Crypto Exchanges


Policy

Crypto Exchange Gemini Starts Up in France With EU's MiCA Laws Weeks From Kicking In

Companies registered in EU nations by year-end will be able to continue operating while they secure licenses under MiCA regulations that take effect at the end of the year.

Gemin's Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss (Image Catcher News Service/Getty Images)

Policy

FTX Sues Binance, Former CEO CZ for $1.8B

The filing alleges that FTX was already insolvent and the FTT tokens used in a share repurchase transaction were worthless, and therefore the transfer should be classed as fraudulent

Binance's former CEO, Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (Photos from Smorshedi/Wikimedia Commons and CoinDesk/Flickr, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Archax to Buy Spanish Broker King & Shaxson Capital Markets to Expand in Europe

Completion of the acquisition is subject to regulatory approval in Spain.

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Markets

Coinbase's Earnings Miss Makes U.S. Election Even Bigger Catalyst: Analysts

The market will now be watching the U.S. presidential election as an important short-term catalyst for Coinbase and the wider industry.

Coinbase (PiggyBank/Unsplash)

Policy

Former FTX Customer Sues Hedge Fund, Says It Reneged on Bankruptcy Payout Deal

Alexander Nikolas Gierczyk of California says the hedge fund he sold his FTX bankruptcy claim to isn't paying out what it promised.

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Markets

Binance's Crypto Market Share Sinks to 4-Year Low

While Binance remains a giant in crypto trading, its volumes dropped over 20% in September versus the previous month, while rival Crypto.com's surged over 40%.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

FTX Dotcom Creditors Vote Massively in Favor of Reorganizing Plan

The plan promises to return 118% of claims in cash to most creditors, who represent about $6.83 billion in claims by value.

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (MIT Bitcoin Club/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Kraken Said to Hire Natasha Powell as UK Head of Compliance

Powell will start in her new role at the crypto exchange in November.

Kraken has hired Natasha Powell as U.K. head of compliance: sources. (BCB Group)

Finance

German Government Shuts Down 47 Exchanges, Says They're Tied To ‘Illegal Activity’

The country’s Federal Criminal Police Office and its Central Office for Combating Cybercrime said the platforms failed to comply with KYC requirements and allowed for illegal activities such as money laundering.

German authorities have shuttered dozens of crypto exchanges they contend are tied to illicit activity. (Bryan Jones/Flickr)

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