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Isle of Man Seeks Public Input in Effort To Tighten Crypto Assets Regulation
13.2.2024
The Isle of Man has rolled out a public consultation on possible crypto assets regulation to protect investors in the jurisdiction. In a Feb 13 release, financial authorities in the self-governing British Crown dependency sought models to expand its laws on crypto assets in line with global...
Ripple to Buy New York Crypto Trust Company to Expand U.S. Options
13.2.2024
Ripple struck a deal to acquire Standard Custody & Trust Co., the company said Tuesday, in order to secure a New York trust charter in an ongoing expansion of its U.S. regulatory licensing
On-Chain Domains Expand Usability of Web2 Platforms
8.2.2024
Just as the internet advanced with the evolution of the Domain Name System (DNS) – which turns domain names into IP addresses – the crypto sector is undergoing a similar transition with the implementation of on-chain domain names. What are On-chain Domains? Sandy Carter, COO and Head of Business...
Best Crypto to Buy Today January 29 – Conflux, Sui, Monero
29.1.2024
Conflux, Sui, and Monero stand out in the hunt for the best crypto to buy today, as progress with their CFX, SUI, and XMR tokens points to an upside potential. Conflux’s CFX price surged over 40% for the past week after announcing a strategic partnership with BlockBooster to expand...
Blockchain Games Reigned Supreme in 2023 + More Crypto News
29.1.2024
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of blockchain and crypto news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. In today’s edition: Banxa Brings Fiat On-Ramps to Sui, Off-Ramps Coming Soon 2023 Crypto News: Blockchain Games Reigned Supreme Last Year Neo Opens Hong Kong Office...
Bitcoin Mining Rig Maker Canaan Secures $50 Million In Preferred Shares Sale
26.1.2024
Bitcoin (BTC) mining rig manufacturer, Canaan Inc has raised $50 million in a new funding round by selling preferred shares. The company disclosed the development in a recent filing at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stating that funds raised will be deployed to expand research...
Chinese Central Bank to Expand Digital Yuan Pilot in Hong Kong
26.1.2024
The central People’s Bank of China says it plans to expand its “cross-border” digital yuan pilot in Hong Kong. Per a Weibo post from the media outlet Caixin, and a report from The Paper, the Deputy Governor of the PBoC Xuan Changneng said the bank wants to “deepen the cross-border e-CNY pilot”...
Underground Chinese Crypto Market Thriving + More Crypto News
25.1.2024
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. In today’s edition: Underground Crypto Market in China is Thriving Aptos’ On-Chain Data Capabilities Expand with Integration of Dune, Nansen, and More...
Taiwan’s ACE Exchange in Hot Water as Prosecutors Expand Fraud Probe
24.1.2024
Taiwanese prosecutors have expanded their investigation into ACE Exchange, requesting the detention of Chenhuan Wang, the president of the platform. The prosecutors have accused Wang of money laundering and fraud in connection with the alleged fraudulent activities orchestrated by David Pan,...
Ethereum Staking Platform Kiln Raises $17 Million in Funding Round Led by 1kx
18.1.2024
Paris-based Ethereum staking infrastructure provider Kiln has closed a $17 million funding round to expand its institutional-grade offering internationally. The funding will also support more decentralized finance (DeFi) reward models. The funding round was led by 1kx. Several prominent investors...
ProShares Seeks to Expand Bitcoin ETF Offerings with Five New Leveraged and Inverse Funds
17.1.2024
ProShares has filed prospectus materials for five leveraged and inverse bitcoin ETFs days after the US SEC approved 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs. Spot Bitcoin ETFs trading which began on January 11, has already seen massive trading volumes, reaching billions of dollars. The newly introduced ProShares funds...
Digital Asset Exchange OKX Obtains Retail License in Dubai – Here’s More
16.1.2024
Image Source: Adobe Cryptocurrency exchange OKX has received regulatory approval from Dubai’s financial authorities to offer retail virtual asset services to customers. In a statement on Jan 16, the company disclosed that its Dubai subsidiary has been granted a virtual asset service provider...
Coinbase Partners With Yellow Card to Expand Access to Its Products in 20 African Countries
13.1.2024
The leading crypto exchange Coinbase has said it will expand access to its products to 20 African countries. Coinbase also claimed that its partnership arrangement with the Africa-focused crypto exchange Yellow Card can help increase financial freedom in countries where it is lacking. Increasing...
Coinbase Partners to Expand Digital Asset Access in Africa
12.1.2024
Source: Pixabay Crypto exchange behemoth Coinbase is entering into the African markets by collaborating with local stablecoin exchange Yellow Card. The significant move expands product access to Coinbase customers in 20 nations across the African continent. Crypto is here to stay — helping drive...
Decentralized AI Platform Ritual Hires BitMEX Co-Founder Arthur Hayes As Advisor: Report
10.1.2024
Source: YouTube / Real Vision Crypto BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes has joined forces with decentralized AI platform Ritual in an advisory capacity. The Block reported on Wednesday that Hayes had joined Ritual’s advisory team, and will help the decentralized AI platform to expand...
Latam Insights: Solana Expands to Brazil, Tether Seeks to Expand in Venezuela
8.1.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Solana announces its expansion to Brazil, Tether seeks to expand in Venezuela, and Bitcoin Argentina advises to receive bitcoins in the upcoming asset...
Cipher Mining Bolsters Operations With 16,700 Bitcoin Miners From Canaan
5.1.2024
The Nasdaq-traded mining company Cipher Mining unveiled plans to expand its Bear LLC and Chief Mountain LLC projects, revealing the acquisition of 2.5 exahash per second (EH/s) of Canaan-crafted application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) bitcoin mining machines. The enterprise will procure...
Solana Foundation Plans Expansion to Brazil With Over $10M in Investments
4.1.2024
The Solana Foundation, the institution in charge of managing initiatives related to the Solana network, has announced it will expand to Brazil. According to local reports, the organization plans to launch a local team and invest over $10 million in several Web3 fields, including tokenization...
Lavrov Highlights 30 Nations’ Interest in BRICS as China-Saudi Pact Poses Challenge to US Dollar
27.12.2023
In a recent statement by Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s Foreign Affairs Minister, he noted that the BRICS bloc is set to expand in 2024 with new members including the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Iran, and Saudi Arabia. He revealed that approximately “30 countries would like to establish partner ties...
Paxos Receives Regulatory Approval to Expand into Solana Blockchain
22.12.2023
Source: Pixabay Paxos has announced an expansion of its stablecoin issuance to the Solana blockchain after securing regulatory approval from the New York Department of Financial Services. In a press release published Friday, the stablecoin issuer noted that the initiative is a “significant...