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Binance Secures Regulatory License in Kazakhstan for Crypto Trading
2.10.2024
Binance Kazakhstan has secured a full Digital Asset Trading Facility (DATF) license from the Astana Financial Services Authority. This approval allows the crypto exchange to operate as a trading platform, broker-dealer, and digital asset custodian. Kazakhstan becomes the first Central Asian country...
Banking Platform OpenPayd Hires Two Senior Execs From Crypto Prime Broker FalconX
30.9.2024
Lux Thiagarajah and Richard Usher will be joining the business on Tuesday October 1st
Kraken acquires Dutch broker BCM as part of European expansion
24.9.2024
The acquisition of the Dutch broker firm is a key part of the exchange’s European expansion strategy ahead of the MiCA regulation
SEC settles with Rari Capital over DeFi pools, unregistered broker activity
18.9.2024
The regulator charged the former DeFi protocol and its co-founders for allegedly misleading investors and unregistered broker activity involving its pools.
Crypto Broker DeltaPrime Drained of Over $6M Amid Apparent Private Key Leak
16.9.2024
The project is offered on both Arbitrum and Avalanche blockchains. Monday’s exploit impacted only the version on Arbitrum as of European morning hours
Etoro Restricts US Crypto Trading to 3 Cryptocurrencies Following SEC $1.5M Fine
12.9.2024
Etoro USA has agreed to pay $1.5 million to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to settle charges of operating as an unregistered broker and clearing agency for crypto trading. Etoro will limit U.S. customers’ trading options to bitcoin, bitcoin cash, and ether, with a 180-day...
tZero becomes 2nd FINRA-approved broker-dealer for digital securities
10.9.2024
The company is following the steps of Prometheum, which now treats four cryptocurrencies as securities
Second U.S. Firm tZero Said to Become Crypto Broker Dealer Under SEC Oversight
10.9.2024
A second company, tZero Group Inc., said it's achieved status as a fully registered U.S. broker dealer under a rule allowing for crypto firms to join those ranks, following a path previously blazed by Prometheum Inc
Hong Kong broker offers new customers deposit bonuses in Bitcoin
2.8.2024
With the inclusion of Bitcoin rewards, Futu Securities aims to attract a new wave of investors
Hong Kong’s Largest Online Broker Launches Retail Crypto Trading for 22 Million Users
2.8.2024
Futu Securities International, Hong Kong’s largest online broker with 21.64 million users, has launched retail cryptocurrency trading. Hong Kong residents can now trade bitcoin and ether in either Hong Kong or U.S. dollars directly through Futu’s platform. “We are actively working...
Hong Kong’s largest online broker launches Bitcoin and Ether trading for 22 million users
1.8.2024
The decision makes Futu Securities the first brokerage to directly offer Bitcoin and Ether trading to Hong Kong-based retail investors
Hong Kong’s largest online broker launches Bitcoin and Ether trading for 22 million users
1.8.2024
The decision makes Futu Securities the first brokerage to directly offer Bitcoin and Ether trading to Hong Kong-based retail investors
Wall Street's Cantor Fitzgerald to Open Bitcoin Financing, Lending Business
27.7.2024
Prime Broker Hidden Road Adds Major Crypto Exchanges, Expands Use of BlackRock’s BUIDL Token
1.7.2024
Hidden Road is now integrated with Coinbase International Exchange, OKX, Deribit, Bitfinex, AsiaNext, SIX Digital Exchange and Bullish
IRS reveals final regulations for crypto broker rules
29.6.2024
The Internal Revenue Service did not include decentralized exchanges or self-custodial wallets under its broker reporting requirements
SEC Charges Consensys With Violating Federal Securities Laws
28.6.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a lawsuit against Consensys Software Inc., accusing the blockchain firm of violating federal securities laws by failing to register as a broker and engaging in unregistered securities offerings. The SEC’s complaint highlights...
SEC Sues ConsenSys Over MetaMask Staking, Broker Allegations
28.6.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued Ethereum software provider ConsenSys over its MetaMask service Friday, alleging the wallet tool was an unregistered broker that "engaged in the offer and sale of securities" and that its staking service violated federal securities laws
Digital Chamber raises privacy concerns over IRS crypto tax draft
22.6.2024
The Chamber proposes adding a field to the form for brokers to indicate if a digital asset has a different tax rate, such as NFTs taxed as collectibles, to prevent errors and ensure accurate reporting
Blockchain Association objects to IRS broker rule in letter
21.6.2024
The Washington DC-based blockchain advocacy group argued the IRS' broker rule provisions violate the Paperwork Reduction Act
Crypto Prime Broker FalconX Starts FX Desk With Hires From BCB Group
28.5.2024
The offering will provide crypto trading firms, exchanges and brokers with access to 20 forex pairs