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Kraken Exchange Pledges India Expansion as Nation Reopens for Crypto Business

The announcement comes a week after the country's supreme court overturned a two-year banking ban for cryptocurrency firms.

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Policy

tZero-Affiliated Firm Hopes SEC Will Pass Updated Proposal for Security Token Platform

The Boston Options Exchange modified its plan to launch a security token exchange, increasing its required market makers and bringing its listing standards closer to the NYSE's.

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Markets

Crypto Exchange OKCoin Appoints New CEO to Drive US Expansion

Outgoing OkCoin CEO Tim Byun will lead OK Group's global government relations from the end of March.

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Policy

India's Central Bank Plans to Fight Supreme Court Crypto Ruling

The Reserve Bank of India reportedly plans to return to the supreme court to ask for a review of a ruling that overturned its ban on banking access for crypto firms.

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Finance

Exchange Technology Developer AlphaPoint Raises $5.6M in Latest Funding Round

A member of FINRA's board of governors has also joined AlphaPoint's board.

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Finance

How the Bitcoin Market Changed Since 2017’s Bull Run

Regulation-friendly infrastructure makes 2020's bitcoin market stand out from the Wild West of 2017.

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Policy

Indian Crypto Exchange Adds Bank Transfers Hours After RBI Ban Lifted

Mumbai-based CoinDCX became the first platform in India to fully integrate bank account transfers.

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Finance

India's Appetite for Crypto Derivatives Is Growing, Exchanges Say

India is developing an appetite for crypto derivatives, even as the country's Supreme Court continues to deliberate over the future of the exchange industry.

Three Delta Exchange co-founders, including CEO Pankaj Balani (center). (Photo courtesy of Delta Exchange)

Policy

How to Stop the Next Quadriga: Make Exchanges Prove Their Reserves

Exchanges sometimes treat depositors' assets like fractional reserves, with disastrous results. Time for regular audits, writes Nic Carter.

Gerald Cotten, difunto CEO de QuadrigaCX, alrededor de 2015.

Markets

Coinbase Joins Japan's Self-Regulatory Organization for Crypto Firms

The exchange's membership of Japan's self-regulatory organization for cryptocurrency firms indicates Coinbase still plans to launch services in the nation.

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