European Commission to Launch Digital Euro Consultations in March, Propose Bill Early Next Year – Finance Bitcoin News
The executive arm of the EU is gearing up to start public consultations on the digital euro project next month....
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Fitch Ratings Downgrades El Salvador Deeper Into Junk Status Citing Bitcoin Risks – Finance Bitcoin News
One of the largest rating agencies in the U.S., Fitch Ratings, has downgraded El Salvador’s long-term default rating deeper into...
Polygon Raises $450 Million From Sequoia Capital India, Softbank, Shark Tank’s Kevin O’leary – Finance Bitcoin News
The blockchain project Polygon announced it has raised $450 million on Monday in a fundraising round led by Sequoia Capital...
Web3 Data Platform Dune Analytics Propels to Unicorn Status After $69.4 Million Fundraise – Finance Bitcoin News
The Web3 analytics platform Dune Analytics has announced it has closed a $69.4 million Series B fundraise led by Coatue....
Crypto Asset Manager Grayscale Launches ‘Future of Finance’ ETF in Partnership With Bloomberg – Finance Bitcoin News
Grayscale Investments has launched its first exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Grayscale Future of Finance ETF “seeks to invest in the...
Coinbase Shares Declined 50% From All-Time High, Stock Follows Bitcoin’s Ups and Downs – Finance Bitcoin News
Roughly nine months ago, Coinbase’s initial public offering (IPO) via a direct listing on Nasdaq launched, and shares swapped for...
US Financial Advisors Expect Proportion of Crypto Holding Clients to Increase by 60% – Finance Bitcoin News
According to the findings of a new survey, the number of financial advisors currently counseling crypto holding clients is expected...
Solana’s Phantom Raises $109 Million in a Series B Fundraise Obtaining Unicorn Status – Finance Bitcoin News
On Monday, the team behind the Solana Web3 wallet platform Phantom announced it had raised $109 million in a Series...
FTX Raises $400 Million in Series C Fundraise, Firm Reaches $32 Billion Valuation – Finance Bitcoin News
Following the company’s subsidiary FTX US raising funds in its first Series A financing round, parent company FTX Trading Ltd....
Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Is ‘Here to Stay and Impossible to Regulate at Large’ — CEO of a United Arab Emirates Based Bank – Finance Bitcoin News
According to the chief executive officer (CEO) of the United Arab Emirates-based financial institution, Bank of Sharjah, blockchain and cryptocurrencies...
Tesla’s Latest Financial Statement Shows Bitcoin Worth $1.26 Billion – Finance Bitcoin News
Elon Musk’s electric car company, Tesla, did not sell any bitcoin in the fourth quarter, according to the company’s latest...
FTX US Raises $400 Million in Series A, Trading Platform’s Valuation Now $8 Billion – Finance Bitcoin News
On January 26, the crypto asset exchange FTX US revealed it raised $400 million in a Series A financing round...
Iran to Pilot ‘National Cryptocurrency,’ Considers Blockchain Tech for Stock Market – Finance Bitcoin News
The Central Bank of Iran soon plans to launch the pilot phase of its digital currency project, an official unveiled....
Russian Banks Begin Testing Digital Ruble Payments – Finance Bitcoin News
Banks in Russia are preparing to dive into the pilot phase of the digital ruble project and some are already...
Bank of Russia to Monitor Banks’ Dealings With Crypto Exchangers – Finance Bitcoin News
The Central Bank of Russia has started to examine the operations of Russian banks with cryptocurrency exchangers, according to local...
Blossom Capital’s Newly Launched $432 Million Fund to Focus on Crypto Startups – Finance Bitcoin News
Blossom Capital, the London-based venture capital firm founded by Candice Lo, Imran Ghory, Mike Hudack, and Ophelia Brown plans to...
Blockchain Firm Animoca Brands Raises $358 Million to Enhance Web3 and the Metaverse – Finance Bitcoin News
Animoca Brands has announced the blockchain and cryptocurrency-focused firm has raised $358.8 million to bolster the non-fungible token (NFT) industry...
Bitcoin ETF Launch Hype Fades as Funds Slip in Value, BTC Futures Open Interest Down 38% in 2 Months – Finance Bitcoin News
Following the charged-up debut of the Proshares bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), Valkyrie’s bitcoin futures ETF and the Vaneck bitcoin strategy...
Russia’s Tinkoff Bank Enters Crypto Space Through Swiss Company Acquisition – Finance Bitcoin News
The Russian neobank Tinkoff is joining the world of cryptocurrencies with the purchase of a stake in Aximetria, a Swiss-registered...
Swiss National Bank Trials CBDC in Transactions With Five Banks – Finance Bitcoin News
The Swiss National Bank has successfully employed a wholesale CBDC to settle transactions with five commercial banks, the monetary authority...
FTX Launches $2 Billion Venture Capital Fund Focused on Bolstering Blockchain, Web3 Adoption – Finance Bitcoin News
The cryptocurrency firm FTX has announced the launch of a $2 billion venture capital fund called FTX Ventures. The fund’s...
Russia’s National Finance Association Calls for Legalization of Crypto Investments – Finance Bitcoin News
The main finance industry association of Russia has urged authorities to reconsider a position against crypto investments in the nation’s...
