Ripple Signs First Korean Securities Firm Deal With Meritz Securities
TLDR Ripple has signed a strategic partnership with Meritz Securities, its first deal with a South Korean securities firm. The two...
Largest Philippines crypto exchange, Coins.ph, said to face central bank regulat...
The exchange, which has over 18 million customers, is said to have handled business transactions involving restricted offshore gam...
South Korea blocks 27 crypto exchanges, including Bitmart and Kucoin
The country’s regulators are stepping up their earlier restrictions on mobile apps to websites, targeting unregistered exchanges b...
South Korea Exchange Ban Hits KuCoin, MEXC and 25 Other Platforms
South Korea crypto regulation expands as 27 exchange websites face access blocks, with users warned to withdraw assets before acce...
China Crypto Strategy Expands as Beijing Backs National Blockchain Network
Conflux rose more than 26% after China outlined a national blockchain network, but the plan does not confirm CFX will be used or c...
Kraken UAE Launch Nears as Payward Secures Full VARA Approval
TLDR: Payward received Full Market Approval from VARA, the final stage of Dubai’s licensing process. Kraken will offer AED-denomin...
Coinbase CEO Backs SEC Proposal to Expand Retail Access to Private Markets
TLDR: Brian Armstrong backed the SEC’s proposal on October 11 to broaden retail access to private markets. The SEC is considering...
Clarity's failure could speed crypto innovation while shielding incumbents
Executives see openings for tokenization, DeFi and dealmaking, while lawyers warn agency action leaves spot-market oversight and l...
Kalshi Investigation Examines Bets on Katie Zacharia Selection
TLDR: The Kalshi investigation examines three bets placed before Katie Zacharia was publicly identified as the next White House pr...
U.S. CFTC moves to fold event contracts into swaps regulations as legal fight ra...
The derivatives regulator is proposing a formal rule to include certain contracts traded on platforms like Kalshi's as swaps that...