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Policy

Crypto Exec Pushing for Industry Support of Kamala Harris for President

J.P. Thieriot, a board member and ex-CEO of Uphold, backs the vice president in her U.S. presidency bid and says he's hoping to build a digital assets advocacy for the Democrat.

Kamala Harris.  (Megan Varner/Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto Trading Platform Uphold Exits Venezuela, Cites US Sanctions

Trading service in the country will be available until July 31, and accounts will be fully restricted as of Sept. 30.

Exit, Voice and Bitcoin

Finance

Cryptocurrency Trading Platform Uphold Reshuffles Top Brass

Simon McLoughlin takes over as CEO as long-serving chief J.P. Thieriot becomes the firm’s vice chairman.

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Finance

Uphold Exec Accused of ‘Fraudulently Misdirecting’ $700K in Funds

Uphold's former chief compliance officer allegedly misdirected corporate and user funds. He denies the claim, though a private investigator says there may be more.

The offices of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in London. (Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Markets

Crypto Firm Uphold Gets US OK to Buy Broker-Dealer JNK Securities

Uphold is set to become one of the first cryptocurrency businesses in the U.S. to offer securities on an omnibus basis to retail investors, the company said.

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Finance

Uphold to Launch Crypto Card in Europe After Optimus Acquisition

The firm plans to start rolling out its multi-asset debit card on the Optimus platform in Europe "shortly."

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Finance

Blockchain Coalition Launches Tradable Carbon Credit Token

The UPCO2 token represents a certified measure of carbon dioxide and can be traded, held or burned to offset an individual’s carbon footprint.

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Markets

Cred Says Fraudulent Activity Led to Loss of Funds; Law Enforcement Investigating

Decentralized lending platform Cred says it's cooperating with law enforcement over a "loss of funds."

1908 photograph of a vault door

Tech

Salesforce Co-Founder Launches Public Blockchain Network With Dollars Baked In

Public Mint puts dollars on the blockchain so users can use money whether or not they have bank accounts.

Halsey Minor (Uphold)

Finance

Uphold Teams With TaxBit to More Accurately Report Users' Crypto Trades

Uphold is launching a real-time tax liability dashboard with the help of TaxBit, allowing users to more easily understand and file their taxes.

TaxBit co-founders Justin and Austin Woodward

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