BlackRock close to registering a bitcoin-ETF
BlackRock, a $10 trillion asset manager, is close to filing for a bitcoin-ETF.
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Arbitrage bot took a $200 million flash loan for a $3.24 profit
An unknown arbitrage bot took a $200 million flash loan on the MakerDAO platform for a $3.24 profit per trade, subject to a $30 commission charge. According to Arkham Intelligence, the bot took advantage of the "DssFlash" contract, which allows users to borrow any amount of DAI.
CoinEx Charity awarded scholarships to children at a Buddhist orphanage in Vietnam
The CoinEx Charity Foundation has partnered with the Royal Melbourne University of Technology (RMIT) charity in Vietnam and held its first CoinEx Dream Grant event. This was reported in a press release from the trading platform. The organizations also visited local orphanages, where they distributed educational supplies and toys to
SEC demands immediate freezing of Binance US crypto-assets
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) re has petitioned the court to freeze crypto-assets of the Binance US exchange. The agency is pushing for an immediate freeze in order to protect customer funds. If the motion is granted, the assets will be seized until the process is completed
Binance responded to SEC allegations.
▪️ We are disappointed, that the SEC has unilaterally refused to cooperate and decided to litigate. ▪️ We stand with digital asset marketers in the U.S. against the SEC's latest overreach and are prepared to fight it to the fullest extent of the law. ▪️ All user assets on Binance and partner
Binance received two ISO certificates in France, Bahrain and the Emirates
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has issued two ISO standards, numbered 27001 and 27701 in Bahrain, UAE and France. ISO is an international standard for information security compliance measures. This was announced by Changpeng Zhao, CEO of the company.
China benefits from the "war" on cryptocurrency in the U.S. - CEO of Coinbase
WarketWatch published an article by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong. He gives his take on the restrictive U.S. policy on cryptocurrencies and speculates on who benefits from it in the first place. "The United States and other democracies are confronting digital systems promoted by an ambitious adversary, China. The PRC
Hong Kong banks ignore applications from crypto companies
The crypto industry is preparing to conquer Hong Kong, but not everything is going smoothly, CoinDesk writes. First, the local Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has only 8 employees taking registration applications, which is not enough to handle the large flow of documents. But an even bigger problem was the
Jump Trading is accused of unjust enrichment of nearly $1.3 billion
A class action lawsuit was filed against Jump Trading. The victims accuse the company of having ties to the collapsed Terra-Luna project, pumping UST liquidity and unjust enrichment to the tune of $1.28 billion. The suit says that for "bailing out UST," the firm was allowed to buy back
Frenchman to spend 1.5 years in jail for buying car for bitcoins
A court in Casablanca sentenced Frenchman Thomas Clausy to 18 months in prison for illegal use of cryptocurrency. The defendant will also pay a $3.7 million fine. Clausi's crime was a BTC payment. He sent the coins to a French woman living in Casablanca. It was a payment for