Six arrested in HK probe of JPEX crypto exchange HONG KONG: Hong Kong police on Monday arrested six people on suspicion of “conspiracy to defraud” after ... Published 19 Sep, 2023 06:31am
Business & Finance Coinbase wins approval to offer crypto futures trading in US BENGALURU: Coinbase Global said on Wednesday it had secured approval to offer cryptocurrency futures to US retail... Published 21 Aug, 2023 06:43am
Markets Crypto exchange HashKey bags licence update to serve retail users Cryptocurrency exchange HashKey on Thursday said it will begin offering its services to retail users in Hong Kong,... Published 03 Aug, 2023 02:58pm
Markets Crypto stocks dip after bitcoin slumps to six-week low Shares of cryptocurrency and blockchain related companies fell in premarket trading on Tuesday, as bitcoin hit a... Published 01 Aug, 2023 05:44pm
Markets Nomura’s crypto arm wins Dubai licence LONDON: The crypto arm of Japanese investment bank and brokerage Nomura said on Tuesday it had won an operating... Published 01 Aug, 2023 02:02pm
Business & Finance Crypto a ‘flawed system’: BIS ZURICH: The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said on Tuesday that decentralised cryptocurrencies are a... Published 26 Jun, 2023 06:38am
Markets EU parliament approves world’s most sweeping cryptocurrency rules STRASBOURG: The European Parliament approved the world’s first comprehensive rules to regulate the “Wild West” world... Published 20 Apr, 2023 05:07pm
Business & Finance What’s behind bitcoin’s latest surge? LONDON: At the turn of the year, bitcoin was in the grip of a bleak midwinter, down and out after a 2022 defined by... Published 30 Mar, 2023 07:56am
Technology Cryptoverse: New bitcoin NFTs on a multi-million roll BENGALURU: Imagine digitally inscribing 3D images of objects such as multi-colored spheres onto a tiny fragment of... Published 30 Mar, 2023 06:35am
Business & Finance Crypto firm Circle reveals $3.3bn exposure to Silicon Valley Bank U.S. cryptocurrency firm Circle has $3.3 billion of its $40 billion of USD Coin reserves at the collapsed lender... Published 11 Mar, 2023 01:41pm
Business & Finance Banking regulators close SVB, move quickly to avert crisis California banking regulators on Friday closed SVB Financial Group, the largest bank failure since the financial... Published 10 Mar, 2023 11:04pm
Markets India’s push to regulate crypto gains IMF, US support at G20 BENGALURU: A push by Group of 20 (G20) president India to regulate cryptocurrencies gained support from both the... Published 25 Feb, 2023 05:24pm
Markets IMF lays out crypto action plan, recommends against legal tender status LONDON: The International Monetary Fund has laid out a nine-point action plan for how countries should treat crypto... Published 24 Feb, 2023 09:16am
Markets Binance moved $346mn for seized crypto exchange Bitzlato, data show LONDON: Crypto giant Binance processed almost $346 million in bitcoin for the Bitzlato digital currency exchange,... Published 24 Jan, 2023 05:07pm
Markets Crypto could cause next financial crisis: India central bank chief MUMBAI: India’s central bank governor warned Wednesday that cryptocurrency markets risked causing the next global... Published 21 Dec, 2022 03:23pm
Markets Crypto assets need to be regulated at a global level, ECB’s De Guindos says MADRID: European Central Bank Vice-President Luis de Guindos said on Monday that crypto assets need to be regulated... Published 19 Dec, 2022 02:50pm
Technology US House committee chair says Bankman-Fried subpoena ‘definitely on the table’ US House Financial Services Committee Chairman Maxine Waters tweeted on Wednesday that a subpoena of FTX founder Sam... Published 08 Dec, 2022 09:05am
Markets Santander to block UK transfers to crypto exchanges in 2023 LONDON: Santander will block UK customers from sending real-time payments to cryptocurrency exchanges next year as... Published 04 Nov, 2022 08:41pm
Markets Crypto exchange Binance helped Iranian firms trade $8 billion despite sanctions LONDON: Crypto giant Binance has processed Iranian transactions with a value of $8 billion since 2018 despite US... Published 04 Nov, 2022 05:48pm
Technology Annual tech gathering takes aim at crypto LISBON: One of the world’s biggest technology get-togethers kicks off in the Portuguese capital on Tuesday, with... Published 30 Oct, 2022 02:10pm
Technology Crypto giant Coinbase gets Singapore licence SINGAPORE: Coinbase, the largest crypto exchange in the United States, said it has received approval from... Published 11 Oct, 2022 11:50am
Technology Wanted crypto founder Do Kwon says ‘not on the run’ SINGAPORE: Do Kwon, the wanted South Korean founder of the failed cryptocurrency Terra, denied Sunday he was on the... Published 18 Sep, 2022 11:03am
Markets Crypto firm 21.co raises $25 million to value it at $2 billion Crypto investment product firm 21.co, the parent of 21Shares, said on Tuesday it had raised $25 million in a funding... Published 06 Sep, 2022 01:27pm
Business & Finance Art market pushes on with rocky crypto romance PARIS: The closest most people get to owning a world-famous artwork is to buy a cheap poster from a gallery, but art... Published 29 Aug, 2022 05:44am
Technology Art market pushes on with rocky crypto romance PARIS: The closest most people get to owning a world-famous artwork is to buy a cheap poster from a gallery, but art... Published 21 Aug, 2022 10:13am
Business & Finance ECB steps in as banks dip toes in crypto pool LONDON: The European Central Bank (ECB) said on Wednesday it would harmonise how banks offer cryptoassets to ensure... Published 17 Aug, 2022 07:47pm
Markets US sanctions crypto ‘laundering’ service Tornado WASHINGTON: The United States placed sanctions Monday on Tornado Cash, a leading “crypto mixer” for transactions in... Published 08 Aug, 2022 09:16pm
Markets Lured by its 'openness', PwC crypto head to establish digital assets fund in Dubai: report Nine Blocks Capital Management has been granted provisional regulatory approval Published 04 Aug, 2022 08:55pm
Business & Finance FTX wins full approval to operate crypto exchange in Dubai DUBAI: Cryptocurrency exchange FTX said on Friday it was fully approved to operate its exchange and clearing house ... Published 30 Jul, 2022 03:39am
Markets Russia to improve crypto transaction monitoring as regulation draws closer MOSCOW: Russia’s financial monitoring agency, Rosfinmonitoring, said on Friday it was using software to track... Published 08 Jul, 2022 08:52pm