Latest from Helene Braun
NY Financial Regulator Adopts Virtual Currency Assessment Rule
The regulation affects only companies with a state-issued BitLicense.
CME to Add Daily Expirations on Bitcoin and Ether Futures Options Contracts
Contracts on micro-sized BTC and ETH futures will also have daily expirations, up from three times a week now.
Blockchain Financial Services Firm Paxos Sets Withdrawal From Canada
The company joins others that have decided to depart from the country in the face of increased regulatory requirements.
Crypto Miner Core Scientific Appoints a New President
The company filed for bankruptcy in December but continues to mine bitcoin.
Drugs, Erratic Dismissals and Feuding Founders: Behind Bitcoin Marketplace Paxful’s Unraveling
Founded in 2015, Paxful became one of the most popular places to buy bitcoin in Africa and other emerging markets, and it had more than 200 employees. Behind the scenes, though, staff took paid trips to music festivals, bosses fought, dismissals reportedly occurred on a whim, and the smell of cannabis permeated the office.
Tether Was a Client of Signature Bank's Signet: Bloomberg
Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino, in response to the Bloomberg article, denied the company has exposure to Signature Bank.
Peer-to-Peer Bitcoin Exchange Paxful to Suspend Operations
A message from co-founder and CEO Ray Youssef cited key staff departures and regulatory challenges.
Coinbase to Offer Faster Transactions on Derivatives Exchange Through Partnership With Infrastructure Provider TNS
The new infrastructure will enable institutional traders to increase storage capacity and process large data sets with minimal delay.
Crypto Exchange Bittrex to Wind Down U.S. Operations Next Month
The firm took note of an uncertain regulatory and economic environment in the U.S.
Coinbase Hires Ex-Shopify Exec to Oversee Canada Operations
The company confirmed plans to expand in Canada as that country tightens rules for cryptocurrency exchanges.
