Crypto payments firm BCB Group has appointed Tim Renew as its new CEO, naming the former deputy CEO to lead the institutional digital asset infrastructure provider through its next phase of growth. Co-founder Oliver Tonkin will move into the role of president, where he will… Read More
Agora, a startup founded by entrepreneur and VanEck heir Nick van Eck, is positioning itself for a stablecoin market that’s moving beyond crypto-native trading. While decentralized finance (DeFi) remains a key growth engine – Agora’s total value locked (TVL) grew 60% last month from DeFi… Read More
The firm said it has agreed to acquire Distributed Technologies Research, a blockchain-based payment infrastructure provider.
ClearBank, a crypto-friendly neobank and regulated provider of Faster Payments in the U.K., plans to join the Circle Payments Network (CPN), linking its cloud-native banking platform to Circle’s blockchain-based infrastructure to speed up cross-border payments and offer access to regulated stablecoins. The move follows a… Read More
Around the world, stablecoins are coming under a fairly consistent and convergent regulatory regime. They must be backed by real, high-quality assets, are subject to regular audits, and issuers are prohibited from paying interest upon stablecoin balances. The prohibition on interest payments appears in the… Read More
