Reed entered his guilty plea yesterday and will be sentenced by the US District Court. The other two co-founders of BitMEX, Arthur Hayes and Benjamin Delo, plead guilty for the same offense in February 2022. As part of their plea agreements, both Hayes and Delo each agreed to pay $10 million criminal fine. Background Established…
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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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The discussions in EU come as officials in US and UK also raise concerns hat crypto transactions could become a way to bypass the recently imposed sanctions on Russia and undermine the efforts to isolate the county’s economy. North Korea regularly uses cyberattacks on cryptocurrency exchanges as a revenue source to fund its nuclear missile…
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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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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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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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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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The reports stated that $50 million were stolen from crypto exchanges in North America, Europe and Asia during the period between 2020 and mid-2021. A report from cybersecurity firm Chainalysis was also cited saying that North Korea conducted seven attacks on crypto platforms last year and stole approximately $400 million worth of digital assets. The…
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Moreover, BaFin highlighted that there are many investment tips circulating on social media about crypto stocks and other financial products which are not reliable. They may even be false, misleading or fictitious. BaFin stated in the official warning: Digital, lucrative and trendy: this is the image that crypto assets now have among private investors. However,…
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ESG ETFs were the most popular categories in Europe at €33.6 billion in turnover, climbing 176% YoY. Xetra remained the largest exchange venue for ESG ETFs in terms of trading turnover and number of listed ETFs. Stephan Kraus, head of Deutsche Börse's ETF segment, said: Continued strong growth in our ESG segment reaffirms how mission-critical…
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