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Kraken Lets Users Earn DeFi Yield on Nvidia and ETF xStocks
Kraken Lets Users Earn DeFi Yield on Nvidia and ETF xStocks
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By Finance Magnates
Kraken Lets Users Earn DeFi Yield on Nvidia and ETF xStocks
Kraken has launched on-chain yield vaults for three tokenised securities, enabling qualified clients to earn variable rewards from their tokenised positions in Nvidia and two major US ETFs.
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xStocks
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18 Attorneys General Challenge CLARITY Act Ahead of Senate Vote
18 Attorneys General Challenge CLARITY Act Ahead of Senate Vote
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By Finance Magnates
18 Attorneys General Challenge CLARITY Act Ahead of Senate Vote
Senate Republicans have added language giving state attorneys general a role in enforcing parts of the CLARITY Act. That has not resolved the larger dispute over whether the crypto market-structure...
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Robinhood Crypto Volumes Jump 61%, but Remain 38% Below Last Year
Robinhood Crypto Volumes Jump 61%, but Remain 38% Below Last Year
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By Finance Magnates
Robinhood Crypto Volumes Jump 61%, but Remain 38% Below Last Year
Cryptocurrency trading volumes across Robinhood and Bitstamp increased 61% month over month to $17.5 billion in August, although activity remained 38% below the previous year’s level.
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How to Choose a Crypto Payment Gateway and Processor: The Due Diligence Nobody Writes About
How to Choose a Crypto Payment Gateway and Processor: The Due Diligence Nobody Writes About
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By Finance Magnates
How to Choose a Crypto Payment Gateway and Processor: The Due Diligence Nobody Writes About
Every comparison table ranks providers on licensing, settlement and fees. Those are the easy questions. The ones that decide whether the system survives contact with real customers sit a layer belo...
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The $245 Million Phone Call: How Crypto Fraud Became a Business
The $245 Million Phone Call: How Crypto Fraud Became a Business
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By Finance Magnates
The $245 Million Phone Call: How Crypto Fraud Became a Business
One of the largest cryptocurrency thefts from a single victim did not require breaking Bitcoin's cryptography. Stolen data, a credible story and the victim's cooperation were enough to take over $2...
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If MiCA Can Crack DeFi, Its Slow-and-Steady Approach Could Beat CLARITY
If MiCA Can Crack DeFi, Its Slow-and-Steady Approach Could Beat CLARITY
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By Finance Magnates
If MiCA Can Crack DeFi, Its Slow-and-Steady Approach Could Beat CLARITY
MiCA moved first with a workable framework, while the broader US CLARITY Act seeks to tackle DeFi and decentralisation.
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Clarity Act
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cryptocurrency
Nasdaq Invests US$100 Million In Kraken Parent Payward
Nasdaq Invests US$100 Million In Kraken Parent Payward
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By Finance Magnates
Nasdaq Invests US$100 Million In Kraken Parent Payward
Nasdaq has announced today (Thursday) that it has invested US$100 million in Payward, the parent company of Kraken. The capital injection from Nasdaq’s venture arm aims to support the “continued ev...
Kraken Adds Editable Grid Bot with Backtesting to Desktop App
Kraken Adds Editable Grid Bot with Backtesting to Desktop App
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By Finance Magnates
Kraken Adds Editable Grid Bot with Backtesting to Desktop App
Kraken has added Smart Grid, an automated range-trading tool, to its desktop application for eligible Pro users. The exchange is entering a crowded grid-bot category by focusing on backtesting, sav...
Bybit Adds Chat to Its AI Stack, Pointing to a Broader Shift
Bybit Adds Chat to Its AI Stack, Pointing to a Broader Shift
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By Finance Magnates
Bybit Adds Chat to Its AI Stack, Pointing to a Broader Shift
While crypto exchanges and retail brokers have largely converged on MCP integrations in their AI roadmaps, some, such as Bybit, are now adding a conversational AI front end that sits on top of that...
FCA Puts Net Benefit of Its Crypto Regime at Just GBP 120 Million
FCA Puts Net Benefit of Its Crypto Regime at Just GBP 120 Million
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By Finance Magnates
FCA Puts Net Benefit of Its Crypto Regime at Just GBP 120 Million
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) expects its new cryptoasset regime to generate a net benefit of just GBP 120 million. FM Intelligence said today (Tuesday) its analysis found GBP 1.
