Ireland Financial News
21.07 / 18:59
Ethereum
Google
coinbase
Bitcoin
Ex-Coinbase Manager Charged With Insider Trading, Layoffs at Blockchain.Com, KuCoin Raises USD 10M + More News
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
21.07 / 14:33
Digital
Software
Starling pivots to global B2B as digital banking consumers feel economic pinch
Challenger bank Starling said it will need to sell its software to other banks to fulfil its global ambitions rather than expand via its core consumer digital banking offering, and has set its sights on Europe, the US and – potentially – Australia.
21.07 / 13:09
Provident
Digital
Strategy
Gemini
UK to regulate stablecoins as part of Finance bill
It marks the first time that the UK’s licensing regime will cater specifically for a cryptoasset. While certain crypto businesses have to comply with the UK’s anti-money laundering rules, any issuer of stablecoins used for payment must now seek a licence from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
20.07 / 12:59
Adoption
regulation
Gemini
Gemini receives virtual asset service provider license in Ireland
New York-based crypto trading platform Gemini claims to be the first one to get registered as a virtual asset service provider (VASP) by the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI). Earlier in February 2022, a company received an electronic money institution (EMI) authorization from the CBI.
19.07 / 18:01
COST
Provident
Gemini
Gemini lays off more employees; secures Irish registration
Citing sources, TechCrunch says that Gemini has reduced its headcount by 68 due to "extreme cost cutting". The move comes just weeks after founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss announced a 10% reduction in the workforce, blaming a “crypto winter” compounded by wider "macroeconomic and geopolitical turmoil".
19.07 / 13:39
Photos
Heatwave
In pictures: Courage and ingenuity as Europeans tackle heat and wildfires
Many parts of Europe are suffering under extreme heat conditions which have sparked fierce wildfires and forced thousands of people to be evacuated from their homes.
19.07 / 09:27
CLIMATE CRISIS
Heatwave
Killing
'Climate change is killing people': Europe's extreme heatwave continues
A deadly heatwave that has demolished temperature records in continental Europe is spreading north and east on Tuesday.
18.07 / 18:55
18.07 / 15:27
business
Europe
coinbase
AML
Coinbase secures crypto asset service provider approval in Italy
The United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase continues aggressive European expansion by securing approval to offer crypto services in Italy.
18.07 / 14:41
Provident
coinbase
Coinbase gets crypto service provider approval in Italy
The Organismo Agenti e Mediatori introduced new requirements for all companies offering crypto trading, custody or other services, in light of the rapid grwoth of the market.
13.07 / 12:31
European Union
abortion rights
rights
'Demoralising and scary': Women in UK react to US reversal of abortion rights
From Olivia Rodrigo to Lily Allen, Kendrick Lamar to Billie Eilish, musicians and artists at Glastonbury, devastated and furious, condemned the US Supreme Court's controversial reversal of Roe v Wade – a 1973 court case that granted US women a constitutional right to abortion.
12.07 / 15:33
COST
UPS
Lowe's
travelers
The euro is near parity with the U.S. dollar: Here's how travelers can take advantage of the exchange rate
The value of the euro relative to the U.S. dollar has sunk near a two-decade low — and that's good news for Americans traveling to Europe this summer.
07.07 / 15:47
Adoption
Lightning Network
Bitcoin
Satoshi milkshake experiment shows kids can HODL Bitcoin too
A Bitcoin (BTC) experiment on the Isle of Man involving the Lightning Network, 25 schoolchildren, and a promise of a milkshake has yielded interesting results.
06.07 / 02:15
Payments
regulation
UK government
High-ranking crime fighter to join UK’s FCA as payments and digital assets director
UK regulator the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has recruited almost 500 additional staff members this year as part of its new three-year strategy. Among the new hires are six directors, whose appointments were announced July 5. Two of them come from backgrounds in policing.
30.06 / 13:57
business
regulation
Europe
coinbase
expansion
Coinbase seeking aggressive European expansion amid crypto winter
Coinbase is expanding its operations into various countries in Europe amid a "crypto winter." Despite laying off numerous employees and rescinding job offers, Coinbase's vice president Nana Murugesan revealed intentions to register in Italy, Spain, France and the Netherlands.
30.06 / 08:27
28.06 / 08:39
abortion rights
Abortion
Healthcare
135 doctors file legal protest calling for review of Malta’s abortion ban after US woman's ordeal
A group of 135 doctors in Malta have signed a legal protest calling for a review of the country’s blanket ban on abortion and demanding "empathy" following the ordeal of an American tourist who suffered an incomplete miscarriage while visiting the country.
24.06 / 17:41
COST
UPS
Revolut enters buy-now-pay-later fray with offering to rival Klarna
Revolut has gone toe-to-toe with Klarna and other lending giants as it rolls out its first buy-now-pay-later product across Europe.
24.06 / 17:37
business
Adoption
e-commerce
Bitcoin
Bitcoin payments make a lot of sense for SMEs but the risks still remain
The last six odd months has seen the cryptocurrency market witness an unparalleled amount of financial volatility, so much so that the total capitalization of this fast-maturing space has dropped from $3 trillion to approximately $1 trillion. This comes after the industry hit all-time highs across the board last November, with Bitcoin (BTC) reaching a price point of $69,000.
23.06 / 11:29
Career
Citigroup
Why I came out after 10 years on Citi’s trading floor: ‘I just wanted to be myself’
Paul Brennan moved from Ireland to join Citigroup's London trading floor in 2007 after graduating in Economics from Trinity College, Dublin. It took 10 years before he felt comfortable enough to be open about his sexuality to his colleagues.
17.06 / 17:01
business
Technology
European Union
Deal
Hungary blocks EU deal on 15% minimum corporate tax
Hungary has blocked an EU directive that would impose a 15% minimum tax on multinational corporations, arguing the levy would deal a "low blow" to European competitiveness and endanger jobs.
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