Category: Cryptocurrency

Coinbase crypto exchange expands custodial services in Asia market
September 29, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Coinbase gets Bermuda Monetary Authority green light

This news follows the May announcement regarding the company’s launch of the Coinbase International Exchange. This is a non-US exchange with a class F licence from the BMA. Experts believe this regulatory approval will open doors for crypto asset trading. This would be a positive move for the industry at a time when financial regulations…

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September 28, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Basin Energy makes moves in Athabasca Basin

In its press release, the company commended its Advanced Geophysical Analysis, which operates using 3D inversion data. This dataset, which was created in collaboration with experts from Computational Geosciences Inc. and Convolutions Geoscience, has led to the identification of multiple priority anomalies which determine the position of the company’s next drill site. According to Geoscience…

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September 28, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Sam Bankman-Fried asks to suit up for pending trial

Even when he met with statesmen such as former U.S. President Bill Clinton, and British Prime Minister Tony Blair, he donned T-shirts and wrinkly shorts. At the height of his career, experts estimated Bankman-Fried had a $26bn fortune in digital assets. That said, at his first court appearance in December 2022 and the others that…

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September 19, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

South Korea to tighten OTC crypto controls

A local report detailed how prominent executives attended a forum on the legal issues and potential criminal dealings associated with digital assets. Among these were Ki No-Seong, the deputy chief prosecutor, and Park Min-woo of the Financial Services Commission (FSC).  This session highlighted money-laundering possibilities and concerns. According to a Google-translated statement, Seong commented:  Illegal…

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September 15, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Exodus of Binance executives continues as regulator pressures mount

Earlier this month, reports of the departure of Mayur Kamut, the Binance Head of Product, were issued in the wake of other key resignations, which included the Chief Strategy Officer, Patrick Hillmann, and General Counsel, Hon Ng. The company also lost its Senior Director of Investigations, Matthew Price, and Senior Vice President for Compliance, Steven…

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September 14, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Ethereum under fire from SEC over alleged violations

In a press release this week, Co-founder of Ethereum, Joseph Lubin suggested that clear heads and clarity of thinking are the best way to proceed through the investigation. This comes after the cryptocurrency has been hit by waves of regulatory boards demanding the tightening and transparency of crypto commodities, tokens and intermediaries. Lubin stated: America…

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September 13, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

SEC brings charges against Marcum employee

These charges follow in the wake of the Marcum $10m penalty for standards violations and systemic quality control failures regarding the audit of numerous special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). As a leading auditor of SPACs, the company experienced an approximately six-fold increase in clients, who allegedly took advantage of the significant quality control gaps. Don’t…

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September 12, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Coinbase Prime introduces web3 wallet

The trading platform says the Coinbase Prime Web3 Wallet is part of the company’s continued commitment to harness cutting-edge technologies for its clients. On its website, it states:  We have always kept security and utility top of mind, and today marks another step in that evolution by providing institutional and enterprise clients a secure way…

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September 05, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Bybit harnessing the brainpower of AI chatbot

Through the integration of these AI abilities, TradeGPT uses real-time market data to perform analyses, make movement predictions, and answer technical questions. The Dubai-based cryptocurrency exchange is not the only one that employs ChatGPT for market insights.  Crypto.com has its own AI user assistant, Amy, launched in May 2023. Binance, arguably the world’s foremost crypto…

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