S&P Global To Setup Bond Rating Business In China

S&P Global is now breaking into the Chinese market. The New York-based finance company has just been given approval by the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) to set up a domestic bond rating business. This makes it the first foreign

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Can Cryptocurrencies Be A Global Reserve Asset?

Technologies keep evolving with time and bitcoin is no exception. The digital asset has seen a lot of development in the last couple of years and its value has gone up and down like a yo-yo in during the last

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Pennsylvania Crypto Exchanges Don’t Need Licenses

Pennsylvania’s crypto exchanges have one less thing to worry about. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities (DoBS), the Money Transmitter Act (MTA) does not cover crypto exchanges because virtual currencies are not considered as money in the

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Nutmeg Gets Goldman Sachs Investment

Nutmeg, the UK based digital wealth management service has received a fresh infusion of cash from a surprising source. Goldman Sachs is reported to be one of the biggest investors in the latest fund-raising round for Nutmeg. The Wall Street

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Coinbase Expands OTC Services Into Europe And Asia

Coinbase, one of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges has announced that they will be expanding their over-the-counter (OTC) services in both Europe and Asia. That’s an interesting approach since Coinbase has mainly done much of its business online. However, in

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Wyoming Looks To Attract Crypto Businesses With New Law

One of the main stumbling blocks for cryptocurrencies is that it is an unregulated market in most parts of the world. The state of Wyoming is hoping to clear up that position within its jurisdiction by introducing a new bill

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Binance Targets EU & UK With fiat-to-crypto exchange

Binance has just launched a new fiat-to-crypto exchange that targets the EU and UK market. The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange has decided to place its servers on the island of Jersey, which is a British self-governing dependency. Traders will be

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BofAML Fund Manager Survey Reveals Investor Worries

The Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofAML) Fund Managers Survey has always been a good barometer of how what investors are thinking. The survey released this month shows us an interesting viewpoint. For the first time since the 2008-2009 financial

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SEC Loophole Allows ICO’s To Continue To Raise Funds

Financial watchdogs in a number of countries cracked the whip in 2018 on Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) as there were too many rotten apples in the industry that were taking investors for a ride. However, a number of ICO’s flourished

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Thailand Approves Four Crypto Exchange Licenses

Cryptocurrencies are making a big break in Thailand as the government has issued licenses to four crypto exchanges. This is a move that follows in Japan’s footsteps of properly regulating cryptocurrency exchanges. There were initially seven applicants but the Thai

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