Visa and Mastercard can rest easy for now
If Silicon Valley is right and the technology progresses, we may witness a new wave of industry disruption
Dutchman to become external senior adviser to Arta Finance venture founded by former Google employees
Forever and ether, amen
Take-up of the technology faces significant obstacles and disrupting the UK’s status quo will be a struggle
Some companies are already planning targeted marketing
FCA says lender’s efforts to identify potential money laundering ‘did not keep pace’ with its growth
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Treasury unit has raised questions over new technology
Cards against Humanity; stagnant Britain; self-worth; Internet Archive
Charles Hoskinson warns the former president’s proposed new digital assets platform could politicise the industry
Solution (M, 16) seeks problem
Fintech’s short history includes leasing Archegos’s old offices and hiring a convicted fraudster
Stock exchange operator says digital coins becoming ‘recognised asset class’
Fintech has not previously offered app or currency cards in country despite having 4,000 staff present
Sovereign fund invests through share sale that nets London-based fintech founder Nik Storonsky at least $200mn
Group was preparing for solvent exit had it not secured funding this summer
Fund group’s move to manage Anemoy fund means it is joining a trend that observers believe will disrupt the industry
Copyright law was key to disputing fraudster’s claim to be cryptocurrency’s founder Satoshi Nakamoto
TrueLayer chief cautions infrastructure critical to global trade could be greater target after US presidential election
Munich court rules Markus Braun and others violated duties over loans to suspicious businesses
Smart beta pioneer and his firm Research Affiliates bet on long-term reversion to the mean
There are still plenty of reasons to be cautious, however
Hedge fund behemoth’s founders had recently struggled to agree on strategy and succession plans
Turmoil comes months after previous boardroom spat over chair Michael Moritz and ahead of long-awaited IPO
