Tag Archive: USA

Societe Generale Completes First US Digital Bond Using Broadridge Tokenisation

2025-11-19

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2025-11-19

Broadridge has announced that Societe Generale has completed its first digital bond issuance in the US using Broadridge’s tokenisation capability. The bonds were issued by Societe Generale-FORGE, the bank’s subsidiary focused on digital assets. The transaction demonstrates how institutions can use tokenisation and permissioned blockchain technology to enable instant settlement and greater transparency while remaining compliant with traditional...

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US SEC and FINRA Probe 200+ Firms Over Crypto-Treasury Deals

2025-10-03

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2025-10-03

Nearly 200 publicly traded companies are under scrutiny by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over their crypto-focused treasury strategies, which have coincided with significant spikes in their stock prices. According to CCN, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the SEC have launched inquiries into more than 200 firms that announced “crypto-treasury” plans in 2025. These strategies typically involve raising capital...

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CFTC Considers Allowing MiCA-Licensed Platforms to Operate in US

2025-09-10

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2025-09-10

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) may permit trading platforms licensed under Europe’s new MiCA framework to operate in American markets, Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham told UK lawmakers. Speaking before the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Blockchain Technologies in London, Pham said the CFTC is examining whether MiCA-authorised venues could qualify under its long-standing cross-border recognition rules. According to Finance...

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US Fed Has Limited Impact on Stablecoin Lending Rates

2025-09-05

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2025-09-05

New research has indicated that the US Federal Reserve’s monetary policy has only a limited effect on stablecoin lending rates, according to a conference at Warwick Business School. Presenting at Warwick Business School’s Gillmore Centre for Financial Technology Academic Conference on DeFi and Digital Currencies, Andrea Barbon of the University of St. Gallen analysed 2.5 million transactions of US dollar-backed stablecoins on the DeFi platform...

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Robinhood to Acquire Bitstamp For $200 Million in Cash

2024-06-07

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2024-06-07

Robinhood has entered into an agreement to acquire Bitstamp, a global cryptocurrency exchange. Bitstamp was founded in 2011 and has offices in Luxembourg, the UK, Slovenia, Singapore, and the US. Acquiring a global exchange will significantly accelerate Robinhood Crypto’s expansion worldwide. Bitstamp holds over 50 active licenses and registrations globally and will bring in customers across the EU, UK, US and Asia to Robinhood. This acquisition...

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Bitcoin Crosses US$30K Mark Following Slew of Spot ETF Announcements

2023-06-27

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2023-06-27

The price of bitcoin crossed the US$30,000 mark last week, driven by investors’ excitement about the prospects of high-profile investment firms jumping deeper into digital assets by launching spot crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, rose 15% following news that big name issuers were looking to launch spot bitcoin ETFs. Bitcoin surpassed the US$31,000/BTC mark on June 23, 2023,...

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The Top 50 Crypto VC’s in 2023

2023-05-19

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2023-05-19

The USA is dominant in the cryptocurrency venture capital (VC) game, representing more than 71% of the total amount of capital under management from the top 50 crypto-focused VC funds, a new report by Coinstack Partners, a boutique investment bank for crypto and Web 3.0 companies, shows. Global crypto VC by city – Top 50 firms, Source: The Crypto VC List 2023, Coinstack, March 2023 The report, which looks at VC funding activity in the crypto space,...

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OneSpan Inks Deal to Acquire Aussie Blockchain Tech Provider ProvenDB

2023-02-14

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2023-02-14

Cybersecurity technology company OneSpan has inked a deal to acquire Australia-based blockchain technology provider ProvenDB for an undisclosed sum. The transaction is anticipated to close during the first quarter of 2023 and is subject to customary closing conditions.

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CME Group to Launch Euro-Denominated Bitcoin and Ether Futures on August 29

2022-08-08

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2022-08-08

CME Group, the world’s leading derivatives marketplace, announced it plans to further expand its cryptocurrency derivatives offering with the introduction of Bitcoin Euro and Ether Euro futures on August 29, pending regulatory review.

