Jinia Shawdagor is a fintech writer based in Sweden. She is passionate about cryptocurrency, blockchain and iGaming, and has been writing professionally since 2013. Jinia loves everything positive, travelling and feels joy from the little things in life.
The Turkey government has introduced a new policy that will require all crypto exchanges in the country to report all crypto transactions worth more than 10,000 liras to the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK). The country’s minister of Treasury and Finance Lütfi Elvan, made this announcement on May 6 through…
Arte Surfside, the most exclusive luxury building in Miami, has begun accepting crypto as payment for its condominiums. A press release unveiled this news on May 6, noting that Arte partnered with SolidBlock, a crypto trading platform to enable this mode of purchase. Reportedly, the condominium complex decided to start…
Citibank, one of the oldest banks in the US, is mulling introducing crypto trading, custody, and financing services. The banking giant’s Head of Foreign Exchange, Itay Tuchman, unveiled this news earlier today, noting that the bank has had an influx of requests from its clients to introduce…
Helsinki-based telecom giant Nokia announced that it had launched a blockchain-powered marketplace “Nokia Data Marketplace”. The marketplace incorporates Hyperledger Fabric enterprise blockchain and aggregates the data from the distributed sources to make the information favourable for machine learning (ML). According to Nokia, the blockchain AI solution…
Dan Schulman, the CEO of payment giant PayPal, has come out to tout crypto following the firm’s exemplary performance in Q1, this year. A report unveiled this news on May 6, citing an earnings call, in which Schulman noted that PayPal’s crypto dealings helped push its earnings higher than expected.
Lega Serie A, an Italian football league, has joined hands with Crypto.com in what is a first for the soccer industry. The crypto platform unveiled this news through a blog post on May 6, noting that this partnership will see it become the official crypto and…
Latin American e-commerce and fintech giant MercadoLibre (Nasdaq:MELI) added $7.8 million in bitcoin (BTC) to its treasury. The company revealed this in its earnings report covering the first quarter ending March 31, 2021. The recent boom in the crypto market has caught…
The world’s largest cryptocurrency asset management, Grayscale Investments, has partnered with the NFL side, New York Giants. Michael Sonnenshein, the Grayscale Chief Executive Officer, has announced. ANNOUNCEMENT: We're excited to kick off our partnership with the @Giants making @Grayscale the first #crypto…
Crypto custody firm NYDIG has joined hands with Fidelity National Information Services (FIS), a leading FinTech company to help US banks integrate crypto in their operations. The two firms seek to develop a solution that will let banks offer their clients the ability to purchase, hold, and sell…
Roman Kropachek, a renowned technology millionaire that has more than 20 years of experience in IT, has dipped his toes in the NFT space. According to a press release shared with Invezz, Kropachek, who is also the co-founder of software development firm CleverFiles, is selling an…
New York-based auction house Sotheby’s is set to start accepting digital currencies as payment for physical pieces of art. Charles F. Stewart, Sotheby’s CEO, unveiled this news during an interview on May 5, noting that the auction house would accept Bitcoin (BTC)…
Thailand’s financial watchdogs are gearing up to introduce new policies that will require crypto exchanges to verify the identities of new users in person. The country’s Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) will mandate exchanges to use a dip-chip machine for identity verification starting July 2021. Reportedly, dip-chip machines scan a chip…
The National Agency for Project Management under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan (NAFT) is contemplating lifting the ban on crypto trading in the country. A report unveiled this news on April 30, citing an official document that the agency issued. Reportedly, NAFT’s document proposes…
Fidelity Investments, a Boston-based multinational financial services corporation, has rolled out a digital asset analytics solution “Sherlock” for its institutional investors. Reportedly, Sherlock blends comprehensive data coverage with intuitive analytics. It will help investors navigate digital assets seamlessly. According to the news release, the solution will…
Wyoming’s governor has signed an appropriations bill that will allocate £2.87 million to a crypto staking program that will be run by the University of Wyoming. Caitlin Long, the founder and CEO of Avanti Bank and Trust, unveiled this news on April 28, noting that the staking project will include…
Yoshitaka Kitao, the CEO of leading Japanese financial firm SBI Group, has come out to say that Ripple will go public after the ongoing SEC lawsuit. A report unveiled this news on April 29, citing Kitao’s speech during an earnings presentation call. In the call, Kitao…
Binance is planning to roll out an NFT marketplace “Binance NFT”. The exchange revealed this news via a blog post on April 27, noting that Binance NFT would serve as a hub for artists, content creators, and crypto enthusiasts across the globe. The launch is slated…
Bappebti, Indonesia’s Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency is contemplating introducing taxation for crypto transactions. A report unveiled this news on April 27, noting that the authority’s move is inspired by the increasing interest in cryptocurrencies in the country. Reportedly, the agency claims that the government is…
Ethereum’s co-founder, Vitalik Buterin and Balaji Srinivasan, Coinbase’s former CTO and a board partner at Andreessen Horowitz, have chipped in to India’s COVID-19 Relief fund after a second wave of the pandemic hit the country. Sandeep Nailwal, an Indian tech founder behind the Polygon network created…
Binance exchange has announced that it seeks to list more stock tokens. The exchange unveiled this news on April 26, noting that it will avail MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) stocks on its platform. Similar to…
Coinbase has added support for Ampleforth Governance Token (FORTH). The exchange unveiled this news through a tweet earlier today, noting that it had listed the token at Coinbase.com and in its Android and iOS applications. As such, users in all Coinbase-supported regions, excluding New York, can now purchase, sell, convert,…
Church’s Chicken Venezuela, a leading fast-food outlet in Venezuela, has started paying its staff bonus salaries in DASH. Dash Foundation unveiled this news on 19 April through a press release, noting that the fast-food chain integrated the payment option after a three-month test in which its…
Louis Vuitton’s parent company, LVMH, Cartier, and Prada have teamed in a deal that will see them develop a blockchain-based solution for authenticity. LMVH unveiled this news on April 20 through an official announcement, noting that this move seeks to offer the customers of the fashion…
Newegg, a renowned tech-focused online retailer in the US, has started accepting Dogecoin (DOGE) as payment. A press release unveiled this news on April 20, noting that the retailer made this move to celebrate $DogeDay. Reportedly, Newegg has joined hands with BitPay to provide its customers…
The United Kingdom is planning to test the practicability of a central bank-issued digital currency. A report unveiled this news on April 19, noting that the coin is named Britcoin. Reportedly, the Bank of England (BoE) joined hands with HM Treasury to form a task force…
