Category: Cryptocurrency

October 13, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Coinbase’s (COIN) spot trading volume down 52% in Q3

Coinbase’s volume has been on a steady decline since Q4 2021, a boom year for the industry. It closed that year with more than $400bn in volume. The broader cryptocurrency market has contracted during the last 18 months, making it more difficult for exchanges to drive growth. However, Coinbase did gain market share in Q3 as…

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October 05, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Cryptocurrencies sliding in the face of rising US bond yields and overbought signals

Bitcoin was not the only cryptocurrency experiencing a decline. Ethereum also missed the mark, sliding below the $1,650 level. The global crypto market cap suffered a 0.89% blow, bringing its total value to approximately $1.08tn. Surprisingly positive results from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) strengthened 10-year bond yields, which are experiencing the…

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October 02, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Three Arrows Capital (3AC) co-founder Su Zhu was arrested in Singapore

The 36-year-old’s flee attempt followed repeated failures to assist with an investigation into how the crypto hedge fund, which once managed $10bn in assets, spectacularly collapsed last year. Financial advisory firm Teneo obtained a “commital order” to arrest Zhu so he could assist with the ongoing liquidation procedure. A second co-founder, Kyle Davies, has not…

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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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