(IN BRIEF) Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong), Animoca Brands, and HKT have launched a joint venture to apply for a license from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority to issue a Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin. This collaboration leverages SCBHK’s banking infrastructure, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Animoca Brands, Blockchain, cryptocurrency, digital assets, HKMA, HKT, Hong Kong, partnership, stablecoin, Standard Chartered, WEB3
(IN BRIEF) An international investigation led to the arrest of 23 individuals involved in a large-scale money laundering scheme that helped criminals launder approximately EUR 100 million. The group, operating across several countries including Spain, Cyprus, and Germany, used both … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Cyprus, Economy, Financial, France, Germany, Government, Industrial, Law, Management, Netherlands, News, Security & Safety, Spain, Technology
Tagged 2023, 23 arrests, ADMS, Anti-Fraud, border police, cash seizure, CID, commercial entities, commercial flights, criminal network, cryptocurrencies, cryptocurrency, Cyprus, EUR 100 million, Eurojust, EUROPOL, financial conduit, financial crime, financial service, France, Germany, Guardia Civil, illicit funds, illicit profits, international investigation, JIRS, JIT, joint investigation team, judicial authorities, Judicial cooperation, judicial coordination, law enforcement agencies, MOKAS, Money Laundering, money laundering transactions, ONAF, SCADA system, Slovenia, Spain, tax authorities
(IN BRIEF) WickedBet introduces a special promotion for Euro 2024, offering enhanced odds on selected matches throughout the tournament from June 14th to July 14th. Each day, WickedBet will spotlight a match, boosting the odds on either game outcomes or … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Eurex, the leading European exchange, has marked another significant step in its mission to provide secure access to cryptocurrencies within a regulated market environment. Following the successful launch of Bitcoin index futures in April 2023, Eurex has now … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, Industrial, International Trade, Investment, Management, News
Tagged Bitcoin index, cryptocurrency, Deutsche Börse Group, Eurex, Financial, FTSE, investment, Randolf Roth, Shawn Creighton
(IN BRIEF) A global operation led by the US has successfully taken down the ‘Qakbot’ malware network that infected 700,000 computers and caused massive financial damage. Collaborating with countries like France, Germany, and the UK, the initiative disrupted cybercrime. Eurojust … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Government, Internet & Online, Netherlands, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged botnet, cryptocurrency, Cybercrime, Eurojust, EUROPOL, malware, Pinkslipbot, Qakbot, Qbot, ransomware, seizure
(IN BRIEF) A study by the University of Bristol and the University of East London has shown how cryptocurrency investors often suffer gambling-related harms, with online gambling outlets accepting cryptocurrency as wagers posing even greater risks. The research urges for … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Eurex, the leading European derivatives exchange, has announced that it will launch Bitcoin index futures on April 17, 2023. Developed in partnership with FTSE Russell and Digital Asset Research, the new FTSE Bitcoin Index Futures contract aims to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Insurance, Management, News
Tagged Arne Staal, Bitcoin index, cryptocurrency, Deutsche Börse, Digital Asset Research (DAR), Eurex, FTSE Russell, Germany, Michael Peters, partnership
(IN BRIEF) NatWest is introducing measures to protect its customers from crypto-criminals after consumers lost £329m last year. NatWest is implementing a daily limit of £1,000 and a 30-day payment limit of £5,000 to cryptocurrency exchanges to prevent customers from … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Management, News, Security & Safety, United Kingdom
Tagged crypto-criminals, cryptocurrency, Financial, NatWest, scams, Stuart Skinner
(IN BRIEF) Sentry Enterprises, a technology company focused on transforming identity, has chosen Infineon’s latest generation SLC37x Secure Element chip family to power its biometric platforms. Sentry is currently finalizing its next-generation “universal identity platform” that incorporates biometric hardware, a … Read the full press release
T-Systems MMS partners with StakeWise to increase transparency and security (PRESS RELEASE) BONN, 29-Sep-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Telekom (ETR: DTE), one of the world’s leading integrated telecommunications companies and the largest telecommunications provider in Europe by revenue, has announced … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Blockchain, cryptocurrency, Deutsche Telekom, Dirk Röder, ETH, ETH tokens, ethereum, Ethereum Network, Liquid Staking, StakeWise
(PRESS RELEASE) COPENHAGEN, 31-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Ramboll Group A/S, a Danish consulting engineering group active across various industries, has announced the acquisition of a Valhalla, NY based data centre consulting firm EYP Mission Critical Facilities (EYPMCF). The transaction aims … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Management, News, Technology
