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Latam Gateway, the payment provider for Binance in Brazil, has been granted a license by the country's central bank to operate as a payment institution and electronic money issuer on May 19, according to local media reports.Brazil is among Binance's top global markets, the exchange said in a previous announcement.Latam
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If the US SEC classifies cryptocurrencies as securities, OTC Markes will be well-positioned in providing liquidity to these assets in the future. During its earnings call earlier this week, OTC Markets announced that it has secured FINRA approval in order to provide services for digital assets as securities. This is
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In answer to a further question from former U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Timothy Massad, Campa also appeared to share concerns voiced by the U.S. central bank, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency that stablecoins on decentralized, permissionless blockchains could prove unsafe or
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Chicago Board Options Exchange parent Cboe has again filed for a spot Bitcoin ETF with the SEC despite being rejected in late January. In a recent regulatory filing, Cboe Global Markets made its third attempt to list the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). On Tuesday, the Chicago Board Options Exchange parent company sought
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Crypto lending platform Celsius has reported that certain users will be able to take out 100% of their original funds more than 300 days after the platform froze withdrawals.In a May 4 announcement, Celsius said eligible users would be able to withdraw the remaining 6% of distributable custody assets from the
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The government of Nigeria — one of the world’s most curious nations about cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) — has approved the National Blockchain Policy for Nigeria during its meeting on May 3, 2023. The approval was in response to a memo presented by Isa Ali Ibrahim, the Minister of Communications
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Nigerian crypto exchange Roqqu has been granted regulatory approval to operate in South Africa, allowing users to purchase cryptocurrencies and withdraw funds with the country's fiat currency, the South African Rand, according to local media reports. South Africa has been a top priority for Roqqu as the exchange seeks to expand
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“As we've seen in recent months, stringent rules and supervision are very much needed,” the European Commission’s Mairead McGuinness said, citing the collapse of crypto companies FTX, Celsius, Voyager, and the stablecoin terraUSD, and referring to provisions intended to protect consumers, avoid market abuse, and curb money laundering. Source
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A Delaware company is seeking registration with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to carry out over-the-counter (OTC) stock trading on-chain. BlackStar Enterprise Group has been developing the platform since 2018 and spent almost two years in communication with the regulator, answering dozens of questions and comments from examiners.
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A bug on a smart contract on the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol SushiSwap led to over $3 million in losses in the early hours of April 9, according to several security reports on Twitter. Blockchain security companies Certik Alert and Peckshield posted about an unusual activity related to the approval function
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