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Today in Crypto: Deutsche Bank Applies for German Digital Asset Custody License, Scam Trezor App Warning, Japan's Crypto Exchanges Urge Regulators to Relax Margin Trading Restrictions, New Banking Restrictions for Australian Exchanges
20.6.2023
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Alibaba Names Crypto-Friendly Joseph Tsai as New Chairman
20.6.2023
Alibaba has announced that crypto-friendly Joseph Tsai, currently Executive Vice Chairman, will replace eight-year veteran chief Daniel Zhang as the company's new Chairman.
In a Tuesday press release, the company also said that Eddie Wu, now chairman of Alibaba’s core Taobao and Tmall online...
China Pilots Power- and Network-free CBDC Metro Payments
20.6.2023
The Chinese city of Quingdao will pilot an electricity- and network-free digital yuan public transport payments solution, marking another national first for the central bank digital currency (CBDC).
The news comes as another city in the pilot zone announced it will give away some $140,000 of CBDC...
AiDoge, Scam, Planet, Unleash, 4Chan, 5 Top Trending Uniswap Coins On DEXTools Above Pepe
20.6.2023
The five top trending cryptocurrencies on DEXTools today are 4Chan, Unleash, Planet, AiDoge and Scam - meme coin favorite Pepe is in the #7 position.
Some altcoins are catching a bid after a strong weekly close from Bitcoin well above the 21 EMA, even though altcoin dominance has been declining...
Crypto Exchange Listing and Delisting Announcements: June 19, 2023
19.6.2023
Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by crypto exchanges that we found last week and today.
Have we missed something? Do you have information about new listings and/or delistings? Let us know here....
JPMorgan Report: Hinman Documents in SEC-Ripple Case Strengthen Ether
19.6.2023
JPMorgan believes the release of the Hinman documents in the ongoing legal battle between Ripple and the US Securities and Exchange Commission could benefit ethereum (ETH).
In a Thursday research report, JPMorgan analyst Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou wrote that the internal SEC messages related to...
Coinbase Condemns SEC's 'Evasive Response' to Court Mandate
19.6.2023
The US Securities and Exchange Commission was recently heavily criticized by a Coinbase executive after it provided rather evasive responses to questions from the US federal court.
The exchange’s Chief Legal Officer, Paul Grewal, commented on the regulator’s behavior in a series of tweets....
Today in Crypto: IMF Will 'Pursue Relentlessly' CBDC Development, France Supports Global DeFi Rules, Crypto.com Operating Internal Proprietary Trading & Market-Making Teams, Wyre Set to Shut Down
19.6.2023
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Today in Crypto: IMF Will 'Pursue Relentlessly' CBDC Development, France Supports Global DeFi Rules, Crypto.com Operating Internal Proprietary Trading & Market-Making Teams, Wyre Set to Shut Down
19.6.2023
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________...
Read More: Today in Crypto: IMF Will 'Pursue Relentlessly' CBDC Development, France Supports Global DeFi Rules, Crypto.com Operating...
Crypto.com Internal Trading Teams Prompt Concerns Over Conflicts of Interest
19.6.2023
Major cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com has come under scrutiny for deploying internal teams to trade tokens for profit.
The Singapore-based group reportedly operates proprietary trading and market making teams, which has raised concerns about potential conflicts of interest, the Financial Times...
Spanish Crypto Exchange Bit2Me Raises $15 Million for Expansion in Spain and Latin America
19.6.2023
Major Spanish crypto exchange Bit2Me has raised €14 million to grow its position in Spain and expand into Latin America.
The exchange announced the news on Thursday, saying that the $15.3 million round was led by Investcorp, a global manager of alternative investment products for private...
Elon Musk's 'Scam Crypto' Claim Leads to Suspension of AI Bot on Twitter – What's Going On?
19.6.2023
Twitter suspended the account of the popular memecoin-linked AI-powered bot "Explain This Bob" after Elon Musk called it a "scam."
The tech guru claimed the account was a scam in a Sunday tweet. "This sure looks like a scam crypto account. If so, it will be suspended," Musk said in response to...
Terra’s Do Kwon Blames ‘Chinese-named Agency’ for ‘Fake Passports’
19.6.2023
Do Kwon, the Terraform Labs founder and CEO, has told a Montenegro court that he did not know the “fake” travel documents he was allegedly trying to leave the country with were forged – and blamed a “Chinese-named agency.”
Per the South Korean media outlets Segye Ilbo and MBN, Kwon told a District...
Cardano Founder Charles Hoskinson Joins Search for Aliens and UFOs
18.6.2023
The founder of Cardano, Charles Hoskinson, has confirmed on Twitter that he is part of an expedition that is searching for a “meteor of interstellar origin” that crashed onto Earth from outer space in 2014.
The United States Department of Defense verified the origin of the meteor back in 2019,...
Binance BUSD Drops $1 Billion in Market Cap, Falls to Fourth Among Stablecoins – What's Going On?
18.6.2023
Binance-branded BUSD stablecoin has lost another $1 billion in market cap, descending to the fourth position among stablecoins.
The Binance USD (BUSD) stablecoin currently has a market cap of around $4.3 billion, down from $5.5 billion a month ago, data by CoinMarketCap shows.
This places BUSD...
Binance.US Avoids Total Asset Freeze Through Agreement with SEC
18.6.2023
Binance.US and the US Securities and Exchange Commission have agreed on a compromise that avoids the freezing of the exchange's assets.
On Saturday, US Judge Amy Berman Jackson approved an agreement between the two, dismissing a previous temporary restraining order (TRO) that would freeze...
Litecoin Price Prediction as LTC Shoots Up 8% From $70 Level – Can LTC Reach $1,000 in 2023?
17.6.2023
Litecoin (LTC), one of the prominent cryptocurrencies in the market, has experienced a significant surge, rising by 8% from its previous level of $70.
This upward movement has sparked speculation among investors, leading to questions about the potential for Litecoin to reach the $1,000 mark...
BlackRock vs Grayscale: Experts Highlight Key Distinctions Between Bitcoin Trusts
17.6.2023
BlackRock has recently filed an application for a spot Bitcoin ETF with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
While some might think that the investment giant is applying for an ETF or a trust with properties similar to the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), there are certain distinctions between...
On-Chain Detective ZachXBT Slapped with Defamation Lawsuit
17.6.2023
Prominent on-chain detective ZachXBT has been sued by NFT trader MachiBigBrother, otherwise known as Jeffrey Huang.
Huang alleged ZachXBT defamed him by publishing a report last year that claimed Huang embezzled tens of millions of dollars worth of crypto from unsuspecting NFT users, the crypto...
Bakkt Is Delisting Solana, Polygon and Cardano Citing Regulatory Uncertainty: Fortune
17.6.2023
New York Stock Exchange listed company Bakkt is delisting Solana, Polygon and Cardano citing regulatory uncertainty, according to Fortune.
This comes days after the US Securities and Exchange Commission said those three cryptocurrencies, among others, are securities. ...
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