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ECB to rope in crypto with licensing framework

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ECB to rope in crypto with licensing framework

The European Central Bank (ECB) has announced its intent to harmonise how banks offer crypto assets through a crypto regulatory framework to be implemented across the Union.

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Maven 11 launches permissioned pool with Maple Finance

Maven 11 has launched a Permissioned Pool, together with Maple Finance. The initial pool size is $ 40 million in USD Coin (USDC) with an attractive risk-adjusted return to investors. Initial participants for the new pool are Flow Traders, Wintermute and Auros.

/crypto

Paystand acquires Mexican peer Yaydoo

Paystand, the leader in blockchain-enabled accounts receivable and B2B payments, today announced the acquisition of Yaydoo, the leader in accounts payable, cash flow management, and liquidity solutions in Mexico and LATAM.

/crypto

Bitso and Mexican Football Federation launch NFT jerseys

Bitso, the leading cryptocurrency platform in Latin America with more than 5 million users, and the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) launched the first collectible NFT of the Mexico National Team’s jerseys that was acquired in cryptocurrencies.

/retail

Vantage launches social trading network for its trading app

Vantage, the multi-asset trading platform for retail and professional traders, today announces the launch of its new social trading product, V Social.

/crypto

Quickbit and Aqru team up for DeFi promotion

AQRU plc, an incubator specialising in decentralised finance (DeFi), announces today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Accru Finance Ltd., has entered into a partnership with Sweden’s paramount crypto company Quickbit eu AB (publ), to bring its yield-generating products to a wider audience.

/people

Prontoblock appoints CFO

Prontoblock, today announced the appointment of Kelley Millet as the company's Chief Financial Officer and Board Member, effective July 15, 2022.

/startups

Decentralised lending platform Morpho raises $18 million

Today, we are thrilled to announce that Morpho has raised $18M from a16z Crypto and Variant, with participation from 80 additional investors, including advisors, founders, builders, and power users.

Santander to hold awards ceremony in metaverse

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Santander to hold awards ceremony in metaverse

Santander will host an awards ceremony in the metaverse this week to crown the winners of a global blockchain challenge.

/security

SDX Web3 to collaborate with Fireblocks

SIX Digital Exchange’s Web3 dedicated unit, SDX Web3 Services, announces a strategic collaboration with Fireblocks, the award-winning digital asset and crypto technology platform, to provide financial institutions and institutional investors with a set of infrastructure services for the distributed economy.

/crypto

Wirex to offer crypto-backed credit

Wirex, the leading payments platform, has launched Wirex Credit, offering highly competitive interest rates and no origination fee for crypto-backed loans. Users can easily borrow up to $100,000 in stablecoins, with a loan to value (LTV) of up to 80% within the Wirex app.

/retail

Jungle Ventures leads $10m series A in trading platform MarketWolf

Fintech stock trading platform MarketWolf announced a $10M Series A fundraise led by Jungle Ventures and Dream Capital. Existing investors and others including 9Unicorns, iSeed, Crescent and Riverwalk, also participated in the round. This brings the total capital raised by the company to $17.4M since inception. MarketWolf intends to use this fresh round of funding for building out its product suite and to hire top talent across product, marketing and engineering functions.

/payments

Ephelia Capital buys stake in blockchain-based streaming company

Ephelia Capital, a Swiss-based financial hub for Professional Investors, Entrepreneurs and Financial Institutions, today announces it has taken a majority stake in financial asset streaming fintech Streamable Finance.

Visa launches ‘Bitcoin Cashback’ cards in Brazil and Argentina

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Visa launches ‘Bitcoin Cashback’ cards in Brazil and Argentina

Visa has rolled out Latin America’s first crypto cards, through partner companies in Brazil and Argentina.

Money 20/20 EU: How ‘web2.5’ and DLT are propelling financial services forward

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Money 20/20 EU: How ‘web2.5’ and DLT are propelling financial services forward

In conversation with Mariana Gomez de la Villa, centre expertise lead, distributed ledger technology, ING, Finextra secured a first-hand take on the key trends dominating the DeFi world, from one of the industry’s leading voices. Here are Gomez de la Villa’s key insights shared direct from the floor of Money20/20 in Amsterdam:

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MAS launches 2022 global fintech 'Hackcelerator' on Web 3.0 and green finance

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today the launch of the 7th edition of the Global FinTech Hackcelerator, with the theme “Accelerating A Greener Digital Future”.

MAS to test DeFi applications in wholesale funding markets

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MAS to test DeFi applications in wholesale funding markets

The Monetary Authority of Singapore is collaborating with JPMorgan, DBS Bank and Marketnode to explore the use of digital assets in tokenization and DeFi.

Nomura creates digital asset company

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Nomura creates digital asset company

Nomura is creating an independent digital asset company that will offer institutional clients a comprehensive suite of crypto trading, investor products and investment services.

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AQRU.io surpasses $50 million in assets under management

AQRU plc, an incubator specialising in decentralised finance (DeFi), announces today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Accru Finance Ltd., has surpassed US$50 million in assets under management and 20,000 user signups on its proprietary yield-generating platform, AQRU.io. The milestone was achieved only five months since the platform’s launch and 39 days after the company announced that it reached around US$20 million (£16.5 million) in assets under management.

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RegTech startup ALT/AVE appoints new advisory board members

London-based RegTech startup ALT/AVE has today announced three major appointments to its Advisory Board and a funding boost of more than half a million pounds.

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