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Coinbase Launches New Crypto Lending Service For Institutional US Clients
6.9.2023
Coinbase (COIN) has unveiled a new crypto-lending service specifically designed for institutional clients in the United States. This move comes as Coinbase aims to fill the void left by the setbacks experienced by firms like Genesis and BlockFi.
Coinbase's crypto lending program was announced...
Singapore Tops List of Crypto-Friendly Investment Migration Destinations
6.9.2023
Singapore has emerged as the most preferred destination for crypto millionaires seeking secure and tax-friendly havens to protect their digital assets, according to the recently released Crypto Adoption Index by Henley & Partners.
With a perfect score of 10 out of 10 in the tax-friendliness...
Crypto Spot Trading to Cease at Genesis Global Trading - What's happening?
6.9.2023
Genesis Global Trading (GGT), a New York-based subsidiary of Barry Silbert's Digital Currency Group, is set to halt its crypto spot trading services as of September 18. The decision comes directly from the company and is described as a voluntary measure due to unspecified business reasons.
The...
Synapse Token Price Plummets as Nima Capital Dumps 9 Million SNY Tokens – Community Suspects Rug Pull
6.9.2023
On September 5, the native token of Synapse (SYN), a decentralized finance (DeFi) cross-chain bridge, experienced a substantial price drop as an unidentified liquidity provider offloaded approximately 9 million SYN tokens and withdrew all stablecoin liquidity from the platform.
Synapse stands...
Lawyers Have Raked In At Least $700 Million From Major Crypto Implosions: New York Times Report
5.9.2023
Lawyers, accountants, and consultants make up professionals who have raked in over $700 million in fees following the collapse of several digital asset firms last year.
A new report by the New York Times shows how the unfortunate crypto incidents have led to an unexpected “financial bonanza”...
Bitcoin Defies Trend as Crypto Funds Experience $342 Million Outflow Streak
5.9.2023
Crypto-backed investment funds saw minor outflows totaling $11.2 million last week, marking the third consecutive week of outflows from the sector.
The overall outflows mainly came as a result of significant outflows from altcoin-backed funds, and in particular those backed by Polygon’s native...
Crypto's Liquid Staking Sector Rises to Near Record High with $15 Billion Surge
5.9.2023
While investors continue to withdraw capital from the decentralized finance (DeFi) industry at large, one particular sub-sector is growing at breakneck speed. Here's the latest.
The total value locked (TVL) within liquid staking protocols has ballooned to $20 billion as of September 2022. That’s...
Breaking: Payments Firm VISA to Begin Using Solana Blockchain for Stablecoin Settlements
5.9.2023
Visa, the global payments giant, has unveiled its expansion into the world of stablecoin payments, featuring integration with the Solana blockchain, and has initiated collaborations with prominent merchant banks, Worldpay and Nuvei....
Read More: Breaking: Payments Firm VISA to Begin Using Solana...
New Survey Shows Traditional Finance Exchanges Hold Different Views On Offering Digital Asset Services
5.9.2023
Traditional finance exchanges maintain a divided stance on offering crypto-related products to their customers according to a new research report by the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE).
The WFE released on Sept 5 findings from a survey it conducted with 29 respondents aiming to improve...
Japan Financial Regulator Moves To End “Paper Profits” Tax On Digital Assets
5.9.2023
Japan’s top financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) has proposed key amendments to the nation's tax code relating to profits on digital assets.
According to local news outlets, the Agency’s proposal to change the tax code is in line with several calls by industry executives...
Crypto Casino Stake Opens Withdrawals After Reported $40M Exploit
5.9.2023
On September 4th, at 9:28 pm UTC, the crypto betting platform Stake resumed its deposit and withdrawal services only five hours after a reported $40 million exploit.
The incident began with multiple unusual transactions on Monday morning Eastern Time, with approximately $16 million in Ethereum...
Veloce and Polygon join hands to deploy VEXT
5.9.2023
Veloce Media Group has exciting news to share as it embarks on a promising partnership with Polygon Labs. The primary aim of this collaboration is to seamlessly integrate their native token, VEXT, into the world of blockchain technology. Mark your calendars for September 04, 2023, as this is when...
ETH Warsaw Sparks Poland's Rise as the Premier EU Blockchain Hub
5.9.2023
The European Union seems to have gotten its blockchain king - Poland - judging by the overwhelmingly positive feedback from the attendees of ETH Warsaw.
The conference and hackathon was held in Poland's capital between August 31 and September 3, "organized by a passionate group of local Ethereum...
ECB Praises European Commission’s Digital Euro Proposal as Key to Competing With the Private Sector
5.9.2023
In a speech to the European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs on September 4th, European Central Bank (ECB) executive board member Fabio Panetta presented a compelling case for Europe's pursuit of the digital euro.
Panetta's address centered on the European Commission's (EC)...
South Korea’s Hana Bank Partners with BitGo to Provide Digital Asset Custody Services
5.9.2023
South Korean financial giant KEB Hana Bank has entered into a strategic business agreement with California-based crypto custody and security platform BitGo to offer digital asset custody (DAC) services to its clients starting next year.
The collaboration was announced during the Korea Blockchain...
India's Finance Minister Says Discussions Underway on Global Framework to Regulate Crypto Ahead of G20 Summit
5.9.2023
India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman confirmed that discussions are underway on global crypto regulations ahead of the G20 summit.
India is all set to chair the upcoming G20 meeting between world’s most powerful countries later this week where crypto regulations is going to be one of...
Crypto Scams on Rise in Portugal as Two Investors Lose Over $312k
5.9.2023
Two Portuguese citizens have lost over $312,000 to crypto scammers, with police claiming that more people are falling victim to crypto fraudsters.
Per CM-TV, the two individuals hail from Cantanhede, in Portugal’s Coimbra District.
The duo appear to have been promised they could expect “quick...
RBI Governor Touts CBDC as Solution to 'High Cost, Low Speed' Cross-Border Payments
5.9.2023
Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das has touted Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) as a solution to 'high cost, low speed' cross-border payments.
In a recent keynote address at the G20 TechSprint Finale 2023 in Mumbai, RBI Governor emphasized the potential of CBDCs...
Singapore's New President Has a History of Disapproving Crypto
5.9.2023
Singapore's newly elected president, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, had once called crypto “inherently purely speculative and slightly crazy”.
With 70.4% of the vote, Shanmugaratnam has become Singapore's 9th president, succeeding Halimah Yacob, the country's first female head of state.
However, to...
Tax the Metaverse Calls Gain Momentum Following Scholarly Research
5.9.2023
A new research paper from Harvard legal scholar Christine Kim argues that the same tax principles that apply to physical world income should extend to the metaverse.
Christine Kim, a law professor at Yeshiva University, laid out the case for taxing the metaverse in her recent paper "Taxing...