Crypto Exchange news and trends

Payments, Penalties and TradFi Adoption Define This Week in Web3
Blockchain // July 10, 2024

Crypto is as crypto does. And crypto is, by all appearances, trying to do better. The European Union’s (EU) landmark Markets in Crypto-Assets Act (MiCA) framework is now live, and Web3 companies are already complying, a fact which industry observers believe could represent the start...

Crypto Firm Abra Settles States’ Charges of Operating Without Licenses
Cryptocurrency // June 26, 2024

Cryptocurrency firm Abra and its CEO and largest equity owner Bill Barhydt have reached a settlement with 25 state regulators. The settlement follows the states’ finding that Abra and Barhydt operated a mobile app for buying, selling, trading and investing in crypto without receiving the...

Kraken Considering $100 Million Funding Round Before Possible IPO
Cryptocurrency // June 06, 2024

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is reportedly considering seeking more than $100 million in a final funding round before launching a possible initial public offering (IPO). The company has received inquiries from potential investors amid the current rally in the digital asset market, Bloomberg reported Thursday (June...

Coinbase Diversifies Revenue Sources as Digital Asset Trading Matures
Cryptocurrency // May 30, 2024

Digital assets have experienced a significant year, with the market moving toward mainstream adoption. This shift has resulted in a decrease in price volatility, which had been a key attraction for many investors, Bloomberg reported Thursday (May 30). As a result, the largest U.S. crypto exchange, Coinbase,...

Interviews & Exclusives
Block and Coinbase Earnings Show Crypto’s Flight to Quality Lands on Bitcoin

August 04, 2023
Expectations weren’t very high for Coinbase Global this most recent quarter. The company continues to face very significant risks on the regulatory front within the U.S., and remains entangled in a nasty case with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Still, the crypto exchange’s stock has jumped almost 80% since mid-June, lifted by a partial court win by Ripple against […]

Pelago Co-founder Sees DeFi Crypto Shining in Today’s Complicated World

April 13, 2023
The black swan collapse of FTX in November 2022 severely rattled global confidence in crypto. It also increased the scrutiny of U.S. regulators, though no new laws impacting the industry...

FTX Court Filings Highlight Key Crypto Industry Risk Management Lessons

January 09, 2023
The FTX collapse provides a master class in caveat-emptor crypto industry risk management and accounting failures. This, as court documents confirm that the world’s one-time third-biggest cryptocurrency exchange was set...

FTX Collapse Has Historical Parallels; Will We Learn From Them?

November 30, 2022
As details emerge surrounding the collapse of crypto trading firm FTX, investors should believe them. In much the same way as Shakespeare’s famous adage states that “a rose by any...

Quick Reads
Cryptocurrency Exchange WazirX Loses $230 Million in Cyberattack

July 18, 2024
Indian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX said Thursday (July 18) that it lost more than $230 million in a cyberattack. “This is a force majeure event beyond our control, but we are leaving no stone unturned to locate and recover the funds,” the company said in a preliminary report posted on its website. “We have already blocked […]

Crypto Firm Abra Settles States’ Charges of Operating Without Licenses

June 26, 2024
Cryptocurrency firm Abra and its CEO and largest equity owner Bill Barhydt have reached a settlement with 25 state regulators. The settlement follows the states’ finding that Abra and Barhydt...

Kraken Considering $100 Million Funding Round Before Possible IPO

June 06, 2024
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is reportedly considering seeking more than $100 million in a final funding round before launching a possible initial public offering (IPO). The company has received inquiries from...

Coinbase Diversifies Revenue Sources as Digital Asset Trading Matures

May 30, 2024
Digital assets have experienced a significant year, with the market moving toward mainstream adoption. This shift has resulted in a decrease in price volatility, which had been a key attraction...