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Finance

German Fintech Naga to Start Crypto-Focused Social Trading Platform

Nagax will consist of a crypto wallet, NFT and staking platforms, a spot exchange and a futures and derivatives exchange.

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Finance

India’s Central Bank Creates Fintech Department That Will Address CBDC

The bank is working on a digital currency, and parliament is set to consider crypto regulations.

A pedestrian walks past the Reseve Bank of India (RBI) in Mumbai, India, on Monday, March. 9, 2020. A top Indian official said there's no need for the government to take immediate steps to support the economy following a crash in oil prices that has sent financial markets into a tailspin. Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Finance

French Fintech Lydia Attains Unicorn Status With $100M Series C Funding

The funding round includes new investors Dragoneers and Echo Street along with existing backers Tencent, Accel and Founders Future.

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Policy

Republic of Palau Joins Hands With Ripple to Develop Digital Currency Strategy

The fintech company will explore the country’s first digital currency strategy and its use case.

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Finance

Meow Raises $5M to Connect Corporate Treasurers to Crypto Markets

The startup’s CEO said the company expects to raise a Series A round in the near future.

Meow co-founder and CEO Brandon Arvanaghi (Meow)

Videos

Australia Looks to Regulate Crypto

Australia’s Senate Select Committee delivers report on fintech regulation. CoinUnited sees enthusiastic response to Bitcoin ATMs in Hong Kong. Those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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Finance

Fintech App Current Taps Coinbase’s Bison Trails to Support Polkadot DeFi Plans

Current is enlisting back-end support in its bid to combine DeFi services with the best of its traditional offerings.

Bison Trails CEO Joe Lallouz.

Finance

Revolut Launches Commission-Free Crypto Trading for US Investors

Among other free services announced by Revolut are out-of-network ATM withdrawals of up to $1,200 and 10 remittance payments.

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Finance

Fintech Tala Raises $145M to Launch Crypto Product for Emerging Markets

The startup will also expand its financial services for the unbanked.

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Finance

Colombian Fintech Movii Raises $15M in Series B Round

Movii said that it was targeting some of the funding to develop a bitcoin purchasing service.

Hernando Rubio, CEO and co-founder of Colombian fintech company Movii.