All articles by Isaac Hanson
Isaac Hanson
Signal: Société Générale moves into blockchain with €10m green bond issue
The European bank is increasing its focus on blockchain and ESG by issuing 3 year bonds on the Ethereum chain.
Signal: Israel’s war on crypto opens a new front against Tron
Israel has been actively pursuing cryptocurrency wallets it suspects of being linked to Hamas and Hezbollah.
Signal: Binance CEO quits, pleads guilty to money laundering charges
Changpeng Zhao’s resignation signals the end of an era for crypto as Binance fined $4.3bn, one of the largest in US history.
Signal: JP Morgan, Apollo platform allows blockchain tokenisation for funds
Crescendo is intended to simplify investment by providing a blockchain-based hub through which to invest in funds and assets.
Signal: Blockchain payments firm Fnality raises $97m in Series B round
The Series B funding round, led by Goldman Sachs and BNP Paribas, brings the company’s total capital raised to £132.7m.
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Signal: US credit card regulation battle hits air miles, rewards schemes
US senators sponsoring the Credit Card Competition Act are taking aim at frequent flyer miles for “unfair, abusive,
and deceptive practices.”
Signal: Hong Kong leading the charge on digital currency after pilot
Hong Kong’s Monetary Authority recently released a report into its e-HKD pilot, and the results are promising.
Signal: Crypto’s dark side is back in the news – how bad is it really?
Crypto is back in the news for the wrong reasons, this time being linked to terrorist funding, but it might be a red herring.
Signal: ex-Worldpay CEO hired by Brookfield as it moves further into payments
Alternative asset manager Brookfield has hired Ron Kalifa as its new head of financial infrastructure investments.
Signal: crypto isn’t the juggernaut it once was, but it’s here to stay
As FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried watches his friends testify against him, the industry he helped to grow is finally maturing.