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FinchGuard: How can blockchain companies become AML compliant?

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Thursday, December 15, 2022

Our story is straightforward - as a Swiss financial intermediary, FinchTrade AG hasn't managed to find a solution to comply with the AML & KYC frameworks.

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  • Our story is straightforward - as a Swiss financial intermediary, FinchTrade AG hasn't managed to find a solution to comply with the AML & KYC frameworks.
  • Thus, we have developed it in-house and are pleased to launch FinchGuard - AML & KYC solution for blockchain businesses.
  • Given rapidly-changing crypto regulations, the best option for financial institutions is to rely on a plug-and-play AML/KYC system such as FinchGuard that provides the following functionality:
    Onboarding.
  • FinchGuard.ch focus on growing your business and allocate less resources to AML compliance.

Manchester United PLC Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2023 Results

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Thursday, December 8, 2022

Total operating expenses for the quarter were 163.7 million, an increase of 9.6 million, or 6.2%, over the prior year quarter.

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  • Total operating expenses for the quarter were 163.7 million, an increase of 9.6 million, or 6.2%, over the prior year quarter.
  • Other operating expenses for the quarter were 37.8 million, an increase of 11.0 million, or 41.0%, over the prior year quarter.
  • Depreciation for the quarter was 3.5 million, a decrease of 0.2 million, or 5.4%, over the prior year quarter.
  • Overall, net finance costs for the quarter were 31.0 million, compared to 9.7 million in the prior year quarter.

NF3 raises US$1.65M seed funding for NFT swaps and financing marketplace

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Friday, December 9, 2022

SINGAPORE, Dec. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NF3, a community-first NFT swaps and financing marketplace, announced today that it closed a US$1.65 Million seed funding round.

Key Points: 
  • SINGAPORE, Dec. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NF3, a community-first NFT swaps and financing marketplace, announced today that it closed a US$1.65 Million seed funding round.
  • NF3 Exchange (NF3x) will feature NFT swapping, bartering and financing features, enabling users to exchange their digital collectibles with others in a secure and intuitive environment.
  • NF3 Exchange will first launch on the Ethereum blockchain, with support for Tezos, Polygon and Solana NFTs next on the roadmap.
  • NF3x is a multichain NFT swaps and options to swap marketplace enabling users to create personalized trading opportunities in a safe and trusted environment.

Klaytn's David Shin Joins Immutable as APAC Head of Business Development

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022

SYDNEY, Dec. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The leading web3 gaming company Immutable has appointed David Shin, a crypto industry luminary and consultant for brands seeking advice on web3, as the new Head of Business Development for Asia-Pacific (APAC), in addition to serving as interim Head for the EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa) region. David joins Immutable from the Klaytn Global Group where he led the team focused on the adoption of the Klaytn blockchain globally.

Key Points: 
  • David joins Immutable from the Klaytn Global Group where he led the team focused on the adoption of the Klaytn blockchain globally.
  • As the new Head of BD, Shin will grow Immutable's presence and focus on onboarding game studios and developers across APAC and EMEA.
  • Immutable is a global blockchain technology company with a mission to bring asset ownership and commerce alive in digital worlds through the power of immutable NFTs.
  • The Immutable Group consists of Ethereum-scaling Layer 2 platform Immutable X and Immutable Games Studio with leading titles Gods Unchained and Guild of Guardians.

Galaxy to Acquire Leading Custody Platform GK8

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Friday, December 2, 2022

(TSX:GLXY) ("Galaxy" or "the Company"), a financial services and investment management innovator in the digital asset, cryptocurrency, and blockchain technology sectors, today announced it intendsto acquire GK8, a secure institutional digital asset self-custody platform.

Key Points: 
  • (TSX:GLXY) ("Galaxy" or "the Company"), a financial services and investment management innovator in the digital asset, cryptocurrency, and blockchain technology sectors, today announced it intendsto acquire GK8, a secure institutional digital asset self-custody platform.
  • "Adding GK8 to our prime offering at this pivotal moment for our industry also highlights our continued willingness to take advantage of strategic opportunities to grow Galaxy in a sustainable manner."
  • Backing up its secure custody solutions, GK8 recently announced a partnership with USI Insurance Services to offer institutional clients access to up to $1 billion of insurance coverage for digital assets custodied on the platform.
  • GK8 offers both traditional and crypto-native institutions an end-to-end platform for managing blockchain-based assets.

