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SEC Commissioner Expects Tighter Stablecoin Regulation — Yellen Says Stablecoins Not Real Threat to Financial Stability
15.5.2022
A commissioner with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) expects to see stricter regulation on stablecoins. However, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says stablecoins are currently “not a real threat” to the country’s financial stability. SEC Commissioner...
Crypto.com unblocks users, reverses glitched LUNA trades that made 30-40x
14.5.2022
On May 13, Crypto.com abruptly barred users from trading after an internal tool detected the system quoting incorrect prices for LUNA
Securities Giant SBI Snaps up Controlling Stake in One of its Crypto Rivals, BITPoint
14.5.2022
The Japanese securities and banking giant SBI Holdings has made another key M&A move – and will snap up a controlling interest in BITPoint, one of the domestic rivals to its SBI VC Trade crypto trading platform.
Per Nikkei, BITPoint’s operator, the loyalty point provider Remixpoint, has stated...
Failed exit? Traders complain Crypto.com reversed profitable LUNA transactions
13.5.2022
Terra’s death spiral resulted in the mispricing of LUNA tokens on the popular cryptocurrency exchange. Traders aren't happy with the compensation
LUNA Exchange-Traded Product Issuances Halted After Price Shellacking
13.5.2022
Forward To Integrate Chainlink To Enhance DeFi Exchange and LBP
13.5.2022
Forward recently announced its integration with Chainlink Price Feeds on BNB Chain to power its DeFi (decentralized finance) exchange and LBP or lending and borrowing protocol. The team also plans to associate itself with Chainlink Keepers to liquidate positions and loans and rollover loans...
Breaking: Binance suspends LUNA and UST trading amid issues on Terra blockchain
13.5.2022
Binance suspended LUNA/BUSD and UST/BUSD on its spot trading platform following the halting of the Terra blockchain
WazirX Delists and Ceases Trading of LUNA/INR, LUNA/WRX, and LUNA/USDT
13.5.2022
WazirX has delisted three trading pairs from its platform. These three trading pairs are LUNA/INR, LUNA/WRX, and LUNA/USDT. The delisting has been done based on the recent review of these trading pairs. Users will be able to utilize Binance free transfer to withdraw their LUNA funds. The delisting...
Coinbase Ventures Backed Startup to Build Pan-African Crypto Exchange With $23 Million Capital Raise
13.5.2022
The African startup, Mara, recently said it has raised about $23 million in funding from organizations ranging from Coinbase Ventures to individual angel investors like Amit Bhatia and Hamad Alhoimaizi. Mara has also partnered with the Central African Republic (CAR) and will act as an adviser...
SEC's Hester Peirce says new stablecoin regs need to allow room for failure
13.5.2022
The SEC’s “crypto mom” Hester Peirce has said the regulatory “movement” around stablecoins needs to allow for “trial and error” and room for failure
Robinhood shares spike 30% after Sam Bankman-Fried buys $650M stake
13.5.2022
Shares in the popular online brokerage Robinhood have spiked over 30% in after hours trading following billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried acquiring a 7.6% stake in the company
Crypto-associated stocks hammered as COIN and HOOD drop to record lows
12.5.2022
The stock price of listed BTC mining companies and other businesses with exposure to cryptocurrency are dropping to yearly lows as the crypto market continues to sell-off
Nasdaq partners with XP to launch cryptocurrency exchange in Brazil
12.5.2022
The exchange, known as XTAGE, is currently scheduled to launch in Q2 2022
SEC Chair Gensler: Crypto Exchanges Are Trading Against Their Customers Often
12.5.2022
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, says cryptocurrency exchanges are “trading against their customers often because they’re market-marking against their customers.” He has raised concerns over crypto trading platforms...
Most Wanted 'Cryptoqueen', Galaxy's Buyback, Delayed CBDC + More News
12.5.2022
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Blackrock, Citadel, Gemini Deny Involvement in Terra Collapse
12.5.2022
The world’s largest asset manager, Blackrock, and hedge fund giant Citadel Securities have denied claims that they had a role in the fall of terrausd (UST) and terra (LUNA). In addition, crypto exchange Gemini has denied making a bitcoin loan that resulted in the terra collapse. Blackrock...
Cathie Wood's Ark Invest Grabs More Than Half a Million Coinbase Shares as Exchange's Stock Plummets
12.5.2022
Shares of Coinbase Global (COIN) dove almost 25% on Wednesday after reporting disappointing first-quarter earnings
Crypto Exchange Coinbase Halts Service in India Due to ‘Informal Pressure’ From Central Bank RBI
12.5.2022
The Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has revealed that it halted operation in India a few days after launch due to “informal pressure” from the country’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), says CEO Brian Armstrong. Coinbase Shares Experience in India...
South Korean Court Gains Support from Exchanges in Bid to Include Crypto in Bankruptcy Cases
12.5.2022
South Korea’s judiciary is set to include crypto holdings in lists of debtors’ assets in bankruptcy cases – and the nation’s leading crypto exchanges have agreed to cooperate with courts on the matter....
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Bitcoin fights to hold $29K as fear of regulation and Terra’s UST implosion hit crypto hard
11.5.2022
Bitcoin leverage traders show little interest in going long even as BTC price flirts with new lows below $29,000