BCB Group migrates its digital asset custody operations to Ripple’s Metaco platform
BCB Group migrates custody to Metaco’s platform, enhancing security and governance. Ripple’s strategic acquisition of Metaco strengthens its position in the crypto industry. The collaboration aims to drive innovation and…
Hut 8 to manage mining operations for Celsius’s newly-created MiningCo
Hut 8 says it will manage mining operations for MiningCo at five sites under a four-year contract. The digital asset miner will oversee 122,000 miners with 12 EH/s of computing…
Circle secures French DASP license, appoints head of operations
Circle Secures French DASP License: The licensing aligns Circle with MiCA regulation. Director of European Operations and financial expert appointed to lead Circle’s compliance efforts. In a strategic move towards…
Nomura Bank’s Laser Digital receives approval for operations in Abu Dhabi
Key takeaways Laser Digital has become the latest digital asset firm to receive approval to operate in Abu Dhabi. The firm is owned by Japanese banking giant Nomura Bank. Laser…
Cross-chain bridge protocol Multichain ceases operations
Multichain protocol says its forced to cease operations due to recent events. CEO Zhaojun and his sister have reportedly been detained leaving the team with no operational funds. Multichain saw…
Nigeria’s SEC orders Binance Nigeria Limited to stop operations
Nigeria’s SEC said Binance Nigeria Limited is neither registered nor regulated and its operations in Nigeria are illegal. The order against Binance Nigeria Limited comes days after the US SEC…
Bybit gets “in-principle” approval to begin operations in Kazakhstan
Bybit has been in the process of expanding its service offerings. Bybit received “in-principle” approval from the Astana International Financial Centre to begin operations in Kazakhstan. The exchange will begin…
Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) orders Huobi Global to stop operations
The securities commission said Huobi was operating in the country without registration. The exchange was ordered to disable its website and mobile apps. Huobi was also ordered to cease circulating,…
Binance set to begin operations in Japan in two months’ time
Japan’s financial authorities had issued a warning that Binance was operating in the country without permission. Binance acquired Sakura Exchange BitCoin (SEBC) in November 2022. Existing services on SEBC will…
Peer-to-peer crypto exchange Paxful to suspend operations
Paxful will temporarily halt operations. The exchange’s CEO however stated that they are not sure if it will resume operations. This is the second peer-to-peer crypto exchange to shut down.…