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ARK Invest Led by Cathie Wood Buys $9.5M Worth Robinhood Shares

A huge number of shares in Robinhood (HOOD), a renowned trading platform located in the United States, were acquired by Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest the day after the business announced ambitions to expand into Europe. ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK), ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW), and ARK Fintech Innovation ETF

November 9, 2023 2 mins read

OPNX Forays Into European Union with VASP License in Lithuania

According to a November 8 announcement, the cryptocurrency trading platform OPNX has been granted a virtual asset service provider license (VASP) in Lithuania, enabling it to provide spot cryptocurrency trading services within the European Union. We're excited to announce our latest regulatory milestone in Europe! OPNX has obtained the Virtual

November 8, 2023 2 mins read

SEBA Bank’s Hong Kong Subsidiary Secures Digital Asset License

SEBA Bank AG, a cryptocurrency bank located in Switzerland, said that its Hong Kong branch, SEBA Hong Kong, has been granted a digital asset license by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). With this license, the SEBA Group has taken the first step towards realizing its strategic goals

November 8, 2023 2 mins read

Binance Launches New Web3 Wallet to Simplify DeFi

Binance, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges globally, is moving significantly into decentralized finance (DeFi) with its newly unveiled Web3 wallet. This exciting development was announced at the Binance Blockchain Week conference in Istanbul. It launched with the aim of transforming how millions of users engage with the growing DeFi

November 8, 2023 1 min read

Kazakhstan Restricts Access to Coinbase as Crypto Regulations Tighten

Coinbase, a prominent cryptocurrency exchange, has been blocked in the Republic of Kazakhstan, according to the Ministry of Culture and Information. According to a report in the country’s domestic media, this comes as the Kazakh government adopts a harsh regulatory posture against the cryptocurrency industry, citing the sector’s infringement of

November 7, 2023 2 mins read

FTX Requests Court Approval To Liquidate $744 Million in Trust Funds

The insolvent cryptocurrency exchange FTX petitioned in court last Friday, November 3, to sell off crucial Trust funds worth a total of $744 million. Some of the funds are held by custodial service provider Bitwise and cryptocurrency asset management Grayscale, as shown by the filing. One Bitwise trust is holding

November 6, 2023 1 min read

U.S Supreme Court Takes Up Coinbase Customers Arbitration Dispute

The U.S Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal in a case between Coinbase and its customers, with the primary issue before the court being whether a judge or an arbitrator should determine whose contract controls disputes. Bloomberg claims that the parties’ competing contracts—one of which favors arbitration, and

November 4, 2023 1 min read

Bybit Achieves ‘AA’ Rating in CCData’s Crypto Exchange Benchmark Report

In the most recent CCData Crypto Exchange Benchmark Report, Bybit—the third-most visited cryptocurrency exchange globally—has received an ‘AA’ grade. As the only centralized exchange to get a “AA” in both categories, Bybit received the highest grades in both spot and derivatives trading. A vital instrument for evaluating the effectiveness and risk management

November 3, 2023 1 min read

Swiss-based SGKB Bank Now Offers Crypto Services to Customers

St. Galler Kantonalbank (SGKB), Switzerland’s fifth-largest cantonal bank, has made headlines by deciding to broaden access to crypto services. SGKB is planning to provide Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) trading and custody services to customers in Switzerland in partnership with SEBA Bank, a digital asset specialist licensed by the Swiss

November 2, 2023 1 min read

BitGo Receives Crypto Custody License from BaFin in Germany

The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has issued a cryptocurrency custody license to BitGo, a company based in the United States. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, BitGo initially established two regulated custodial organizations in Germany and Switzerland in February 2020. Also, BitGo Deutschland, a German affiliate, began offering custody

November 1, 2023 1 min read