Russian Crypto Traders Seek Alternatives After Binance Exit

Binance, one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, has recently exited the Russian market. This has caused a surge in clients seeking alternative platforms for their cryptocurrency trading needs. CommEX, the company that assumed Binance’s operations in the country, was initially projected to attract approximately one million clients. However, it has been encountering difficulties in […]

Stars Arena Gains Popularity, Surpasses $1 Million in TVL

Stars Arena, a decentralized social media (DeSo) application, has caused a major uptick in activity on Avalanche’s C-chain network. This has resulted in an 8% increase in the price of the network’s native AVAX token in the last 24 hours. Launched in late September, Stars Arena has seen the total number of daily transactions on […]

Former BlackRock Execs Predict Approval of Spot Bitcoin ETF in 3-6 Months

Steven Schoenfield, a former managing director at BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, and current CEO of MarketVector Indexes, believes that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will approve a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) within the next three to six months. This is a shift from his previous outlook of nine to twelve […]

Hong Kong Police and SFC Set Up Crypto Working Group to Combat Illicit Exchange Activities

The Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) have established a joint working group to tackle illicit crypto exchange activities. This comes after 11 people were detained for questioning in connection to the Dubai-based JPEX exchange, which the SFC has accused of operating without a license.The working group will share […]

FTX Co-Founder Sam Bankman-Fried on Trial for Alleged Fraud Scheme

Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder of FTX, is currently on trial for alleged fraud and campaign finance violations. On the second day of the trial, Ryan Salame, a prominent FTX executive, appeared in court and pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges. During his plea, Salame revealed that he had made substantial political contributions under the direction of Bankman-Fried.In […]

Ethereum: Largest Investment Opportunity in Crypto Space, Says Bitwise CIO

Matt Hougan, the chief investment officer at Bitwise, believes that Ethereum (ETH) is a bigger investment opportunity than Bitcoin (BTC). According to Hougan, Ethereum is the largest investment opportunity in the entire crypto space. He explains that Ethereum is a new global computing platform that could rewire how the entire financial industry and much of […]

SEC Disputes Coinbase Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has urged a federal judge to reject Coinbase’s motion to dismiss the regulator’s lawsuit against the prominent cryptocurrency exchange. The SEC is attempting to leverage the Terraform Labs ruling to raise questions about the court’s decision in the Ripple case, which was widely celebrated by the crypto industry. […]

JPEX Begins Restricting Withdrawals, Allegedly Converting User Balances to Non-Withdrawable Cryptocurrency

JPEX, a Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange, has reportedly begun to restrict withdrawals by converting user balances to a non-withdrawable cryptocurrency, according to The South China Morning Post. An unidentified user claimed that her Tether (USDT) holdings along with those of others had been converted into JPC, JPEX’s own token, rendering them unable to withdraw their […]