
Crypto futures ETFs debut in HK (never mind the meltdown)
Two exchange traded funds (ETFs) that track US-listed crypto futures have raised a combined $73.6 million ahead of their debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange. Read more…
Two exchange traded funds (ETFs) that track US-listed crypto futures have raised a combined $73.6 million ahead of their debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange. Read more…
G20 countries are striving to build a policy consensus on crypto assets to inform better global regulation, says India’s federal economic affairs secretary. Read more…
US federal prosecutors allege FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried committed fraud and violated campaign finance laws. Additional charges may follow. Read more…
Indonesia’s central bank has unveiled plans for a digital rupiah currency that will use blockchain tech, as the country sees a boom in digital transactions. Read more…
The market for crypto-based fan tokens is heating up in Qatar at this years’s World Cup. Average daily trading volumes reached $300 million in November. Read more…
Cryptocurrency lender BlockFi has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after the firm was hurt by exposure to the spectacular collapse of FTX. Read more…
The collapse of FTX and crypto in general should be no surprise to anyone who has paid attention – the sector has shown signs of uncertainty and risk for years. Read more…
The crash of FTX has injected greater urgency into regulating crypto. Targeting such ‘conglomerate’ platforms will be the focus for 2023, says new IOSCO chair. Read more…
Solana, a poster coin of the crypto future lauded by FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, has been hit harder than any other major coin by the collapse of FTX. Read more…
The collapse of FTX is doing further damage to the now very fragile crypto proposition. But once the dust settles, blockchain and crypto will survive. Read more…
Indonesia plans to move regulation, supervision and oversight of crypto investments to the Financial Service Authority (OJK) to better protect investors. Read more…
Binance signs a nonbinding agreement to buy the non-US unit of FTX to help cover its “liquidity crunch”, raising fresh concerns among investors about crypto. Read more…
Cryptocurrency exchanges and banks need to make the investment case on valuation – which is something that Coinbase is still not able to do. Here’s why. Read more…
Hong Kong proposes allowing retail investors to trade in cryptocurrencies and crypto exchange-traded funds in hopes of rebuilding its fintech hub status. Read more…
Crypto exchange Coinbase said it has received in-principle approval from Monetary Authority of Singapore to offer crypto payment services in the city-state. Read more…
Crypto miners rendered homeless by the Ethereum ‘Merge’ find themselves saddled with around $10 billion of equipment now looking for something to do. Read more…
The Ethereum blockchain has undergone a major software upgrade called “Merge”, drastically reducing its energy usage by 99.95%. Read more…
A South Korean court has issued an arrest warrant for Do Kwon, the primary developer of failed cryptocurrencies Luna and TerraUSD. Read more…
Asking the public for their opinions about crypto and digital cash is like asking people in the days of bulletin boards what they want from social media. Read more…
Bitcoin has been called lots of things. Buzzy, beguiling, baffling, even bogus. But never boring. Until now. And that’s opening the door to its archrival ether. Read more…
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