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Binance Japan is set to fully launch in August and intends to initially list 34 tokens, thereby surpassing any local competitor in terms of token offerings. The company plans to include BNB (CRYPTO: BNB) in its listing, marking the debut of its native token in Japan, according to crypto news outlet...

Coinbase's (NASDAQ: COIN) overseas futures exchange recorded nearly $2 billion in volumes for July. The company, set to announce its second-quarter (Q2) earnings this Thursday, initiated its Bermuda-based futures exchange in May. This move was part of what the firm termed a "global...

Financial behemoth Nomura's (NYSE: NMR) digital asset subsidiary, Laser Digital, has secured an operating license from Dubai's Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA). This marks the culmination of the licensing process, according to a company announcement on Tuesday. With its base in the...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a lawsuit against Richard Heart and his cryptocurrency projects, including Hex, PulseChain and PulseX. What Happened: Heart, also known as Richard Schueler, raised more than $1 billion through the sale of unregistered securities, the SEC...

Nigeria's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reiterated that the activities of Binance (CRYPTO: BNB), a leading cryptocurrency exchange, are illegal in the country. The regulator has issued a warning to the public about the risks associated with investing in crypto-assets and other...

FTX (CRYPTO: FTT) administrators are on a mission to reclaim over $71 million from the insolvent exchange's charitable and life science divisions. The FTX Foundation and Sam Bankman-Fried's Latona life sciences fund are reported to have received approximately $71.5 million from FTX and...

Constance Wang is moving on from the now-defunct FTX (CRYPTO: FTT), the digital asset exchange that went bankrupt in November. What Happened: Bloomberg reported that Wang, a former associate of disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, will be head of gaming at the crypto venture capital firm Sino...

A digital wallet that had accumulated over 61,000 Ether (CRYPTO: ETH) during the initial coin offering (ICO) about eight years ago has now transferred the entire amount to another wallet. The wallet in question is believed to be associated with the cryptocurrency exchange, Kraken. The value of...

National Australia Bank Ltd. (OTC: NABZY) has imposed restrictions on certain payments to crypto exchanges deemed as "high-risk," citing concerns over scams. This move aligns the bank with other major Australian firms that have also limited access to digital asset platforms due to similar...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently released documents calling for public input on five Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) applications. "We encourage the public to submit comments on the following Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. filings during the comment period...

Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has reportedly laid off over 1,000 employees in recent weeks, marking a significant reduction in its global workforce, raising questions about the exchange’s future. The layoffs, which are still ongoing, could result in...

Broker Bernstein highlighted that while the U.S. district court found institutional sales of Ripple's (CRYPTO: XRP) token to be in violation of securities law, the fact that it's not considered a security when sold through exchanges or programmatic sales is a major victory for the crypto...

Crypto trading platform KoinBasket is now allowing users to log in to the app using their Binance credentials. This makes it easier for users to access KoinBasket's features, such as its research tools, trading platform, and single sign-on (SSO) with other crypto exchanges. Separately,...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) raided the Los Angeles residence of Kraken founder Jesse Powell in March, as part of a criminal inquiry focusing on allegations that he hacked and cyberstalked a nonprofit organization. The investigation primarily centers on the accusation made by the...

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has found that the now-defunct crypto lender Celsius Network (CRYPTO: CEL) and its previous CEO, Alex Mashinsky, violated U.S. regulations prior to the company's collapse. If the CFTC's commissioners concur with these findings, a lawsuit could...