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Crypto ETPs saw $199M inflow last week, the largest since July 2022

Bitcoin ETPs claimed $188 million or 94% of the total inflows, indicating the market has a bigger appetite for BTC than Ethereum.

Monika Ghosh 1 min read 3 years ago

Adoption

HSBC’s Hong Kong customers can now trade Bitcoin, Ethereum futures ETFs

HSBC has expanded cryptocurrency exposure to its Hong Kong customers.

1 min read 3 years ago

Technology NEAR -5.79%

NEAR Protocol feels a boost following Alibaba Cloud partnership

The partnership with Alibaba Cloud would grant access to the cloud developer ecosystem in key regions.

2 min read 3 years ago

Analysis XMR +1.34%

$18.6B privacy sector up 9% leading crypto market over past 24hours

Privacy tokens spike higher amid tightening drives to clamp down on the sector.

2 min read 3 years ago

Investments

Haru Invest execs grounded in South Korea amid fraud suspicions

South Korean prosuectors said the ban is a preemptive measure.

2 min read 3 years ago

Macro

Paul Tudor Jones cautious about buying more Bitcoin as macro narrative turns

Paul Tudor Jones is "sticking with Bitcoin," but wonders if falling inflation, AI development, and regulatory hostilities will dampen future price growth.

2 min read 3 years ago

Legal

Japan’s token issuers are now exempt from corporate tax on unrealized gains

The tax break is welcome news for Japan's crypto firms, who still have to pay taxes on paper gains for tokens issued by other firms.

2 min read 3 years ago

Legal

Media giants appeal to overturn court decision to keep FTX user names redacted

Four media giants continue to fight to unseal the names of FTX's nearly 9 million users in accordance with typical disclosure requirements.

2 min read 3 years ago

Opinion

Potential consequences of implementing universal basic income

UBI promises more equality, freedom, and happiness. But a dig deeper calls for skepticism around "free money."

6 min read 3 years ago

Legal

Celsius investors allege Wintermute took part in wash trading, price manipulation

According to Bloomberg, the full extent of the relationship between Wintermute and Celsius is unknown.

2 min read 3 years ago

Stablecoins USDC -0.01%

Coinbase adds support for USDC on Stellar

The addition could reduce transaction costs and allow for faster transactions.

2 min read 3 years ago

Banking

JP Morgan starts offering euro transfers with JPM Coin payment system

Siemens has carried out the first euro-denominated transfer using JP Morgan Chase blockchain-based payment system for EU payments.

2 min read 3 years ago

Regulation

Senator Cynthia Lummis criticizes SEC’s action against Coinbase, says lawmakers are working on crypto regulation bill

The Wyoming Senator said she is "scratching her head" over the SEC's enforcement action against Coinbase.

2 min read 3 years ago

Exchanges

Belgium’s chief financial regulator orders Binance to cease Belgian services

The official announcement includes the possibility of "criminal sanctions" against the exchange.

2 min read 3 years ago

DeFi MKR +1.12%

MakerDAO-powered lending platform Spark Protocol onboards Rocket Pool staked ETH as collateral option

MakerDAO also raised the protocol's borrowing power by 400%.

3 min read 3 years ago

Trading

Bitcoin breaks $31k as it continues to shake off recent slumps

Bitcoin surged to a year-to-date high of $31,000, buoyed by a wave of institutional interest and exemption from recent enforcement actions.

2 min read 3 years ago

Legal

Supreme court rules in favor of Coinbase, issues order to move user lawsuit into arbitration

The dispute at the center of the case involved a Coinbase user who filed a lawsuit against the company, alleging that the exchange had wrongfully closed his account and refused to return his funds.

2 min read 3 years ago