Category: Cryptocurrency

PayPal to allow crypto transfer to select US customers
June 08, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

PayPal to allow crypto transfer to external wallets

The new feature offered by PauPal allows its customers to move cryptocurrencies from PayPal to external crypto addresses, including exchanges and hardware wallets, and send crypto to family and friends on PayPal, with no fees or network charges. Jose Fernandez da Ponte, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Blockchain, Crypto & Digital Currencies at PayPal,…

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Winklevoss-twins
June 03, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CFTC brings charges against crypto exchange Gemini for making false statements

Acting Director of Enforcement Gretchen Lowe Making false or misleading statements to the CFTC in connection with a futures product certification undermines the CFTC’s work to ensure the financial integrity of all transactions subject to the CEA, protect market participants, deter and prevent price manipulation, and promote responsible innovation and fair competition. This enforcement action…

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June 03, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FTX continues global expansion with launch of FTX Japan

Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of FTX and currently serving as Interim CEO of FTX Japan, said: The acquisition not only gives us a technological advantage, but also allows us to work directly with Japanese regulators in a transparent, constructive and positive manner. With the launch of FTX Japan, FTX will be able to provide the Japanese…

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CFTC
June 01, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CFTC Commissioner Pham wants crypto regulation and customer protection

One pressing issue is shadow banking which is a type of banking system where financial activities are facilitated by unregulated intermediaries. Shadow banking using cryptocurrencies became a significant issue following the collapse of the stablecoin project Terra. It promised a return of up to 20% for USD-pegged stablecoin deposits. She added: I think what I’m…

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Acquisition
May 30, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Huobi Global expands in Latin America with Bitex acquisition

Caleb Lim, Senior Investment Manager at Huobi Group, added: Currently, only about half of Latin American’s population own bank accounts. Through this acquisition, Huobi Global hopes to meet this growing appetite for alternative financial services through blockchain technology. We intend to add more local fiat currencies and work with local partners to expand our ecosystem…

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GCEX crypto offering
May 27, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

GCEX expands crypto offering with 18 new tokens

The increasing demand for its modular end-to-end plug and play trading platform for digital assets and FX is driving GCEX’s fast growth seen lately. The firm’s ‘Crypto In A Box’ plug and play solution includes a technology-agnostic platform which covers regulation, custody, safety of funds, liquidity and technology (both backend and frontend). Earlier in April,…

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Dukascopy bank
May 24, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Dukascopy warns about a fake crypto clone website

The Swiss firm further warned people against providing their personal information on the clone website. The company stated: Do not trust any information to be found on the website www.dukascoin.holds-coins.com. This website is a clone of www.dukascoin.com website and its purpose is to induce individuals to reveal seed phrases to their crypto wallets. Do not…

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Nicola White appointed as B2C2 US CEO
May 24, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

B2C2 appoints Nicola White as US CEO

Before that, White  served as global head of electronic markets within the fixed income division at Morgan Stanley, during which time she automated interest rate trading. Nicola White, CEO of B2C2 USA, said: I’m delighted to be leading our U.S. operations and look forward to working with the global team to build out B2C2’s already…

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State Street Digital hires Rob Otter as Head of Blockchain Engineering and Nitin Gaur as Digital Technology Strategy Lead
May 23, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Rob Otter joins State Street Digital as Head of Blockchain Engineering and Nitin Gaur as Digital Technology Strategy Lead

Nadine Chakar, head of State Street Digital, said: We are very excited to welcome both Rob and Nitin to the State Street Digital team. They each bring deep expertise, proven track records in supporting the growth of technical teams, cutting-edge research, and creating market differentiating capabilities in digital markets. Both will be critical as we…

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