Cordell Broadus Partners With Tezos Foundation to Launch the Champ Medici Arts Fund $1 Million Initiative to Support Emerging Artists

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Thursday, December 1, 2022

Crypto and Web3 entrepreneur Cordell Broadus today announced the launch of the Champ Medici Arts Fund, a $1 Million philanthropic effort in partnership with The Tezos Foundation to support emerging artists across the globe looking to build and create works on the Tezos blockchain.

Key Points: 
  • Crypto and Web3 entrepreneur Cordell Broadus today announced the launch of the Champ Medici Arts Fund, a $1 Million philanthropic effort in partnership with The Tezos Foundation to support emerging artists across the globe looking to build and create works on the Tezos blockchain.
  • I am excited to announce this partnership with The Tezos Foundation, that will bring new artists to Tezos, one of the worlds most advanced and artist friendly blockchains.
  • Im honoured that Champ Medici has selected Tezos for this initiative and will be joining this flourishing community of creative talent.
  • The Tezos Foundation is a non-profit organization which deploys resources to entities and initiatives in support of the Tezos ecosystem.

Next Block Expo 2022 Aims to Link Startups, Investors, and the Blockchain Community in Berlin in November

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Thursday, November 17, 2022

Berlin, Germany--(Newsfile Corp. - November 17, 2022) - With a pitch contest, curated networking sessions and a dedicated mobile app to link people, projects and investors, Next Block Expo's ambition is to become a networking opportunity for the European blockchain community in 2022.

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  • Berlin, Germany--(Newsfile Corp. - November 17, 2022) - With a pitch contest, curated networking sessions and a dedicated mobile app to link people, projects and investors, Next Block Expo's ambition is to become a networking opportunity for the European blockchain community in 2022.
  • Brands that joined the event include: Ethereum Foundation, Binance Chain, Cosmos, Polygon, Near, Tezos, Solana, Aleph Zero and others.
  • For the blockchain community, it will be a unique opportunity to meet that many well-known brands under one roof.
  • Next Block Expo is an extension of the previous event series held under the name Cryptocurrency World Expo over the last six years.

Moonstake Receives ssv.network Grant to Integrate Decentralized ETH Staking

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

SINGAPORE, Nov 16, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - Today, Moonstake is pleased to announce we have secured a staking pool integration grant from the DAO-governed SSV Network to integrate ETH staking on the Moonstake Wallet.

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  • SINGAPORE, Nov 16, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - Today, Moonstake is pleased to announce we have secured a staking pool integration grant from the DAO-governed SSV Network to integrate ETH staking on the Moonstake Wallet.
  • Moonstake is thrilled to join the SSV Network Grants Program as a verified top 10 staking provider worldwide and soon support ETH staking.
  • Moonstake and SSV aim to address this issue by providing users with a non-custodial ETH staking solution via Moonstake Wallet using SSV's innovative technological infrastructure.
  • Mitsuru Tezuka, Founder at Moonstake, says: "Moonstake is happy to have received this grant from the SSV Network and partner up for ETH staking integration.

DappRadar's Sports Report explains how FIFA World Cup introduces Web3 to 5 billion people

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Sunday, November 27, 2022

At a time when the entire world is focused on the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, Web3 is connecting millions of people from around the globe through an array of sponsorships, advertising deals and immersive digital experiences centered on sport.

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  • At a time when the entire world is focused on the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, Web3 is connecting millions of people from around the globe through an array of sponsorships, advertising deals and immersive digital experiences centered on sport.
  • Fans can actually use the blockchain to participate in the way their favorite clubs are run via the Socios.com platform.
  • Lastly, Web3 firms are making their presence felt across the sporting world with hard-hitting advertising campaigns.
  • DappRadar's report notes that FIFA recently signed up Algorand as an official sponsor and blockchain partner, for example.

The Tezos Foundation has entered in to a Professional Services Agreement with Unity for Web3 Blockchain SDK Development

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Friday, November 25, 2022

Today, the Tezos Foundation has announced that in May 2022, it entered into a professional services agreement with Unitys Accelerate Solutions group for the creation of a Web3 Blockchain SDK.

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  • Today, the Tezos Foundation has announced that in May 2022, it entered into a professional services agreement with Unitys Accelerate Solutions group for the creation of a Web3 Blockchain SDK.
  • The Tezos Foundation and Tezos Ecosystem teams aim to offer the SDK as a Verified Solution upon approval, as an optional plug-in via the Unity Asset Store for Web3 game development.
  • Beyond allowing game developers to interact with the Tezos blockchain, this SDK will be a helpful resource for developing any Tezos decentralized application (dApp).
  • We are thrilled to see the creation of a Tezos SDK in collaboration with Unitys Professional Services team, bringing the option of Web3 gaming to the most popular game development platform.