News - Cryptocurrency

In Crypto: FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in Bahamas

The former CEO and co-founder of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX has been arrested by authorit...

In Crypto: DFINITY Foundation unveils female blockchain grants

The DFINITY Foundation, the not-for-profit developing the Internet Computer Protocol (ICP) — the w...

In Crypto: UK regulator plans ‘pacy’ response to FTX fiasco

FTX collapsed because it mixed several activities in one place, according to a key figure at the Fin...

Data guru Vicky Byrom joins crypto FinTech Zumo

Edinburgh-based crypto platform Zumo has hired Vicky Byrom as its first chief data and analytics off...

In Crypto: Gate.io commits $100m to crypto industry support fund

Crypto exchange Gate.io has established an industry liquidity support fund with an initial commitmen...

In Crypto: Circle abandons $9bn SPAC merger plan

The company behind stablecoin USDC has terminated a $9 billion SPAC merger which would have seen it ...

In Crypto: UK driving forward regulation after FTX collapse

UK Economic Secretary Andrew Griffith says the collapse of FTX and other crypto-native businesses �...

In Crypto: European Central Bank says Bitcoin ‘on road to irrelevance’

Two senior figures at the European Central Bank have claimed Bitcoin is “on the road to irrelevanc...

In Crypto: UK university UA92 expands into metaverse & NFTs

University Academy 92 (UA92) will become a part of the metaverse in 2023 and provide unique NFT achi...

In Crypto: Vladimir Putin calls for global blockchain payments system

Vladimir Putin has called for a new international payments system based on digital currencies and bl...

In Crypto: Binance commits $1bn to prop up industry

Binance has committed $1 billion to prop up the crypto industry following the collapse of rival exch...

In Crypto: Starling Bank blocks cryptocurrency transactions

Starling Bank is now blocking cryptocurrency transactions. The UK-based digital bank has sent its...