UK’s First Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETPs Begin Trading on the London Stock Exchange

The sixth-largest stock exchange in the world has officially begun trading Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded notes (ETNs). According to the London Stock Exchange (LSE), today marks the launch of ETH and BTC ETN trading. “We are pleased to announce the launch of Crypto ETNs on the London Stock Exchange, effective 28 May 2024, welcoming products from WisdomTreeEU and 21Shares.” ETNs are a type of exchange-traded product (ETP) and are distinct from exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in that ETNs are debt-carrying vehicles tracking an index, and not backed by underlying…

Artdollar (AD) Is Now Available for Trading on LBank Exchange

PRESS RELEASE. Road Town, BVI, May 28, 2024 – In a significant move for cryptocurrency and mobile technology enthusiasts, LBank Exchange, a premier global digital asset trading platform, has announced the listing of Artdollar (AD) on May 28, 2024. Users of LBank Exchange can brace themselves for the AD/USDT trading pair, which went live already. […] Source

Crypto Exchange Coinbase Adds Bitcoin Ecosystem Altcoin to Its Listing Roadmap

Coinbase, the largest crypto exchange in the US, has announced the potential future listing of an altcoin within the Bitcoin (BTC) scaling ecosystem. The exchange announced that Core (CORE) is now on its listing roadmap, meaning the exchange will possibly list it for trading in the future. Core is designed to be a hyper-scalable complimentary smart contract platform to Bitcoin. Core’s ecosystem consists of several major components, including its Satoshi Plus consensus mechanism, its non-custodial staking and its native version of wrapped Bitcoin. CORE currently has a market cap of $1.96…

Crypto Exchange Giant OKX To Pull Trading Services From Hong Kong at the End of the Month

The crypto exchange giant OKX will shutter its digital asset trading services in Hong Kong at the end of the month. OKX says it decided to pull its application for a virtual asset trading platform license in Hong Kong “after careful consideration of the business development prospects.” The exchange will stop providing trading services on May 31st, though its customers will still be able to make withdrawals. OKX’s web3 self-hosted wallet will also continue to provide services to customers. OKX is one of ten crypto exchanges that have withdrawn their…

London Stock Exchange loses key ETF leaders ahead of crypto ETPs launch

As the London Stock Exchange gears up to list its inaugural crypto exchange-traded products, about half of its exchange-traded fund team has reportedly left. Just as the London Stock Exchange (LSE) prepares to list its first crypto-linked products, two members of its four-person team overseeing exchange-traded funds (ETFs) departed, Bloomberg reports, citing a spokesperson for LSE. According to the report, Michael Stanley, the head of exchange-traded products, and Hetal Patel, head of business development, have left the organization, though the exact timing of their exits remains unclear. The departures come…

P2P Bitcoin Exchange Hodl Hodl Suspends Lending Services for US and UN Embargoed Countries’ Residents

Hodl Hodl, a non-custodial Bitcoin exchange, has announced changes to its “Terms of Service” agreement affecting the availability of its lending services. The platform is now excluding residents of the U.S. as well as U.N. embargoed countries from its lending platform, citing “regulatory uncertainty” as the reason behind these changes. Hodl Hodl to Exclude US […] Original

UK Approves First Physically Backed Bitcoin and Ethereum ETPs for Listing on London Stock Exchange

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK’s top financial regulator, has approved physically backed bitcoin and ethereum exchange-traded products (ETPs) for listing on the London Stock Exchange for the first time. “FCA approval in this respect could result in greater institutional adoption of the asset class,” Wisdomtree stated. First Bitcoin and Ethereum ETP Listings on […] Original

Top US Crypto Exchange Coinbase Reestablishes Support for XRP Trading in New York

Coinbase has reestablished trading support for XRP in the state of New York. The top US crypto exchange by trading volume first suspended XRP trading across the country shortly after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) kicked off its lawsuit against Ripple in late 2020. The SEC alleged Ripple sold XRP as an unregistered security. That suspension was lifted last July after US District Judge Analisa Torres ruled that the San Francisco payment company’s automated, open-market sales of XRP did not constitute security sales. Coinbase immediately relisted XRP, though…