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Binance Withdraws Application for Abu Dhabi License, Reassessing Compliance Needs
8.12.2023
Source: Pixabay / satheeshsankaran Binance has officially withdrawn its application for a financial license in Abu Dhabi, according to Reuters. This move is indicative of the exchange’s ongoing reassessment of its global operations and licensing requirements. The application, submitted by...
More Major South Korean Exchanges Begin Listing USDT
8.12.2023
Source: FellowNeko/Adobe Another leading South Korean crypto exchange has listed the US dollar-pegged stablecoin USDT as global trading volumes begin to climb. Per Kyunghyang Games, Bithumb – the second biggest exchange in the nation – launched support for the coin on December 7. The listing...
Grayscale CEO Claps Back At Jamie Dimon For Saying Bitcoin Should Be Banned
8.12.2023
Source: Ascannio / Adobe Stock. Bitcoin is here to stay whether big banking executives like Jamie Dimon like it or not, according to Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnhenshein. The executive is the face of the company spearheading the world’s largest Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) investment funds....
Russia’s Exved Launches Cross-Border Payment Service Powered By Tether’s USDT Stablecoin
7.12.2023
Source: Adobe Russian digital settlement exchange Exved has officially debuted with the goal of empowering local legal entities to conduct cross-border digital payment services using Tether’s USDT. Russia's Exved platform launches as one of the first cross-border payment solutions...
One Trading Set To Launch New Trading Venue
7.12.2023
Source: Pixabay Crypto exchange One Trading will launch its new trading venue in the next few weeks. The Block reported on Thursday that the crypto exchange, which emerged as a spin-off from Bitpanda in June this year, is set to introduce its new trading venue, F.A.S.T. One Trading claims that...
FTX Ad Hoc Committee Prepares Amended Reorganization Plans Set for December
7.12.2023
Source: Adobe The FTX 2.0 customer ad hoc committee of the now-defunct crypto exchange has received a response to the letter sent to its official arm. In a letter dated December 4, 2023, the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (UCC), overseeing the bankruptcy of the FTX exchange, acknowledged...
Robinhood Broadens Crypto Service to Europe, Notes Region's Digital Asset Regulation
7.12.2023
The company said it chose Europe to anchor its crypto expansion outside the U.S. because of the region's comprehensive rules
SEC, Spot Bitcoin ETF Issuer Talks have “Advanced to Key Details:” Report
7.12.2023
Discussions between the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and hopeful spot Bitcoin ETF issuers have progressed to “key details,” according to a new report citing industry executives. “Mark your calendars people” Reuters reported the encouraging news on Thursday morning...
UK Financial Regulator Adds Poloniex to Warning List Amid Recent $100 Million Hack: What’s Going On?
7.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Ascannio The Financial Conduct Authority has added cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex to its warning list of firms that may not be fully authorized to render trading services in the country. In an official publication on Dec 6, the financial regulator warned users from dealing...
Crypto Exchange Bitzlato in Hot Water as Co-founder Pleads Guilty
7.12.2023
Source: Adobe / deagreez Anatoly Legkodymov, also known as “Gandalf” and “Tolik,” a Russian national and co-founder of the Hong Kong-based crypto exchange Bitzlato, has pleaded guilty in a US federal court in New York to charges related to operating an unlicensed money transmitting business....
Binance Will Lose Dominance After Plea Deal: Head of Digital Assets Research at VanEck
7.12.2023
Source: Adobe Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, is expected to lose its leading position following the guilty plea to US charges and a record $4.3 billion penalty. While the total market value of cryptocurrencies has surged by 12% or $180 billion in the past week, Binance...
US Presidential Hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy Criticizes SEC Over Crypto Regulatory Failures
7.12.2023
Source: Adobe US Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has slammed the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) criticizing the current crypto regulatory framework. During the fourth Republican presidential debate at the University of Tuscaloosa on Wednesday, Ramasamy expressed...
Judge Greenlights Plea Deal in High-Profile Binance Case; CZ Faces Sentencing in 2024
7.12.2023
A U.S. federal judge has endorsed the plea deal agreed upon between the U.S. government and Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, widely known as “CZ.” Judge Richard Jones approved the plea in a recent court document, setting the sentencing for February 2024. U.S. Federal Judge Confirms...
Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest Continues to Dump Coinbase and GBTC Shares
7.12.2023
Source: Ark Invest Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest continues its selling spree of shares of the largest US-based crypto exchange, Coinbase, amid the ongoing crypto rally. Ark Invest Daily reported that the fund management firm offloaded $24.2 million worth of Coinbase shares and $3.4 million worth...
21Shares COO Departs, CEO Hany Rashwan Reassures Firm Has Transition Plan
7.12.2023
Source: Nasdaq / Instagram Switzerland-based exchange traded product (ETP) firm 21Shares has confirmed its chief operating officer Lucy Reynolds, has left the firm. Before joining 21Shares Reynolds was head of product management at WisdomTree and joined 21Shares in 2020 – Reynolds was unavailable...
US Lawmaker Blasts SEC for Deliberately Obfuscating Crypto Regulations — Questions Chair Gensler’s Personal Agenda
7.12.2023
A U.S. lawmaker has slammed the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for having a deliberate policy preference to provide less clarity to the crypto market. “The SEC is not adhering to the law. That’s why it keeps losing in court,” said Congressman Tom Emmer as he questioned...
New Jersey Bill Proposes Classifying All Crypto Tokens Sold to Institutional Investors as Securities
7.12.2023
A bill has been introduced in the U.S. state of New Jersey to classify all cryptocurrencies issued and sold directly to institutional investors as securities. In contrast, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has previously stated that bitcoin is not a security, but SEC Chairman Gary...
Blackrock’s Spot Bitcoin ETF Filing Update Addresses Potential Classification of BTC as a Security by SEC
7.12.2023
Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, has warned in its latest spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) filing update of the potential for bitcoin to be classified as a security by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), state regulators, or court rulings. “If...
Bitcoin Price Prediction as Billionaire Michael Saylor’s BTC Holdings Surpass $2 Billion in Profit – Time to Buy?
7.12.2023
In the constantly evolving landscape of cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin has recently hit a notable milestone, surging past $44,000 and marking a staggering 160% increase this year. This surge is primarily fueled by two pivotal factors: the growing optimism over the anticipated US approval of a Bitcoin...
Elon Musk’s X Secures 12 Money Transmitter Licenses — X.AI to Raise $1 Billion in Equity Offering
6.12.2023
Elon Musk’s social media company, X, has obtained 12 money transmitter licenses across the United States. Furthermore, his artificial intelligence (AI) company, X.AI, stated in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) its intention to raise $1 billion in an equity...