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Hong Kong regulators launched an intellectual property (IP) financing sandbox aimed at helping banks and companies test how patents, trademarks and copyrights can be used as collateral, as the city looks to widen funding options for innovation-led businesses. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority, working with... Read More
UK Finance has examined some key policy questions that have shaped 2025’s crypto regulatory development, while looking to next year ahead of the final Policy Statements. According to the update from UK Finance, 2025 has been a busy year of regulatory development in the UK,... Read More
Thailand’s aggregate card payments market is now being projected to grow by 2.7% in 2025 to reach THB2.3 trillion (appr. $65.4 billion), supported by the ongoing expansion of digital payment acceptance infrastructure, government-led financial inclusion initiatives, and the growing adoption of contactless payments, according to... Read More
Circle (NYSE: CRCL) noted that every day trillions of dollars move between businesses. These business-to-business (B2B) transactions underpin everything from “keeping factories running to facilitating digital services, with an estimated ~$88 trillion in B2B transactions in 2024 alone.” Despite despite their size and importance, the... Read More
Analysis from the Federal Trade Commission shows that since 2020 consumers reported nearly 65,000 rental scams, many of which originated from fake listings on sites like Facebook and Craigslist, and “losses totaling about $65 million.” Rental scams usually involve fake rental listings, which “can often... Read More
CB Insights has noted in a recent research report that the insurance industry is consolidating, and agencies need a proper technology stack. Insurance M&A activity surged 50% from 2018 to 2022, and has “held steady since.” CB Insights also mentioned that deals like WTW‘s recent... Read More
The Uniswap governance community has now overwhelmingly passed the UNIfication proposal, which is being described by its supporters as a comprehensive reform package that is aimed at activating long-dormant protocol fees and establishing an ongoing token-burn system for UNI. Voting had reportedly concluded on December... Read More
Kaspersky released new findings on a sophisticated cyber espionage campaign by the Evasive Panda threat actor. The attackers have reportedly executed malware by injecting it into legitimate system processes and “maintained a stealthy presence in compromised systems.” The operation, reportedly being active from November 2022... Read More
Trust Wallet, the widely-used non-custodial cryptocurrency wallet owned by Binance since 2018, has rolled out an official reimbursement program following a significant security breach in its Chrome browser extension. The receny issue stemmed from malicious code inserted into version 2.68 of the extension, which was... Read More
In a significant new development in the fight against growing incidents of cybercrime, Indian authorities have now apprehended a former customer support representative linked to Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN). The arrest reportedly took place in Hyderabad and stems from a major security incident at the exchange that was... Read More