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Bybit Adds 24/7 FX Majors to Its Crypto Derivatives Account
Bybit Adds 24/7 FX Majors to Its Crypto Derivatives Account
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By Finance Magnates
Bybit Adds 24/7 FX Majors to Its Crypto Derivatives Account
Bybit is adding 24/7 FX perpetuals to the account structure it uses for crypto derivatives, while keeping them separate from its MetaTrader 5-based CFD service.
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perpetual futures
Robinhood Takes Stakes in Crypto.com and OG to Expand Prediction Markets
Robinhood Takes Stakes in Crypto.com and OG to Expand Prediction Markets
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By Finance Magnates
Robinhood Takes Stakes in Crypto.com and OG to Expand Prediction Markets
Robinhood is adding Crypto.com’s prediction-market contracts to its app and taking minority stakes in both Crypto.com and OG, the exchange’s prediction-markets business.
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crypto.com
prediction markets
Binance Plans Kazakhstan Settlement Hub for CIS and Eastern European Clients
Binance Plans Kazakhstan Settlement Hub for CIS and Eastern European Clients
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By Finance Magnates
Binance Plans Kazakhstan Settlement Hub for CIS and Eastern European Clients
Kazakhstan is trying to turn its new first-category payment organisation licence into a regulated channel for crypto-linked regional settlement.
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Kazakhstan
Purported White Hats Pull $320M From Liquid Reserve, Putting L-BTC Peg Under Scrutiny
Purported White Hats Pull $320M From Liquid Reserve, Putting L-BTC Peg Under Scrutiny
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By Finance Magnates
Purported White Hats Pull $320M From Liquid Reserve, Putting L-BTC Peg Under Scrutiny
Liquid’s halt turned on the part of the network that matters most to L-BTC holders: the reserve mechanism behind its stated 1:1 Bitcoin peg.
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BTC Price Forecast: BTC Golden Cross Nears but $84,400 Still Caps $100K
BTC Price Forecast: BTC Golden Cross Nears but $84,400 Still Caps $100K
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By Finance Magnates
BTC Price Forecast: BTC Golden Cross Nears but $84,400 Still Caps $100K
Bitcoin traded at $79,325 at 07:50 UTC on September 7, down 1.27% on the daily Binance candle. Another attempt to hold above $80,000 had stalled.
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Australia Removes 45 Remittance and Crypto Providers From AML Registers
Australia Removes 45 Remittance and Crypto Providers From AML Registers
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By Finance Magnates
Australia Removes 45 Remittance and Crypto Providers From AML Registers
Australia removed 45 remittance and virtual asset businesses from its anti-money laundering registers over the past year. The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) disclosed ...
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Weekly Review: Nigeria Proposes New CFD Rules; SVG Pauses Crypto Applications
Weekly Review: Nigeria Proposes New CFD Rules; SVG Pauses Crypto Applications
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By Finance Magnates
Weekly Review: Nigeria Proposes New CFD Rules; SVG Pauses Crypto Applications
Nigeria proposes new CFD rules; SVG freezes crypto applications, while Deriv, FTMO and Revolut expand their regulated operations.
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retail FX
Weekly Review
Weekly Highlights
CySEC Flags 10 Websites as Unauthorised for Investment or Crypto Services
CySEC Flags 10 Websites as Unauthorised for Investment or Crypto Services
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By Finance Magnates
CySEC Flags 10 Websites as Unauthorised for Investment or Crypto Services
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has warned investors against 10 websites that might be offering investment or crypto-asset-related services without authorisation in Cyprus.
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The Stablecoin in the Headlines Is Not the Stablecoin I Know
The Stablecoin in the Headlines Is Not the Stablecoin I Know
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By Finance Magnates
The Stablecoin in the Headlines Is Not the Stablecoin I Know
Stablecoins are not one thing: public chains offer openness, private chains offer control, and tokenized deposits follow different rules.
