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Robinhood Expands Crypto Offering With $200 Million Bitstamp Deal

June 06, 2024
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India to Block 9 Offshore Virtual Digital Asset Service Providers
Cryptocurrency // December 28, 2023

The Financial Intelligence Unit India (FIU IND) aims to block the URLs of nine offshore virtual digital asset service providers (VDA SPs). The regulator has also issued show cause notices to the nine VDA SPs under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), according to...

Bitstamp Ends U.S. Crypto Staking Due to ‘Regulatory Dynamics’
Cryptocurrency // August 24, 2023

Bitstamp says the ongoing crackdown on cryptocurrencies has cost its U.S. staking business. Beginning Sept. 25, the Luxembourg-based exchange will no longer offer staking services in the U.S., meaning U.S. customers will stop getting staking rewards, Bitstamp said in a statement provided to PYMNTS Thursday (Aug....

Today in Crypto: Belgium Eyes Guidelines for Crypto as Security; Voyager Expects Account Holders Won’t...
Cryptocurrency // July 06, 2022

Binance has resumed crypto deposits and withdrawals in Brazilian reals using Pix, the government payment system, as of this week, Coindesk wrote Wednesday (July 6). The company had suspended them through Pix after cutting a partnership with Capitual, the local payment gateway that ran Binance’s...

BitPay Adds New Crypto Wallets and Exchanges
Cryptocurrency // April 21, 2022

Cryptocurrency payments processor BitPay announced Wednesday (April 20) that two new exchanges and two new wallets had adopted its payment protocol. According to BitPay – the world’s largest provider of Bitcoin and one of the oldest cryptocurrency companies – the crypto providers adopting its service...

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Robinhood Expands Crypto Offering With $200 Million Bitstamp Deal

June 06, 2024
Robinhood Markets is set to acquire cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp for $200 million. “Acquiring a global exchange will significantly accelerate Robinhood Crypto’s expansion worldwide,” the company said in a news release Thursday (June 6). “Bitstamp holds over 50 active licenses and registrations globally and will bring in customers across the EU, UK, US and Asia to Robinhood.” According to the release, […]

India to Block 9 Offshore Virtual Digital Asset Service Providers

December 28, 2023
The Financial Intelligence Unit India (FIU IND) aims to block the URLs of nine offshore virtual digital asset service providers (VDA SPs). The regulator has also issued show cause notices...

Today in Crypto: Belgium Eyes Guidelines for Crypto as Security; Voyager Expects Account Holders Won’t...

July 06, 2022
Binance has resumed crypto deposits and withdrawals in Brazilian reals using Pix, the government payment system, as of this week, Coindesk wrote Wednesday (July 6). The company had suspended them...

BitPay Adds New Crypto Wallets and Exchanges

April 21, 2022
Cryptocurrency payments processor BitPay announced Wednesday (April 20) that two new exchanges and two new wallets had adopted its payment protocol. According to BitPay – the world’s largest provider of...