Cryptoverse: Big investors return to bitcoin
Jan 31 (Reuters) – Big investors are dipping their toes back into crypto waters after a bumper month for bitcoin. Investment products for digital assets, often...
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Crypto exchange Kraken to shut down betting service, pay fine in US SEC settlement
Feb 9 (Reuters) – Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has agreed to shut down its cryptocurrency betting service and pay $30 million in fines to settle with the...
How Ant fell into fintech’s middle-income trap
HONG KONG, Feb 9 (Reuters Breakingviews) – It has been almost a decade since the company now known as Ant turned China’s clumsy financial system on...
Revolut nears completion of 2021 accounts as fintech seeks UK license – sources
LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Fintech firm Revolut Ltd. is close to completing its extended financial statements for 2021, a move that could pave the way...
China’s regulator tells Futu and UP Fintech to stop seeking mainland clients
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG, Dec 30 (Reuters) – China’s securities regulator said on Friday that online brokers Futu Holding and UP Fintech Holding have been operating illegal securities...
Cryptoverse: Boom or Bust? $30k or $5k? Play bitcoin roulette
Dec 13 (Reuters) – Plucky bitcoin has held steady since seeing off the chaos of the FTX collapse, rallying its strength to rally towards the dizzying...
Cryptoverse: Forget crypto winter, this is a bitcoin ‘bloodbath’
Dec 6 (Reuters) – “I’m almost bankrupt,” said Jad Fawaz, a crypto trader in Abu Dhabi. “I’m laughing because there’s no point in exerting more depression...
US banking regulator warns against crisis risk from fintech proliferation
NEW YORK, Sept 7 (Reuters) – The rise of fintech services and digital banking could spur financial risk and potentially a crisis in the long term,...
Exclusive: China to fine Ant Group over $1 billion, signaling renewal nearing end sources
HONG KONG, Nov 22 (Reuters) – Chinese authorities are poised to fine Jack Ma’s Ant Group more than $1 billion, six sources with direct knowledge of...
JD.Com fintech unit aims to win Beijing approval for HK listing as soon as year ends – sources
HONG KONG/SYDNEY, Nov 15 (Reuters) – The fintech arm of Chinese e-commerce firm JD.Com ( 9618.HK ) aims to win Beijing regulators’ approval to list in...