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South Korea’s Upbit Cryptocurrency Exchange Faces Investigation

South Korea's top financial regulator, the Financial Services Commission (FSC), is set to investigate the cryptocurrency exchange Upbit for potential monopolistic practices. The investigation...

Ryan Salame Seeks Delay for Prison Self-Surrender Citing Medical Reasons

Former FTX executive Ryan Salame, who was set to begin a seven-and-a-half-year prison term, has requested a delay in his self-surrender date. The ex-co-CEO...

FTX Bankruptcy Plan: Customers to Receive Cash Plus Interest

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge John Dorsey has approved FTX's plan to repay its crypto customers in cash, plus interest, using the assets recovered since the...

Crypto.com Files Lawsuit Challenging SEC’s Regulatory Tactics

In a surprising twist, cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com has officially announced that it has received a Wells Notice from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...

Hong Kong Plans to License More Crypto Exchanges by Year-End

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is gearing up to issue additional licenses to crypto exchanges and digital asset firms before the year...

Coinbase Pushes Court to Reconsider Appeal

Coinbase is urging the court to revisit an appeal, citing parallels between its ongoing legal battle with the SEC and the recent appeal filed...

HKVAX Becomes Third Licensed Retail Crypto Exchange in Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Virtual Asset Exchange (HKVAX) has officially become the third cryptocurrency exchange licensed to serve retail customers in Hong Kong, as part...

Binance Secures Regulatory Approval in Argentina

Crypto exchange Binance has achieved a significant milestone by joining Argentina’s Virtual Asset Service Providers Registry, marking its 20th global regulatory achievement. Announced on...

Bitwise Files for XRP Exchange-Traded Fund in Delaware

Crypto asset manager Bitwise has taken the first step toward launching an XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF). A recent filing for the Bitwise XRP ETF...

Gemini to Close All Canadian Customer Accounts by End of 2024

Winklevoss-founded cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has announced it will close all Canadian customer accounts by December 31, 2024. In an email sent to users on...

Base Creator Jesse Pollak Joins Coinbase Exec Team

Jesse Pollak, the creator of Ethereum layer 2 blockchain Base, is stepping into a new leadership role at Coinbase, where he will also take...

No, FTX Distribution Payments Do Not Begin on September 30

Contrary to circulating rumors, the FTX bankruptcy estate will not begin distributing reimbursement payments to creditors and customers on September 30, 2024. The plan...