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Crypto Exchange Coinbase Launches Ethereum L2 Scaling Network Called Base
24.2.2023
The cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced the deployment of Base, an Ethereum layer two (L2) scaling network, after developers launched the Base testnet on Thursday. The company said it is incubating Base within Coinbase and that the L2 chain will progressively decentralize over time....
Coinbase's New Layer 2 Blockchain, Base, Has Rocky Rollout
24.2.2023
The much-anticipated protocol struggled to process user transactions, then became the target of some Twitter shade for changing some terms of a contribution pledge on the fly
New York Attorney General Sues Crypto Exchange Coinex — Claims Trading Platform Offers Unregistered Securities
23.2.2023
New York Attorney General Letitia James has sued cryptocurrency exchange Coinex “for failing to register as a securities and commodities broker-dealer and for falsely representing itself as a crypto exchange.” The NY attorney general also stressed that Coinex is not registered with...
CoinEx crypto exchange sued by New York for failing to register with state
23.2.2023
The NY Attorney General is looking for a court order to remove the exchange from the state and wants it to block all internet addresses originating from New York
NY Attorney General Sues Crypto Exchange CoinEx, Alleges AMP, LBC, LUNA and RLY Tokens Are Securities
22.2.2023
The New York State Attorney General's office sued crypto exchange CoinEx, arguing it was an unregistered securities broker and commodity broker-dealer under state law
Crypto Long & Short: Washington Plays Tennis With Crypto
22.2.2023
Glenn Williams Jr. examines what politicians are saying about crypto regulation in Washington, D.C. Then, Jodie Gunzberg, managing director of CoinDesk Indices, talks about the crypto sectors that continue to thrive despite the regulatory crackdown
Kraken CEO: Regulators Let Bad Guys Get Big and Blow Up to Serve Their Agenda
22.2.2023
The CEO of crypto exchange Kraken, Jesse Powell, says U.S. regulators “let the bad guys get big and blow up because it serves their agenda.” The executive explained: “Bad guys operate with huge competitive advantages. They suck up users, revenue, and venture capital that would...
Coinbase beats Q4 earnings estimates amid falling transaction volume
21.2.2023
Transaction volume on the exchange fell 12% in 2022's fourth quarter, but the firm still beat forecast earnings despite a 57% year-on-year revenue drop
Coinbase Q4 Revenue Beats Expectations, but Transaction Volume Falls 12% From Q3
21.2.2023
The crypto exchange reported its fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday after the close
FTX Japan Crypto Exchange to Resume Withdrawals Today – Here's What's Happening
21.2.2023
Fallen crypto exchange FTX's Japanese arm, FTX Japan, has resumed withdrawals.
The Monday announcements said that the firm would resume services for withdrawing fiat currency and cryptoassets of FTX Japan at noon on Tuesday (JST) via the Liquid Japan platform - a crypto trading platform acquired...
Huobi crypto exchange aims to expand to Hong Kong amid regulatory changes
20.2.2023
The cryptocurrency exchange recently cut 20% of its staff, but now it will increase personnel in Hong Kong from 50 to 200
Crypto exchange FTX Japan to resume withdrawals on Feb. 21
20.2.2023
"We are very sorry for the concern and inconvenience caused to our customers due to the suspension of our services," the exchange wrote
Crypto Exchange Zipmex to Restart Customer Withdrawals After Closing Takeover Deal
20.2.2023
Zipmex, the South East Asian cryptocurrency exchange that found itself embroiled in a credit crunch last year, will re-open customer withdrawals this week
Southeast Asia’s Largest Bank DBS Sees 80% Increase in Bitcoin Trading Volume on Its Crypto Exchange
20.2.2023
The largest bank in Southeast Asia, DBS, has revealed that bitcoin trading volume on its cryptocurrency exchange jumped 80% in 2022 while ether trading volume surged 65%. “We believe that the market has decisively shifted its focus towards trust and stability, especially in the wake...
Crypto’s next bull run will come from the East: Gemini co-founder
20.2.2023
Gemini co-founder Cameron Winklevoss believes the next crypto bull run will come from Asia, while America has two options — embrace crypto or be left behind
Binance US Refutes Reports Comparing It to Fraudulent Crypto Exchanges
20.2.2023
Binance US has refuted reports that draw parallels between it and “fraudulent exchanges that have gone bankrupt.” The U.S.-based crypto trading platform stressed that “only Binance.US employees” have access to its bank accounts, denying the allegation that global crypto...
Democrats to Return 2.2% of $45.2 Million Donation Made by FTX’s Co-Founder Sam Bankman-Fried
19.2.2023
After the disgraced co-founder of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), donated $5.2 million to Joe Biden’s campaign in 2020 and more than $40 million to Democrats leading up to the U.S. midterm election cycle, three major Democratic organizations plan to return 2.2% of the funds, or $1 million,...
Nigerian Crypto Payment Gateway Fluidcoins Acquired by Seychelles-Based Crypto Exchange
18.2.2023
The Nigerian crypto payment gateway Fluidcoins was recently bought for an undisclosed sum by Blockfinex, in a deal which the former’s CEO Lanre Adenowo described as an “acquihire deal.” Blockfinex reportedly said it will leverage the acquisition to launch its own platform known...
Binance Expects to Pay Fines to Settle With US Regulators for Past Conduct: Report
18.2.2023
Crypto exchange Binance expects to pay fines to U.S. authorities to settle regulatory and law-enforcement investigations over its past conduct, the company’s chief strategy officer reportedly said. When Binance began its business, the company was unfamiliar with the rules it needed to comply...
Trader Frontruns Gains Network's Listing on Crypto Exchange Binance to Profit $100K
17.2.2023
A trader bought $208,000 worth of Gains Network (GNS) tokens less than 30 minutes before the token was listed on Binance, making a profit of $106,000 according to blockchain sleuth Lookonchain