OKX Crypto Exchange Granted VASP License in Dubai
Jan 16, 2024 11:11 am UTC| Business Investing Digital Currency
OKX global cryptocurrency exchange announced it was able to secure a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license in Dubai. This means it can now legally offer its crypto services to clients nationwide. As per Reuters,...
SEC Approves Terraform Lab’s Co-Founder Do Kwon’s Request to Delay Trial
Jan 16, 2024 09:36 am UTC| Business Investing Digital Currency
Terraform Labs co-founder, Do Kwon, submitted a request to postpone his trial in the United States. It was reported that the United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) decided to approve the petition so the date...
Starbucks Korea’s Green Step: NFTs for Sustainable Cup Choices
Jan 15, 2024 13:55 pm UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing
Starbucks Korea revealed it will hand out non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to customers who will use their personal cups when buying beverages in its stores. The coffee chain will distribute the digital assets through its...
Google Play Store Blocks Binance, OKX Access in India
Jan 15, 2024 08:40 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing
Google Play Store, the digital distribution service operated by Google, has removed Binance and OKX crypto exchange from its platform in India. Although it has blocked access to the said crypto exchanges, it was reported...
GameStop Withdraws From Crypto, Confirms NFT Marketplace Shut Down
Jan 15, 2024 07:49 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing
GameStop Corp., a US-based American video game, consumer electronics, and gaming merchandise retailer, appeared to have retreated from the crypto and blockchain space after confirming its plans to shut down its...
Vanguard Bans Clients From Buying Bitcoin ETFs; Users Respond With a Threat to Shut Accounts
Jan 12, 2024 12:34 pm UTC| Business Investing Digital Currency
Vanguards users reportedly threatened to leave the platform after being blocked from buying Bitcoin exchange-traded funds or ETFs. The asset manager firms decision to prohibit the purchase of the Bitcoin ETF on its...
SEC Refutes Bitcoin ETF Approval Reports; X Clarifies Unauthorized Access Was Not Caused By Hacking
Jan 10, 2024 07:19 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing
Bitcoin ETFs approval news spread like wildfire on Tuesday, Jan. 9, but it turned out that the announcement was false. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the agency deciding whether to approve the Bitcoin futures...
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