Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 2 years ago
The
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is curious what the
cryptocurrency industry thinks about the recently introduced Markets in
Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). Accordingly, it has published its inaugural
consultation package and pla...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 2 years ago
The American derivatives and securities exchange network,
Cboe Global Markets, filed amended applications to list spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) yesterday (Tuesday). The amended applications propose to include
Coinbase as a surveillance-sh...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 2 years ago
The London and
NASDAQ-listed miner, Argo Blockchain has revealed a drop in monthly Bitcoin
(BTC) production and revenue. Despite these setbacks, Argo is enhancing its
total hash rate capacity and signals a stronger outlook for the future.Argo Blockch...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 2 years ago
Sports have
long been a hub of innovation and technology. Sports have embraced innovation
to improve the game, from innovations in equipment to data analytics altering
individual performance. A new trend has evolved in recent years, mixing the
worlds...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 2 years ago
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has told the
Group of Twenty (G20), the intergovernmental forum comprising the world's top
19 economies, and the European Union, that cryptocurrencies cannot be adopted
as a monetary instrument because t...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 2 years ago
Three cryptocurrency exchanges based in Canada, WonderFi,
CoinSmart, and Coinsquare, have reportedly completed a merger. The
combined entity plans to invest in SmartPay, a digital asset payments platform
launched by Coinsmart in 2020.WonderFi is a...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 2 years ago
The newest
collaboration between two European financial technology companies will provide
institutional traders access to the fragmented digital assets market. 4OTC, a
FinTech provider for cryptos and FX, has announced a strategic partnership with
a...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 2 years ago
Dubai's digital asset regulator, the Virtual Asset Regulatory
Authority (VARA), has suspended BitOasis, a cryptocurrency trading platform,
from operating in the region. VARA announced the suspension yesterday (Monday),
accusing the trading platform o...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 2 years ago
The
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been active in identifying and disrupting
illegal crypto ATMs across the UK. Since the start of 2023, the regulatory body
has inspected 34 locations suspected of hosting these machines. The operation,
conduct...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 2 years ago
Cryptocurrencies
have grown in popularity and acceptability, and their influence has gone beyond
the financial realm. The rise of crypto sponsorships, in which organizations
and individuals use digital currencies to build alliances and endorsements,...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 2 years ago
HIVE
Blockchain Technologies Ltd., a publicly-listed company in the cryptocurrency
mining industry, has unveiled its unaudited Bitcoin (BTC) production statistics
for June 2023. The firm has mined 259 Bitcoin, elevating its current crypto
balance to...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 2 years ago
The US Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) yesterday (Friday) filed its response to Coinbase’s rejection of its allegations, noting that the cryptocurrency exchange “understood that
the securities laws could apply to its conduct.” The securities...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 2 years ago
The cryptocurrency
exchange, Gemini has dragged Digital Currency Group (DCG), the bankrupt digital lender of Genesis’ parent company, and its CEO, Barry Silbert, to court. In a lawsuit filed today (Friday) before a court in New York, the exchange
acc...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 2 years ago
Jesse
Powell, the Co-Founder of the cryptocurrency exchange, Kraken who stepped down
as the CEO last year, recently faced an investigation by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI). According to the New York Times, the probe was based on allegatio...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 2 years ago
Decentralized
Finance, or DeFi, has emerged as one of the financial industry's most
transformational and disruptive forces. DeFi protocols, which are based on
blockchain technology, aim to eliminate middlemen, and allow open,
permissionless access to...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 2 years ago
The emergence
of crypto sponsorships has caused tremendous disruption in the world of sports
marketing. As cryptocurrencies acquire public recognition and appeal, athletes,
teams, and brands are increasingly leveraging this new type of sponsorship to...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 2 years ago
A new
phenomenon is taking center stage in the world of sports marketing: the
incorporation of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in crypto sponsorships. NFTs are
blockchain-powered digital assets that indicate ownership or proof of
authenticity of a certain...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 2 years ago
Binance's senior executives are reportedly leaving the
organization following the regulatory crisis facing the cryptocurrency exchange.
According to the people familiar with the matter, some of the employees of the
exchange were planning to resign...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 2 years ago
As Binance is exiting the Dutch market, the crypto exchange has entered into an agreement with its local rival Coinmerce to transfer its Dutch users. Binance will cease its operations in Holland on 17 July.
Binance to Dutch Transfer Local Rival
Accor...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 2 years ago
Lately, when it comes to the state of crypto regulation and integration with the traditional financial system, all eyes have been on the US, the EU, and parts of Asia. In the US, it’s been a turbulent situation with regulatory bodies and some politic...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 2 years ago
Bitfinex, the
cryptocurrency exchange where hackers stole
over 119,000 bitcoins (BTC) in August 2016, has retrieved about $315,000 in
cash and cryptocurrencies in its latest recovery effort. The BTC
stolen from the exchange, worth about $71 million t...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 2 years ago
The
combined value of spot and derivatives trading volumes on centralized exchanges
(CEXs) jumped 14.2% for the first time in three months, reaching $2.71
trillion in June. The bullish trend came amidst a
new wave of applications for spot Bitcoin (BT...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 2 years ago
The Florida
Office of Financial Regulation (OFR) said it issued a three-count complaint
against Bittrex in late April, days before the troubled cryptocurrency exchange
filed for bankruptcy
protection in May. In the complaint, OFR accused Bittrex of f...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 2 years ago
The bitcoin mining company, Hut 8 released
its production and operations update for the month of June today (Thursday). In the report, the company
disclosed that it mined 120 Bitcoins, which is a production rate equivalent to 4 Bitcoins per day.Dur...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 2 years ago
Traditional
financial services are being reshaped by innovation in the world of
cryptocurrency. Crypto lending is one such innovation, a burgeoning industry
that allows individuals and corporations to lend and borrow digital assets. Crypto
financing...