Bitfinex Launches Peer-to-Peer Trading Platform in Argentina, Colombia and Venezuela
Users will be able to buy and sell bitcoin, ether, USDT, EURT and XAUT.
Three Arrows Capital Liquidators Seek $1.3B From Bankrupt Hedge Fund’s Founders: Bloomberg
The fund founded by Su Zhu and Kyle Davies suffered big losses on the collapse of the Terra ecosystem starting in May 2022 and took on additional leverage despite already being insolvent, the liquidators say.
The Second FTX Asset Recovery Report Is Packed With Bombshells
New claims put FTX and Alameda Research founder Sam Bankman-Fried and his friends even closer to the center of a brazen conspiracy.
Don’t Overlook Tokyo and Hong Kong as Crypto Hot Spots
The two Far East financial hubs take a comprehensive approach to overseeing crypto, and are likely to attract businesses from around the world. They don’t appear on CoinDesk’s Crypto Hubs 2023 ranking of the 15 best places to live and work for crypto professionals, but they should not be ignored.
Hong Kong’s HSBC Allows Customers to Trade Bitcoin, Ether ETFs but That’s Not Really News
HSBC’s customers in Hong Kong have in fact been able to trade such crypto investment products since they were listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in December.
Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 Secures Up to $50M in Loans From Coinbase
The first $15 million will be drawn shortly after closing the deal, while another $15 million is conditional on closing a merger with peer USBTC.
BitGo Still Sees Consolidation in Crypto Custody After Spurning Prime Trust: CEO
CEO Mike Belshe said he sees consolidation in the crypto custody sector in the next six months.
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Retreats Slightly From 12-Month High
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for June 26, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Bitcoin Futures Attract Biggest Bets Since Terra’s Collapse
Open interest has surged to $11 billion to its highest level in over a year.
Singapore’s MAS Proposes Design Framework for Interoperable Digital Asset Networks
Banking giants like Standard Chartered, HSBC and Citi are set to run multiple tokenization trials across financial asset classes.