This company runs the Kraken crypto exchange in Australia. ASIC indicated that Bit Trade’s “margin extension” product has been available since October 2021 without a “target market determination” as legally required. According to the financial watchdog, this oversight meant a contravention of the Corporations Act every time this product was offered to a customer on…
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The Financial Intelligence Unit India (FIU IND) said it has written to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in the country to block the URLs of the nine entities it states are "operating illegally without complying with the provisions of PML Act in India." The cryptocurrency exchanges on the notices are Binance, Kraken, Bitfinex,…
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Charged with breaking US anti-money-laundering laws, fraudulent customer funds management and conspiracy to commit fraud, Zhao now faces a $4.3bn settlement that must be paid to cover a federal investigation into Binance’s illegal activities by US Securities and Commission Exchange (SEC). _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Don’t miss out the latest news, subscribe to LeapRate’s newsletter _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ To counter…
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According to SEC’s complaint, Kraken has offered and sold its crypto asset “staking services” since 2019, advertising annual investment returns of as much as 21%. SEC Chair Gary Gensler commented: Whether it’s through staking-as-a-service, lending, or other means, crypto intermediaries, when offering investment contracts in exchange for investors’ tokens, need to provide the proper disclosures…
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The US-based crypto exchange said it has enough funds to ensure all clients can withdraw their assets in that period. Clients will be offered the option to transfer their crypto funds to a third-party wallet or convert them to Japanese yen. Kraken initially launched services in Japan in 2014 and pulled out in 2018. The…
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The official press release highlighted that Ripley has played a key role in scaling Kraken’s operations in over 16 acquisitions, regulatory licenses and partnerships. Ripley started his career as a software engineer before becoming a financial adviser at Boston Consulting Group. He has accumulated almost a decade of crypto industry leadership experience. He became COO…
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Kraken stated that it is the first global virtual assets exchange group in the United Arab Emirates to receive a full financial licence from the Abu Dhabi regulator. Kraken MENA’s goals is to provide access to virtual assets through regulated funding, trading, and custodial services in UAE's currency, dirhams. The Middle East is one of…
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The announcement further detailed that through the deal, Kraken’s clients will have more options on how they choose to manage their funds when staking with Kraken. Tim Ogilvie, CEO of Staked said: Kraken’s acquisition of Staked represents an exciting new chapter for us. Kraken clearly shares our commitment to supporting proof-of-stake networks, having a security-first…
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Acting Director of Enforcement Vincent McGonagle, said: This action is part of the CFTC’s broader effort to protect U.S. customers. Margined, leveraged or financed digital asset trading offered to retail U.S. customers must occur on properly registered and regulated exchanges in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. According to the CFTC, Kraken offered margined…
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Westpac Banking Corporation announced reaching an agreement with the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC for 23 million alleged breaches of anti-money laundering laws. The bank agreed to pay $1.3 billion to settle the charges in the biggest penalty in Australian corporate history. Digital asset trading platform Bitfinex launched real-time market data feed to…
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