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HODLers Gonna HODL, New Blockchain Data Shows
- Friday, 02 April 2021
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
New research suggests growth in Bitcoin being held between one month to half a year. This indicates that there is “strong conviction” behind the coin’s recent rally. So reports Coindesk.
Read more...Series C Helps AI-fintech HighRadius Triple Valuation
- Friday, 02 April 2021
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AI software developer HighRadius raised $300 million in a Series C round led by Tiger Global and D1 Capital. So reports TechCrunch.
Read more...Fidelity Bitcoin ETF Application Now in Hands of the SEC
- Saturday, 27 March 2021
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Fidelity Investments is planning to launch a Bitcoin ETF and has filed the necessary paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission to that end. So reports CNBC.
Read more...Gap Between Fiat and Blockchain Closing Thanks to German Gov't Plan
- Friday, 26 March 2021
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
German authorities developed a way to allow investors to trade securities with blockchain technology in return for money from the central bank. So reports Reuters.
Read more...Upstart Valuation Surges As Fintech Catches Eyes
- Friday, 26 March 2021
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Upstart Holdings, a recently made public software vendor, has seen its valuation jump from $2.1 billion to more than $12 billion as it has enjoyed wild stock-price rallies in recent days. So reports CNBC.
Read more...Environmentally Friendly Diem Pulls in $5.5M in Seed Round
- Thursday, 18 March 2021
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
London-based environmental-themed fintech Diem hauled in $5.5 million in a seed round led by Fasanara Capital along with “angel investor” Chris Adelsbach of Outrun Ventures. So reports TechCrunch.
Read more...Coinbase Direct Listing Excepted to Boost Valuation By Multiples
- Thursday, 18 March 2021
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is looking at a possible $68 billion valuation as it prepares to go public on the Nasdaq stock exchange. So reports CNBC.
Read more...Tether Goes Live On 8th Blockchain Network
- Friday, 12 March 2021
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Tether is now available through the Solana network, which is now the eighth blockchain to support the world’s top stablecoin. So reports Coindesk.
Read more...Payments Firm Flutterwave Considering Dual listing in U.S., Africa
- Thursday, 11 March 2021
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Flutterwave, an Africa-centric payments firm, is considering going public. The company recently raised $170 million in an investor round and is now valued at more than $1 billion. So reports Reuters.
Read more...SoFi Wants to Give Users Elevated Interest Rates After It Becomes a Bank: CEO
- Thursday, 11 March 2021
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Fintech SoFi is aiming to boost interest rates offered to customers should it be granted a permanent national banking charter, says Anthony Noto, the company’s CEO. So reports CNBC.
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