Crypto


Finance

Coinbase Opens Offshore Crypto Derivatives Exchange

Based in Bermuda, Coinbase International Exchange will not be open to U.S. traders.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)

Policy

Nigeria's SEC Mulls Allowing Tokenized Equity, Property but Not Crypto: Bloomberg

The regulator is considering applications for digital asset exchanges on a trial basis.

(Emmanuel Ikwuegbu/Unsplash)

Policy

Global Crypto Regulation Needs Coordination, Not Duplication, Legal Experts Say

"It's not good to put crypto all in the same basket and look at it in a vacuum," said Marianne Bechara, senior counsel at the International Monetary Fund.

Panelists discussion crypto regulation at Consensus 2023. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Finance

'Operation Choke Point 2.0' Is SEC's 'Chemotherapy' for $14B Ponzi Problem, BCB's CEO Says

What happened to Custodia Bank is "tragic" under the current administration's efforts to de-bank the crypto industry, BCB's Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie said.

Left to right: Catlin Long, Custodia Bank; Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie, BCB Group; Richard Booth, Fortress Trust Company; and Michael Casey, CoinDesk (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Finance

PayPal to Enable On-Chain Transfers From Venmo Accounts, Including to On-Chain Wallets

The feature will become available in May, PayPal's Jose Fernandez da Ponte said during a panel at Consensus 2023.

PayPal's crypto lead Jose Fernandez da Ponte says PayPal's new stablecoin, PYUSD, is "an extension of the PayPal balance." Does that include PayPal's interest revenue? (CoinDesk/Helene Braun)