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Cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com has received approval in principle from the Malta Financial Services Authority for a European Union (EU) Crypto Asset Market (MiCA) license, bringing it one step closer of its ability to operate fully across the trading bloc. The license in principle means the exchange should soon receive its full CASP license, a Crypto.com […]

Digital Currency Group (DCG) and Soichoro “Michael” Moro, the former CEO of its now-defunct Genesis subsidiary, have agreed to pay a total of $38.5 million in civil penalties to settle fraud charges in securities with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). . The crypto venture capital firm will bear the brunt of the

Bitcoin (BTC) hit its highest price in US dollar terms in 2025 on Friday and broke a new record against the British pound as enthusiasm for a new era of crypto-friendly US government rises ahead of the Donald Trump’s inauguration next week. BTC surpassed $105,000 during the US session, rising 5.2% over the past 24

CoinDesk’s coverage shifted into high gear this week as crypto prepared for a new presidency and a new regulation-friendly era. Some highlights: Senior analyst James Van Straten reported a wave of companies buying Bitcoin for their balance sheets, following a model developed by MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor. Markets reporter Krisztian Sandor has been tracking the rise

Barcelona, ​​Spain, January 17, 2025, PK Press Club As an EU approved service provider, Vottun’s latest initiative towards blockchain innovation via a Code-to-Earn model aims to bring the next million developers to Web3. Backed by Draper, Macclin Capital and Nebula Ventures, among others, Vottun plans to significantly increase its number of developers from 3,000 to

Ethereum developers have finally provided a timeline for the chain’s next big upgrade, Pectra, which promises to introduce a series of speed and efficiency improvements to the second-largest blockchain. In a developer meeting held virtually on Thursday, the Ethereum core team set the upgrade’s target release date for March 2025. Pectra combines eight major upgrades,

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, January 17, 2025, PK Press Club Bybit, the world’s second largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, announced the launch of Bybit Card QR Pay, an innovative payment feature exclusively available to Bybit Card users in Brazil. This cutting-edge solution aims to transform the payment experience, delivering faster and smoother transactions for

Boerse Stuttgart Digital, a unit of stock exchange operator Boerse Stuttgart, said it has obtained a crypto asset service provider (CASP) license from German regulator BaFin, allowing it to provide services across the European Union in the framework of the block’s crypto asset markets (MiCA). regulations. The company operates a brokerage and an exchange and

CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of the leaders and laggards of the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 3949.35, up 1.1% (+41.73) since 4 p.m. ET on Thursday. Sixteen out of twenty assets are trading upwards. Leaders: NEAR (+6.3%) and LTC (+5.9%). Lagging behind: XLM (-3.4%)

According to crypto trading firm Wintermute, crypto will be more deeply integrated with traditional finance (TradFi) through exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and corporate holdings this year. Additionally, a major corporate event such as an acquisition or merger will be settled in stablecoins, the market maker and liquidity provider said in its annual report and outlook. Among