Crypto Exchange Coinbase Secures Registration From Netherlands’ Central Bank
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (COIN) has registered with the Dutch central bank, allowing it to offer crypto products to consumers and businesses in the Netherlands.
Chamber of Digital Commerce gets approval to join the SEC vs Ripple lawsuit
The crypto advocacy group is granted the status of “the friend of the court.”
Meta ordered to pay Voxer $175 million for violating live-streaming patents
Meta has been ordered to pay almost $175 million in fines to app developer Voxer for violating live-streaming patents | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Meta has been ordered to pay Voxer — creator of the Walkie Talkie messaging app — over $174 million in damages after a jury in Texas federal court … Read more
Ethereum risks another 10% drop versus Bitcoin as $15.4M exits ETH investment funds
Macroeconomic factors and centralization concerns are putting pressure on Ethereum’s price post-Merge.
JPMorgan Sees Concerns for Ethereum Blockchain After the Merge
The platform has become less decentralized after the switch to proof-of-stake, the bank said.
Inside Seoul Robotics’s contrarian approach to autonomous vehicle tech
Seoul Robotics has taken a divergent path on the road to commercializing autonomous vehicles. Instead of developing and embedding the entire self-driving system, including sensors into a vehicle, Seoul is turning to surrounding infrastructure to do some of the heavy lifting. And its contrarian approach has attracted a new group of investors and $25 million … Read more
Coinbase Completed $100M Transaction to Test Proprietary Trading: Report
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (COIN) completed a $100 million transaction as a test of its proprietary trading efforts earlier this year, according to a WSJ report.
India proposes to regulate internet communication services
India has proposed to regulate internet-based communication services, requiring platforms to obtain a license for operating in the world’s second largest wireless market. The Department of Telecommunications’ new proposal, called Draft Indian Telecommunication Bill, 2022, seeks to consolidate and update three old rules — Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933, and The … Read more
Regulated fintech in Bahrain enables crypto payments with Binance
The Central Bank of Bahrain gives the nod to EazyPay, launching crypto payments for more than 5,000 payment gateways in the country.
As XRP Rallies, Some Traders Buy Year-End Bullish Bets in the Options Market
Investors are snapping up bullish bets in anticipation of a resolution in Ripple’s ongoing legal tussle with the U.S. SEC.
Mozilla urges action to unpick platform browser lock-ins
As antitrust regulators around the world dial up scrutiny of platform power, Mozilla has published a piece of research digging into the at times subtle yet always insidious ways operating systems exert influence to keep consumers locked to using their own-brand browsers rather than seeking out and switching to independent options — while simultaneously warning … Read more
Republican Lawmakers File Amicus Brief in Support of Custodia Bank’s Legal Battle With the Federal Reserve
Six U.S. Republican lawmakers have thrown their weight behind Custodia Bank in its ongoing legal battle to get a master account at the Federal Reserve.
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OpenSea implements a new protocol that ranks NFT rarity
The OpenRarity project was a collaborative project between various NFT community entities, including Curio, icy.tools, OpenSea and Proof.
Alibaba Cloud pledges $1B to boost overseas alliance
Alibaba is known for its sprawling e-commerce empire, but like Amazon, cloud service has been a big driver of its revenues in recent years. The Chinese cloud giant is ready to double down on its overseas reach and announced today a $1 billion investment in a “global partner ecosystem upgrade.” Alibaba Cloud is now the … Read more
Estonia Grants First Crypto License to LastBit’s Striga
The crypto banking company is first to jump over anti-money laundering hurdles which significantly toughen Estonia’s legal regime.
S. Korean Watchdog Says $7.2B Transfered Overseas Mainly Through Crypto Exchanges: Report
South Korea’s financial watchdog found that since June there have been $7.2 billion abnormal foreign exchange transactions, most of which were transferred through cryptocurrency exchanges, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.
Binance Hires Big-Name Former Government Officials to Set Up Advisory Board
Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume, has rounded up prominent former government officials to act as a global board of advisers as the company negotiates the regulatory and political minefield the crypto industry finds itself in.
Opera browser integrates Elrond blockchain services to bolster Web3 adoption
Elrond is one of the first carbon-negative blockchains in Europe, and its integration with Opera will help millions of new users to access the Web3 ecosystem.
Berlin’s Visionaries Club VC boosts its funds with €350M worth of fresh capital for B2B investments
It was back in 2019 that we reported on Visionaries Club, a new, Berlin-based, European VC focusing on B2B, founded by Sebastian Pollok and Robert Lacher. At the time, Visionaries Club had launched two new €40M micro funds for seed and growth-stage B2B. Pollok was previously a VC at e.ventures in San Francisco and also … Read more
Opera’s Crypto Browser to Add Support for Elrond After Roping In Eight Other Blockchains
The Norwegian browser company has already offered in-browser crypto wallet support to nine blockchains since its beta version in January.
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EU Project to Fight Fakes Succeeds By Being Open, Founder Says
A publicly backed blockchain project to stop counterfeit goods from entering the European Union is trying to avoid mistakes of the past, its founder told CoinDesk.