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Crypto custodian Hex Trust receives Dubai VASP license

Crypto custodian Hex Trust receives Dubai VASP license

Crypto custodian Hex Trust receives Dubai VASP license

Cointelegraph November 15, 2023

Institutional cryptocurrency custodian Hex Trust adds Dubai to its list of operational jurisdictions...

OKX joins Komainu and CoinShares for institutional segregated asset trading

OKX joins Komainu and CoinShares for institutional segregated asset trading

OKX joins Komainu and CoinShares for institutional segregated asset trading

Cointelegraph November 15, 2023

Sebastian Widmann, head of strategy at Komainu, believes this is a necessary step...

Ethereum’s rollups are ‘gold standard’ but Plasma needs a revisit — Buterin

Ethereum’s rollups are ‘gold standard’ but Plasma needs a revisit — Buterin

Cointelegraph November 14, 2023

Vitalik Buterin called the early Ethereum scaling solution Plasma “underrated” and a “significant...

XRP spike on hoax filing a ‘bad look’ but won’t sway SEC’s ETF approvals

XRP spike on hoax filing a ‘bad look’ but won’t sway SEC’s ETF approvals

XRP spike on hoax filing a ‘bad look’ but won’t sway SEC’s ETF approvals

Cointelegraph November 14, 2023

Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas doubts the SEC will deny ETFs after XRP’s...

Creator of Mutant Ape ripoff NFTs pleads guilty to $3M fraud scheme

Creator of Mutant Ape ripoff NFTs pleads guilty to $3M fraud scheme

Creator of Mutant Ape ripoff NFTs pleads guilty to $3M fraud scheme

Cointelegraph November 14, 2023

The French developer of the Mutant Ape Planet NFT collection faces up to...

Delaware authorities refer fake BlackRock XRP trust filing to state’s Justice Department

Delaware authorities refer fake BlackRock XRP trust filing to state’s Justice Department

Delaware authorities refer fake BlackRock XRP trust filing to state’s Justice Department

Cointelegraph November 14, 2023

State authorities may investigate the fake BlackRock “iShares XRP Trust” registration following a...

Tornado Cash users file appeal over judgment in favor of US Treasury

Tornado Cash users file appeal over judgment in favor of US Treasury

Cointelegraph November 14, 2023

The six individuals, supported by crypto exchange Coinbase, have taken a case involving...

OKX launches Ethereum layer-2 testnet using ZK-based Polygon CDK

OKX launches Ethereum layer-2 testnet using ZK-based Polygon CDK

Cointelegraph November 14, 2023

The “X1” network will be part of the Polygon ecosystem and use zero-knowledge...

Opyn DeFi protocol founders are leaving crypto after CFTC crackdown

Opyn DeFi protocol founders are leaving crypto after CFTC crackdown

Opyn DeFi protocol founders are leaving crypto after CFTC crackdown

Cointelegraph November 14, 2023

Two of the founders of crypto options platform Opyn are stepping down from...

Bim Afolami takes the reins on UK crypto policy as new Economic Secretary

Bim Afolami takes the reins on UK crypto policy as new Economic Secretary

Bim Afolami takes the reins on UK crypto policy as new Economic Secretary

Cointelegraph November 14, 2023

Under U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, former Economic Secretary Andrew Griffith will become...