The Hong Kong Virtual Asset Exchange (HKVAX) has received an in-principle clearance from the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) to conduct virtual asset trading in accordance with Hong Kong’s securities regulations. To conduct Type 1 and Type 7 regulated operations, HKVAX reported on August 11 that it had secured “approval-in-principle”
The number of daily active users on Coinbase’s layer 2 blockchain has surpassed 100,000 only one day after the network’s formal debut. On August 10, the day after its public debut, Dune Analytics recorded more than 136,000 daily users, the highest daily figure to date. Base has been available for
U.S. consumers will soon no longer be allowed to engage in trading in seven cryptocurrencies, according to the notice made on August 8. This is possibly due to recent regulatory updates by the U.S SEC. Beginning on August 29th, Bitstamp will no longer allow users in the United States to
Binance has recently announced it has been granted a full license to operate in El Salvador. This landmark event coincides with the rising acceptance of Bitcoin (BTC) as legal money in the nation. The exchange has made history with this statement by being the first cryptocurrency exchange to be granted
Bitstamp, a cryptocurrency exchange, is in negotiations to acquire additional capital as the industry faces increasing regulatory scrutiny across the globe. The exchange’s global CEO, Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux, has said that the company began raising capital in late June, advised by Galaxy Digital Holdings and Mike Novogratz. The money will be
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has allegedly gone back and forth on whether or not the company would relocate outside of the United States due to regulatory uncertainties. As reported by the Financial Times on August 4, Armstrong said that Coinbase will be “staying in the United States” despite several other
As part of its marketing efforts, crypto derivatives trading platform Bitget recently revealed a one-year collaboration with actor and comedian Adam Devine. In a new commercial that went online on Friday morning, Devine advises viewers to “read the reviews before buying anything, because looks can be deceiving,” before turning to
On Friday, Coinbase submitted a brief to the court hearing the SEC case against them, asking that the charges be dropped. The exchange contended in its brief that, contrary to decades of Supreme Court precedent, it does not provide investment contracts. This comes at a time when lawmakers and authorities
Coinbase announced on August 3 that its Q2 earnings were above forecasts despite being sued by the SEC. Financial results for the corporation exceeded Wall Street forecasts. Analysts had forecast a loss of 76 cents per share, thus the company’s actual loss of 42 cents per share was better than
A number of Binance’s senior legal and compliance employees have resigned in recent weeks, ostensibly due to the stress of handling several probes into the exchange’s business operations, although Binance strongly disputes this. Binance stated Thursday that it has hired Kristen Hecht as its new deputy chief compliance and global
