Tag: Exchange

New Kraken CEO Says Crypto Exchange Won’t Be Registering With the SEC: Report

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The incoming chief executive of crypto exchange Kraken reportedly says that the firm has no plans to register with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to a new report by Reuters, Dave Ripley, who will take the place of current CEO Jesse Powell, says that Kraken won’t register with the SEC as a market intermediary or delist tokens the regulatory agency has deemed to be securities. In July, the SEC reportedly opened an investigation into leading US crypto exchange Coinbase for allegedly offering unregistered securities. At the time,…

Gap Between Ethiopian Currency’s Official and Parallel Market Exchange Rate Grows to New Record – Africa Bitcoin News

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The Ethiopian birr currency’s parallel exchange rate against the U.S. dollar recently dropped to a low of 92 birrs per dollar, a report has said. The report added that following this latest plunge, the gap between the birr’s official and parallel market exchange rates has widened to a record high. Resumption of Fighting Between Ethiopian Government Forces and Tigray Rebels Identified as the Cause The gap between the Ethiopian currency’s official and parallel market exchange rate against the greenback widened to a new record higher after the latter rate plunged…

Moscow Exchange Suggests Issuing Crypto Receipts for Those Afraid of Blockchain – Exchanges Bitcoin News

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The Moscow Exchange has proposed to legalize the issuance of receipts for digital financial assets. The trading platform says this will allow custodians to offer clients who are not ready for distributed ledgers to essentially work with securities. MOEX also plans to become a licensed crypto exchange operator. Largest Russian Stock Exchange Gears Up to Enter Digital Asset Market The leading exchange for equities and derivatives in Russia has drafted new legislation that would authorize depositories to issue receipts for digital financial assets (DFAs). In current Russian law, the broad…

Digital Asset Exchange Platform Granted ‘Crypto Financial Services Provider License’ by Israeli Regulator – Regulation Bitcoin News

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An Israeli capital markets regulator, the Insurance and Savings Capital Market Authority, recently granted a “crypto financial services provider license” to Bits of Gold, the first such license for an active company in the country. This license allows Bits of Gold to offer crypto custodian services and to enable the safekeeping of funds belonging to retail customers. Amendment of Israeli Laws In what has been described as a first in Israel, the country’s capital markets regulator, the Insurance and Savings Capital Market Authority (ISACA) recently granted Bits of Gold a…

Cryptocurrency Exchange Bitso Launches Interoperable QR Payments in Argentina – Exchanges Bitcoin News

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Bitso, a Mexico-based, Latam-focused cryptocurrency exchange, has launched an initiative that aims to allow Argentines to use crypto for their everyday purchases. The exchange is introducing QR payments directly in its app, which will be interoperable with other platforms already using this method of payment in Argentina. Bitso Seeking to Drive Crypto Payments in Argentina Bitso, one of the biggest exchanges in Latam, with more than 5 million customers, is extending its focus on payments in Argentina. The exchange has launched one of the first interoperable QR payment…

Crypto Exchange Coinbase Sued Over Patent Infringement

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Moscow Exchange drafting bill on digital financial assets and securities trading: Report

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The Moscow Exchange (MOEX) is drafting a bill to allow trading in digital financial assets (DFAs) and securities based on them, according to a report in the Russian press. The stock exchange is writing the bill on the behalf of the Russian Central Bank, which does not have the power to introduce legislation, Vedomosti newspaper reported on Thursday.  Speaking at a banking conference, MOEX supervisory board chair Sergei Shvetsov said the bill in preparation foresees trading in both DFAs and DFA certificates that would trade like securities. “The exchange and its…

PRIMEZTOKEN Is Now Available for Trading on LBank Exchange – Press release Bitcoin News

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press release PRESS RELEASE. INTERNET CITY, DUBAI, Sep. 23, 2022 – LBank Exchange, a global digital asset trading platform, has listed PRIMEZTOKEN on September 23, 2022. For all users of LBank Exchange, the PRIMEZTOKEN/USDT trading pair is now officially available for trading. Aiming to introduce Japan’s world-class contents to Japan and overseas using blockchain technology, Primez provides an NFT marketplace where Japanese contents can be converted into NFTs. Its native token PRIMEZTOKEN has been listed on LBank Exchange at 8:00 UTC on September 23, 2022, to further expand its global…

Coinsquare acquires publicly-traded crypto exchange CoinSmart

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Canada’s crypto exchange landscape appears to be consolidating after Coinsquare, one of the largest digital asset trading platforms in the country, acquired CoinSmart for an undisclosed amount.  On Thursday, Coinsquare announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to purchase all issued and outstanding shares of CoinSmart’s wholly-owned subsidiary Simply Digital. Once the deal becomes final, CoinSmart will hold a roughly 12% ownership stake in Coinsquare on a pro-forma basis. Shares of the CoinSmart crypto exchange, which trade on the NEO Exchange, were up 67% on Friday, largely in…

NYSE and TSE Partner on Product Dev, Marketing and Info Exchange

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The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) on Thursday announced a partnership to support cross-border investment activities between the United States and Japan. Take Advantage of the Biggest Financial Event in London. This year we have expanded to new verticals in Online Trading, Fintech, Digital Assets, Blockchain, and Payments. Under the partnership, the exchanges will work together to develop investment products and marketing activities targeted at investors in both countries. Furthermore, they will exchange information on sustainability and the use of digital technologies as well…