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stablecoins
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Saint Vincent Regulator Freezes Virtual Asset Applications, Existing Submissions Continue
Saint Vincent Regulator Freezes Virtual Asset Applications, Existing Submissions Continue
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By Finance Magnates
Saint Vincent Regulator Freezes Virtual Asset Applications, Existing Submissions Continue
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has immediately suspended the submission of new applications for virtual asset businesses.
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Kraken Parent Pushes IPO to Q2 2027 at Earliest
Kraken Parent Pushes IPO to Q2 2027 at Earliest
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By Finance Magnates
Kraken Parent Pushes IPO to Q2 2027 at Earliest
Payward does not plan to take Kraken public before the second quarter of 2027, CoinDesk reported yesterday (Wednesday), citing two people familiar with the matter.
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Payward
ASIC Crypto License Applications Pass 45 Before September Deadline
ASIC Crypto License Applications Pass 45 Before September Deadline
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By Finance Magnates
ASIC Crypto License Applications Pass 45 Before September Deadline
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission ( ASIC ) recorded more than 45 applications tied to digital-asset services, it said today (Wednesday).
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Binance’s Push Into US Stock Options Shows How Far It Has Moved Beyond Crypto
Binance’s Push Into US Stock Options Shows How Far It Has Moved Beyond Crypto
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By Finance Magnates
Binance’s Push Into US Stock Options Shows How Far It Has Moved Beyond Crypto
A Binance account, once associated mainly with crypto trading, now gives eligible users several routes into traditional markets. . The latest addition, options on more than 1,000 selected US stocks...
Bitcoin Price Prediction: Golden Cross Nears as $84K Blocks $100K per BTC
Bitcoin Price Prediction: Golden Cross Nears as $84K Blocks $100K per BTC
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By Finance Magnates
Bitcoin Price Prediction: Golden Cross Nears as $84K Blocks $100K per BTC
Bitcoin holds near $77,914 as a possible golden cross develops. Damian Chmiel's BTC chart requires a close above $84,400 to reopen $100,000.
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Bitcoin Price Prediction
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Leverate Adds Direct Crypto Deposits Through CipherBC Partnership
Leverate Adds Direct Crypto Deposits Through CipherBC Partnership
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By Finance Magnates
Leverate Adds Direct Crypto Deposits Through CipherBC Partnership
Leverate added direct crypto deposits to its Payment Gateway today (Tuesday) through a partnership with Dubai-based CipherBC. The companies said brokers can apply their own approval rules to digita...
Coinbase Adds Custody to Webull’s Canadian Crypto Rollout
Coinbase Adds Custody to Webull’s Canadian Crypto Rollout
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By Finance Magnates
Coinbase Adds Custody to Webull’s Canadian Crypto Rollout
Webull is launching crypto trading services in Canada through Coinbase’s Crypto-as-a-Service platform, extending a partnership the brokerage group has already used in other international markets.
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Bybit Launches Options on Its Own SpaceX and NVIDIA Perpetual
Bybit Launches Options on Its Own SpaceX and NVIDIA Perpetual
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By Finance Magnates
Bybit Launches Options on Its Own SpaceX and NVIDIA Perpetual
Bybit is adding options to a product that never holds the underlying shares, even though real, exchange-listed options on both stocks already exist.
Bybit
perpetual futures
Kraken Turns Prime Into a Self-Service Platform for Institutions
Kraken Turns Prime Into a Self-Service Platform for Institutions
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By Finance Magnates
Kraken Turns Prime Into a Self-Service Platform for Institutions
Kraken has redesigned Kraken Prime as a self-service trading and operations interface for institutional clients, moving more of the product away from API integrations and desk-managed workflows.
Ripple Prime Brings Total Return Swaps to Crypto Alongside US Equities and Indices
Ripple Prime Brings Total Return Swaps to Crypto Alongside US Equities and Indices
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By Finance Magnates
Ripple Prime Brings Total Return Swaps to Crypto Alongside US Equities and Indices
Ripple launches Delta One within Ripple Prime, enabling institutions to trade Total Return Swaps across US equities, indices and digital assets.
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Hidden Road
Forex Today: US Dollar firms ahead of Jackson Hole
Forex Today: US Dollar firms ahead of Jackson Hole
The US Dollar (USD) firmed on Wednesday, with the US Dollar Index (DXY) climbing toward 99.20 as traders squared positions ahead of the Jackson Hole Symposium.
