eToro boosts investor exposure to diverse assets with DeFi portfolio launch
Investment platform eToro has unveiled a decentralised finance (DeFi) portfolio to offer investors long-term exposure to key projects in the DeFi ecosystem.
Manchester City makes OKX its official cryptocurrency exchange partner
Premier League champions Manchester City have linked with OKX, the second largest crypto exchange globally, to make it the club’s official crypto exchange partner.
Digital currency pilot begins in Nigeria with eNaira launch
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled its central bank digital currency (CBDC) eNaira in its pilot study named Project Giant.
SEC charges sibling fraudsters for $124m crypto fraud operation
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged siblings John and Tina Barksdale with defrauding thousands of retail investors out of over $124m.
Blockchain startup XY Finance lands $12m funding
Taiwan-based blockchain company XY Finance has raised $12m from a funding round led by Circle Internet Financial.
Corporate spend management firms and celebrity-backed companies among the 42 FinTech rounds raised last...
A Jared Leto-backed startup, family-focused FinTech firms and corporate spend management companies were among the big winners of the 42 funding rounds reported on last week.
eToro to go public after $10.4bn merger with Betsy Cohen-backed SPAC
Multi-asset investing and trading platform eToro plans to go public through a merger with SPAC FinTech Acquisition Corp. V backed by Betsy Cohen, valuing the equity of the combined firm at around $10.4bn.
European Parliament postpones crypto regulation vote amid backlash
The European Parliament has postponed a vote on crypto asset regulation after a leaked draft included a provision that sought to ban cryptocurrencies.
Digital wallet Eco bags $26m in new funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz
Digital cryptocurrency platform Eco raised $26m in a funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz's a16z Crypto.
VRRB Labs launches decentralized protocol and bags $1.4m pre seed
VRRB Labs, a decentralised protocol that combines speed, scalability and decentralisation, has landed $1.4m in pre-seed funding.