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‘Clear runway’ opens for all Bitcoin ETF approvals in Jan: Analysts
29.11.2023
The SEC’s delays on two spot Bitcoin ETFs could mean it’s lining up to approve all pending applications in one swoop, say analysts
Interactive Brokers opens Hong Kong retail crypto trading with OSL
28.11.2023
Hong Kong clients will be able to purchase Bitcoin and Ethereum in their personal accounts
MAYC ripoff creator pleads guilty, G2A opens NFT platform: Nifty Newsletter
22.11.2023
The creator of the Mutant Ape Planet NFT collection pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a New York federal court
Game distributor G2A opens gaming-focused NFT marketplace
16.11.2023
G2A Capital Group CEO Bartosz Skwarczek said that the marketplace will help gamers find information on Web3 games and buy and sell assets associated with the games
Dairy Queen opens NFT pop-up store in China
15.11.2023
The pop-up nonfungible token store, co-sponsored by Weirdo Ghost Gang, will run until the end of the year
Institute for blockchain and crypto research opens in France
10.11.2023
The Institute of Crypto-Assets held a formal opening at the Léonard de Vinci center in the business district just outside of Paris
Bitcoin Jumps Nearly 4% as US SEC Opens Talks With Grayscale Over Spot ETF Conversion
9.11.2023
Source: Pexels The leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, is racing towards $37,000 as it has surged nearly 4% in the last 24 hours Bitcoin has been pumping recently based on the speculation around spot Bitcoin ETF conversion that will bring major institutional funds to invest in the largest...
Brief Approval Window Opens for spot Bitcoin ETF Applicants, 90% Chance of Approval by January
8.11.2023
In an exciting development, Bloomberg ETF research analysts, Eric Balchunas and James Seyffart, unveiled data showing an eight-day long window wherein the Securities and Exchange Commission (S.E.C) could approve all 12 spot Bitcoin ETF applicants beginning as soon as tomorrow. A Brief Window...
Lightspark Open Sources Email-Like Protocol UMA; Raises Debate on Compliance
25.10.2023
Lightspark, a Lightning Network (LN) financial services company, has announced it has open-sourced Universal Money Address (UMA), a protocol similar to email, but for money. The protocol will be interoperable, allowing platforms to exercise due compliance on the transactions facilitated,...
BlockFi emerges from bankruptcy and opens wallet withdrawals
24.10.2023
BlockFi announced that it is allowing both U.S. and international users to submit withdrawal requests
China Opens Digital Yuan Park in Shenzhen
14.10.2023
Shenzhen has become home to an industrial park established to promote China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC). Several financial companies are already settling there, the Chinese megacity announced while unveiling almost a dozen initiatives to boost the digital yuan use in the region. Shenzhen...
Bitcoin mining without mining equipment, CGMD miner opens contract trading
13.10.2023
CGMD miner is a revolutionary Bitcoin cloud mining project that started in 2020. Recently, it achieved a major milestone in the course of its cloud mining project by raising $50 million from interested investors. There is no sign that the project will rest on its laurels. The entire concept assumes...
China opens industrial park for digital yuan CBDC development in Shenzhen
12.10.2023
The government is incentivizing new residents to come develop payment solutions, smart contracts, hard wallets and promotions for the digital yuan
Ethereum DeFi Protocol BarnBridge Faces SEC Action and Fines, Opens Token-Holder Voting
12.10.2023
Decentralized finance (DeFi) lending project BarnBridge has announced a token-holder voting to tackle the legal charges that the project is facing from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), along with fines.
BarnBridge confirmed in July that is it facing a probe from the US regulators...
Hong Kong crypto VC opens $100M fund for Asian blockchain startups
5.10.2023
The crypto fund, named Titan Fund, has already made five investments in different blockchain startups with two going toward Hong Kong-based projects
Sam Bankman-Fried sues insurance company for defense costs as trial opens
3.10.2023
SBF has directors and officers coverage through FTX Trading parent Paper Bird, but now that two companies have paid out $10 million, the third in line is balking, the suit claims
Nomura’s Crypto Subsidiary Laser Digital Opens Office in Japan
2.10.2023
Laser Digital, the digital asset subsidiary of financial services giant Nomura, has opened a new Tokyo base, to expand its presence in the Far East.
Former Nomura’s executive director Hideaki Kudo, has been appointed to head the new office in Japan. Kudo has previously worked on several projects...
Hashkey HK opens AVAX trading with $1M portfolio requirement
27.9.2023
Only professional investors with a portfolio exceeding $1 million can invest in altcoins through regulated exchanges in Hong Kong
Crypto investment firm CoinShares opens hedge fund division for US investors
22.9.2023
CoinShares’ subsidiary and broker-dealer registered with the U.S. FINRA will be conducting marketing activities for the new hedge fund division in the United States
FTX opens lawsuit against former employees of Hong Kong affiliate
22.9.2023
The bankrupt crypto exchange FTX has opened a lawsuit against former employees of a Hong Kong affiliate company Salameda to recover $157.3 million