Zodia Markets, a platform for trading and exchanging digital assets backed by Standard Chartered has been granted a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license by the Central Bank of Ireland. In July 2022, Zodia was approved as a cryptocurrency exchange by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), and in September
Since announcing that it will begin serving customers in Nevada, U.S., Robinhood, the California-based cryptocurrency trading platform, has garnered the attention of crypto market aficionados. The platform will support 15 cryptocurrencies, according to the statement. Robinhood shared the exciting news with cryptocurrency investors on Twitter on October 25. Robinhood Crypto
Atani, a crypto fintech startup based in Spain, has successfully concluded a $6 million investment round. Cometa, a venture capital firm based in Mexico, spearheaded the round, which also included participation from JME Ventures, Conexo Ventures, and CDTI. The group of business angels included Web3 professionals like Neil Cunha-Gomes, Head of
Bitget, a crypto exchange and derivatives platform, has released a new wallet service that utilizes multiparty computation (MPC) to enhance security and handling of keys. The platform has used MPC to revamp private key and asset management since releasing their account abstraction wallet service driven by Ethereum scaling protocol Starknet
In court documents presented on Thursday, it was revealed that FTX had approached BlackRock and Google about investing in the company when Sam Bankman-Fried’s (SBFs) cryptocurrency exchange was on the brink of collapse. Can Sun, FTX’s former general counsel, testified in federal court, where federal prosecutors presented a spreadsheet kept
Crypto exchange Bitpanda, recently received its virtual asset service provider (VASP) license from the Norwegian authorities. Bitpanda joins an exclusive group of pioneering foreign firms in gaining this license. On October 19th, Bitpanda made public their successful application for a crypto license on Twitter. Bitpanda also has licenses in other
Binance US has implemented fundamental changes to its financial activities in the USA. The exchange is no longer allowing users to make direct withdrawals in US dollars as of this week. As stated in their revised terms of service, they will no longer let users withdraw USD without first converting
Decentralized Crypto Exchange Uniswap, founded and led by CEO Hayden Adams, has stated on twitter that it would begin charging a 0.15% swap fee for select tokens beginning on October 17. Adams posted on twitter about how pleased he was with Uniswap’s efforts to displace “gatekeepers” and expand digital asset
OSL, a cryptocurrency platform owned by BC Technology Group Ltd. of Hong Kong, is reportedly offered for sale. The decision comes as the Hong Kong cryptocurrency market struggles with difficulties including low demand and regulation concerns. According to Bloomberg, citing individuals familiar with the situation, BC Technology has reportedly investigated
Upbit Singapore received an in-principle approval for a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Upbit’s foothold in Singapore’s flourishing crypto sector has been bolstered by the announcement. The MAS has given Upbit Singapore Pte. Ltd. an in-principle approval (IPA) for an MPI license, a
