Category: Cryptocurrency

FTX Dubai
March 15, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FTX Europe obtains license to operate Virtual Asset Exchange in Dubai

FTX CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, commented: FTX is proud to be the first licensee under Dubai's prudential supervision regime. It's an honor to be one of the first approved applicants in such a specialised category and we are excited to be able to introduce complex crypto-derivatives products with centralised counterparty clearing to institutional markets. FTX receiving…

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March 15, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

EU parliament committee rejects crypto proof-of-work ban

Bitcoin, however, is unlikely to follow suit as it has no other reason to switch to PoS. The committee voted to add cryptocurrencies that use PoW to the EU sustainable finance taxonomy which decides whether something can be labelled environmentally friendly by the end of 2024. Last year, the Swedish FI called for ban of…

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March 07, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Crypto exchange FTX secures CySEC approval to operate in Europe

Currently headquartered in Switzerland, FTX Europe has an additional regional headquarter in Cyprus. The company noted that it will devote “significant resources” in developing strong relationship with the regulatory authorities. Patrick Gruhn, Head of FTX Europe, concluded: We're excited to bring FTX's innovative offerings to the European markets and that CySEC officially approved our domain.…

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bitmex investigation
February 25, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

BitMEX founders Arthur Hayes, Ben Delo plead guilty to defying AML rules

US Attorney Damian Williams said: As cryptocurrencies and technologies designed to facilitate their trade proliferate, companies engaged in the virtual currency economy have become critical gatekeepers in efforts to ensure that U.S. markets are fair, efficient, and secure. The opportunities and advantages of operating in the United States are legion, but they carry with them…

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February 17, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

24 Exchange secures Bermuda license to trade crypto

Dmitri Galinov, 24 Exchange CEO and Founder, said: This BMA license for 24 Exchange Broker Ltd. enables us to bring spot cryptocurrency trading onto our institutional-grade platform, making it more available, accessible and standardized. We are pleased to continue to drive the institutional adoption of crypto products trading at the best available rates and with…

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NAGA Group
February 15, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

NAGA to launch crypto exchange NAGAX

Following the launch, the German fintech online broker will also release its NFT and Staking platform under the label "NAGA Earn". Additionally, the firm also saw a dynamic beginning of the year. Brokerage revenues went as high as €8 million, nearly triple the amount it recorded during the same period last year. Bilski added: A…

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February 09, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CFI launches over 250 crypto products

Founders and Managing Directors of CFI Financial Group, Hisham Mansour and Eduardo Fakhoury, said: At CFI, we always look to transcend the previous milestone and this time around, we believe that with this largely unique and unmatched product, we have managed to deliver on our promise of providing an ever-expanding range of products where traders…

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