Three Quarters of Jurisdictions Not Complying With Global Crypto Laundering Norms, FATF Says
The global anti-money laundering watchdog FATF said North Korea is using digital assets to fund weapons of mass destruction
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Circle Was Top Depositor Aided by SVB Government Rescue: Bloomberg
The FDIC guarantee included over $3.3 billion the USDC stablecoin issuer held at the lender.
Bitcoin Cash Prices Spikes to 4-Month High; Open Interest Rises to 77%
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) has surged by 36.5% in the past three-days after EDX, the exchange backed by Fidelity, Schwab and Citadel, listed it alongside bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH) and litecoin (LTC).
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Might Take a Breather
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for June 23, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
BCB Group’s Deputy CEO Departs After Failed German Bank Acquisition
The crypto banking firm said last week that it had ended its planned acquisition of Germany’s Sutor Bank, citing regulatory delays and market conditions.
Northstake Raises $3M to Boost Institutional Crypto Staking
The 2.8 million-euro fundraise comes from PreSeed Ventures, Morph Capital, The Aventures Fund, Funfair Ventures and Delta Blockchain Fund.
Startup Kaito Gets $87.5M Valuation in New Funding to Build AI Search Engine for Crypto
The search engine combines real-time data with large language models like ChatGPT.
Crypto Custody Firm BitGo Cancels Acquisition of Rival Prime Trust
Prime Trust has been losing clients and deposits to competitors for weeks amid mounting concerns over its business, a source at one former client told CoinDesk.
Wintermute Backs DEX Vertex Protocol in Strategic Investment
The amount of the investment wasn’t disclosed, and Wintermute will provide liquidity services to the decentralized exchange.
Crypto Friendly Xapo Bank Expands to India, Rest of South Asia
Xapo’s CEO said the move “is in line with the positive shifts we are witnessing in Asia’s evolving crypto landscape.”