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Former chief of Russia's Wex crypto exchange arrested in Poland
17.9.2021
The exchange was previously known as BTC-e, though its name was changed to WEX following legal difficulties in 2017
Bybit crypto exchange suspends services in South Korea
17.9.2021
Amid the looming regulatory deadline in South Korea, a major crypto exchange is closing up shop in the country
US Senator Warren Presses SEC to Address Crypto Exchange Outages, High Transaction Fees, Financial Inclusion
16.9.2021
At the U.S. Senate Banking Committee hearing Tuesday, Senator Elizabeth Warren called on the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, to increase oversight of cryptocurrency. She brought up several problems she associates with cryptocurrency that could hurt small...
NY Attorney General Shuts Down Crypto Trading Platform Coinseed That Cheated Investors out of Millions
15.9.2021
New York Attorney General Letitia James has secured a court order to shut down cryptocurrency exchange Coinseed. The order also “permanently appoints the court receiver to obtain, safeguard, and return all assets invested and traded through” the exchange. New York Attorney General...
Crypto Exchange Coinbase Unveils Plan to Raise $1.5 Billion by Selling Bonds
14.9.2021
Amid trouble with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), global cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase unveils its plan to raise $1.5 billion by selling bonds. Coinbase Plans to Issue $1.5 Billion in Bonds Coinbase Global Inc. (Nasdaq: COIN) announced Monday “its intention to offer...
Bank of Russia Recommends Banks to Block Cards, Wallets Used to Transact With Crypto Exchangers
14.9.2021
The central bank of Russia has advised commercial banks on how to identify and block cards and wallet accounts used by shady businesses. Along with illegal forex dealers and financial pyramids, the regulator has also listed crypto exchangers as suspicious entities. New AML Recommendations by Bank...
Singapore’s Largest Bank DBS Sees Rapid Growth in Crypto Business, Robust Demand From Investors
14.9.2021
DBS Group Holdings, the largest bank in Singapore and Southeast Asia, says its crypto business is “growing very rapidly.” The bank’s digital asset trading platform expects to double the number of members by year-end. Singapore’s DBS Expects Substantial Growth in Crypto...
Harvest Holidays Could Wreak More Crypto Exchange Havoc in South Korea
13.9.2021
is time, the entire nation will effectively shut down, much as is the case during Christmas holidays in Western Europe and North America.That leaves just six working days before September 24, the end of the regulatory Financial Services Commission's six-month grace period for crypto exchanges
BREAKING: Coinbase plans to raise $1.5B via debt offering
13.9.2021
Coinbase announced a $1.5 billion bond sale shortly after the SEC threatened to sue the firm over its lending program
Another Japanese Crypto Exchange Will Add XRP Support
13.9.2021
lowing a period of maintenance. The firm added that in addition to spot trading, the coin would also “be available” for margin and leveraged trading.Like many other international exchanges, a large number of Japanese trading platforms delisted or “temporarily suspended” XRP trading after the
Russian Central Bank Tells Domestic Banks to Block Crypto Exchange Transactions
13.9.2021
gal business activities” such as “cryptocurrency exchanges,” which it clumped together in the same group as “online casinos and lotteries,” “financial pyramid schemes” and forex dealers.The central bank said it wanted domestic financial institutions to “block transactions” and “completely sto
UK Post Office Adds Option to Buy Bitcoin via Easyid App
13.9.2021
U.K. Post Office’s Easyid app is adding the option to buy bitcoin starting this week. Through the free-to-use Post Office app, customers can access Swarm Markets, a regulated crypto exchange, to buy bitcoin and ethereum. Buy Bitcoin and Ether Using Post Office App The U.K. Post Office...
SIX Swiss Exchange Receives Regulatory Approval to Launch Digital Asset Bourse
11.9.2021
Switzerland’s stock exchange SIX has won regulatory approval to launch its long-awaited bourse for digital assets. This authorization enables the exchange “to go live with a fully regulated, integrated trading, settlement, and custody infrastructure based on distributed ledger...
Super Bowl Star Tom Brady, Supermodel Gisele Bundchen Star in $20M Ad Campaign for Crypto Exchange FTX
9.9.2021
Seven-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady and his supermodel wife Gisele Bündchen are featured in a new commercial for cryptocurrency exchange FTX. The company plans to invest $20 million in the ad campaign. Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen Star in Commercial for FTX Tom Brady and Gisele...
US crypto exchange CrossTower expands to India
9.9.2021
CrossTower is betting on the growing crypto market in India despite the uncertainty over the legal status of Bitcoin in the country
‘SEC Will Stop at Nothing to Control Entire Crypto Space,’ Says Former Federal Prosecutor
9.9.2021
A former federal prosecutor says that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) “will stop at nothing to control the entire crypto space.” The SEC has now threatened to sue the Nasdaq-listed crypto exchange Coinbase. The regulator is already in an ongoing lawsuit with Ripple...
S Korean MP Tells Gov’t: ‘Don’t Let a Crypto Monopoly Emerge’
8.9.2021
country to have submitted its official application to become a licensed trading platform operator after sealing a deal with the neobank K-Bank. The latter has established a
US SEC Threatens to Sue Crypto Exchange Coinbase, CEO Brian Armstrong Responds
8.9.2021
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has threatened to sue the Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase over its lending product. The exchange says, “We don’t know why … We got no explanation from the SEC.” Coinbase Threatened by SEC Coinbase revealed...
New Crypto Unicorn, D&G & NFT, Bitcoin Mining Difficulty + More News
7.9.2021
" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://techcrunch.com/2021/09/06/indian-crypto-exchange-coinswitch-kuber-in-talks-to-raise-funds-at-unicorn-valuation/">reported, citing "several sources familiar with the matter." The four-year-old startup, which counts Tiger Global, Sequoia Capital India, and
Thai SEC intends to revoke operating license of Huobi crypto exchange
7.9.2021
Huobi's operations in Thailand have been suspended by local authorities after it allegedly failing to comply with local regulations