Prime Brokers act as intermediaries between institutional investors and the market, offering services such as custody, trade execution, risk management, and lending with the aim of attracting institutional investors by providing a comprehensive end-to-end service model similar to their counterparts in traditional finance. Source
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Keyring Gets $6M in VC Funding to Expand On-Chain Compliance for Institutions
“Trillions of dollars are unable to access the transparency, determinism, automation and settlement advantages of blockchain technologies for financial applications, due to variations in financial regulations,” said Miko Matsumura, managing partner at lead investor gumi Cryptos Capital. “Keyring provides these players with options to interact with verified and compliant counterparties, thus unlocking these benefits for the majority of the financial industry.” Source
Grab’s Singapore Users Can Now Use Crypto to Make Payments
The Grab super app is now making available the option of paying in cryptocurrencies, The Straits Times reported Tuesday citing alerts from Grab users. Source
Nigerian Court Orders Binance to Hand Data on All Nigerians Trading on its Platform: Report
“The applicant’s application dated and filed February 29, 2024, is hereby granted as prayed. That an order of this honorable court is hereby made directing the operators of Binance to provide the commission with comprehensive data/information relating to all persons from Nigeria trading on its platform,” the judge ordered, the report said. Source
Ahead of Sam Bankman-Fried’s Sentencing, FTX Users Describe ‘Emotional Toll’ From Bankruptcy in Letters to Judge
Some of these victim impact statements also appear to follow a form letter format, with recipients substituting their account values at the time of bankruptcy, the value as of when the letters were filed and the loss amounts. Many of the letters, both the templated versions and others, emphasized the loss of value from waiting for their funds. Source
Bitcoin Flash Crashed to $8.9K on BitMEX
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BTC Maintains $65K as GBTC Outflows Hit Highest Level Ever
Outflows of GBTC tend to add pricing pressure to bitcoin because of increased selling Source
SEC Committed ‘Gross Abuse of Power’ in Suit Against Crypto Company, Federal Judge Rules
In an order Monday, Chief Judge Robert Shelby, from the District of Utah, wrote that the SEC’s attorneys misled the court both in applying for a temporary restraining order as well as afterward, when DEBT Box filed to dissolve the order, noting at the end that the order is focused on the TRO question, and not the underlying case. Source
Fidelity Adds Staking to Ether ETF Application, Sending LIDO Up 9%
“According to the Registration Statement, the Sponsor may, from time to time, stake a portion of the Fund’s assets through one or more trusted staking providers, which may include an affiliate of the Sponsor (“Staking Providers”),” Fidelity wrote in a 19b-4 form on Monday. Source
Crypto Firm Bakkt Shakes Up Leadership, Names Board Member Andy Main New CEO
“Andy has the expertise to lead the company forward from this inflection point, with a focus on broadening our institutional crypto capabilities, growing our client base, expanding internationally, and driving towards adjusted EBITDA breakeven,” Michael said in the press release. Source