Coinbase received its license to operate in Bermuda on April 19th. The action was taken to keep up with the company’s campaign for “global scale to go broad and deep”. Coinbase plans to launch a coastal derivatives exchange in the next week, after it acquired a license to function in Bermuda from the Bermuda Monetary Authority. Coinbase applauded Bermuda as an excessively reputed and professional financial regulator in its announcement. Coinbase had long been looking to inaugurate an offshore medium to trade perpetual swaps tied to crypto tokens, according to…
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Crypto Exchange Bitget Expands into Lithuanian Market
Crypto derivatives and copy trading platform Trading Platform In the FX space, a currency trading platform is a software provided by brokers to their respective client base, garnering access as traders in the broader market. Most commonly, this reflects an online interface or mobile app, complete with tools for order processing.Every broker needs one or more trading platforms to accommodate the needs of different clients. Being the backbone of the company’s offering, a trading platform provides clients with quotes, a selection of instruments to trade, real In the FX space,…
Crypto exchange Bitget seals Lithuanian crypto registration
Cryptocurrency trading platform Bitget has officially registered as a service provider in Lithuania, allowing the Seychelles-based firm to operate in the European country. An announcement from the exchange notes that it has met compliance standards with regional laws and regulations in the Baltic state. The country is identified as an emerging digital asset market in Europe and a haven for cryptocurrency and blockchain projects. A recent report from Bloomberg notes that the country saw a fivefold increase in cryptocurrency company registrations through 2022 as companies looked to secure registrations in…
CEO of Collapsed Crypto Exchange Thodex, Faruk Özer, Extradited to Turkey: Report
Faruk Fatih Özer, the founder of Thodex, one of Turkey’s largest crypto exchanges, facing charges of fraud and running a criminal organization, has been extradited to Turkey and was detained by police upon arrival in Istanbul, state media aa.com reported on Thursday. Source
Founder of collapsed crypto exchange Thodex detained in Turkey
The saga of the Turkish cryptocurrency exchange Thodex continues, with the founder being finally brought back home in two years after the platform halted trading. Faruk Fatih Ozer, founder and former CEO of Thodex, has been extradited from Albania to Turkey, Cointelegraph Turkey reported. Facing charges of fraud and money laundering, the local police immediately detained the 27-year-old upon his arrival at Istanbul Airport on April 20, the Turkish state-run news agency Anadolu Agency reported. According to the report, the plane carrying Ozer took off from the Albanian capital Tirana…
Crypto Options Exchange Deribit Adding Zero-Fee Spot Trading
“With this latest addition, our platform now boasts a comprehensive suite of both derivatives and spot trading solutions, catering to the diverse needs of traders in the digital asset space,” Luuk Strijers, chief commercial officer at Deribit, told CoinDesk. Source
Taylor Swift Rejected Crypto Exchange FTX’s Sponsorship Offer Over Unregistered Securities Concerns – Featured Bitcoin News
Taylor Swift, a pop icon and 12-time Grammy Award winner, reportedly turned down a $100 million sponsorship offer from the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX due to concerns about unregistered securities. A number of FTX celebrity endorsers are currently facing a class action lawsuit, including Shaquille O’Neal (Shaq), Tom Brady, and Larry David. How Taylor Swift Avoided Partnering With FTX Taylor Swift, a famous singer-songwriter who has won 12 Grammy Awards from 46 nominations, reportedly did due diligence on now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX and turned down a sponsorship proposal from former…
Coinbase gets Bermuda license, offshore exchange could launch next week: Report
United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has received a license to operate in Bermuda and it’s reportedly set to launch a derivatives exchange based there as soon as next week. According to an April 19 blog post, Coinbase revealed it had “received our regulatory license to operate from the Bermuda Monetary Authority” — the nation’s financial regulator. The license, a Class F License under the Digital Asset Business Act, allows Coinbase to conduct a range of activities such as token sales and issuance, and operate as both a digital asset exchange and…
Bitcoin on-chain fundamentals stay solid as investors hold tight amid exchange outflows
Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied Glassnode data reveals long-term holding trends and exchange net outflows for bitcoin, indicating increased investor confidence. As the world of cryptocurrency continues to evolve, recent data from blockchain analytics firm Glassnode paints an intriguing picture for bitcoin investors. The number of addresses holding at least 1 bitcoin (BTC) has reached an all-time high (ATH) of 994,298, and the percentage of the bitcoin supply last active two or more years ago has also hit an ATH of…
Tribe Capital considers reviving bankrupt crypto exchange FTX: Report
Tribe Capital, the San Francisco-based venture capital firm that previously invested in FTX before its collapse, is exploring the possibility of injecting new capital to revive the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, Bloomberg reported on April 18. The venture capital firm is reportedly contemplating leading a $250 million fundraising campaign, anchored by $100 million from itself and its limited partners. According to Bloomberg, sources familiar with the matter say that Tribe co-founder, Arjun Sethi, met with FTX’s Committee of Unsecured Creditors in January to discuss the informal proposal. Bloomberg also reported that…