CryptoSlate
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Opyn founders exit crypto industry following CFTC regulatory actions
On Nov. 14, Zubin Koticha and Alexis Gauba, the co-founders of Opyn, an Ethereum-based options trading platform, announced their decision to step...
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Crypto.com secures preliminary VASP license from Dubai digital asset regulator
Crypto.com has secured a Virtual Assets Service Provider (VASP) license from the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA). The...
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Bitget subsidiary BitgetX closes operations, opts out of Hong Kong crypto market
Bitget’s Hong Kong division, BitgetX, has decided not to apply for a Virtual Asset Trading Platform (VATP) license in Hong Kong despite...
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Ripple CEO criticizes SEC for stifling crypto innovation with aggressive enforcement
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said the U.S. SEC’s actions toward the crypto industry have failed in protecting investors and needs to...
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European Parliament approves controversial Data Act, which may require kill switches on smart contracts
The European Parliament said on Nov. 9 that it has voted in favor of a Data Act that will set out rules in various areas, including smart...
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ETH crosses $2k as BlackRock’s Ethereum Trust filing surfaces
BlackRock has taken the initial step toward filing for a spot Ether ETF, with the iShares Ethereum Trust recently registered in Delaware....
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Grayscale inches closer to spot Bitcoin ETF with ‘constructive’ SEC dialogue
Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein provided an update on his company’s proposed spot Bitcoin ETF in conversation with Bloomberg on Nov....
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Bloomberg analysts point to 8-day window beginning Nov. 9 in which several spot Bitcoin ETFs could see approval
Bloomberg ETF analysts James Seyffart and Eric Balchunas posted a research note on Nov. 8 suggesting that an upcoming 8-day window opening on...
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‘Keep Your Coins Act’ comes to US Senate amid push for crypto self-custody
The push for greater financial freedom and decentralization in the crypto ecosystem continues with the introduction of the “Keep Your...
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Federal Reserve’s Michael Barr comments on stablecoin regulations, CBDCs
Michael Barr, vice chair for supervision at the U.S. Federal Reserve, commented on matters related to stablecoins and CBDCs on Nov. 7. According...
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Half of CFTC’s enforcement cases in the last year involved digital assets
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released its enforcement results for the 2023 fiscal year on Nov. 7 ., in which the agency...
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Kazakhstan bans Coinbase amid crackdown on unregulated crypto activity
The Ministry of Culture and Information in Kazakhstan recently blocked access to prominent crypto exchange Coinbase and select online brokerage...
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SEC wants to hire crypto experts, but job candidates won’t sell their holdings
The U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) is facing challenges in recruiting cryptocurrency experts, a problem partly attributed to its own...
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SEC Commissioner pushes agency to impose stronger preventative measures on crypto industry
In a Nov. 6 speech , Republican SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda said the watchdog needs to reassess its approach to the crypto industry. According...
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Valkyrie CIO anticipates spot Bitcoin ETF approval as early as the end of November
Valkyrie Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Steven McClurg told ETF.com on Nov. 2 that regulators could approve a spot Bitcoin ETF by the end of...