Tagged acquisition, climate footprint, Colocation, consulting, cryptocurrency, data centre, data centre consultancy, digitalisation, engineering, EYP Mission Critical Facilities, EYPMCF, Michael Simmelsgaard, Morten Peick, Ramboll, Rick Einhorn, zero waste data centres
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 17-Jan-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Ernst & Young (EY) Global Limited has announced its mobile tax preparation service application which will be available late of 2020. EY TaxChat is the first direct-to-consumer EY tax service which is designed by … Read the full press release
ZUG, Switzerland, 18-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Swiss company Alprockz AG announced the start of a round to raise funds for building a financial platform which is orchestrated towards the issuance of its own stable cryptocurrency, ROCKZ (RKZ). The platform will be … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Internet & Online, Investment, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Alexey Borichev, Alprockz AG, cryptocurrencies, cryptocurrency, Cybersecurity, Ethereum blockchain, financial platform, Gabriel Rosetti, Julius Baer, Niall Carton, PayPal, Reza Hedayat, RKZ, ROCKZ, stablecoin, Swiss franc, Tal Cohen, Vadim Kuchinsky, Webmoney, Yassine Ben Hamida
Delft, The Netherlands, 08-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Delft University of Technology will participate in the University Blockchain Research Initiative, a new program founded by Ripple to support academic research, technical development and innovation in blockchain, cryptocurrency and digital payments. TU Delft will … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Financial, Internet & Online, Netherlands, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Blockchain, cryptocurrency, digital_payments, donation, Dr. Annibable Panichella, Eric van Miltenburg, Prof. Dr. Arie van Deursen, Ripple, SECURITY, security testing, software verification, software_verification, TU Delft
Worldcore, an international company that specializes in payment transactions and serves over 300,000 clients in 47 countries, has comprised its own rating of 15 countries where you may encounter problems with cryptocurrency transactions or mining. PRAGUE, 10-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — … Read the full press release
Posted in Czech Republic, Financial, Internet & Online, Investment, Law, News, Russia, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Alexey Nasonov, Algeria, anti-money laundering regulations, Bangladesh, Blockchain, Bolivia, CHINA, crypto, crypto regulations, crypto restrictions, cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency investment, cryptocurrency mining, cryptocurrency regulations, cryptocurrency transactions, digital financial asset, Ecuador, financial literacy, globalization, Iceland, ICO, ICOS, INDIA, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, MOROCCO, Nepal, RUSSIA, smart contracts, Startups, THAILAND, traders, Vietnam, Worldcore
On Easter Sunday, April 1st 2018, Austrian crowdfincancing platform CONDA began the whitelisting phase of its Initial Coin Offering (ICO). Moving forward, interested parties can register online, even before the official start of the crowd sale. VIENNA, 10-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Financial, Germany, Internet & Online, Investment, Netherlands, News, Real Estate, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Alternative Financing, Blockchain, CONDA, crowd sale, crowdfinancing, Crowdinvesting, CRWD Network, CRWD Token, cryptocurrency, ICO, initial coin offering, investments, mezzanine, private equity, private equity instruments, real estate, regulatory-compliant investment, RIAT, smart contracts, SMEs, Startups, The Institute for Future Cryptoeconomics, tokenized private equity instruments, traceability, transparency, whitelisting, whitelisting phase
Essex, UK, 05-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Fast Invest is excited to announce the launch of its native cryptocurrency token (FIT) during their upcoming ICO launched on December 4th. The FinTech company has been operating since 2015 in the investment loan … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Internet & Online, Investment, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Bitcoin, Blockchain, crowdfund, crypto, crypto currencies, cryptocurrencies, cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency exchange, cryptocurrency investment services, cryptocurrency lending, cryptocurrency-based investment, decentralized lending, democratize investment, digital banking, digital currencies, digital wallet for holding tokens, ERC20 standard, ethereum, Fast Invest, fintech, FinTech company, FIT, funders, ICO, initial coin offering, interest, loan, loan platform, loan suppliers, loan-seekers, native cryptocurrency token, p2p, P2P investment, P2P loan, passive income, peer-to-peer exchange, Simona Vaitkune, smart contracts
Bitcoin hat mittlerweile globale Popularität und wird weltweit von Dienstleistern und Online-Händlern akzeptiert. Deshalb ist ein schneller und zuverlässiger Umtausch in konventionelle Währungen für viele Geschäfts- und Privatleute heute wichtiger als je zuvor. Die Währungsbörse der nächsten Generation von ALFAcashier … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, Internet & Online, News, Technology
Tagged ALFAcashier, Bitcoin, Bitcoin exchanges, cryptocurrency, cyber currencies, Litecoin, SEPA, virtual currency
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