Crypto insurtech Evertas acquires crypto mining insurer Bitsure
Evertas, a digital asset insurance provider, has announced the acquisition of Bitsure, a pioneering insurer for crypto mining operations
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Blockchain reinsurer Re partners with VIPR Solutions
Re, the innovative reinsurer employing blockchain, has announced a strategic partnership with VIPR Solutions
Insurtech Arbol unveiled blockchain parametric (re)insurance platform dRe
Arbol, a global climate risk coverage insurtech platform, in collaboration with The Institutes RiskStream Collaborative, a blockchain and emerging technologies
Spot Bitcoin ETF launch are inadequate – SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission said a recent wave of applications filed by asset managers to launch spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds are inadequate
Crypto Insurtech Breach launches a new class IIGB insurer
The Bermuda Monetary Authority has granted a licence to Breach, an insurtech start-up that is building insurance technology and products for the growing cryptocurrency
China Pacific Insurance with Waterdrip Capital opens crypto funds in Hong Kong
China Pacific Insurance subsidiary CPIC Investment Management has opened two crypto funds in Hong Kong, in partnership with investment firm Waterdrip Capital
Digital assets are a threat to the safety of the banking industry
Digital assets are a threat to the safety and soundness of the banking industry, and banks should proceed with caution
Blockchain cybersecurity platform Ironblocks raised $7 million in Seed round
Ironblocks, a blockchain-native cybersecurity platform, has announced that it has raised $7 million in Seed round co-led by Collider Ventures and Disruptive AI
Crypto asset protection insurtech Coincover raises $30 mn led by Foundation Capital
Coincover, a Cardiff, UK-based crypto digital asset protection company, has raised $30 million in funding led by Foundation Capital to protect people and their digital assets
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
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
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