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Coinbase’s Trading Volume Grew 8.5 Times in 2021 — With 89 Million Verified Users
26.2.2022
The Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase says the number of monthly transacting users on its platform rose to 11.4 million at the end of 2021, which was more than four times the previous year. In addition, Coinbase’s trading volume grew more than 8.5 times from the previous year...
Crypto Exchange Bitmex’s Founders Plead Guilty to Bank Secrecy Act Violations
26.2.2022
The founders of cryptocurrency derivatives exchange Bitmex, Arthur Hayes and Benjamin Delo, have pled guilty to violations of the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act. “As a result of its willful failure to implement AML and KYC programs, Bitmex was in effect a money-laundering platform,” said...
Goldman Sachs exec joins Coinbase: 'It's time to embrace the cryptoeconomy'
25.2.2022
Roger Bartlett is the latest in a line of Wall Street executives who have moved into the blockchain and crypto space
Gemini joins Coinbase and Block at the Crypto Council for Innovation
25.2.2022
The crypto exchange declared it spent $120,000 on lobbying activities in the U.S. in the third and fourth quarters of 2021
Coinbase made $2.2 billion in revenue from transaction fees in Q4
25.2.2022
The largest crypto trading platform in the U.S. has beaten analysts’ expectations by 27% in its Q4 earnings despite a broader slump in the crypto market
VOXEL, SLP and ALICE rally after protocol updates and a major exchange listing
25.2.2022
Voxies, Smooth Love Potion and MyNeighborAlice overcome the noise to post double-digit gains thanks to protocol updates and a new exchange listing
FTX Hires a Former Model, Marks Its Entry Into the Luxury Market
24.2.2022
After a boom in the last year, the cryptocurrency projects are working towards bringing this lucrative market to the mainstream business industries. Following this trend, FTX will now bring cryptocurrency to the $300 billion uncapped luxury market economy. The new announcement comes after...
Sub $30K Bitcoin price sell-off would require panic ‘to a large degree’
24.2.2022
Market analysis suggests that for Bitcoin to start knocking on the door of a sub $30,000 Bitcoin, sellers would “need to panic out to a large degree.”
Stock Exchange of Thailand to Launch Digital Asset Exchange ‘Very Soon’
24.2.2022
The Stock Exchange of Thailand is getting ready to launch a digital asset exchange. The president of the Thai bourse expects the country’s crypto regulator, the Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), to approve the launch “very soon.” Stock Exchange of Thailand Prepares...
EU members reportedly plan for AML watchdog to oversee crypto firms by 2024
23.2.2022
"It is key that the scope of the new EU authority explicitly includes crypto-assets," said Luis Garicano, a member of the European Parliament
Uphold becomes registered crypto-asset firm in UK post-FCA approval
23.2.2022
A total of 200 crypto firms have applied for the U.K.’s “crypto license,” but tough requirements have forced many to withdraw their applications
FTX Launches Gaming Unit to Offer Crypto Services to Other Companies
23.2.2022
FTX, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, has announced it will enter the gaming field. The company revealed it is launching its own gaming unit to focus on lending crypto services to gaming companies, acting as a middleman. This means that the exchange will support other companies launching tokens...
SM Entertainment Joins Forces with Binance to Create P2C Ecosystem for K-pop
23.2.2022
Binance and SM Brand Marketing (SMBM) will collaborate to create a worldwide Play-to-Create (P2C) ecosystem. The companies will begin by working together on NFTs and a shared eco-fund. Binance is the largest provider of crypto infrastructure and blockchain ecosystem, while SM Brand Marketing (SMBM)...
UK Law Firm Gunnercooke Says It Now Accepts Crypto Payments
22.2.2022
U.K. law firm, Gunnercooke, claims to be one of the first major law firms in the country to accept crypto payments. Crypto Asset Payments A United Kingdom-based commercial law firm, Gunnercooke, has become the latest practice to accept cryptocurrency as payment for services, a report has said....
Here’s how Thai Stock Exchange plans to connect crypto with its digital asset platform
22.2.2022
The SET announced its digital asset exchange early last year, originally planning to avoid cryptocurrencies
Crypto Exchange FTX US Enters the Blockchain Gaming Market
22.2.2022
FTX US, the American offshoot of the popular exchange platform, is planning to establish a decentralised gaming environment. Officially called FTX US Gaming, it is intended to combine the rapidly growing areas of the DeFi sector. As NFT and metaverse have faced greater demand in the past...
Alium Finance Will Give Away 380,000 ALM Tokens in Honor of Listing on the MEXC Exchange
22.2.2022
PRESS RELEASE. DeFi ecosystem Alium Finance, which combines a native multi-chain decentralized exchange and NFT marketplace, announced a massive airdrop in honor of listing on the MEXC cryptocurrency exchange. In order to participate in the free token giveaway, MX token holders must stake coins...
Crypto Exchange Binance Halts Activities in Israel After Regulator Raises Licensing Issue
19.2.2022
Binance has reportedly halted services in Israel after the cryptocurrency exchange was approached by the country’s financial regulator inquiring about its activities and the licenses under which it operates. A growing number of regulators have been scrutinizing Binance for operating without...
Crypto community condemns Canada for freezing dissidents' Bitcoin wallets
18.2.2022
Kraken CEO admitted that the firm could be forced to freeze some wallets by police, advising to move crypto out of exchanges
Ukraine’s updated crypto bill kicks one ministry out as regulator
17.2.2022
Ukraine’s crypto bill was previously returned for revision due to the creation of a new regulatory body for crypto oversight