Cryptocurrency

CoinShares urges EU regulator to include crypto in mainstream retail funds

The digital assets firm has called on Europe’s main securities watchdog to include crypto in a review of eligible assets for Ucits funds

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Crypto bros swap shorts for suits in stab at respectability: ‘People grow up’

The crypto sector used to be known for wild parties. Now institutions are bringing maturity to the industry — perhaps more slowly than it would like

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Ripple’s Europe head Sendi Young says London has the potential to be a crypto hub

Ripple in talks with ‘over a dozen governments’ for CBDC development

Ripple’s London office headcount has doubled since January 2022 amid a hiring spree outside the US

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Komainu CEO Nicolas Bertrand said the development is a 'key milestone' for the firm

Nomura-backed crypto firm Komainu scores FCA approval

The registration permits Komainu to offer crypto custody services to UK-based clients

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On Twitter, Jim Chanos slammed Lewis for parroting language attributing the fall of FTX to a bank run

Why Jim Chanos is slamming Michael Lewis over FTX defence

Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX had a $6.8bn hole in its balance sheets even before its fate was sealed by $6bn in customer withdrawals in 72 hours

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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is accused of running 'one of the biggest financial frauds in US history'

Michael Lewis reveals Sam Bankman-Fried’s weirdest moments

He considered paying Trump not to run for president in 2024

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SBF will remain in the spotlight after his fall from grace as crypto's wunderkind

As Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial starts, crypto traders are on edge

FTX's collapse offers some stark lessons for investors as legal proceedings ramp up

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Paul Grewal, chief legal officer of Coinbase, said he believes the bill could get a full vote on the House floor as soon as November

Why Coinbase’s push for new crypto rules might be too late

The crypto firm is realistic that the bill might not make it into law this year

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Mercer says that the next crypto boom will be driven by tradfi adoption

LMAX boss David Mercer: ‘Retail FUD has disappeared from crypto market’

'We are now seeing more theoretical and proven price targets in crypto’

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Natalie Elphicke, who chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Group for blockchain technologies, said that the UK has the potential to become a blockchain-enabled 'smart country'

Metaverse stages UK politicians’ 51-nation talk to set out country’s stall on blockchain

Natalie Elphicke MP said the UK is currently 'lagging competitors' in securing blockchain-related jobs

Credit Suisse has lost dozens of dealmakers to rivals

Credit Suisse dealmaker Julia Perroni joins Houlihan Lokey to lead capital markets in France

Houlihan Lokey bolsters capital markets team with Credit Suisse hire

Strix Leviathan’s boss Sadie Raney says the rules could impact the number of funds launched

Strix Leviathan’s boss sees slowdown in fund launches as SEC mandates fee transparency

‘SEC’s new rules do open the door for investors to question whether service provider costs and operating expenses are too high’

Rishi Sunak was a big backer of the project before it was aborted

Treasury says no taxpayer money was wasted on failed NFT-for-Britain plan

Digital token was put on ice after a year of work, but the Treasury tells FN that taxpayers won't fit the bill

Grayscale wants SEC to move faster on bitcoin ETF decision

Grayscale's lawyers say there are no grounds for the regulator to keep blocking its bitcoin ETF plans

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Jamil Nazarali joined EDX Markets as CEO in September, from Citadel, where he was global head of business development, and senior adviser and head of execution services

EDX Markets boss: ‘Bear market is the best time to hire crypto talent’

The CEO of the Citadel, Fidelity-backed crypto exchange, says in bad market conditions, 'you can hire really good people without crazy bidding wars’

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Invesco is among several firms, including BlackRock, Fidelity, WisdomTree and VanEck, who have lodged applications for spot bitcoin ETFs

Invesco: ‘Grayscale ruling is a significant milestone’ for bitcoin ETF prospects

The $1.5tn firm is among a handful of asset managers that have applications for spot bitcoin ETFs awaiting approval

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Bitwise Asset Management CEO Matt Hougan said the ruling pushed the crypto industry 'one big step closer' to gaining approval for a spot bitcoin ETF

What Grayscale’s court win means for bitcoin ETF plans

A number of asset managers, such as BlackRock, Fidelity, WisdomTree, VanEck, Invesco, Ark Invest and 21 Shares have filed applications for spot bitcoin ETFs

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