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Kraken Boosts European Presence with Planned BCM Acquisition

In a strategic move to bolster its European expansion, cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has announced its intention to acquire Coin Meester B.V. (BCM), a Netherlands-based digital asset broker. The planned acquisition follows the recent implementation of the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulatory framework, which governs the operations of crypto

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Astera Labs Appoints Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan as Lead Underwriters for Its Planned IPO Expected in 2024

Astera Labs closed its series D funding round in November last year with $150 million at a valuation of about $3.15 billion. Santa Clara, California-based semiconductor connectivity solutions firm, Astera Labs Inc has appointed Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS), and JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE: JPM) as the lead underwriters for its

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FTX Founder’s Planned Defense is ‘Irrelevant’ Without More Details, DOJ Argues

“The Court should preclude irrelevant, confusing, and prejudicial questioning, evidence, and arguments about the involvement of attorneys” if no further details are provided, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in the filing, arguing Bankman-Fried should specify the legal advice or abandon his proposed defense. Source

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Fantom DEX rescued at eleventh hour following planned shutdown

SpiritSwap, a decentralized exchange (DEX) on Fantom, will no longer shut its doors in September after having treasury funds stuck on troubled cross-chain protocol Multichain.In an Aug. 16 community vote, SpiritSwap users passed a resolution to transfer the project to Power, a fellow nonfungible token platform and DEX that is

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Prime Trust, Which BitGo Had Planned to Buy, Looks Poised for Potentially Massive Layoffs, Sources Say

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UK FCA’s Planned Crypto Incentives Ban Could Force Firms Out of Country, Lobbyists Say

"Crypto remains high-risk and the new rules are aligned with the existing rules for promoting other high-risk investments. We’ve conducted extensive consumer research, behavior testing and considered responses to both our discussion and consultation paper on the matter," an FCA spokesperson said in an email to CryptoX. "These rules are

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Sam Bankman-Fried’s brother planned to buy island and prep for apocalypse: court filing

Gabriel Bankman-Fried, the brother of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, had a plan to survive a global catastrophe using funds from the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange.According to a July 20 filing with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, Gabriel planned to purchase the island nation of Nauru

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Coinbase CEO’s stock sale was probably not planned to occur a day ahead of SEC suit

Coinbase CEO and co-founder Brian Armstrong sold company shares the day before the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a complaint against the exchange for securities law violations. The transaction caused a minor stir in the Twitter cryptoverse, as Armstrong avoided a sharp loss by doing so. SEC records

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Aragon (ANT) Cancels Planned DAO Control of $200M Treasury Amid Battle With Arca, Others

“The Aragon treasury was established with the explicit mission of supporting builders to advance decentralized governance infrastructure. Based on Swiss regulations that mandate the use of Aragon’s treasury for its stated social purpose, fiduciary duty compels Aragon Association to secure these funds from those seeking to access them for their

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