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Today in Crypto: Luno Leaving Singapore, Wirex Launching Private ‘Luxury Service’, Court Extends Creditor Protection for Babel Finance
18.4.2023
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NBA Hall of Famer Shaq Served in FTX Investor Suit
18.4.2023
A law firm representing FTX investors has served former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal in a class-action case against celebrities who endorsed the failed crypto exchange. The lawsuit accuses Shaq, along with other public figures and the platform’s founder, of defrauding people who put money into FTX....
Bybit opens its global headquarters in Dubai
18.4.2023
Bybit, a cryptocurrency exchange, has finally decided to open its global headquarters in Dubai. The firm issued the formal announcement for this move on Monday. This incident happened about a year after it had been suggested doing so. At the time, this choice had been made unanimously, and it...
Crypto Exchange Luno to Withdraw From Singapore
18.4.2023
Luno has informed the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) that it is withdrawing its license application
Bitcoin․com Launches VERSE Staking as Ecosystem Token and DEX Heat Up
18.4.2023
As the traditional banking system experiences growing instability with the failures of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, Silvergate Bank, and Credit Suisse, more individuals are turning to decentralized finance (DeFi) as a secure and attractive alternative. Verse DEX, Bitcoin.com’s...
SEC charges Bittrex & its former CEO for unregistered operations
18.4.2023
William Shihara, the former CEO of Bittrex, and the cryptocurrency asset trading platform Bittrex have recently been charged by the SEC. The commission has charged the parties for running an unregistered broker, clearing agency, and national securities exchange. A couple of weeks ago, Bittrex...
Crypto Exchange Bybit Opens Global HQ in Dubai
18.4.2023
Crypto exchange ByBit has opened its global headquarters in Dubai, nearly an year after it had revealed plans based on an in-principle approval to move its global headquarters to the city
TBD and Yellow Card to Enable Fiat On and Off-Ramp Payments in 16 African Countries via BTC
18.4.2023
TBD and the Africa-focused cryptocurrency exchange platform Yellow Card recently partnered to launch a fiat on and off-ramp that enables payments in some 16 African countries through Bitcoin rails. The objective of this arrangement is to make cross-border payments not only more affordable...
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce States Proposed Amendments to Definition of ‘Exchange’ Render Innovation ‘Kaput’
18.4.2023
Hester Peirce, a commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has issued her opinion on the recent attempts of the institution to change the definition of “exchange” under the Exchange Act Rule. According to Peirce, the institution is now expanding its reach...
Exchanges Receive $375M Influx of Ether Since Shanghai Upgrade as Price Hits 11-Month High
17.4.2023
Ethereum’s seamless implementation of withdrawals, also known as the Shanghai upgrade, on April 12 has led ETH’s price to rally above $2,100, the highest since May 2022
SEC Lays Its Cards on the Table With Assertion That DeFi Falls Under Securities Rules
17.4.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) warning shot last week that decentralized finance (DeFi) could be thrown into its expanding definition of what makes a securities exchange is the latest move to formalize what Chairman Gary Gensler has been saying: Crypto belongs in the securities...
Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 16
17.4.2023
Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by crypto exchanges that we found last week and today.
Have we missed something? Do you have information about new listings and/or delistings? Let us know here....
KyberSwap announces potential vulnerability, tells LPs to withdraw ASAP
17.4.2023
The developer stated that so far, no funds have been lost
SEC charges Bittrex with unregistered operations, calls six tokens securities
17.4.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a complaint against the Seattle-based exchange as Bittrex prepares to stop offering services in the United States
SEC Charges Crypto Exchange Bittrex With Operating Unregistered Exchange, Broker, and Clearing Agency
17.4.2023
After the report revealing that the cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex had received a Wells Notice from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the securities regulator charged Bittrex and the company’s CEO on April 17 for “operating an unregistered exchange, broker,...
The phenomenal rise of TMS Network: Leaving exchange tokens OKB & Cronos in the dust
17.4.2023
It has become a habit in the crypto space for cryptocurrency exchanges to issue their native token. Binance, KuCoin, OKEx, and others have exemplified this. These native tokens are expected to soar in the crypto market, leveraging the leading horse of their fount. However, the recent outlook...
FLUX to be listed on ProBit
17.4.2023
Access to cryptocurrencies depends on how deeply they have entered the market. Meaning, they must be accessible to users on all platforms to have the maximum reach. This is possible if tokens go live on different exchange services, entering other regions and reaching more users across the globe....
Crypto Exchange Bittrex Violated Federal Laws, SEC Charges in Lawsuit
17.4.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleged that crypto exchange Bittrex simultaneously operated a national securities exchange, broker and clearing agency in violation of federal statutes. Former CEO Bill Shihara and Bittrex Global GmbH are also facing charges
Bittrex Receives Wells Notice From SEC for Alleged Investor-Protection Law Violations
17.4.2023
According to a recent report, the cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex received a Wells notice from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in March, signaling a potential lawsuit. The SEC’s enforcement division sent the Wells notice prior to Bittrex deciding to wind down its operations...
Peer-to-peer crypto exchanges struggle to navigate shifting legal landscape
17.4.2023
Two major P2P platforms announced their closure in the first quarter of 2023. Many blame it on growing regulatory scrutiny, but experts call for better alternatives