Category: Cryptocurrency

CoinShares
September 21, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CoinShares launches algorithmic trading platform HAL

Jean-Marie Mognetti, Chief Executive Officer of CoinShares, commented: We are delighted to launch HAL under CoinShares. We acquired Napoleon, which created Napbots, because we could immediately see our common goals: to democratise access to, and educate investors about, trading crypto assets. In a new, still-evolving ecosystem, we are very proud to be at the cutting…

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September 20, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Binance obtains MVP license from Dubai’s VARA

Helal Saeed Almarri, Chairman of VARA said: The VARA regime aims to strike an effective balance between value creation and risk mitigation, enabling open market innovation while assuring protection for the economically vulnerable. The MVP Phase, is designed for select global players across the value chain, that are committed to responsible industry participation and VARA…

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Bankman-Fried jailed ahead of his October trial
September 19, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FCA issues warning against FTX for operating without authorisation

The regulator added: This firm is not authorised by us and is targeting people in the UK. The FCA’s warning fallows the crypto exchange gaining license from the Cyprus Financial Market Regulator CySEC allowing the company founded by Sam Bankman-Fried, to offer products and services to European clients. Last year, the UK regulator banned FTX's…

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CME Group launches Ether Options
September 12, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CME Group launches Ether Options

Capital market company DRW Holdings, LLC will provide liquidity on day one of the launch of the Ether Options. Rob Strebel, Head of Relationship Management for DRW, added: As ether transitions through the anticipated merge this week, we expect we'll continue to see strong demand for this Ether options contract. Furthermore, digital currency prime brokerage…

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Bankman-Fried jailed ahead of his October trial
September 12, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FTX Ventures plans to acquire 30% stake in SkyBridge Capital

The deal follows a multi-year partnership between SkyBridge and FTX partnership to sponsor global SALT conferences in North America, Asia and the Middle East, and co-present Crypto Bahamas, the institutional digital assets conference that launched in April 2022. With the new deal, the two firms will expand their collaboration on venture and digital asset investing…

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September 11, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Huobi Group obtains license to operate in the British Virgin Islands

Huobi Group CFO Lily Zhang commented: This landmark approval makes Huobi the first licensed digital asset exchange for institutional-grade derivative products in the British Virgin Islands. It is a testament to our experience, professional knowledge, and track record in the global cryptocurrency industry. CFO Zhang added: We see a huge market opportunity in cryptocurrency derivatives,…

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September 08, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Apifiny announces integration with Fireblocks

The integration will remove the need to individually manage and key in the deposit address for every transfer for Apifiny users. They will now only have to complete a one-time setup to connect their account with a Fireblocks Network wallet. Once they are connected, users can settle with any of the more than 20 connected…

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August 26, 2022 BY Alan Sayer

Crypto Exchange Zipmex Requests Meeting With Thailand's SEC

In a statement, Zipmex said:  "We have requested meetings with Thailand's Securities Exchange Commission and regulators in the country where we operate to introduce our investors to regulators and present our recovery plan to government agencies." While Zipmex, who operates across various countries in the Asia Pacific region, did not mention who the investors may…

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Crypto.com
August 23, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Crypto.com announces completion of SOC 2 Type II Compliance audit

Jason Lau, Chief Information Security Officer of Crypto.com, said: Achieving SOC 2 Type II certification is yet another step in reinforcing Crypto.com’s continuous commitment to security and data privacy by design. With the ever-evolving threat landscape, we will continue to ensure we maintain the highest level of security and data privacy so our customers can…

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Ripple
August 22, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Ripple introduces RippleNet’s ODL in Brazil

By using ODL, Travelex will deliver near instant settlement and constant access to liquidity, allowing its customers to better grow and scale their business. Travelex will support payments between Mexico and Brazil at launch, however the company revealed plans to support more corridors and use cases, including internal treasury and bulk small and medium-sized enterprises…

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