Trading
Exchanges
Binance expands to Kazakhstan amid global regulatory hurdles
Binance stated that its Kazakhstani users can transfer fiat directly to their account on the platform.
Exchanges
Bitcoin price briefly pumps to $138,000 on Binance.US amid exchange’s liquidity crisis
Binance.US's legal woes have led to a liquidity crunch as traders and market makers flee the exchange.
Analysis
GBTC discount narrows to 33% amid buyout rumors, revived spot Bitcoin ETF interest
BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF applications has renewed optimism surrounding Grayscale's GBTC shares.
Mining
Bitcoin miner Iris Energy’s shares surge 20% on expansion announcement
Iris stated that its capacity will rise by 63% to 9.1 EH/s by early 2024 and revitalize its high-performance computing (HPC) data center.
Exchanges
Deutsche Bank applies for digital asset custody license in Germany
Several crypto community members have highlighted the growing interest of traditional financial interest in crypto.
Exchanges
An institutional crypto exchange backed by Fidelity, Schwab, and Citadel Securities launches today
EDX supports spot trading activities for only four cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, and Ethereum.
Exchanges
Japan’s crypto exchanges push for relaxed margin trading rules to attract new investors
The exchanges argue that the move would make Japan more attractive for crypto and blockchain companies.
Exchanges
Binance confirms Bitcoin Lightning Network integration in the works
Crypto exchanges Kraken and OKX have established Bitcoin Lightning Network connections with Binance nodes.
Technology
Sui awards $500k to CertiK for uncovering critical ‘HamsterWheel’ vulnerability
The HamsterWheel vulnerability would have prevented Sui blockchain from processing new transactions.
Legal
Terra’s Do Kwon sentenced to four months’ imprisonment in Montenegro
The court found Kwon and his associate, Han Chang-Joon, guilty of using forged travel documents.
Exchanges
Binance’s UK subsidiary withdraws FCA registration as European exodus continues
Binance no longer has an authorized entity in the U.K, according to the FCA website.
Exchanges
Binance CEO says Netherlands remains “progressive” despite failure to secure critical license
The embattled CEO is projecting a cool image on social media withdrawing his companies from another market.
