SEC Chairman Outlines Regulation of Crypto Assets Relating to Security-Based Swaps – Regulation Bitcoin News
Read More
cryptoexchange
NatWest cuts payment channels to Binance, citing regulatory uncertainty
NatWest, a major United Kingdom-based retail and commercial bank, has blocked all credit and debit card payments to crypto exchange Binance until further notice, multiple users on social media reported on Thursday.“With an increase in scams relating to cryptocurrency and regulatory uncertainty around Binance in the United Kingdom, we want
Read More
New DeFi futures to enable hedging against Bitcoin mining difficulty
Decentralized derivatives exchange SynFutures announced a new product called Bitcoin (BTC) Hash Rate Futures that uses the biggest cryptocurrency’s ever-changing mining difficulty as a basis to open long or short positions. Touted as fully decentralized hash rate futures, SynFutures’ new offering would let users trade on Bitcoin mining difficulty with wrapped
Read More
Fund management firm Global X files with SEC for Bitcoin ETF
New York-headquartered fund manager Global X Digital Assets has filed an application for a Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Global X Digital Assets, which is the sponsor of the proposed trust, is affiliated with Global X Management Company, also known as Global
Read More
3AC-backed DeFi protocol Tranchess launched to track Bitcoin performance
Three Arrows Capital CEO Su Zhu has announced the launch of decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Tranchess.Tweeting on Thursday, Zhu described Tranchess as a “Tokenized Asset Management and Derivatives Trading” protocol.While the project aims to become a multi-chain and multi-asset DeFi protocol, with designs on becoming a decentralized autonomous organization, the
Read More
Visa to acquire cross-border payments fintech Currencycloud
Visa officially announced Thursday that it signed a definitive agreement to acquire Currencycloud, a fintech platform supporting about 500 banking and technology clients across more than 180 countries.The new acquisition aims to improve Visa’s foreign exchange business and expand them to serve financial institutions, fintechs and partners. The deal will
Read More
Bank of Russia asks stock exchanges to not list crypto-related firms
As global cryptocurrency companies increasingly consider going public, the Russian central bank has officially recommended local exchanges to avoid crypto-related listings.The Bank of Russia issued an information letter on July 19, asking Russian stock exchanges to stay away from listings of foreign and local companies involved in a broad range
Read More
Dogecoin becomes the 7th cryptocurrency accepted on Coinbase Commerce
Coinbase Commerce, the e-commerce arm of the United States-based crypto exchange, has added support for Dogecoin payments.According to a Twitter announcement, Dogecoin became the seventh cryptocurrency for merchants to accept payments on Coinbase’s e-commerce portal. The platform currently supports Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Ether (ETH), Litecoin (LTC) along with
Read More
Currency.com becomes executive member of self-regulating trade group CryptoUK
Crypto trading company Currency.com is joining CryptoUK, a self-regulatory trade association for the cryptocurrency industry in the United Kingdom. In a Thursday announcement, CryptoUK said the firm would become an executive member in the regulatory group alongside Binance.UK, Crypto.com, CryptoCompare, Electroneum, eToro, Ripple, BCB Group, Outlier Ventures, and Simmons & Simmons.
Read More
Binance Australia partners with Koinly for tax reports as ATO ramps up compliance
The Australian branch of leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has increased the ability for users to accurately report tax liabilities amidst increased pressure from local tax authorities.Binance has partnered with cryptocurrency tax startup Koinly to assist users grappling with ever-increasing tax obligations down under. Binance users in Australia have been offered
Read More