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Bakkt Expands Cryptocurrency Offering Beyond Bitcoin With Addition of Ether

The digital asset platform currently offers only bitcoin for cryptocurrency trading.

Business  ·  5 November 2021

Crypto Risk-Monitoring Firm Solidus Labs Raises $15M

The company plans to expand its efforts into DeFi and law enforcement.

Business  ·  5 November 2021

Crypto News Roundup for Nov. 5, 2021

With bitcoin trading sideways as altcoins push upward and a look at a long-delayed Florida trial that bitcoin insiders are watching closely, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with the latest news roundup.

Others  ·  5 November 2021

Argo Blockchain Shares Fall After Workers Accidentally Share Non-Public Information

The bitcoin miner said employees disclosed potential hashrate upside and the cost to build a new facility in Texas, which was then shared in a tweet.

Business  ·  5 November 2021

Kazakhstan Passes Law to Monitor Crypto Services for Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing

The law approved by the country’s parliament would make financial monitoring a requirement for digital asset platforms.

Others  ·  5 November 2021

Bitcoin Cash Briefly Spikes on Fraudulent Press Release

Bitcoin Cash saw a sharp uptick in its value on Friday after the publication of a fraudulent press release claiming that U.S. supermarket giant Kroger would be accepting the cryptocurrency as payment this holiday season.

Business  ·  5 November 2021

Binance Hires Former IRS Special Agent to Head Suspicious Activity Reporting

Binance has hired a veteran financial criminal investigation agent to head its suspicious activity reporting as it continues to strengthen its regulatory compliance.

Business  ·  5 November 2021

Bitcoin Dominance Weakens as Altcoins Rally

Altcoins and gaming tokens have seen significant gains over the week, while bitcoin is little changed.

Markets  ·  5 November 2021

S. Korean Regulator Says NFTs Are Not Virtual Assets: Report

Seoul will follow FATF guidance on the matter of NFTs.

Others  ·  5 November 2021

mBridge Reveals 15 Use Cases and 22 Heavyweight Participants

Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Société Générale and China's state-owned banks are part of the project.

Others  ·  5 November 2021

Online Broker TradeStation Going Public Via $1.43B SPAC Merger

The combination with Quantum FinTech is expected to close in the first half of 2022.

Business  ·  4 November 2021

Ethereum Alternatives and Gaming Tokens Outperform BTC and ETH

Solana’s SOL hit an all-time high of $246 on Wednesday and the token is up 5% in the last 24 hours. Polkadot (DOT) is up 7% as BTC and ETH remain little changed.

Markets  ·  4 November 2021

FTX, Lightspeed Lead $21M Funding Round in Gaming Studio Faraway

Faraway’s Mini Royale will be the first multiplayer title to integrate Solana-based FTXPay with NFTs and wallets.

Business  ·  4 November 2021

Crypto News Roundup for Nov. 4, 2021

With altcoins stabilizing near recent all-time-highs and a look at what went wrong with Sam Altman’s Worldcoin, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with the latest news roundup.

Others  ·  4 November 2021