Tag: Crypto

March 08, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FCA goes after unregulated crypto ATM providers in London

Mark Steward, the Executive Director of Enforcement and Market Oversight at the FCA, commented: Crypto ATMs operating without FCA registration are illegal, and we will take action to stop this. This operation sends a clear message that we will continue to identify and disrupt unregistered crypto businesses in the UK. The FCA has taken steps…

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March 06, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Coinbase acquires institutional investment firm One River

Brian Armstrong, the CEO of Coinbase, said: We're thrilled to integrate One River's investing expertise into Coinbase. One River has pioneered institutional digital asset investing and we're looking forward to continuing their tradition of innovation. One River Digital Asset Management’s acquisition by Coinbase comes at a time when institutional interest in cryptocurrencies is growing, with…

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FTX
March 01, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CFTC and SEC file fraud charges against FTX co-owner Nishad Singh

According to the court filings, between May 2019 and November 2022, FTX’s customer assets were not separated from the company’s as represented to the customers. Furthermore, they were “routinely held by FTX’s sister digital asset trading company, Alameda” and misappropriated for “luxury real estate purchases, political contributions, and high-risk, liquid digital asset industry investments.” The…

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February 23, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

US court indicts founders of $340 million Forsage crypto Ponzi scheme

Assistant Director Luis Quesada of the FBI’s Criminal Investigative Division, said: While advancements in the virtual asset ecosystem bring new opportunities to investors, criminals are also finding new ways to orchestrate illicit schemes. The FBI remains committed to working alongside our domestic and international law enforcement partners to investigate and pursue subjects who orchestrate these…

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FTX
February 21, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FTX Japan resumes withdrawals of fiat and crypto assets

The parent company FTX stopped its operations in November last year after a public collapse and filed for bankruptcy along with 134 subsidiaries. Its Japanese arm’s business was suspended and was supposed to resume withdrawals in December. The exchange pointed out that there might be delays in the processing of the withdrawals due to the…

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Interactive Brokers
February 14, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Interactive Brokers introduces crypto trading in Hong Kong

Interactive Brokers Hong Kong’s new crypto trading has commissions of 0.20% - 0.30% of trade value, which also depends. Additionally, there is a $2.25 minimum per order charge with no added spreads or markups. David Friedland, Head of APAC at Interactive Brokers, said: Investor demand for digital assets continues to grow in Hong Kong and…

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Market Analysis
February 14, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Technical Market Outlook and Review: US CPI data eyed

XAU/USD (Gold) The yellow metal kicked off the week in negative territory, down 0.6% heading into the afternoon session in the US. For those who read Monday’s Weekly Market Insight, you may recall the following (italics): It is all about the H1 Quasimodo resistance-turned-support at $1,857 and the 50-day simple moving average on the daily…

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February 13, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Paxos ordered to stop issuing Binance stablecoin BUSD

The news follows an The Wall Street Journal report that The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was planning to file a lawsuit against Paxos for violating investor protection laws. Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao responded quickly on Twitter to Paxos’ decision to stop offering BUSD. He wrote: We were informed by Paxos they have been directed…

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