Bank of England begins building out its CBDC team
The Bank of England (BofE) has begun hiring workers to develop its digital currency, according to PYMNTS.
UAE’s central bank unveils tech and legal partners for CBDC project
The Central Bank of the UAE has selected three new partners to assist in the implementation of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) strategy.
Crypto firm Proven snares $15.8m in seed funding haul
Proven, a developer of zero-knowledge proofs that enables exchanges, stablecoins, asset managers and custodians to prove their solvency, has raised $15.8m in a seed round.
DeFi firm Violet nets $15m, launches compliant decentralised exchange
Violet, a provider of privacy-protective compliance and identity infrastructure for DeFi, has bagged $15m in a funding round and launched a compliant decentralised exchange....
Web3 tools provider Cubist secures $7m in seed raise
Cubist, a security-focused Web3 dev tools provider, has scored $7m in a seed funding round headed by Polychain Capital.
Stelo Labs bags $6m from Andreessen Horwitz-backed funding round
Stelo Labs, a startup seeking to protect wallets from scams and phishing and securely navigate Web3, has raised $6m.
SFC unveils consultation on visual asset trading platform regulation
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong has launched a consultation on the proposed requirements for operators of virtual asset trading platforms.
Tech organisations call on Congress to prioritise blockchain privacy regulation
More than 28 tech organisations that develop open-source projects have called on Congress to protect consumer privacy when regulating the blockchain space.
Turbulent year for crypto as illicit activity reaches new high
Illicit activity in the crypto space reached an all-time high of $20.1bn in 2022, up from $18bn the previous year.
Blockchain tech developer Securrency names CEO
Securrency, a developer of institutional-grade, blockchain-based financial and regulatory technology, has appointed Nadine Chakar as CEO.
