Mercado Bitcoin, Brazil's Largest Crypto Exchange, Receives License as a Payment Institution
The company plans to offer financial services that combine the potential of crypto with traditional financial services. Source
Read MoreThe company plans to offer financial services that combine the potential of crypto with traditional financial services. Source
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Read MoreShare Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied In an unusual turn of events, Peter McCormack, a renowned storyteller, commentator, and host of the popular web3 and crypto podcast “What Bitcoin Did,” reported receiving a bag of feces in the mail. The incident was
Read MorePrometheum subsidiary Prometheum Ember Capital has received approval from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) as a special purpose broker-dealer (SPBD) for digital asset securities. This approval allows Prometheum to custody digital asset securities on behalf of retail and institutional clients.FINRA’s designation of Prometheum Ember Capital as an SPBD makes
Read MoreThe National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has issued a mobile money-service license to Safaricom M-Pesa Mobile Financial Service, it announced May 11. Previously, only Telebirr, part of the state-owned Ethio Telecom network, operated in that market.Kenya-based Safaricom was also the first company to break Ethio Telecom’s monopoly on Ethiopian mobile
Read MoreMarathon Digital Holdings, a publicly-listed bitcoin mining company, has recently revealed that it was served with a subpoena by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in relation to an investigation concerning the firm’s Montana mining facility. The SEC is reportedly looking into potential violations of federal securities law. Marathon’s Montana
Read MoreAlameda Research-controlled wallets hold over $240 million worth of various cryptocurrencies. Source
Read MoreShare Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has awarded $279m to a whistleblower whose information helped the commission take a series of enforcement actions. In keeping with its policy of not disclosing this information to the public, the
Read MoreIn the wake of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ remarks in Jacksonville on Tuesday, both the Florida House of Representatives and Senate have approved the state’s anti-central bank digital currency (CBDC) legislation, dubbed SB 7054. The bill explicitly states that should the U.S. central bank, a federal agency, or a foreign
Read MorePony.ai is the first and only company to receive such a permit in Guangzhou. Software company Pony.ai has received a permit to operate its driverless robotaxi services in Guangzhou city of China. The startup, which is backed by Toyota Motor Corp., now has the authorization to offer its service in the
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