financial services

Crypto Job Hiring Sees Huge Demand as Industry Grows

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Time Stamp: September 30, 2021 8:50 AM - Modified On: September 30, 2021 - Published By:
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The number of jobs related to cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology have skyrocketed, according to data from several job listing websites.Sponsored Sponsored While crypto searches more than doubled on Indeed.com in the past year, US job postings with “cryptocurrency” and “blockchain” as keywords were up over 600% on LinkedIn. Additionally, growth in paid listing at CryptocurrencyJobs.co increased nearly 1,500% since last year. “Everyone is hiring right now” Daniel Adler, founder of CryptocurrencyJobs.co, provided some insight into the growth that’s occurred. He noted that some teams who were looking to double at

Chipper Cash Extends Peer-to-Peer Money Transfer Service to South Africa

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Time Stamp: September 27, 2021 6:30 AM - Modified On: September 27, 2021 - Published By:
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Chipper Cash, an African fintech start-up, has extended its peer-to-peer instant money service to South Africa. In addition to being able to use the remittance service, South African users will be able to buy, sell, and transfer cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, ethereum, and the USDC stablecoin. South Africa Ripe for Disruption and Innovation According to a report that quotes the start-up’s VP for strategy and partnerships in Africa, Pardon Mujakachi, Chipper Cash has made the foray into South Africa because it believes the country “is ripe for disruption and innovation in

South African University Professor Urges Country to ‘Finalize Cryptocurrency Policy’ — Warns Against Resisting Crypto

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A professor with the University of Johannesburg, Rabelani Dagada, has urged South Africa to finalize its cryptocurrency public policy if the country still wants to become a hub for digital currency innovation. History Will Repeat Itself In an opinion published by Itweb, Dagada warned South African authorities that the continued efforts to stifle cryptocurrencies will not achieve the intended objectives. He adds that regulators must learn from history that violently opposing an emerging innovation will not kill it. He explained: Technology has prevailed against violent and regulatory opposition. During the

South African University Professor Urges Country to ‘Finalize Cryptocurrency Policy’ — Warns Against Resisting Crypto

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Time Stamp: September 27, 2021 12:30 AM - Modified On: September 27, 2021 - Published By:
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A professor with the University of Johannesburg, Rabelani Dagada, has urged South Africa to finalize its cryptocurrency public policy if the country still wants to become a hub for digital currency innovation. History Will Repeat Itself In an opinion published by Itweb, Dagada warned South African authorities that the continued efforts to stifle cryptocurrencies will not achieve the intended objectives. He adds that regulators must learn from history that violently opposing an emerging innovation will not kill it. He explained: Technology has prevailed against violent and regulatory opposition. During the

Ten crypto exchanges in South Korea applied for registration hours before deadline

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Time Stamp: September 26, 2021 3:45 AM - Modified On: September 26, 2021 - Published By:
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Only 10 out of dozens of cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea were able to register with local authorities before time runs out on them on Friday, information on the country’s financial regulator’s website shows. On Friday, crypto exchanges Gdac, Five, OK-BIT, Graybridge, Flat Thai X, Prabang and digital currency custodian Gameper, to name a few, made progress in their registrations. South Korean authorities are still expecting at least 18 other crypto exchanges to complete their applications by Friday. In April, South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) required that all crypto

Cryptocurrency Exchanges Seek Employees to Solve Regulatory Issues

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Time Stamp: September 25, 2021 7:11 AM - Modified On: September 25, 2021 - Published By:
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Sep 25, 2021 at 11:11 // News Many cryptocurrency exchanges have had problems with financial regulators in different countries. Some of them have had to shut down or move their operations to other countries. Others have been forced to look for ways to deal with supervisors and improve compliance. In 2021, cryptocurrency exchange Binance had numerous issues with regulators in different countries. As reported by CoinIdol, a world blockchain news outlet, it was charged and sanctioned by the Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) for allegedly conducting illegal business. Later, the

Acorns Hires Former Amazon Executive as President, Hints at Crypto Options

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Time Stamp: September 15, 2021 6:15 PM - Modified On: September 15, 2021 - Published By:
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Acorns, a popular investing and savings app, announced a former Amazon lead as company president and head of day-to-day operations.Sponsored Sponsored Earlier today the financial services app revealed David Hijirida as the new president. Hijirida was an executive at Amazon and CEO of the digital bank Simple Finance. During his 12 years at Amazon, he managed global payments and advertising.  This new hire comes as Acorns expected a public listing later in the year. The public listing is with the intentions of accelerating its mission of wealth building and overseas

Panama’s crypto-bill will make it ‘compatible’ with crypto-assets, digital economy

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Time Stamp: September 7, 2021 8:00 PM - Modified On: September 7, 2021 - Published By:
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As El Salvador became the first country to make Bitcoin legal tender, another Central American country took a step towards recognizing the importance of cryptocurrencies. The Republic of Panama, recently introduced its cryptocurrency bill. Panamanian Congressman Gabriel Silva, in a tweet thread, announced the same. According to him, the bill aimed to make Panama a “country compatible with the digital economy, blockchain, crypto assets, and the internet.” Moreover, use cryptocurrencies remained optional for individual citizens as well as businesses as per the said bill, which did not compel anyone to

Gold, Stocks, and Bitcoin: Weekly Overview — September 3

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Time Stamp: September 3, 2021 2:54 AM - Modified On: September 3, 2021 - Published By:
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This week’s price movements for Bitcoin (BTC), gold, and our stock picks, Visa and Coinbase.Sponsored Sponsored BTC Bitcoin seems to have fared middling-well over the past two weeks, as it achieved $50,000 again for the first time since May but seems to have met resistance at this point since then.  Trading around $45,000 on August 19, BTC then rose to $47,000 by the next day, $49,000 the day after that, finally surpassing the $50,000 mark on August 23. Having hit a target price point, BTC naturally met with selling pressure

Binance flagged by Singapore’s MAS, placed on Investor Alert List

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Time Stamp: September 2, 2021 8:00 AM - Modified On: September 2, 2021 - Published By:
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While Binance has continued to accelerate its compliance efforts, its regulatory woes just keep mounting. The Monetary Authority of Singapore [MAS] is in the news today after it put the cryptocurrency exchange on its regulatory radar. The exchange platform was placed on the central bank’s Investor Alert List on 2 September. The list contains companies or entities that have not been licensed by the regulatory body but may have been wrongly perceived by investors to be regulated. Now, while no further details about the flagging have been provided, it comes

Bitcoin Depot Among Inc. Magazine’s 5000 Fastest Growing Companies

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Time Stamp: September 2, 2021 6:30 AM - Modified On: September 2, 2021 - Published By:
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For the second year in a row, Bitcoin Depot appeared in Inc. Magazine’s list of 5000 fastest-growing private companies.Sponsored Sponsored The world’s largest and fastest-growing crypto ATM network, ranked No. 357 on the list, after its spot at No. 1,103 last year. President and CEO of Bitcoin Depot Brandon Mintz highlighted that the recognition coincided with the five-year anniversary of the company.  “Given last year’s unexpected circumstances and the pandemic environment, we were fortunate that we were able to continue building our brand while serving the underbanked community on a