The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) in the United Arab Emirates has made updates to its Anti-Money Laundering and sanctions rules, specifically related to digital assets. The revisions, announced on December 21, include changes to provisions regarding digital assets within the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) Travel Rule. The updates aim to enforce the FATF’s […]
A recent survey conducted by crypto asset manager Grayscale reveals that 40% of American investors are considering adding digital assets to their investment portfolios in the future. This indicates a shifting trend in the growth of the digital assets industry, despite the setback caused by the collapse of the FTX crypto exchange.The survey also highlights […]
A British Virgin Islands court has issued a freezing order on approximately $1 billion worth of assets belonging to the founders of Three Arrows Capital (3AC), a cryptocurrency hedge fund that faced a significant collapse in 2022 due to a series of unsuccessful investments. The court’s directive restrains co-founders Su Zhu and Kyle Davies, along […]
Worldcoin, a cryptocurrency company, has reportedly disabled its offline orb verification function in India, Brazil, and France. The company had introduced the Orb, a five-pound chromatic helmet that scans individuals’ eyeballs to verify their identities, as a means of onboarding people in regions where traditional identification is not always available.Worldcoin incentivized the offline onboarding process […]
The powerful rating agency Moody’s has downgraded the credit rating for Bank Julius Bär following the Signa debacle. The reasons cited for the downgrade are the group’s high risk appetite and risk concentration.Moody’s, the American rating agency, has lowered the credit rating for Julius Bär. The private bank’s credit rating has been downgraded to “A3” […]
Nach seinem Rücktritt von der Credit Suisse bleibt der ehemalige Präsident António Horta-Osório in der Welt der Hochfinanz aktiv. Er hat sich mit der US-Investmentbank Warburg Pincus zusammengetan, um ein Gebot von mehr als 6 Milliarden Euro für die portugiesischen Telekommunikationsaktivitäten von Altice abzugeben. Horta-Osório war zuvor bei der britischen Bankengruppe Lloyds Banking tätig und […]
The United Kingdom and Switzerland are set to establish a new post-Brexit agreement on financial services. The agreement, titled “Mutual Recognition Agreement for Conformity Assessments,” aims to strengthen and bring closer together the connections between the two financial centers.On Thursday, British Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt is expected to visit Bern, where he will sign the […]
Uphold, a popular cryptocurrency exchange, has announced that it will delist several cryptocurrencies, including Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, and Cardano. The move is part of a larger “delisting spree” by Uphold, which aims to comply with emerging cryptocurrency regulations in Canada. Uphold has entered into a “Pre-Registration Undertaking” with the Ontario Securities Commission to become a […]
The founders of Singapore-based cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) have had over a billion dollars of their assets frozen by a court in the British Virgin Islands. The court has banned co-founders Su Zhu and Kyle Davies from transferring or selling assets worth up to $1.14 billion. This freezing order also affects assets […]
A U.S. appeals court has finalized the legal process to confiscate over 69,000 Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies from Silk Road, a defunct dark web marketplace. The court ruling affirms the transfer of the Bitcoin to federal control, following a previous decision that recognized the government’s claim to the digital assets associated with Silk Road’s illegal […]
