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Brazilian Central Bank Adds Crypto Exchange Mercado Bitcoin in CBDC Pilot Including Mastercard
23.6.2023
The approved consortium includes Mastercard, broker Genial, registrar Cerc and financial software fintech Sinqia as partners
Judge blocks Bankman-Fried’s attempt to obtain key documents in fraud prosecution: Report
23.6.2023
The request was denied by U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan, who characterized it as a “fishing expedition” lacking justification
Binance US Restores USD Withdrawals, Suggests Users Withdraw or Spend Their Dollars
23.6.2023
The U.S. subsidiary of the world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance, announced it has resolved the issues with U.S. dollar (USD) withdrawals. The trading platform, which recently averted an asset freeze sought by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), informed customers...
Belgian financial regulator orders Binance to cease all virtual currency services
23.6.2023
The regulator said Binance must cease “with immediate effect” all crypto-related services in Belgium after being unable to provide sufficient information on its non-EEA companies
Institutional Interest Fuels Crypto Rally as Market Adds $110 Billion in 7 Days
23.6.2023
During the past week, crypto assets increased in value by 9.62%, rising from $1.10 trillion to the current $1.21 trillion. Apart from the listed stablecoins, the top 20 crypto assets by market capitalization all experienced gains this week, as $110 billion was injected into the crypto economy....
US Supreme Court halts Coinbase cases in its first crypto ruling
23.6.2023
The United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of Coinbase in its first ever opinion on a cryptocurrency case on June 23
Leveraged Bitcoin Futures ETF to Start Trading Tuesday, Sponsor Says
23.6.2023
Volatility Shares’ 2x Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITX) will become the first leveraged crypto ETF available in the United States after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) let it go effective on Friday, an executive at the company told CoinDesk
Gemini Staking Pro now available in the UK
23.6.2023
Gemini recently announced the launch of Gemini Staking Pro in the UK. The platform is now live in the US (except New York), Brazil, Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong, and 30+ nations. Users in the United Kingdom with 32 or more ETH can now run dedicated validators on ETH. These validators will...
Binance.US solves USD withdrawal issues but warns it won't last long
23.6.2023
“While USD withdrawal remains fully operational on the platform today, we expect our banking partners to discontinue that service in the near future,” said Binance.US
Binance Launches Regulated Crypto Exchange in Kazakhstan
23.6.2023
Licensed since last year, the world’s largest digital asset exchange, Binance, has now launched a trading platform in Kazakhstan. The move comes amid increased pressure from regulators in other jurisdictions, like the U.S., and after Binance’s decision to pull out of several European markets....
Binance Opens Regulated Crypto Platform in Kazakhstan Amid Regulatory Challenges in the West
22.6.2023
Binance has launched a regulated cryptocurrency exchange in Kazakhstan amid growing regulatory troubles in the West.
In a Wednesday blog post, the world's largest crypto exchange said it is launching the new platform after it secured a permanent license from Kazakhstan’s AIFC Financial Services...
Crypto.com refutes all allegations against it
22.6.2023
According to the Financial Times, Crypto.com runs proprietary trading teams who involve themselves in trading against their customers, an allegation that Crypto.com completely refutes. From the viewpoint of FT, they have received input from five people who insist that exchange personnel offered...
Bitcoin Equities ETF hits Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange
22.6.2023
Dutch investors now have access to a Bitcoin equities exchange-traded fund on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange
Binance US Market Share Shrinks Amid Legal Battle With SEC
22.6.2023
The market share of the U.S. subsidiary of Binance has declined amid an ongoing crackdown by America’s securities regulator. According to new data, leading U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase, also sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is taking a hit, too. Binance US Market Share Drops...
Binance faces scrutiny in Brazil, exec summoned to testify before Congress
22.6.2023
This development comes amid a global regulatory crackdown on Binance, which is facing scrutiny in multiple countries
Balaji Srinivasan Highlights De-Dollarization Past of Biden’s Top Economist
22.6.2023
Former Chief Tech Officer at Coinbase, Balaji Srinivasan, took to Twitter to remind his followers about Jared Bernstein’s earlier stance on de-dollarization. The angel investor sees logic in views that the new White House top economist has now abandoned, on the U.S. dollar’s status as a global...
Valkyrie Funds Joins Race for SEC Approval as It Files Application for Spot Bitcoin ETF
22.6.2023
On Wednesday, Valkyrie Funds, a Tennessee-based asset manager offering a bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund (ETF), a defi fund, and a bitcoin mining industry ETF, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the launch of a spot bitcoin ETF. SEC Flooded With Spot Bitcoin...
A Straightforward Explanation for Why Financial Giants Want to Issue a Spot Bitcoin ETF
21.6.2023
Hint: It has to do with making money
Binance, Binance.US, and CZ allege SEC made 'misleading' statements on exchange assets
21.6.2023
The legal motion referred to the SEC publicly claiming CZ and Binance could “commingle customer assets or divert customer assets”, despite a court transcript suggesting otherwise
Why Short Sellers May Have a Hard Time Betting Against Tether
21.6.2023
Crypto’s most controversial instrument enjoys some notable insulation from skeptical bets