Steven Walgenbach

Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by 24-hour trading volume, has secured three licenses in Abu Dhabi, and says it marks a regulatory first for the emirate. The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) has approved Binance.com to operate in the region through a trio of regulated entities. Together, these entities […]

Italy’s financial regulator, Consob, has issued a reminder to crypto companies and investors of a Dec. 30 deadline to comply with Europe’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) framework. Under the current MiCA transition rules, virtual asset service providers (VASPs) are only permitted to continue operating until the cutoff date. That is unless they file an […]

Cantor Fitzgerald has slashed its price target for corporate Bitcoin buyer Strategy by 60%, but says fears that it will be forced to sell some of its Bitcoin hoard are overblown.  According to an analyst note to clients that was seen by the Financial Times, the firm lowered its 12-month price target for Strategy stock […]

Ukrainian student Danylo K., 21 and the son of Kharkiv’s deputy mayor, was found dead in Vienna after attackers kidnapped, tortured, and burned him alive in pursuit of his crypto wallet password.  According to local reports, two suspects, a fellow student aged 19 and a 45 year-old Ukrainian national, had fled to their home country […]

Market-making behomoth Citadel Securities was accused of ‘’coming for DeFi’’ after it urged the securities watchdog to enforce stricter regulation on tokenized equities. In a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Citadel said tokenized securities must operate under the same investor protections as traditional US equities, warning against broad exemptions for digital trading […]