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Ghana FinTech Fido Raises $30M in Series A Round
Ghana FinTech Fido Raises $30M in Series A Round
June 22, 2022  |  Investments

Ghanaian FinTech Fido has raised $30 million in a funding round to boost the company’s efforts to develop financial technologies that can be used across...

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UK Open Banking Users Top 6 Million
UK Open Banking Users Top 6 Million
June 22, 2022  |  Banking

More than 6 million individuals and businesses in the United Kingdom regularly use open banking services, the U.K.’s Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE) announced in...

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Tether’s GBPT Sets Stage for Stable Crypto-Cable
Tether’s GBPT Sets Stage for Stable Crypto-Cable
June 22, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Following Wednesday’s (June 22) news that Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin issuer, is set to launch a new cryptocurrency pegged to the pound, businesses and...

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Lithuania’s Startup Scene Shows Resilience in the Face of Looming Russia Threats
Lithuania’s Startup Scene Shows Resilience in the Face of Looming Russia Threats
June 22, 2022  |  Startups

Amid Russian threats to punish Lithuania over blocked rail shipments to the enclave of Kaliningrad, Lithuanians today are bracing themselves for retaliation from Moscow. Yet...

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Online Car Retailer Cazoo Rolls Into Italy
Online Car Retailer Cazoo Rolls Into Italy
June 22, 2022  |  Transportation

Cazoo, which calls itself “Europe’s leading online car retailer,” is adding Italy to the list of countries in which it operates. The company announced Wednesday...

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Swiss Regulators Want More Protections for Crypto Investors
Swiss Regulators Want More Protections for Crypto Investors
June 22, 2022  |  Regulation

Switzerland’s top market regulator on Wednesday (June 22) pushed for regulators to do more to protect cryptocurrency investors from abuse in the $890 billion market...

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Today in TechREG: UK Government Could Use National Security Law to Keep Arm Listing in London; Google Settles Copyright Dispute With French Regulator
Today in TechREG: UK Government Could Use National Security Law to Keep Arm Listing in...
June 22, 2022  |  Regulation

Today in TechREG, the Bank of England deputy governor compared the crypto crash with the dot-com bubble, saying that some of the crypto companies that...

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Tether to Peg New GBPT Stablecoin to British Pound
Tether to Peg New GBPT Stablecoin to British Pound
June 22, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Tether, an early player in the development of stablecoins, has announced the scheduled launch of a new coin whose value will be pegged to the...

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What History Tells Us About Finding Bitcoin’s Bottom
What History Tells Us About Finding Bitcoin’s Bottom
June 22, 2022  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin is down about 70% from its November all-time high, and the crypto market as a whole is in what is best described as an...

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