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Crypto custodian Hex Trust receives Dubai VASP license

Hong Kong-founded institutional cryptocurrency asset custodian Hex Trust has been given the green light to offer virtual asset custodial services to institutional clients and investors in Dubai.The firm, which established an office in the city in June 2022, received a full virtual asset service provider (VASP) license from Dubai’s Virtual

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Taiwanese crypto exchange and VASP member Bitgin under investigation for money laundering

Taiwan cryptocurrency exchange Bitgin is under investigation by the country's police force for money laundering. According to local news reports early this week, Yuting Zhang, the firm's COO, was arrested by Taiwanese police for his alleged role in the "Eighty-Eight Guild Hall" money laundering incident. Previously Zhemin Guo and Chengwen Tu,

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OKX crypto exchange enters final stage of Hong Kong VASP license application

OKX cryptocurrency exchange has entered the final stage before acquiring a virtual asset service provider license (VASP) in Hong Kong. The crypto exchange expects the final approval for a VASP by March next year.Li Zhikai, the global chief commercial officer of OKX, in an interview, said that they are actively

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Nexo sues Cayman Islands financial regulator over VASP license

The same week that Bulgarian authorities were raiding Nexo’s offices and indicting four individuals for charges related to money laundering, the crypto lender filed suit in the Cayman Islands.In a document dated Jan. 12, Nexo filed a lawsuit against the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority, or CIMA, for denying its registration

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