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Raiffeisen Bank will first roll out the services to small-scale customers who can invest as little as one euro in the country’s capital city of Vienna and the historic headquarters of the 97-year-old bank where most residents live. Austria’s financial landscape is gearing up for a major transformation as Raiffeisen Bank International announces the launch of its crypto trading services for retail customers, CoinDesk reported, citing an interview with the company’s head of innovation, Curt...

The UK government appears to be intent on expanding digital assets throughout the nation. To this effect, it now looks forward to passing legislation to implement the Digital Securities Sandbox (DSS). Recent efforts by the United Kingdom (UK) suggest that the nation may be looking to expand its digital assets sector. This follows the news that British Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt recently announced new legislation to that effect. This statement came alongside a mini-budget of 110 measures...

Kyber Network has asked all of its users to promptly withdraw all their funds without clicking on any suspicious links or DMs. KyberSwap, a decentralized exchange (DEX) protocol, has reportedly experienced a $47 million exploit, based on on-chain data. The funds were associated with its Elastic Pools liquidity solution. Unexpectedly, funds from wallets linked to the protocol moved to a single wallet, as highlighted by a user known as Spreek on X. The affected funds include $20.7 million...

The announcement of KPMG Canada’s partnership with Chainalysis coincides with broader industry efforts to tackle fraud associated with crypto. The KPMG Canada has announced a strategic partnership with blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis in response to the escalating threats of exploits and fraud within the crypto sector. Kunal Bhasin, Partner and Cryptoassets and Blockchain Co-leader at KPMG Canada, emphasized that “this collaboration will help to further solidify KPMG’s expertise in...

With this acquisition, CoinGecko plans to integrate Zash’s NFT data into its Application Programming Interface (API) by the second quarter of next year. CoinGecko, a major cryptocurrency data tracking company, has acquired Zash, an on-chain data analytics firm that provides information on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) metadata across various platforms. According to an announcement on November 22, the acquisition aligns with CoinGecko’s vision to become a central hub for cryptocurrency-related...

Creditors will start receiving cash repayments from the Mt. Gox Trustee this year. These repayments are specified to be cash and may not include crypto. The defunct Japanese crypto exchange Mt. Gox is set to begin creditor repayments this year, about a decade after its collapse. Creditors of the exchange received an email on Wednesday where rehabilitation trustee Nobuaki Kobayashi stated that all persons whose repayment applications were approved would start receiving cash payments. The...

Along with its collaborative commitment to encouraging creativity and engaging fans, Binance, in partnership with Gasly, offered users and fans the exclusive Pierre Gasly Experience. Binance, the leading global blockchain ecosystem announced the triumphant design for the helmet of BWT Alpine F1 Team driver Pierre Gasly at the upcoming Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on November 26, 2023. The design competition, open to Binance users and F1 enthusiasts worldwide, encouraged participants to showcase...

Despite the legal victories of Ripple, the court recently issued an order concerning the remedies phase of the lawsuit. As the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) gears up for a closed-door meeting, crypto community members are abuzz with anticipation for a potential settlement of the longstanding legal battle between the SEC and Ripple. According to the official announcement, the expected participants for the closed-door meeting are top SEC commissioners, counsels,...

Legal experts, including Ripple lawyer John E. Deaton, share Armstrong’s optimism, speculating that Coinbase will be a significant beneficiary of Binance’s regulatory challenges. Recent developments have thrust Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN) into the spotlight, positioning it as the frontrunner following regulatory challenges faced by its main rival, Binance. The collapse of FTX had already reshaped the crypto industry, and now, with Binance capitulating to the United States Department...

A high-profile situation that eventually led to CZ leaving his role as CEO of Binance has not distracted traders from their interest in Bitcoin. Crypto traders appear to be unbothered about the industry-shaping events of the last 24 hours. On Tuesday, November 21, reports circulated that both Binance exchange and its chief Changpeng “CZ” Zhao had agreed to a criminal settlement that would see the exchange pay $4.3 billion in fines.  However, such a high-profile situation that eventually...