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Global crypto user base surpassed half a billion in 2023 — Crypto.com report
January 26th, 2024
A research report from Crypto.com estimates the number of worldwide cryptocurrency users surged to 580 million people in 2023. More than half a billion people had become cryptocurrency users or owners by the end of 2023, according to a ...
New IBA report examines fintech regulation across 39 jurisdictions
April 21st, 2023
The International Bar Association banking law committee has published a report entitled ‘Fintech: how is the world shaping the financial innovation industry?’ The report compares the fintech regulatory frameworks of 39 jurisdictions across North and South America, Africa, Asia ...
Apple sued over monopoly on contactless payments
July 26th, 2022
Tech giant Apple is facing a lawsuit in the US over allegations that its monopoly on contactless payments made using iPhones constitutes anti-competitive conduct. iPhone users can only make contactless payments through Apple Pay, while users of Android-powered smartphones ...
LUNA purchase helps Bitcoin recovery
April 14th, 2022
Bitcoin regains as LUNA Foundation Guard adds another $100 million BTC to its wallet. Key Highlights BTC has risen above $40,000 after LUNA Foundation Guard bought over $100 million Bitcoin. The rise in US tech stocks is also supportive ...
Cryptocurrency trading volume plunges
July 13th, 2021
Cryptocurrencies are in a summer slump as they navigate a two-month correction period following a string of negative stories. Trading volumes at the largest exchanges, including Coinbase, Kraken, Binance and Bitstamp, fell more than 40% in June, according to ...
Bitcoin rises as Visa moves to approve crypto USD Coin
March 29th, 2021
Bitcoin prices climbed as much as 3% by late-morning in London on Monday following yet more news of potential mainstream financial adoption of cryptocurrencies by major players. Reuters news agency reported that Visa had said it will allow the ...
Payment token derivatives: the risks behind the hype
November 19th, 2020
Compared to a direct investment in Bitcoin, for example, an investment in derivatives with payment tokens as underlying assets is more transparent but is by no means risk-free. Many of the risks associated with payment tokens have an impact ...
Hacker steals $24 million from cryptocurrency service
October 29th, 2020
A hacker has stolen roughly $24 million worth of cryptocurrency assets from decentralized finance (DeFi) service Harvest Finance, a web portal that lets users invest cryptocurrencies and then farm the price variations for small profit yields. The hack took ...
Over $150M drained in KuCoin crypto exchange hack
September 29th, 2020
The Singapore-headquartered digital asset exchange KuCoin said in a statement that it detected large withdrawals of bitcoin (BTC) and ethereum (ETH) tokens to an unknown wallet beginning at 19:05 UTC time on Friday. In a live stream on 4:30 ...
Another Cryptocurrency Exchange gets hacked for millions
September 9th, 2020
Hackers have compromised yet another cryptocurrency exchange. This time, it’s the small-time Slovakian exchange Eterbase—though the amount hackers made off with is nothing to sneeze at nearly $2 million. Hackers raided Eterbase’s wallets for Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Tezos, Algorand ...
