Technology

HDI Global Teams Up With Hoyos on Crypto-Wallet Insurance

Industrial insurer HDI Global SE has developed an insurance solution for US company Hoyos Integrity Corporation. The provider of hot wallets used for storing bitcoin and other digital currencies is thereby reinforcing the “Hoyos Promise of Security” provided to its users. […]

Global insurance trends

Crypto: Ziglu Raises £7m Via Seedrs Campaign

IE still isn’t sure about the whole crypto currency thing, but plenty of investors are confident. UK-based banking and crypto app Ziglu has raised a record £7.19 million and closed its crowdfund campaign early on […]

Technology

Crypto Mining: Are Carbon OffSet Credits The Answer?

Here’s an interesting idea from Amber Group, who have announced a strategic partnership with the climate tech company Moss Earth, the first and largest environmental platform in the world to tokenize carbon credits. As per […]

Opinion

Opinion: The Roaring `20s Are Back, People Are Going to Lose Fortunes

Straight talking from the Editor; In case you were in any doubt that history repeats itself, we are seeing a re-run of the roaring 20s, where lower income people are gambling everything they have on […]

Insurance Regulation

Crypto & Tokens Still Offer Money-Laundering Opportunities

Here are some extracts from a speech given by Charles Randall, Chair of the FCA, which offers an insight into the risky business of cryptocurrencies and tokens. “At the FCA we have repeatedly warned about […]

Insurance Regulation

EU Tries to Catch Up On Crypto Money Laundering

The European Commission has presented an ambitious package of legislative proposals to strengthen the EU’s anti-money laundering and countering terrorism financing (AML/CFT) rules. The package also includes the proposal for the creation of a new […]

Insurance Brokers

Bitstamp Increases Crypto Insurance Limits With Paragon

Bitstamp, the world’s longest-running crypto exchange, today announced it has substantially increased its insurance policy limits of indemnity in partnership with Paragon Brokers, a specialist insurance broker. This will significantly expand protection for the company’s […]