Latest from Jamie Crawley
Binance Hires Former IRS Special Agent to Head Suspicious Activity Reporting
The hire is the latest in a series of appointments at Binance as the crypto exchange tightens up on regulatory compliance while tackling fraud and criminal activity.
Revolut Looks to Hire Tech Lead to Build a Crypto Exchange
Revolut is looking for experience in building order-matching engines such as those used by crypto exchanges.
Enjin Forms $100M Fund to Support Metaverse Projects
The Efinity Metaverse Fund will aim to support work on metaverse projects on Enjin and Polkadot.
Bitfury Hires Former Binance US Chief Brian Brooks as CEO
Brooks is replacing Valery Vavilov, who will stay on as Bitfury’s “chief vision officer.”
Galaxy Digital’s October AUM Grew More Than 40% to $3.1B
Galaxy’s roster of Canadian ETFs were the driving force behind the surge.
China’s CBDC Has Been Used for $9.7B of Transactions
Some 140 million people have opened wallets for the “eCNY.”
Direxion Withdraws Application for Short Bitcoin Futures ETF
The fund would have maintained short exposure to bitcoin futures contracts issued by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Thailand’s Oldest Bank Acquires Majority Stake in Country’s Largest Crypto Exchange
SCB paid $536.6 million for a 51% stake in Bitkub.
SEC Delays Decision on Valkyrie Bitcoin ETF Until Next Year
The new date for a decision is Jan. 7, 2022.
Binance Temporarily Disables All Crypto Withdrawals, Cites Backlog
Withdrawals resumed about 25 minutes after the stoppage was announced, before being disabled and then resumed again.
