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Finance

Ether.fi Pivots to Become Neobank, Rolls Out Cash Cards in U.S.

The suite of apps will allow users to spend, save and earn crypto.

Four mobile phones showing different screens from the Ether.fi app. (Ether.fi)

Markets

Payments Card Issuer Infini Offers Reward for Return of Funds After $49 Million Exploit

The neobank offered the perpetrator 20% of the stolen funds to return the money within 48 hours, threatening legal action otherwise.

Glasses in front of monitors with code (Kevin Ku/Unsplash)

Finance

European Payments Giant Klarna Says It Will Look To Integrate Crypto

The “buy now, pay later” company is backed by venture capital firm, Sequoia Capital, which has a 22% stake.

Klarna co-founder and CEO Klarna Sebastian Siemiatkowski in London in 2015. (John Phillips/Getty Images)

Finance

Revolut to Strengthen Crypto Fraud Protections With Added Security, Risk Scores

The Revolut Pay enhanced due diligence API will be rolled out to crypto customers from start of 2025.

Revolut app

Finance

Revolut Expands Crypto Exchange Across EU After Successful Launch in UK

Tens of thousands of traders have been using the bank’s crypto exchange in the UK, a spokesperson said.

CoinDesk at CES 2023

Finance

Crypto-Friendly Bank Revolut Plans to Sell $500M of Employee Shares at $45B Valuation: WSJ

Revolut has been in talks with investment firm Greenoaks over the sale, which would pave the way for a potential IPO

Revolut to Suspend Certain Crypto Services (Kaysha/ Unsplash)

Opinyon

The Catch-22 of U.S. Crypto Regulation

The SEC is asking crypto and fintech firms to do the impossible. Only Congress can stop that, Marcelo M. Prates writes.

SEC logo (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Opinyon

What's Wrong With PayPal's Stablecoin?

If PYUSD is to gain true and lasting traction, the newly minted stablecoin issuer needs to address certain centralization concerns, Kima Chief Technology Officer Guy Vider writes.

The ability to transfer all PYUSD user funds into PayPal may leave crypto natives hesitant to adopt the stablecoin. Oliver Buchmann/Unsplash)