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CME Group to Launch Euro-Denominated Bitcoin and Ether Futures

2022-08-08

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2022-08-08

CME Group, the world’s leading derivatives marketplace, announced it plans to further expand its cryptocurrency derivatives offering with the introduction of Bitcoin Euro and Ether Euro futures on August 29, pending regulatory review.

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Meta: Digital Collectibles to Showcase NFTs on Instagram

2022-08-08

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2022-08-08

Starting this week on Instagram, Meta is testing digital collectibles with select US creators and collectors to share NFTs that they have created or bought. Meta/Instagram started with the international expansion to 100 countries in Africa, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and the Americas.

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Nächster Versuch einer Cryptocoin-Regulierung aus den USA

2022-08-04

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2022-08-04

Wann immer es um die Kontrolle über den Finanzmarkt geht, scheinen die beiden großen Parteien in den USA kein Problem damit zu haben, schnelle Einigkeit zu erzielen. In einem von beiden Parteien unterstützten Entwurf geht es mal wieder darum, den Cryptocoin-Markt unter staatliche Aufsicht zu stellen. Crypto News: Nächster Versuch einer Cryptocoin-Regulierung aus den USADie sogenannte CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission) soll dem Markt...

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Wolters Kluwer Partners NYDIG to Roll Out Bitcoin Regulatory Risk Assessment

2022-03-20

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2022-03-20

Wolters Kluwer Compliance Solutions has collaborated with Bitcoin company NYDIG to launch the Bitcoin Risk Assessment. The Risk Assessment evaluates a financial institution’s control environment related to its participation in the NYDIG Bitcoin platform.

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Google Cloud Meets Digital Assets and Crypto Payments

2022-02-19

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2022-02-19

Blockchain technology is yielding tremendous innovation and value creation for consumers and businesses around the world. As the technology becomes more mainstream, companies need scalable, secure, and sustainable infrastructure on which to grow their businesses and support their networks. Google Cloud believes it can play an important role in this evolution. Building on their existing work with blockchain developers, exchanges, and other...

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TransUnion Taps Spring Labs to Bring Credit Data to Public Blockchain Networks

2022-01-18

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2022-01-18

Blockchain-based data-sharing platform Spring Labs announced that is bringing TransUnion’s identity and credit data on-chain to help accelerate Web 3 and DeFi adoption.

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Coinbase to Invest US$500 Million Into Crypto Assets

2021-09-21

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2021-09-21

American cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase announced that it has committed to invest US$500 million of its cash and cash equivalents into a diverse portfolio of crypto assets. Coinbase added that going forward, it will also allocate 10% of quarterly net income into this same portfolio.

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MoneyLion to Offer Crypto Investment Ahead of SPAC Merger

2021-09-16

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2021-09-16

US-based neobank MoneyLion announced the launch of its new cryptocurrency capabilities, enabling customers to buy and sell digital currencies within its app. MoneyLion said that eligible customers will initially be able to buy and sell Bitcoin and Ethereum, as well as round-up their debit card purchases in Bitcoin.

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Facebook Pay To Be Available to Online Retailers Starting With Shopify

2021-07-21

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2021-07-21

With digital payments picking up pace across the globe, social media giant Facebook is extending its payment services to online retailers. Shopify has become the first e-commerce platform to sign up for Facebook Pay. This will allow Shopify merchants to offer Facebook Pay as a payment option during checkout, eliminating the need to re-enter payment information for every transaction.

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Visa Customers Spent More Than US$1 Billion on Crypto-Linked Cards in 2021

2021-07-09

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2021-07-09

Visa revealed that its customers had spent more than US$1 billion on its crypto-linked cards in the first half of 2021. The payments giant reported that it had partnered with 50 leading crypto platforms on card programmes that make it easy to convert and spend digital currency at 70 million merchants worldwide.

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PayPal Allows American Customers to Use Cryptocurrencies for Purchases

2021-03-31

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2021-03-31

PayPal announced the launch of Checkout with Crypto, where US customers will be able to choose to check out with crypto seamlessly. Building on the ability to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrency with PayPal, customers using Checkout with Crypto can check out safely and easily, converting cryptocurrency holdings to fiat currency, with certainty of value and no additional transaction fees.

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