digital assets

Binance France Director Resigns, 5th Top Exec to Leave in 4 Months
Binance France Director Resigns, 5th Top Exec to Leave in 4 Months
October 18, 2023  |  Personnel

Stéphanie Cabossioras has resigned as the managing director of Binance’s French unit, the latest in a line of leaders to depart the cryptocurrency exchange. Cabossioras,...

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BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Reports Growing Worldwide Demand for Crypto
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Reports Growing Worldwide Demand for Crypto
October 17, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Larry Fink, the CEO of asset manager BlackRock, reported the increasing demand for cryptocurrencies among its global clientele. Fink’s comments on Fox Business come amid...

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Financial Blockchain Technology Gains Ground While Crypto’s Future Remains Uncertain
Financial Blockchain Technology Gains Ground While Crypto’s Future Remains Uncertain
October 09, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Investing in crypto requires having a lot of optimism about crypto. And while blockchain technology still holds the potential to transform global payments, the cryptocurrency ecosystem itself...

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SEC Challenges Coinbase’s Reliance on Ripple Ruling
SEC Challenges Coinbase’s Reliance on Ripple Ruling
October 03, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

A Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing in its case against Coinbase Global has reportedly raised questions about a previous ruling in a case against Ripple. The issue arose as...

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Venmo Begins Rollout of PayPal USD Stablecoin to Users
Venmo Begins Rollout of PayPal USD Stablecoin to Users
September 20, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

PayPal USD (PYUSD) has made its debut on Venmo, offering select users a regulated, dollar-denominated stablecoin that is 100% backed by U.S. dollar deposits, short-term U.S. Treasuries...

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Retail CBDCs Can’t Get an ‘A’ Grade From US Lawmakers
Retail CBDCs Can’t Get an ‘A’ Grade From US Lawmakers
September 18, 2023  |  CBDC

The use of digital cash is growing. Americans currently leverage digital payments for many — if not all — of their daily purchases, using credit...

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Crypto-Trading Firm Genesis Halts International Spot and Derivatives Trading
Crypto-Trading Firm Genesis Halts International Spot and Derivatives Trading
September 14, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency-trading business Genesis has stopped all its trading operations.  The company is closing its international spot and derivates trading operation, after shutting down its U.S....

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Genesis Global Trading to End Over-the-Counter Crypto Trading in US
Genesis Global Trading to End Over-the-Counter Crypto Trading in US
September 05, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Genesis Global Trading, a U.S.-focused spot crypto trading business, will shut down its over-the-counter trading platform on Sept. 18. In an email sent to clients,...

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US Crypto Clampdown Continues as SEC Wins NFT Enforcement
US Crypto Clampdown Continues as SEC Wins NFT Enforcement
August 29, 2023  |  NFTs

The year 2023 will forever be remembered as the year the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) went to war with crypto. Determining who is...

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