Mirae Asset agrees to buy 92% stake in Korean exchange Korbit for $93M
Mirae Asset Consulting, an affiliate of South Korean multinational financial services company Mirae Asset Group, has agreed to acquire a controlling stake in local crypto...
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Bitcoin Exchange Paxful Must Pay $4 Million Over Prostitution, Money Laundering Charges
In brief Peer-to-peer Bitcoin exchange Paxful was sentenced this week to pay $4 million in criminal fines. Paxful pleaded guilty to facilitating money laundering, fraud,...
Crypto Exchange Blockchain.com Secures FCA Registration in UK
In brief Blockchain.com has received FCA registration for UK crypto brokerage, custody, and institutional services. The approval follows 2025 MiCA licensing, positioning the firm across...
Crypto exchange Backpack to launch token with unlocks tied to IPO goal
Backpack, a crypto exchange founded by former employees of FTX, says it will launch a 1-billion-supply token in the future, with its distribution schedule tied...
South Korean Crypto Exchange Accidentally Gave Away $95 Billion in Bitcoin
In brief South Korean exchange Bithumb mistakenly credited users with 2,000 BTC each instead of a tiny cash reward. The error was corrected within five...
Crypto Exchange Gemini Slashes Jobs Amid Exit From Europe, Australia
In brief Gemini is exiting the European Union, United Kingdom, and Australia. Users will have two months to withdraw or transfer their funds before accounts...
CME CEO Duffy says exchange is exploring issuing its own token
Chicago-based derivatives exchange CME Group is weighing the launch of its own digital token as it explores how tokenized assets could be used as collateral...
Can the Government 'Bail Out' Bitcoin? Congressman Prompts Bizarre Exchange With Treasury Secretary
In brief Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the government cannot force banks to buy Bitcoin, during testimony on Capitol Hill. He defended the policy of...
Binance Leads January Exchange Reserves Ranking With $155.6B in Holdings
Binance ranked first in January 2026 Major Crypto Exchange Reserves Ranking Report with total reserves of approximately $155.64 billion surpassing all other major trading platforms,...
Blank Check Firm Linked to Crypto Exchange Kraken Raises $345 Million in Upsized IPO
In brief A Kraken-affiliated SPAC completed its IPO this week and raised $345 million. The firm, KRAKacquisition Corp, is now trading on the Nasdaq as...