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Deribit, one of the leading crypto derivatives exchanges globally, announced on Thursday its withdrawal from the Russian market in response to sanctions imposed by the European Union (EU), according to a report by TASS. Deribit has announced its exit from the…
Fineqia International Inc., a digital asset and investment firm, has announced a partnership between its subsidiary, Fineqia AG, and Copper.co, a provider of digital asset custody, collateral management, and prime services. Copper to provide secure custody solutions for @FineqiaPlatform AG’s Exchange-Traded…
The Cardano (ADA) price bubble may be bursting, with ADA bears controlling the market on Thursday as the cryptocurrency drops 11% for the week. Whilst the ADA price is still more than 38% up versus its Monday price crash lows, bulls…
On February 4, 2025, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida ordered the Brazilian founders of the illegal cryptocurrency platform EmpiresX to pay $130 million in fines and restitution. The…
The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region has taken the lead in retail Bitcoin trading, surpassing the U.S. and Europe, according to research published by Gemini and Glassnode in February 2024. Retail $BTC trading in APAC is leaving the US and EU in the…
Elon Musk, head of the newly-created federal agency DOGE, has endorsed a U.S. Treasury blockchain proposal in Bid for Transparency. Musk, in a February 2 X post, accused long-term Department of Treasury officials of approving fraudulent payments in violation of Congressional…
Layer-1 blockchain Sui has partnered with Libre Capital, a financial instruments tokenization and issuance infrastructure developer. The partnership has brought traditional financial expertise into the digital asset market, said the email sent to Cryptonews. The integrating infrastructure and Sui’s blockchain enables…
Swedish digital asset management firm Virtune has listed two of its altcoin exchange-traded products (ETPs) on Nasdaq Helsinki. Virtune Avalanche ETP and Virtune Staked Cardano ETP will now be accessible to both institutional and retail investors through banks. Announced on Wednesday,…
Members of high-end investment club Tiger21 have dedicated about 1%-3% of their wealth to cryptocurrencies. This translates to roughly $6b. In a CNBC interview on Thursday, founder Michael Sonnenfeldt explained that Bitcoin has now positioned itself alongside gold as a trusted…
Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin issuer, is expanding its artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives with several new applications in development, according to CEO Paolo Ardoino. In a Feb. 4 announcement, Ardoino revealed that Tether Data, the company’s AI division, is working on…
Rep. French Hill, a Republican who chairs the House Financial Services Committee, outlined an ambitious plan to reshape US crypto regulation, asserting that new legislation will replace heavy-handed enforcement with clear, investor-friendly guidelines. He indicated this regulatory overhaul is designed to…
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Wednesday announced that it will convene a public roundtable in the coming weeks to discuss and refine its regulatory approach to prediction markets. Consequently, this initiative may impact platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket…