Crypto Exchange Kraken to Explore Stock Trading: Bloomberg
The service could launch as soon as 2024, Bloomberg reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.
Sam Bankman-Fried Can Use an ‘Air-Gapped’ Laptop in Court, Judge Rules
A federal judge signed off on a defense request to allow FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to use an “air-gapped” laptop while in court during his trial next month.
Digital Arm of Thailand’s SCBX and Korean Web3 Firm Hashed Ink R&D Partnership
The partnership comes weeks after KBank, rival of SCBX’s parent, announced a $100 million web3 fund.
SEC Extends Ark, Global X ETF Deadlines as Government Shutdown Looms
The efforts from Ark 21Shares and Global X to list spot bitcoin exchange traded funds (ETFs) must now officially wait longer for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to either approve or reject or deny their applications as the agency moved to extend deadlines Tuesday.
U.S. House Lawmakers Push SEC’s Gensler to Approve Spot Bitcoin ETF ‘Immediately’
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) should listen to the courts and give up its efforts to block exchange traded funds (ETFs) holding bitcoins, a bipartisan group of lawmakers argued in a letter to SEC Chair Gary Gensler.
Blocknative to Suspend MEV-Boost Relay After Economics Fail to ‘Materialize’
The decision followed internal discussions among the company’s leadership and board of directors, and the company plans to focus on “economically viable opportunities.”
How Staking Rates Can Drive the Crypto Economy Forward
Similar to interest rates in the traditional economy, staking rates provide transparency and measurability to investors, unleashing a wave of crypto-native financial products.
Sam Bankman-Fried Can Ask DOJ Witnesses About Drug Use
Judge Lewis Kaplan, who’s overseeing Sam Bankman-Fried’s upcoming trial, set guardrails for certain witness questions and testimony.
Binance’s Liquid Staked Ether Jumps to $1.2B in TVL After Sudden $500M Inflow
Binance’s liquid staking ether (ETH) saw a sudden $500 million burst of inflows over the weekend, pushing its total locked value (TVL) to $1.2 billion.
U.S. Shutdown, Assuming It Doesn’t Run Long, Will Slow, Not Cripple Crypto Efforts
The crypto industry’s business in Washington is coming to a head just as a looming congressional budget impasse could shut down an array of federal services next week. But the digital assets sector can expect its most important matters won’t go entirely dark, experts suggest, even if they’re dragged out longer than crypto firms had hoped.