By securing the Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license in Dubai, Binance Holdings Ltd. has accomplished a major milestone. This accomplishment showcases Binance’s dedication to successfully negotiating the complex regulatory environment while relentlessly expanding its worldwide footprint. To ensure compliance with legal requirements and to facilitate the effortless acquisition of
On April 16, 2024, a lawsuit was filed against the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in relation to the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT), a system that was put in place to collect comprehensive transaction data from U.S. exchanges. The National Center for Public Policy Research and investors are
Merlin Chain, a pioneering Bitcoin Layer 2 solution, is thrilled to announce a successful new round of funding co-led by the Spartan Group and Hailstone Labs with contributions from Sandeep (Polygon Co-Founder), UTXO (Bitcoin Magazine’s Investment Arm), Primitive Ventures, Amber Group, Presto Labs, IOBC Ventures, and other significant backers. This
The educational sector will soon get access to Meta’s enterprise-level Quest services, the social media behemoth said on April 15. When it comes to extended reality (XR) headsets, the Quest models from this business are “by far the most popular on the market,” as Statista puts it. Moreover, by the
The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) of South Africa has awarded VALR, the Pantera-backed cryptocurrency exchange with its headquarters located in Johannesburg, both a Category I and Category II license to operate as a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP). With this accomplishment, VALR becomes one of the first platforms for
Crypto exchange Coinbase has asked a U.S court to review a particular “controlling question” that the SEC brought up in its continuing litigation against the exchange. Coinbase argued in a filing with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on April 12. The filing mentioned: “The
In a statement to CoinDesk today, SHIB, an integrated family of digital assets and solutions developed on the Ethereum blockchain that includes the well-known meme currency Shiba Inu, announced that it is joining the Content Delivery and Security Association (also known as CDSA). Blockchain technologies unique to media and entertainment,
Merlin Chain, a trailblazer in Bitcoin-native layer 2 (L2) protocols, has rolled out a comprehensive suite of security measures alongside revolutionary chain architecture. This initiative follows the platform’s remarkable achievement of securing a $3.5 billion Total Value Locked (TVL) just 30 days after its mainnet launch, attracting an impressive cohort
The impressive success of the 1st Edition of the Proof of Security Summit 2023 – India, held during India Blockchain Week, continues its journey. Following a decisive lineup of speakers including Irene Wu (Head of Strategy, LayerZero Labs), Mudit Gupta (CISO, Polygon), and Anish Mohammed (Founder, Panther Protocol), and over
The decentralized exchange Uniswap has received a Wells notice from the U.S SEC. Marvin Ammori, chief legal officer of Uniswap, verified the notification from the regulator on April 10 on X (previously Twitter). The SEC formally notifies companies or individuals that they plan to propose enforcement action against them with