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12,000 Tiny Transfers Put Kraken's Compliance Controls to the Test
12,000 Tiny Transfers Put Kraken's Compliance Controls to the Test
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By Finance Magnates
12,000 Tiny Transfers Put Kraken's Compliance Controls to the Test
A wallet linked to sanctioned exchange HTX flooded Kraken-linked addresses with thousands of near-worthless transfers, showing how a few cents of tainted crypto can force a regulated platform’s com...
MEXC to Offboard Dutch Users, Recommends Bybit as MiCAR-Compliant Alternative
MEXC to Offboard Dutch Users, Recommends Bybit as MiCAR-Compliant Alternative
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By Finance Magnates
MEXC to Offboard Dutch Users, Recommends Bybit as MiCAR-Compliant Alternative
Europe’s post-MiCA client migration now has its first clearly signposted route: MEXC has recommended MiCAR-authorised Bybit EU to Dutch customers before ending services in the Netherlands.
Wall Street Trading Booms on Crypto Exchanges as MEXC Volume Jumps 3,000%
Wall Street Trading Booms on Crypto Exchanges as MEXC Volume Jumps 3,000%
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By Finance Magnates
Wall Street Trading Booms on Crypto Exchanges as MEXC Volume Jumps 3,000%
MEXC said today (Tuesday) that its average daily stock futures volume across Asia rose 3,308% quarter-over-quarter. The number of daily traders increased 386% over the same period.
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TradFi
How High Can Bitcoin Price Go? BTC $80K Break Puts $100K Back in Play
How High Can Bitcoin Price Go? BTC $80K Break Puts $100K Back in Play
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By Finance Magnates
How High Can Bitcoin Price Go? BTC $80K Break Puts $100K Back in Play
Bitcoin breaks $80K after hitting last week's target. Damian Chmiel maps resistance at $81.5K-$84.4K and a conditional path toward $100K.
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Bitcoin Price Prediction
Bitcoin Price
Gemini Wants Apex’s Crypto Prediction Flow. But Apex Already Has Kalshi
Gemini Wants Apex’s Crypto Prediction Flow. But Apex Already Has Kalshi
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By Finance Magnates
Gemini Wants Apex’s Crypto Prediction Flow. But Apex Already Has Kalshi
Gemini is moving to turn its in-house prediction market infrastructure into a broker distribution business, ten days after Cameron Winklevoss called predictions “the largest near-term growth opport...
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MEXC Targets Quant Traders With New RealStocks API
MEXC Targets Quant Traders With New RealStocks API
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By Finance Magnates
MEXC Targets Quant Traders With New RealStocks API
Quantitative traders using MEXC's RealStocks received a tool that lets them automate trading and develop customised strategies for US equities.
Bitcoin continues the run higher and looks toward swing area and retracement target
Bitcoin continues the run higher and looks toward swing area and retracement target
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Bitcoin continues the run higher and looks toward swing area and retracement target
The 38.2% of the move down from the all-time high is also starting to come into focus.
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Why Japan Approved a New Crypto Exchange for the First Time Since 2022
Why Japan Approved a New Crypto Exchange for the First Time Since 2022
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By Finance Magnates
Why Japan Approved a New Crypto Exchange for the First Time Since 2022
Japan approved its first new crypto exchange operator in four years under a regulatory regime that’s already scheduled to be replaced.
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Japan
Capital.com Ring-Fences UAE Crypto Business Under New Licence
Capital.com Ring-Fences UAE Crypto Business Under New Licence
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By Finance Magnates
Capital.com Ring-Fences UAE Crypto Business Under New Licence
Capital.com's UAE clients will get access to crypto services through a separately regulated affiliate company, while its CFD business remains within the broker’s existing regulatory structure.
Binance Creates Operating System for Agents as AI Trading Moves Beyond APIs
Binance Creates Operating System for Agents as AI Trading Moves Beyond APIs
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By Finance Magnates
Binance Creates Operating System for Agents as AI Trading Moves Beyond APIs
Binance has launched Agent OS, a developer platform that brings AI agents closer to a full financial workflow rather than a single trading API.
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