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Cryptocurrency Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) has built a loyal following of fans and investors since launching in August 2020. Here’s a look at how much money people who got in at the start have made. What Happened: Shiba Inu launched in August 2020 as a similarly themed cryptocurrency to Dogecoin...

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken on Wednesday announced that it will stop offering trading services through its subsidiary, Payward Asia, in Japan on January 31, 2023, and deregister from the Financial Services Agency of the Asian nation. This marks Kraken's second exit from the...

Non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea has started to delist Cuban artists and users in order to comply with U.S. sanctions. "Our terms of service explicitly prohibit sanctioned individuals, individuals in sanctioned jurisdictions, or services from using OpenSea," a spokesperson for...

Binance (CRYPTO: BNB) has appointed accounting firm Mazars to verify its proof of reserves (PoR), weeks after the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto exchange FTX. As part of the PoR upgrade, Binance chose Mazars — the accounting firm that worked for former U.S. President Donald...

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is sacking 1,100 employees, 30% of its workforce, in yet another sign of the prolonged crypto winter following the collapse of FTX (CRYPTO: FTT). Kraken co-founder and CEO Jesse Powell explained in a blog that his company tripled its workforce over the last 12...

A London High Court has ordered six cryptocurrency exchanges, including Binance, Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN), Luno, and Kraken to disclose users' data as part of a hacking investigation to trace $10.7 million stolen from an undisclosed UK-based exchange in 2020. Two of the six exchanges...

Kraken had frozen accounts connected to the FTX Group, Alameda Research and their executives after a discussion with authorities. The U.S.-based crypto exchange stated these accounts were frozen to protect FTX creditors while it maintained full reserves and...

Even as cryptocurrency exchange FTX struggles to stabilize its financial woes, the company has reportedly reached out to its rival exchange Kraken, with a “potential deal” being discussed. Other facts surrounding the terms of the potential agreement are unknown, including,...

Cryptocurrency Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) has built a loyal following of fans and investors since launching in August 2020. Here’s a look at how much money people who got in at the start have made. What Happened: Shiba Inu launched in August 2020 as a similarly themed cryptocurrency to...

The outspoken co-founder and CEO of the Kraken cryptocurrency exchange, Jesse Powell, on Wednesday said he was resigning as CEO of the company to focus more on the company's products and broader industry advocacy. The 42-year cryptocurrency advocate will take over as chairman of the board...

Major cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN) announced that payments giant PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL) has joined its TRUST network. What Happened: Coinbase said on Tuesday that the addition of PayPal to the TRUST network marked another milestone...

Benzinga, a media and data provider bridging the gap between retail and institutional investors, is bringing back its annual Global Fintech Awards event to New York City on Dec. 8, 2022. Ahead of this recognition of disruptive innovators in finance and technology, Benzinga will periodically publish...

Kraken, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges based in the United States, is reportedly under investigation for allegedly violating sanctions. What Happened: According to a report from the New York Times on Tuesday, the U.S. Treasury is looking into whether Kraken...

BitGo, a cryptocurrency custody provider, has undertaken its registration to carry out operations in Italy. What Happened: As revealed by Organismo Agenti e Mediatori (OAM), BitGo’s German wing filed for its registration to carry out digital wallet services on Friday, July 15. The past...

Many stock trading platforms have turned to offering cryptocurrency as a new feature for its customers. Could a leading cryptocurrency trading platform soon offer stock trading? What Happened: Cryptocurrency platform Kraken could soon be offering stock trading for its customers, CEO Jesse Powell...