The stock price of Coinbase (COIN), one of the biggest crypto exchange in the world, is up 7.3% today ahead of an earning calls at 17:30 GMT-4.
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Kasikorn Bank, Thailand’s second-largest bank, has reportedly acquired a 97% stake in cryptocurrency exchange Satang. The deal was completed through Unita Capital, a subsidiary of Kasikorn Bank, and involved 3.705 million Thai baht ($102.8 million) worth of shares in Satang’s parent company.
Wu Blockchain highlighted cryptocurrency news in a post on X on Monday, citing CoinDesk.
Thailand's second-largest bank, Kasikorn Bank, has acquired a 97% stake in the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Satang. The deal is valued at 3.705 million Thai baht ($102.8 million). K-Bank recently obtained a crypto exchange license and launched a $100 million fund targeted...Satang Corporation, founded in 2017 and one of Thailand’s leading digital asset exchanges, offers trading in over 45 cryptocurrencies. Details show that the platform’s customer base exceeds one million.
According to a local media report published on Monday, the completion of the deal will see Satang renamed as Orbix, with three subsidiaries, namely: Orbix Custodian, Orbix and Orbix Technology.
Kasikorn, also known as K-Bank, recently received a cryptocurrency exchange operator license and launched a $100 million fund for Web3, fintech and artificial intelligence (AI).
K-Bank’s move sees it join other leading financial giants in Thailand in foraying into the crypto ecosystem. These include Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) and Gulf, a local energy giant that recently partnered with Binance to expand global crypto exchange services in the country.
Property belonging to now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX was just seen betting more than $144 million on Ethereum (ETH) rival Solana (SOL) as the company’s bankruptcy proceedings unfold.
According to blockchain explorer SolanaFM, the address associated with FTX and its trading arm Alameda Research created a new stake of 5,546,217.04 SOL tokens.
Analysis by pseudonymous on-chain researcher Ashpool suggests that FTX subsequently staked all the tokens through Figment, a digital asset staking service built for institutions. According to Figment, Robinhood, Binance.US and Anchorage Digital are also betting on the platform.
On Solana, bettors currently earn around 7% APY (annual percentage yield), depending on the betting platform, and rewards are distributed every two to three days.
FTX ownership already owns roughly $1 billion in Solana, but much of it is locked up until 2028 as part of its vesting schedule agreement.
Solana co-creator Anatoly Yakovenko said last month that if he had the power, he would prefer FTX’s SOL tokens to be given directly to customers of the failed exchange as part of a compensation plan.
Binance may be about to withdraw all stablecoin offerings from its crypto exchange platform for European investors. The news sparked fears about the potential losses the EU crypto market could suffer if Binance validated and followed through with the motion.
Binance will remove all stablecoin offerings in Europe
A prominent executive at Binance, one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges, has revealed a new development that has shaken the crypto community. Marina Parthuisot, head of legal at Binance France, revealed in an online public hearing organized by the EBA that Binance fears it will have to withdraw the majority of its stablecoin offerings for the European market by June 2024.
Parthuisot revealed that the decision was taken to comply with the regulatory restriction that will soon be enacted in Europe by Crypto Asset Markets (MiCA). He stated that European markets could be affected by the loss of stablecoin offerings, which represents a considerable disadvantage for investors when transacting in cryptocurrencies.
“Our goal is to close all stablecoins in Europe on June 30th. This could have a significant impact on the European market compared to the rest of the world,” said Parthuisot.
MiCA, a European regulatory framework and banking authority, implemented a law that would subject stablecoin issuers to strict licensing and compliance regulations.
Elizabeth Noble, MiCA team leader at the European Banking Authority (EBA), stated that the regulatory system has not introduced additional requirements or restrictions on stablecoin offerings in the EU. However, the initial law will be enacted next year.
“There is no transition agreement for these types of tokens [stablecoins]. The rules will apply from the end of June next year,” Noble said.
Regulatory crackdown on cryptocurrency exchange Binance
Binance has been facing several regulatory hurdles since this year. The cryptocurrency exchange was sued by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which filed more than a dozen charges for allegedly misleading investors and operating an unregistered exchange.
In addition to US SEC limitations, Binance has also exited several countries due to regulatory issues.
The cryptocurrency exchange has delisted a significant number of cryptocurrencies from its exchange platform over the years, including major cryptocurrency trading pairs as well as altcoins like Tron, Helium, and others.
As the cryptocurrency industry continues to evolve, regulatory compliance plays a vital role in shaping the cryptocurrency industry and Binance’s proactive response to MiCA regulations is a demonstration of its commitment to maintaining a secure and sustainable crypto ecosystem.
Camp BX was a cryptocurrency exchange in Atlanta, Georgia that is becoming well known not because of its cryptocurrency exchange protocols, but because it is one of the first to be sought after by most of its customers.
Camp BX is getting “federal” attention
Camp BX doesn’t have a long or stellar history. The company only existed for a while, but the company, when it went bankrupt, decided to keep all of its customers’ money and not return anything. This raised serious red flags among everyone doing business with the company, and it wasn’t long before class action was launched.
All this happened about four years ago. Many customers have so far failed to recover their bitcoin units, although it now appears that the court has finally ruled in their favor. A federal jury in Atlanta has ruled that all customers who have been cheated of their earnings by Camp BX must have their funds returned immediately.
For several years, approximately 70 customers have exchanged bitcoins and other cryptographic units through Camp BX. The company’s physical address was a PO box at a UPS store in Roswell, although the company is believed to have conducted most of its business remotely or online. Attorney John Richard explained in an interview:
In this case, the exchange worked well for several years.However, that finally changed in 2017 when several of the customers in question lost access to their bitcoin accounts. This is often known as a tug of the rug in the crypto space. A company or project gets money through investors or clients from all corners of the world. Just when it looks like the money is going to be put to good use, executives close up, so to speak, and walk away with all the funds. It’s a classic case of fraud, and it happens a lot in the field of digital currencies.
A year after this all began, the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance sent a cease and desist letter to Camp BX for allegedly carrying out unlicensed financial transactions. Several customers were also chatting on online forums talking about how they couldn’t access their money. One man, Jay Daniel, had around $250K worth of BTC that he couldn’t access. He says:
I went to the site, couldn't make any transactions and was like, 'Oh shit'. They held our property completely, they didn't answer reasonable questions, and we literally had to open the first bitcoin case in federal court to get our money back.