MARATHON BECOMES THE SECOND-LARGEST BITCOIN HOLDER AMONG LISTED COMPANIES |1300 HKT | 0600 UKT | 9 November 2022

by Александр Пирогов | Nov 9, 2022 | Blog News

Marathon Digital Holdings CEO Fred Thiel said during the company’s third-quarter earnings call on 8 November that Marathon is now holding 11,300 Bitcoin, which is the world’s second-highest among listed companies. Thiel also added that the company has not disposed of...

COUNTRIES FAILING TO IMPLEMENT THE CRYPTO AML GUIDELINES COULD NOW BE ADDED TO THE FATF’S GREY LIST|1300 HKT | 0600 UKT | 9 November 2022

by Александр Пирогов | Nov 9, 2022 | Blog News

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is reportedly proposing to annually review countries’ enforcement of AML and CTF rules on crypto providers. While a country failing to comply with the FATF’s AML guidelines for cryptocurrencies would not automatically be put on...

COINBASE AND KRAKEN EXPERIENCE LATENCY ISSUES FOLLOWING BINANCE’S FTX ACQUISITION|1300 HKT | 0600 UKT | 9 November 2022

by Александр Пирогов | Nov 9, 2022 | Blog News

Coinbase and Kraken reportedly experienced connectivity issues on 8 November, following the news of Binance that planned to acquire FTX. Coinbase said it was “experiencing network connection issues for Coinbase.com, Coinbase Pro, and Coinbase Prime” and users might...

BINANCE TO ACQUIRE FTX’S NON-US BUSINESS TO HELP COVER THE LIQUIDITY CRUNCH |1300 HKT | 0600 UKT | 9 November 2022

by Александр Пирогов | Nov 9, 2022 | Blog News

Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, has reportedly signed a non-binding letter of intent with FTX to fully acquire http://FTX.com. The announcement came after Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said on Twitter that Binance would liquidate any remaining FTX Token on...

COINBASE CEO URGES SINGAPORE TO ALLOW RETAIL CRYPTO TRADING|1300 HKT | 0600 UKT | 8 November 2022

by Александр Пирогов | Nov 8, 2022 | Blog News

Co-founder and CEO of US-based crypto exchange Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, said at the Singapore FinTech Festival 2022 that Singapore’s ambition to become a Web3 hub is difficult to reconcile with its prohibition of retail trading. In response to his criticism,...

WUHAN EXCLUDES NFTS FROM THE CITY’S LATEST METAVERSE INDUSTRY PLAN |1300 HKT | 0600 UKT | 8 November 2022

by Александр Пирогов | Nov 8, 2022 | Blog News

The Chinese city of Wuhan has reportedly abandoned its plan to include NFTs in the city’s metaverse development. The latest version of the Wuhan government’s industrial plan on the city’s metaverse development no longer mentioned NFTs, which originally appeared in the...