BlackRock, disclosed a position in Silvergate Capital, crypto banker
The world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, disclosed a significant position in Silvergate Capital, the beaten-down banker to the cryptocurrency industry
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Fed issued guidance with implications for US banks with respect to cryptoasset
Federal Reserve Board issued guidance with important implications for banks in the US with respect to cryptoasset activities.
FCA warns blockchain and cryptoasset firms about financial promotion obligations
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has now published an update reminding cryptoasset firms to prepare for the changes
Crypto Insurance. Why not require crypto projects to get special insurance after FTX crush?
There is extensive precedent for requiring companies providing critical infrastructure to get special insurance. Why not require crypto companies to back themselves
Decentralized protocol Nami Insurance launched cryptocurrency insurance product
Nami Insurance, a decentralized hedging protocol, launched the “Proof of Concept” that proves the feasibility and practicality of the first cryptocurrency insurance product
Insurers deny claims to customers affected by the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX
Insurers are denying or limiting coverage to clients with exposure to bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, leaving digital currency traders and exchanges uninsured for any losses
Cryptoasset & blockchain insurer Evertas closes a $14 mn funding led by Polychain Capital
Evertas, cryptoasset and blockchain insurance company, has closed a $14 million funding round led by Polychain Capital
Custody platform GK8 launches digital crypto asset insurance plans
GK8 and USI Insurance Services have joined forces to create a new, elite insurance plan to cover digital asset losses for GK8 customers
Asian blockchain-insurtech Igloo raised $27mn in Series B
Southeast Asian insurtech Igloo has secured an additional $27mn in an extension to its Series B funding round, which was announced earlier in the year
Digital asset custody provider Copper secured $500 mn of insurance protection
Copper, a provider of institutional digital asset custody and trading solutions, has secured $500 million of insurance protection for digital assets in cold storage
ETSI Secures critical infrastructures against cyber quantum attacks with TETRA algorithms
With the world facing growing challenges including the war in Europe and a global energy crisis, it is essential that the mission- and business-critical communications networks
5 crypto companies maked false and misleading statements about FDIC deposit insurance
FDIC issued letters demanding five crypto companies and their officers, directors, and employees cease and desist from making false statements about deposit insurance
Global executives are of the opinion that Blockchain Technology is all hype
20% of global executives are of the opinion that blockchain technology is all hype, as doubts about its industrial applicability increase due to the recent collapse B3i
Investment manager BlackRock launches a Bitcoin Private Trust
Investment manager BlackRock has launched a private trust offering US-based institutional clients exposure to spot bitcoin
Swiss Re said that B3i conceptually interesting, but required view
Swiss Re have said that while conceptually the Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative (B3i) remains an interesting opportunity, it didn’t seem like it was going to… Read More »Swiss Re said that B3i conceptually interesting, but required view
Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative B3i filed for insolvency
Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative (B3i) has announced that it has filed for insolvency after failing to raise new capital in recent funding rounds. Formed in… Read More »Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative B3i filed for insolvency
The cryptocurrency price crash accelerates the process of insurers rewriting policies
The cryptocurrency price crash could accelerate the process of insurers rewriting policies to reduce potential exposure. According to the law firm RPC, the insurers are… Read More »The cryptocurrency price crash accelerates the process of insurers rewriting policies
Munich Re backs smart contract Chainproof to offer insurance coverage
With reinsurance backing from Munich Re, Chainproof aims to bridge the worlds of traditional insurance and decentralized finance (DeFi)
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How GLP-1 therapies are altering medical practices and insurance structures, prompting reinsurers to adjust their strategies to align with emerging risk profiles
Blockchain and cryptocurrency are two terms that have become inseparable, yet they are not the same thing. Blockchain is the technology. Cryptocurrency is the application of that technology
32% of surveyed insurance executives identified these issues as a significant macroeconomic risk, ranking 5th after inflation, recession, market volatility, and geopolitical tensions
U.S. Financial Stability Oversight Council said
there has been a shift in the composition of life insurers’ liabilities and an increase of private equity firms