Services and Markets Bill signals the next stage of the UK’s efforts to regulate digital assets.
The new platform leverages R3’s Corda DLT software.
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The potential for Web3 to enable financial inclusion in populations is tremendous.
The merger announcement was initially made in May 2021.
The organisation says crypto can “jeopardise the monetary sovereignty of countries”.
If there’s one industry buzzword this year that is on almost everybody’s lips, it has to be ‘metaverse’.
A new cartoon by Ian Foley illustrating why fintechs should view risk management as a core competency.
The new combined solution will allow clients to issue, transfer and securely keep regulated digital assets.
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Celsius has initiated voluntary Chapter 11 proceedings as it looks to restructure and “stabilise its business”.
The FSB is calling for regulation of cryptoasset activities on an international level.
Lee joins from micro-investing app Acorns, where she served as CFO and COO.
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
It’s hoped the integration will address a “major pain point for users” in the crypto ecosystem.