The implosion of cryptocurrency exchange FTX shows the need to bring the crypto world within the regulatory framework, Bank of England Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe said on Monday. FTX, which has filed for U.S. bankruptcy court protection, has said it …
The European Union on Thursday will seek agreement on ground-breaking rules for regulating crypto assets as the rout in bitcoin piles pressure on authorities to rein in the sector. Globally, crypto assets are largely unregulated, with national operators in the …
Lloyd’s broker Superscript has launched a dedicated product for distributed ledger technology (DLT), digital asset, and blockchain businesses. The product, named Daylight, will help digital asset businesses secure insurance and manage risks more easily. Daylight uniquely combines cutting-edge machine-learning technology …
One spring day in a village just west of London, residents saw a man being muscled into a car in front of a nearby house. He reappeared with cuts and bruises 13 hours later, but the cops had already discovered …
OneDegree, a Hong Kong-based insurer of digital assets, has been approached by investment banks about going public through a blank-check company, its co-founder said. The firm, one of four with a so-called virtual insurer license in Hong Kong, expects to …
The Bank of England on Thursday began sketching out Britain’s first regulatory framework for cryptoassets, saying that although the sector remained small, its rapid growth could pose risks to financial stability in future if left unregulated. Cryptoassets have come under …
Cryptocurrency platform Wormhole said on Thursday that “all funds are safe” after hackers stole more than $320 million from its site in the fourth-largest crypto heist on record. Wormhole, which allows the transfer of information from one crypto network to …
Binance Holdings Ltd. has built up a $1 billion insurance fund for its users amid a barrage of hacks on cryptocurrency trading platforms, according to a memo. Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume, has been earmarking money …
More than $80 million of digital assets were swiped from a decentralized finance platform in the latest hack of cryptocurrency trading marketplaces. A blockchain extension by Qubit Finance, a DeFi lending firm, was exploited by a hacker on Thursday night, …
Britain’s financial watchdog said on Wednesday it planned to curb the marketing of cryptoassets and other high-risk investments, a move that comes amid a boom in crypto ads and endorsements from celebrities. The changes would strengthen risk warnings on ads …
