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14.08 / 12:23

companies Financial Times London Stock Exchange Speculation London-listed YouGov plays down US listing speculation

Shakespeare said the company, which floated in London in 2005 and is valued at more than £1bn, said the US market was more supportive and a “natural base” for YouGov.

14.07 / 07:35

Jefferies Financial Times Investment trusts Hipgnosis Songs Hipgnosis Hipgnosis Songs considers strategic options ahead of September continuation vote

Hipgnosis Songs fund CEO Merck Mercuriadis said the current share price does not reflect the success of the investment strategy.

04.07 / 10:57

HSBC Bank of England Financial Times Barclays NatWest reports FCA to grill banks on failure to pass higher interest rates onto savers - reports

HSBC, NatWest, Lloyds and Barclays are among the banks expected to meet with the regulator on Thursday.

24.06 / 06:31

Reuters Report Bloomberg Media Financial Times The New York Times Customers Mainstream media challenge decision to protect FTX customers: Report

The four major media outlets advocating for the release of FTX customer names have opposed the decision to seal them. Meanwhile, a crypto lawyer told Cointelegraph that “there is clear evidence” of potential harm if the names were to be disclosed.

15.05 / 04:07

business Report data Financial Times ChatGPT Worldcoin OpenAI CEO in ‘advanced talks’ for $100M Worldcoin funding: Report

OpenAI boss Sam Altman is reportedly in “advanced talks” of securing $100 million funding for Worldcoin, a project aimed at creating a collectively owned and globally distributed cryptocurrency.

12.05 / 15:35

FTX Financial Times MICA Crypto firms call for global consensus instead of "fire hose" of rules

hose" of differing regulatory approaches to cryptoassets lack the global consensus needed to attract established investors that would create a maturer market, a conference was told on Wednesday. The European Union has finalised the world's first comprehensive rules for cryptoasset markets, known as MiCA, but others like Britain and the United States are further behind. Apart from compliance with rules to stop money laundering and terrorist financing, crypto firms are largely unregulated in many parts of the world. «It's really commendable that Europe was able to get that done so quickly,» Hester Peirce, a commissioner at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, told a Financial Times conference.

04.05 / 06:41

business Law Bloomberg Court Media Financial Times The New York Times Mainstream media renew push for non-US FTX user identities

Four media outlets in the United States have continued efforts to get the identities of non-U.S. FTX customers revealed, filing new objections to a previous motion to seal their identities.

06.04 / 05:59

business regulation Bloomberg Court Financial Times The New York Times Names of non-US FTX users demanded by mainstream media outlets

Some mainstream media outlets have objected to attempts to withhold the identities of non-United States customers of cryptocurrency exchange FTX during its bankruptcy proceedings.

19.03 / 04:01

regulation UBS Credit Suisse Financial Times Swiss National Bank Takeover Switzerland preparing emergency measures for UBS' takeover of Credit Suisse: Report

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) and Switzerland’s financial regulator reportedly believe that the acquisition of investment bank Credit Suisse by UBS, Switzerland's largest bank, is the “only option” to prevent a “collapse in confidence” in Credit Suisse.

26.01 / 05:39

business Stablecoin regulation SEC NYSE Financial Times Usd Coin Circle denies blaming SEC for shuttered $9B plan to go public

A spokesperson for USD Coin (USDC) issuer Circle has denied reports that it blames the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over its failed $9 billion plan to go public in December.

16.01 / 17:23

business CBDC regulation Financial Times Winter Olympics Costs NOT CBDCs not worth the costs and risks, says former BoE advisor

Central banks worldwide are pushing forward with digital asset projects despite the various crypto industry implosions over the past 12 months. China has rolled out its central bank digital currency (CBDC) to several cities, and it was available for use at the Winter Olympics.

22.12 / 21:27

business FTX Financial Times Jail SBF received special treatment inside Bahamian jail: Report

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, who was remanded to the notorious Fox Hill Prison in Nassau, Bahamas, pending an investigation into the collapse of his exchange, had a different experience than many other prisoners.

07.04 / 17:07

Instagram Financial Times Meta plans virtual currency, creator coins for its apps: Report

Meta Platforms Inc is readying plans to introduce virtual tokens and cryptocurrencies to its family of apps with an aim to use such virtual tokens for rewarding creators and lending and other financial services, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. The move, which is reported to be in its early stages, comes as Meta grows its focus on services centered around the metaverse, a virtual environment where people interact, work and play. If implemented, it could also give Meta a new revenue channel and control over transactions in its suite of apps and services, which include Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and the Meta Quest virtual reality platform.

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