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With £3 billion in deposits, over £2 billion in loans on its balance sheet, and more than 400,000 credit cards issued since its launch in 2020, Zopa has rapidly established itself as a prominent player in the UK banking landscape.  Zopa, a UK-based online banking company, has achieved a significant milestone, securing an additional $93 million in funding to fuel its growth. The investment round, primarily consisting of debt financing, marks an important step as the company prepares for its...

The court also slammed them with a judicial fine of 135 million liras ( approximately $5 million) as the case came to a close. The long arm of the law may have finally caught up with Faruk Fatih Özer, the founder of the Turkish crypto exchange Thodex which collapsed two years ago. According to a local media report, Faruk, alongside his sister Serap Özer and his brother Güven Özer have all been sentenced to 11,196 years, 10 months, and 15 days in prison. The court also slammed them with a...

The recent funding infusion will support Imbue in advancing and fine-tuning its reasoning-centric AI technology. On Thursday, September 7, AI Lab Imbue announced that they have successfully raised $200 million in Series B funding, at a massive valuation of $1 billion. The San Francisco-based startup specializes in training foundation models optimized for “reasoning”, a focus it leverages to create AI agents proficient in coding tasks. The company’s mission revolves around democratizing the...

In addition to the JPM Coin, JPMorgan is now developing another blockchain asset that will function as a deposit token for cross-border transactions. Multinational bank and financial services giant JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM) is developing a blockchain deposit token to smoothen cross-border payments and settlements. According to a person familiar with the project, JPMorgan will use a digital deposit asset to quicken these payments. A Bloomberg report notes that JPMorgan has already developed...

Coinbase’s vice presidents for international business and international policy are clearly dissatisfied with the regulatory situation in the United States. Coinbase is strategically expanding its cryptocurrency exchange services globally, with a particular emphasis on markets with clear regulatory frameworks. In its short-term expansion strategy, Coinbase is prioritizing countries outside the United States based on their well-defined cryptocurrency regulations. Notable countries in this...

ZAN is powered by technical innovations from AntChain Open Labs. Chinese fintech giant Ant Group, the creator of the world’s biggest payment platform Alipay, is expanding its foothold into the crypto industry with the launch of ZAN, a blockchain service platform aimed at both Hong Kong and global markets to simplify the complexities of blockchain technology. In a press release published on September 8, the company’s CEO Zhang Hui announced the launch of ZAN during a conference in Shanghai,...

Bitcoin cash is attempting a recovery wave from the $188 zone against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below the $200 zone and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There was a break above a key bearish trend line with resistance near $192 on the 4-hour chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair must clear $200 and $210 to start a steady upward movement in the near term. Bitcoin cash price is rising from $188 against the US Dollar,...

Elon Musk is back in the news. First off, he’s rebranding Twitter to “X,” a simple name for what is undoubtedly becoming a very complicated social media platform given all the hype, hoopla, and controversy that has surrounded it since he bought it last year. Elon Musk is Again Touting Dogecoin Second, he’s once again playing with the idea of utilizing Dogecoin as an official payment tool for all users of Twitter turned X, and it appears his sentiment towards the...

The Tokyo Game Show 2023 will feature Oasys and double jump.tokyo, highlighting the latest trends in blockchain gaming. The Tokyo Game Show 2023, renowned as one of Japan’s largest gaming expos, is set to host a significant exhibition on blockchain gaming. Oasys, a blockchain-based game development platform, and double jump.tokyo will be the main attraction, showcasing the latest trends in the blockchain gaming industry. According to the Tokyo Game Show announcement, the event will take...

Presidential hopeful and crypto fan Robert Kennedy Jr. said that following the Bitcoin Conference in Miami this year (during which he gave a speech), he purchased 14 bitcoin units, two for each of his seven children. Robert Kennedy Purchases BTC for His Children In a recent interview, Kennedy mentioned: Right after the Bitcoin Conference, I decided to put my money where my mouth is and bought two bitcoins for each of my seven children. During the time that they...