CoinShares to Launch a Bitcoin ETP on SIX Swiss Exchange
It joins several other ETP providers on the exchange, including ETC Group, with its own physically backed bitcoin product. Source
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Coinbase Joins $6M Funding Round for Licensed Middle-East Exchange Rain Financial
The $6 million Series A round was led by Middle-Eastern VC firm MEVP Capital. Source
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Deribit Exchange Raises Maximum Bitcoin Options Strike Price to $400K
The eye-watering strike option supplants the company's previous $300,000 maximum offering listed on Jan. 9. Source
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CrossTower Launches Capital Markets Desk to Bring Institutions to Its Spot Exchange
Crypto trading platform CrossTower is launching a capital markets desk for institutional clients.Leading the desk is securities industry veteran Greg Bunn, who’s being hired as CrossTower’s chief strategy officer. Previously, Bunn served as global head of counterparty strategy at foreign exchange giant Citadel, and he also worked in senior roles
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New Bitcoin ETP Launches on Swiss Stock Exchange SIX
The BTCetc bitcoin ETP (BTCE) tracks the price of bitcoin and is physically backed. Source
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Owner of Crypto Exchange RG Coins Gets 10 Years in Prison for Laundering $5M
The owner and manager of cryptocurrency exchange RG Coins has been handed a lengthy prison term for his involvement in a multi-million dollar scheme to defraud U.S. citizens.According to a Tuesday press release from the Department of Justice, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Weir sentenced Rossen Iossifov to a 10-year
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Fidelity International Invests $6M in Firm Behind Hong Kong’s OSL Crypto Exchange
BC's OSL exchange is the first crypto brokerage to receive Hong Kong regulators' blessing. Source
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It Prepares to Buy Bithumb Exchange
It is believed that the acquisition of Bithumb by Nexon may greatly contribute to the creation of a positive image around the platform in particular and the industry in general.South Korea’s top gaming conglomerate Nexon is planning to acquire the Bithumb cryptocurrency exchange. Reports revealed that the transaction was led
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Crypto Exchange Bakkt Nears Merger With Victory Park SPAC: Bloomberg
A deal could be announced as soon as next week, the report said. Source
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Crypto Derivatives Exchange BitMEX Says All Users Are Now Verified
After getting in hot water with U.S. regulators last year, the exchange has rolled out mandatory verification for all users. Source
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