In a significant step for its Middle East strategy, Bybit has obtained a full Virtual Asset Platform Operator License from the UAE’s federal Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA).
The US cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has established a local entity in Australia, Gemini Intergalactic Australia, registered with the financial watchdog AUSTRAC.
Coinbase users in the US can now trade tokens directly from decentralized exchanges within the main Coinbase app.
Global cryptocurrency trading activity cooled in September, with spot volumes on centralized exchanges falling to $1.67 trillion—the lowest level since June.
Coinbase is pursuing a federal trust charter from the OCC, aligning itself with a wave of crypto firms seeking national oversight.
Binance is making a play to become the foundational infrastructure for traditional finance’s foray into digital assets.
Kraken is the latest crypto firm to ride the current IPO wave, with plans for a pre-IPO funding round that could value it at $20 billion.
