Cryptocurrency Market

  • Market Cap: $3,774,491,819,447.23
  • 24h Vol: $369,384,356,952.58
  • BTC Dominance: 52.84%

Settlement

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Boerse Stuttgart Group Blockchain Experiment Cuts Settlement Time to Minutes

Boerse Stuttgart Group (BSG) successfully tested blockchain-based securities settlement, reducing transaction time from two days to minutes. The tests, part of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) explorations, demonstrated significant progress in digital capital markets. German banking giants participated, with Commerzbank and Deutsche Bank among them. BSG’s Matthias Voelkel, highlighted blockchain’s potential as a game changer […]

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Etoro Restricts US Crypto Trading to 3 Cryptocurrencies Following SEC $1.5M Fine

Etoro USA has agreed to pay $1.5 million to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to settle charges of operating as an unregistered broker and clearing agency for crypto trading. Etoro will limit U.S. customers’ trading options to bitcoin, bitcoin cash, and ether, with a 180-day window to sell other crypto assets. If certain

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Robinhood Fined $3.9 Million Over Crypto Withdrawal Restrictions in California

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has announced a $3.9 million settlement with Robinhood Crypto for restricting cryptocurrency withdrawals and not fully disclosing trading practices. The settlement marks the first public action by California’s Department of Justice against a cryptocurrency firm. As part of the settlement, Robinhood must allow customers to withdraw cryptocurrencies to their own

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Slovenia Launches First Digital Bond in EU Sovereign History

On July 25, 2024, Slovenia issued its first digital bond, marking a significant milestone as the first EU sovereign and one of the earliest worldwide to do so. The bond issuance occurred under the European Central Bank’s (ECB) wholesale central bank money settlement experimentation program. The settlement was executed on-chain in wholesale central bank digital

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Circle Issues Update Amid Stablecoin Volatility; Firm Is Prepared to ‘Stand Behind USDC and Cover Any Shortfall’

On Saturday, March 11, 2023, Circle Financial updated the public about its stablecoin, USDC, and noted that the stablecoin’s liquidity operations will resume normally on Monday morning in the United States. Circle said that the company’s teams would be ready on Monday to “handle significant volume” and that the firm will “stand behind USDC and

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Developers Propose Cross-Chain Bridge for XRPL Network to Enhance Blockchain Interoperability

Software engineers and members of the development lab Ripplex want to create a cross-chain bridge for the XRPL network to bolster cross-chain transfers between different blockchain networks. According to a recent Github draft, the proposal outlines how the cross-chain bridge could function and suggests ways to prevent transaction replay. Ripplex Dev Proposes XRPL Cross-Chain Bridge

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NBA Hall of Famer Paul Pierce Charged by SEC for Touting EMAX Tokens

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Basketball Hall of Famer Paul Pierce for touting EMAX tokens and making misleading comments about unregistered crypto securities. The former Boston Celtics small forward agreed to settle the charges and pay the SEC $1.409 million. SEC Chair Gary Gensler Wants to Remind Celebrities of Disclosure Laws

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Nexo Agrees to Pay $45 Million to SEC and State Regulators for Unregistered Offering of Earn Interest Product

The cryptocurrency lender, Nexo, has agreed to pay $45 million to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and several state regulators after charges were levied against the firm for failing to register the company’s Earn Interest Product (EIP). Nexo detailed that the settlements are on a “no admit, no deny” basis and that the

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Report Claims U.S. Prosecutors Investigate Hedge Funds in Connection with Binance Dealings 

Federal prosecutors are reportedly investigating U.S.-based hedge funds that have dealt with the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, according to two people familiar with the matter. The hedge funds were allegedly issued subpoenas by the U.S. attorney’s office for the Western District of Washington. Sources Say U.S. Department of Justice Probes American Hedge Funds in Cryptocurrency Investigation

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