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Kraken Co-Founder Jesse Powell Donates $1M in Crypto to Trump Campaign

Jesse Powell, Kraken’s co-founder and chairman, recently made headlines for a large personal contribution he made to the 2024 presidential campaign of former president Donald Trump. A major player in the cryptocurrency industry, Powell has donated $1 million to Trump’s campaign, mostly in Ethereum (ETH). In a recent social media

June 28, 2024 2 mins read

FTX Creditors Granted Voting on Liquidation Plan by U.S Court

Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX has asked a US court to let creditors vote on the best liquidation plan, and the judge has granted their request. Despite earlier objections stating a reduction in asset payments, creditors of the collapsed exchange will vote on a liquidation plan. A liquidation plan put out

June 25, 2024 2 mins read

South Korean Crypto Exchange Upbit to Launch BLAST This Week

South Korean crypto exchange Upbit announced the launch of BLAST trading pairs for Korean won (KRW), Bitcoin (BTC), and Tether (USDT). Notably, the trading of BLAST, the governance token of L2 network Blast, on the platform is expected to start on Wednesday.  Upbit is one of the five fully licensed

June 24, 2024 1 min read

CoinShares Nets 116% Profit from FTX Claim Sale

CoinShares International, a prominent European digital asset investment company, has finalized the sale of its claim against the defunct FTX exchange. This sale is expected to yield a remarkable recovery rate of 116% after broker fees. This translates to a substantial return of approximately $39.78 million on a claim initially

June 24, 2024 1 min read

Binance Freezes $5.3M in Stolen Funds After $54M BtcTurk Hack

Following the latest hack on BtcTurk, Binance CEO Richard Teng has reiterated the exchange’s resolve to increase security and safeguard user funds. Binance has taken immediate action by freezing stolen assets that passed via its centralized exchange.  This shows that they are trying to help impacted users as much as

June 23, 2024 1 min read

Binance Completes Tether (USDT) Integration on TON Blockchain

Today, the world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance, announced that Tether (USDT) on the TON blockchain is now live on its platform. This integration allows users to engage in deposit and withdrawal operations using USDT on the TON network. USD₮ on @ton_blockchain is now live on @binance pic.twitter.com/tsYCxybDKx — Tether (@Tether_to)

June 21, 2024 1 min read

Crypto Exchange bitFlyer Reportedly Plans to Acquire FTX Japan

A key event is about to unfold as bitFlyer, a prominent Japanese crypto exchange, is slated to buy FTX Japan. Until today, details about the intention to acquire the local unit of the renowned but now insolvent FTX exchange remained undisclosed. Nonetheless, the arrangements for this transaction are nearing completion.

June 20, 2024 2 mins read

Crypto Exchange Binance Fined $2.2M by India’s FIU for Non-Compliance

Crypto exchange Binance has been fined $2.2 million by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of India. Binance is reportedly accused of failing to comply with local anti-money laundering (AML) standards, which is the reason for the penalty. For Binance, already beset by convoluted international financial rules, this new development poses

June 20, 2024 2 mins read

Nigerian Court Dismisses Binance Executive’s Rights Violation Lawsuit

According to local news sources, Binance regional manager Nadeem Anjarwalla’s lawsuit was dismissed by the Nigerian High Court. Anjarwalla claimed that the seizure of his passport and detention by Nigerian government officials constituted a violation of his basic rights. Due to a “want of diligent prosecution,” Judge Inyang Ekwo dismissed

June 20, 2024 2 mins read

Trouble Continues for Binance U.S as North Dakota Revokes License

The North Dakota state financial watchdog has joined seven others in revoking Binance US’s money transmitter license. On June 17, Commissioner Lise Kruse of North Dakota’s Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) said that BAM Trading Services, doing business as Binance US, had violated the money transmitter rules of the state.

June 19, 2024 2 mins read
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