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Franklin Templeton Clears Final Hurdle For ETFs That Turn Stock Dividends Into Bitcoin
Bitcoin Magazine Franklin Templeton Clears Final Hurdle For ETFs That Turn Stock Dividends Into Bitcoin Franklin Templeton has taken the last regulatory step before launching two exchange-traded funds that convert stock dividends into bitcoin. On October 22, Franklin Templeton filed a Form 8-A with...
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Bank of Korea Wants Stablecoins Written Into Forex Law as Crypto Bill and Tax Fight Come to a Head
Bitcoin Magazine Bank of Korea Wants Stablecoins Written Into Forex Law as Crypto Bill and Tax Fight Come to a Head The Bank of Korea plans to draft an amendment to the Foreign Exchange Transactions Act with the government before year-end that would regulate stablecoins as a means of payment,...
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Socket Finds 16 Fake Rabby and OKX Wallet Extensions on Firefox
Mozilla had unpublished the add-ons by Oct. 5, the security firm says. Removing them does not secure wallets whose recovery phrases were exposed.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Bybit secures first full Dubai license for spot trading services
Bybit’s new VARA licence authorizes spot trading services in Dubai, but the exchange must complete additional regulatory requirements before launching.
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India's largest exchange denies hack after sleuths pointed to $16 million in suspicious outflows
CoinDCX denies its active wallets were hacked after sleuths flagged $16 million in outflows from addresses linked to the India-based exchange.
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CoinDCX Acknowledges Wallet-Sweeping Losses After Denying New Breach
The exchange says affected deposits were credited, but has not disclosed the size of its losses.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Switzerland approves first spot Bitcoin ETF for retail investors
BIT Asset Management’s Bitcoin Fund ETF is expected to begin trading on SIX Swiss Exchange in November, with its public offering restricted to Switzerland.
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Bank of Russia clears 17 crypto exchangers as Sberbank and VTB ready retail trading
Russia's central bank is rapidly widening the list of firms allowed to trade crypto, as the country's two biggest lenders prepare to sell Bitcoin and other coins to ordinary customers before the end of the year. The Bank of Russia added a 17th company, Prosto LLC, to its register of crypto exchange...
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Winklevoss PAC moves into Texas Senate race with $81K ad buy
While crypto-aligned PACs have stepped up spending in Ohio, a committee launched by the co-founders of crypto exchange Gemini made one of its first forays into the Lone Star State.
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Coinbase Fined Again in Ireland, This Time $3.6M Over Fund Safeguarding
The Central Bank of Ireland penalized Coinbase Ireland €3,252,618 for leaning too heavily on its U.S. parent and leaving its safeguarding account underfunded—its second hit to the exchange’s European arm in the last year.
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A16z is the latest VC giant to widen bets beyond crypto and into AI and emerging tech
The venture investor behind early bets on Coinbase, Solana and Uniswap said is broadening its focus, joining other crypto investment firms looking beyond blockchain to artificial intelligence and tech themes.
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Irish cenbank fines Coinbase arm $3.6M for oversight, safeguard failures
According to the Central Bank of Ireland, Coinbase Ireland had agreed with the facts around the enforcement action and will be subject to fines and sanctions upon approval by a high court.
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Irish central bank fines Coinbase Ireland $3.6 million over fund safeguarding failures
When Silvergate was on the verge of collapse in 2023, Coinbase instructed 30 customers to deposit funds into an alternate account held by Coinbase at another U.S. bank.
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Crypto exchange CoinDCX ‘lying’ about $16M hack, say blockchain investigators
On Thursday morning, blockchain investigator “Darcy” flagged suspicious movements totalling $16 million on addresses suspected to be associated with crypto exchange CoinDCX. Shortly afterwards, CoinDCX co-founder Sumit Gupta thanked the researcher, who works for security firm Salus, but insisted...
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Kraken Says Its xStocks Lineup Now Exceeds 1,000
Kraken's September FAQ listed 131 instruments. The tokens offer equity price exposure without shareholder rights, and US persons remain excluded.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Trade Where You Read: Decrypt Brings Jupiter-Powered Trading to The Information Exchange
Decrypt is building a destination where readers can discover, understand and trade the news, directly where they consume information.
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Coinbase Ireland fined $3.6 million over customer fund segregation, oversight failures
Coinbase Ireland fined $3.6 million for safeguarding breaches that left customer funds underfunded and mixed with group accounts.
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Government-Linked $1 Billion Bitcoin Transfer Led to Coinbase Prime Addresses
The October 8 transaction passed through unlabeled addresses before reaching Arkham-labeled Coinbase deposits. That establishes an exchange-linked destination, not a sale.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Arkham CEO on $1 Billion of U.S. Government Bitcoin Moved to “Unknown” Wallet
📺 Watch Video Bitcoin Magazine Arkham CEO on $1 Billion of U.S. Government Bitcoin Moved to “Unknown” Wallet A US government-linked wallet just moved about $1 billion in Bitcoin from the Bitfinex hack, and the market wants to know if a sale is coming. Arkham Intelligence CEO Miguel Morel explains...
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Central Bank of Ireland Fines Coinbase Unit €3.25 Million Over Customer Fund Safeguarding Failures
Bitcoin Magazine Central Bank of Ireland Fines Coinbase Unit €3.25 Million Over Customer Fund Safeguarding Failures The Central Bank of Ireland has fined Coinbase Ireland Limited €3.25 million ($3.65 million) for failing to safeguard customer funds and for leaning on its US parent to run compliance...
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Coinbase Ireland Fined €3.25 Million Over Customer-Fund Failures
The safeguarding shortfall reached €5.2 million in 2024. The sanctions require High Court confirmation before taking effect.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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The UK needs a workable route to regulated DeFi access
The UK’s 2027 crypto rules risk a de facto ban on regulated firms providing access to DeFi, argues Coinbase’s European policy head Katie Harries.
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Crypto traders price India telecoms company Reliance Jio's IPO at about $110 billion
The pre-IPO Jio contract on Bitget is trading near $12, a roughly 4% premium on the top price band, as India’s largest public offering remains open for subscription.
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Aero Launches as Aerodrome and Velodrome Merge Across Seven Chains
The combined exchange went live across seven networks, with VELO converting at 0.044 AERO and locked positions becoming sAERO... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Three Companies Have Notified the SEC of Intention To Start Tokenized Stocks Trading
Bitcoin Magazine Three Companies Have Notified the SEC of Intention To Start Tokenized Stocks Trading Three companies have notified the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of their plans to operate tokenized securities venues following a new rule, according to the top regulator. Tokenized Stock...
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Polymarket US Sues Ohio to Block Sports-Contract Crackdown
The exchange seeks preliminary and permanent injunctions after Ohio demanded an immediate halt to sports contracts and written confirmation of compliance by Oct. 16.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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OKX Combines Euro and EURC Liquidity in One Spot Order Book
Eligible EEA users can convert euros to EURC at 1:1 and choose either settlement asset, with fees depending on their tier and transaction.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Bybit will look for big broker partnerships to take on Robinhood in the U.S.
When it comes to the U.S., Bybit will look to work with with someone like Interactive Brokers (IB), for example, said CEO Ben Zhou.
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Big Tech’s eMudhra fixes may leave crypto bots exposed, CertiK warns
CertiK says crypto trading bots and exchange applications may remain exposed to the eMudhra certificate flaw because browser fixes may not protect all software.
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Why centralized exchanges refuse to list legacy crypto tokens without explicit SEC immunity
Vault12 raised $17.45 million selling VGT in 2018 and says it met or dropped every promise, yet the token has never traded on a centralized exchange.