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While HKVAEX aims to secure a license under the SFC for virtual asset trading, Binance has remained reticent about its own licensing pursuits in Hong Kong despite acknowledging the region’s growing prominence within the global crypto market. Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has allegedly opened up a new digital asset trading platform in Hong Kong to bring its product offerings to customers in the region. According to a South China Morning Post report citing three...

BlockFi revealed that it has emerged from bankruptcy court, having received approval for its reorganization plan from all relevant stakeholders. Nearly 11 months after it first declared bankruptcy, the crypto lender BlockFi has now officially begun the process of winding down its operations. In line with this, the company has asked its wallet users to tender their withdrawal requests on its website to claim their funds. However, there is a December 31 deadline for the requests. In the...

The Crypto Sector Index Series will include several indices tracking the prices of a bucket of different digital assets based on their use cases.  The world’s largest digital assets manager Grayscale Investments continues to take steps in order to expand its footprint in the market. Also, the latest report shows that Grayscale is venturing into the crypto indices business in partnership with the London-based indices provider FTSE Russell, a London Stock Exchange subsidiary. Grayscale and...

Meanwhile, CoinMarketCap recently announced its entry into the Artificial Intelligence (AI) industry with the release of a ChatGPT plugin. ChainGPT, the innovative AI infrastructure network designed for Web3, has unveiled a groundbreaking partnership with CoinMarketCap to introduce an enticing $50,000 airdrop of $CGPT tokens to crypto enthusiasts. The ChainGPT Airdrop Mechanics ChainGPT highlighted in a press release shared with Coinspeaker that the airdrop initiative aims to empower up to...

BlackRock has taken an important step forward by obtaining a CUSIP number for its iShares Bitcoin spot ETF. BlackRock Inc (NYSE: BLK), one of the world’s largest asset managers, recently made headlines by announcing its plans to provide initial “seed” funding for its spot Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund (ETF). This strategic move was revealed in its recent securities filings, specifically through the SEC Form S-1, which is the initial registration form required for new securities by public...

Bitcoin (BTC) has established strong support between $25,000 and $30,000. Take a look at the next key resistance. The price of Bitcoin has been steadily rising since October 13, following its inability to break the support level of around $26,000. Since then, it has continued to climb, reaching $35,000 earlier today, a level not seen since May 2022. The move from the support level to $35,000 represents a price increase of over 30% in just two weeks. The BTC rise has boosted the hopes of...

Matrixport says BTC price may even hit the $56,000 mark by the end of the year. Earlier in the year, crypto financial services company Matrixport had predicted that the $45,000 mark would be the maximum limit to BTC price surge in 2023. However, the firm is now revisiting the old prediction as a lot has changed since that time. Citing what the Bitcoin market calls the Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) among other factors, Matrixport says BTC price may even hit the $56,000 mark by the end of the...

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust gets listed on the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), however, analyst predict all approvals to happen at once. As the crypto community gears up for the arrival of the first spot Bitcoin ETF in the coming months, analysts have been sharing interesting predictions ahead. Expert in crypto ETFs Stuart Barton, the Chief Investment Officer of Volatility Shares, anticipates that all spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications submitted...

Initially submitted on October 2, 2023, the proposal aims to convert the Grayscale Ethereum Trust, the largest Ethereum investment vehicle globally, into an ETF.  In a recent turn of events, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved Grayscale Investments’ application for a spot Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded fund (ETF). Sharing the news on Tuesday, Nate Geraci, President of The ETF Store, announced on X (formerly Twitter) that the SEC has officially acknowledged the...

To demonstrate the potential of UDPN, Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures and Deutsche Bank conducted a trial. Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures and Deutsche Bank have achieved a significant milestone by completing the first Proof of Concept (PoC) for the Universal Digital Payments Network (UDPN). This groundbreaking initiative aims to revolutionize the way digital payments are conducted by connecting payments across various Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and blockchain networks, using a...