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Robinhood Applies for Charter in Push to Offer Traditional Banking Services
Stock and crypto trading platform Robinhood has applied for a bank charter with regulators in the United States, S&P Global Market Intelligence reported on April 19. According to a statement, Robinhood says securing approval from the…
Nasdaq Is Quietly Testing Bitcoin-Based Product Under CXERX Indice, Analyst Suggests
The world’s second-largest stock exchange, Nasdaq, is allegedly testing trading of a bitcoin (BTC)-based product, according to a tweet by an analyst at quantitative trading analytics service StrongMarket on April 22. Twitter personality Cryptopolis,…
Coinbase Files to Close Its Political Action Committee
Major United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has filed to close its politicalaction committee (PAC) on April 3. According to a filing with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) — the regulatory agency in charge of enforcing election laws —…
Crypto Exchange Bittrex Denies Claim of North Korean Users on Its Platform
American cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex has said that claims of North Korean users trading on its platform are false in a tweet on April 22. In the post, Bittrex stated that it had examined two accounts which…
BINANCE CEO MAKES FIRST TRANSACTION ON NEWLY-LAUNCHED DEX MAINNET
The world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has launched the main network of its decentralized exchange (DEX) called Binance Chain. The swap of existing ERC20-based Binance Coin (BNB) to the…
RUSSIA IS REALIZING IT HAS NO CLUE HOW TO REGULATE CRYPTOCURRENCY
The proposed ‘digital assets’ law aims to “legalize ICOs” in Russia and is expected to be reviewed in May. But lawmakers are slowly realizing the futility of regulating Bitcoin…
National University of Columbia Joins Blockchain Global Consortium for Science
The National University of Columbia is joining the global blockchain consortium for science dubbed Bloxberg, Mauricio Tovar Gutiérrez, co-director of the research group at inTIColombia told Cointelegraph en Español on April 15….
FinCEN Takes First Enforcement Action Against P2P Cryptocurrency Exchanger
The United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has assessed a civil money penalty for a California resident accused of wilfully violating money transmission laws in his work as a peer-to-peer…
South Korea: Bithumb Exchange Operator Reveals Plans for US, Japanese Markets
The CEO of Singapore-based Blockchain Exchange Alliance (BXA) — which has a controlling stake in major South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb — has revealed plans to expand to the American and Japanese markets. The…
