The crypto exchange that owns CoinDesk has filed an initial public offering in the U.S., the Financial Times reported.
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BiT Global, a crypto custody firm tied to entrepreneur Justin Sun, has voluntarily dismissed its lawsuit against Coinbase over the delisting of Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC). The move ends a months-long legal dispute that spotlighted growing tensions between centralized exchanges and token custodians as control over key infrastructure becomes increasingly contested. Filed on June 6 in […]
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Mainstream interest is broadening beyond Bitcoin's "store of value" use case toward blockchain-based financial innovation, the analysts said.
Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, said in an X post on Friday that the platform has reduced the issue of unnecessary account freezes and restrictions by 82% so far. Noting that unnecessary account freezing has been a “major issue” for Coinbase users “for longer than is acceptable,” he wrote: “I could list a bunch of […]
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Coinbase launched its wrapped Bitcoin token cbBTC just months after delisting the industry's largest such token, wBTC, following a change in ownership.
Gemini confidentially filed a draft registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering (IPO) of Class A common stock, according to a June 6 statement. The exchange controlled by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss stated that the share count and price range will be determined once regulators complete their […]
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Gemini filed for an initial public offering on Friday, signaling growing momentum among crypto firms seeking to go public in the U.S.
The fallout from Coinbase’s recent data breach has reached a troubling new phase as victims report receiving fraudulent physical letters in the mail, exploiting their exposed personal information to advance a credit protection scam. The Block founder Mike Dudas sounded the alarm in a social media post on June 5, warning that he received a […]
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The crypto exchange said the Singapore High Court declined its proposed restructuring plan following a $230 million exploit last year.
Coinbase has officially launched two new wrapped tokens, cbXRP and cbDOGE, on its Base Layer 2 Ethereum network.
Crypto exchange WazirX suffered a major legal blow after the Singapore High Court rejected its restructuring proposal to relaunch operations following a $230 million hack in July 2024. On June 4, WazirX announced that its request for court approval had been denied, saying: “The Honourable Singapore High Court issued an order declining to approve our […]
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This includes roles responsible for growth in Latin America, Europe, Singapore, South Korea, and West Africa.
The Moscow Exchange lauched IBIT-tied bitcoin futures contracts as Russia gradually broaden local institutional access to cryptocurrency products.
The Altcoin LiquidityBoost Program will launch with support for 18 altcoins, with Binance regularly updating the list based on market demand.
Tether has announced a strategic investment in Orionx, a digital asset platform operating in Latin America, according to a June 3 statement. The investment aims to accelerate the use of stablecoin-powered financial services across the region, particularly in underserved and inflation-prone economies. According to the statement, Orionx currently serves users in Chile, Peru, Colombia, and […]
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Norwegian Block Exchange (NBX) became the first publicly listed company in Norway to adopt a Bitcoin (BTC) treasury strategy, according to a press release. The firm announced the acquisition of 6 Bitcoin with plans to increase holdings to 10 BTC by the end of June. The move sent NBX shares soaring more than 138% following […]
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After a 12-month wait, the all-cash deal’s completion adds 50-plus licences, four million customers, and an institutional revenue line to Robinhood’s arsenal. Robinhood has closed its year-long, $200 million takeover of Bitstamp, one of the world’s oldest crypto exchanges, catapulting the California fintech from a largely U.S. player into a regulator-blessed global heavyweight overnight. “Bitstamp […]
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Kraken joins Coinbase Prime and FalconX in offering prime brokerage services to institutional crypto clients.
Secret knowledge, sudden split: the crypto exchange faces mounting legal and regulatory heat for a four-month silence over a breach affecting at least 69,000 customers. Coinbase was alerted as early as January 2025 that hackers had siphoned tens of thousands of customer records from one of its overseas support vendors, but the exchange waited until […]
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The acquisition helps Robinhood expand outside the U.S., accessing Bitstamp's customers across the EU, UK, and Asia.
Hong Kong-listed OSL Group has agreed to purchase a 90% stake in Evergreen Crest, which runs an Indonesian crypto exchange.
World Liberty Financial’s stablecoin USD1 surpassed $10 billion in transfer volume just 10 days following its listing on Binance, according to data from Artemis. From May 22 to June 1, the stablecoin traded $10.7 billion in volume, surpassing the total transfers from its inception until May 21. The stablecoin is native to World Liberty Finance, […]
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U.K.-listed investment company IG Group has tapped Uphold's infrastructure to power retail crypto trading, the first publicly traded company to do so.
IG Group will allow retail investors in the United Kingdom to trade 38 cryptocurrencies on its multi-asset platform from Tuesday, June 3, becoming the first London-listed broker to offer spot tokens. The firm’s integration relies on a partnership with digital-asset exchange Uphold, which will provide custody and execution services. The Financial Services Compensation Scheme does […]
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Coinbase analysts believe that the $5 billion repayment round initiated by the FTX Recovery Trust could function as a significant injection of liquidity into digital asset markets, potentially influencing trading behavior and asset flows as funds reach affected creditors this week. The FTX Recovery Trust began distributing more than $5 billion in stablecoins on May […]
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