Kraken, one of the world’s oldest crypto exchanges, is expanding its presence in Europe by acquiring Coin Meester B.V. (BCM), a Dutch crypto broker. The purchase will give Kraken a “sizable position in the Dutch market” and benefit the broker’s clients. BCM supports over 170 digital assets and is one of the oldest brokers in […]
Elon Musk has called for a “comprehensive overhaul” of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after the regulator sued him for failing to testify in its probe relating to his $44 billion Twitter purchase last October. Musk suggested that the SEC and the U.S. Department of Justice should be the ones probed instead. […]
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has announced plans to adjust the tick size for 25 spot trading pairs by October 10, 2023, without affecting existing orders. Additionally, the exchange will delist 19 trading pairs on October 6, all involving BUSD. This follows Binance’s earlier announcement to discontinue support for the stablecoin, BUSD, next year. […]
El Salvador has taken a major step forward in its ambition to use renewable energy sources for cryptocurrency mining by launching its first local Bitcoin mining pool, “Lava Pool”. Spearheaded by Volcano Energy in conjunction with Luxor Technologies, the project will make use of Luxor’s Hashrate Forward Marketplace to automate risk management techniques. The project […]
Elon Musk is facing legal proceedings from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for failing to comply with a subpoena. The SEC is investigating whether Musk violated federal securities law with his Twitter purchase last year. The regulator has requested Musk’s testimony to obtain information relevant to its investigation. Musk had agreed to testify […]
Gary Wang, the co-founder and former chief technology officer of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, testified in the criminal trial of former CEO Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried on October 5. Wang admitted to committing crimes with the help of Bankman-Fried, former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison and former FTX engineering director Nishad Singh. Wang stated that Bankman-Fried was […]
Ripple and its XRP token have been gaining significant attention recently, following a key court win in July. This victory has caused the total number of XRP wallets to surpass 4.8 million. The crypto firm celebrated the success with a massive party in New York City, where CEO Brad Garlinghouse even got a tattoo to […]
Julie Schoening, former chief risk officer at FTX-owned LedgerX, was terminated in August 2022 after raising concerns about special privileges granted to FTX’s affiliated trading firm Alameda Research. In May 2022, Schoening’s team discovered code showing that Alameda received special treatment, such as being able to have a negative balance as high as $65 billion. […]
Alameda Research, the parent company of FTX, has been accused of using customer funds without their knowledge. According to The Wall Street Journal, some U.S.-based employees of FTX reportedly knew that the exchange had a backdoor that allowed Alameda to withdraw customers’ funds. The employees discovered the backdoor while examining the code used by FTX […]
Steven Schoenfield, former BlackRock managing director and current CEO of MarketVector Indexes, predicted that the U.S. SEC will approve a Spot Bitcoin ETF within three to six months during a panel discussion on ETFs at CCData’s Digital Asset Summit in London. Schoenfield previously estimated approval would take nine to twelve months.The SEC’s recent decision to […]
