Binance’s Key Payment Partner in Europe Cut Ties Over Regulatory Concerns

Binance crypto exchange‘s regulatory woes continue to mount each day. After regulatory warnings from the governments of five different nations, its key European payment partner has severed ties owing to the exchange’s ongoing standoff with UKs top regulatory watchdog FCA.  Coin Junction said it has suspended both Pounds and Euro payment and would no longer facilitate any deposits and withdrawals for the crypto exchange. The payment processor cited FCAs recent regulatory caution as the reason behind the suspension.  “The decision has been made following the Financial Conduct Authoritys recent announcement that Binance is not permitted to undertake any regulated activity in the UK.”  Binance had earlier downplayed the FCA warning as a compliance warning and had suggested that it was a normal routine. Earlier FCA had issued a warning against Binance suggesting it was not cleared by the regulatory body to carry out operations in the country.  Following the FCA warning, Binance had suspended the Sterling Pound deposit and withdrawals via faster payments for two days without any prior warning. However, the services were back within two days.  Sterling Pound Withdrawl on Binance Suspended Again  The Sterling Pound withdrawal via faster payment is suspended again after Coin Journal partnership termination.  Binance has not commented on the partnership

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Breaking: Australia’s Leading Non-Bank Broker to Offer Crypto Trading

The crypto market might be going through a downtrend but it has not dented its growing demand in different markets. After a surge in mainstream institutional platforms adding crypto custody and trading services, the retail market demand has started to catch up. One of Australias largest non-bank online brokers is all set to offer crypto buying selling and the trading option to its retail customers amid surging demand.  SelfWealth, an online broker that offers low-cost ASX and US shares for retail traders is set to enter the crypto trading market with its latest offering. The decision by the group open the gates for 95K SlefWealth investors to invest in cryptocurrencies.  The online broker said the decision to introduce crypto trading was prompted by a recent survey of 3500 of its 95k investors, where 30% of the respondents said they have already invested in cryptocurrencies while 38% intended to do the same in near future. SelfWealth sees over $80 million in daily trading with $51.5 billion in AUM.  The online broker would introduce 10 crypto assets for trading via the third-party wallet integration.  Crypto Adoption Continues  The crypto market has seen a continuous surge in Institutional demand throughout this year, but the market downtrend has led

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Breaking: Grayscale’s $GDLC Fund is now an SEC Reporting Company

Grayscales Digital Large Cap Fund ($GDLC) has become an SEC reporting company, making it more attractive for regulatory-focused institutional investors. Grayscale filed for the Registration Statement on Form 10 with the SEC in May to obtain the regulatory clearance. The digital asset management firm also revealed that they have filed three additional Registration Statements for its Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Trust, Litecoin (LTC) Trust, and Ethereum Classic (ETC) Trust.  “Grayscale aims to provide the investment community with a higher level of disclosure and reporting on top of the already stringent obligations to which our products adhere,” said Craig Salm, Vice President of Legal at Grayscale  The approval of Grayscale Digital Large Cap fun makes it the third SEC reporting product for the digital asset management firm. The $GDLC fund comprises Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cardano, Chainlink, Bitcoin Cash, and Litecoin.  Source: Grayscale  The digital large-cap fund would now allow institutional investors to liquidate their shares in the fund on the retail market in 6 months rather than 12 months. The new regulatory approval would also see Grayscale filing standard quarterly and annual reports known as 10-Qs and 10-Ks.  Grayscale Plans to Convert $GBTC Fund into a Bitcoin ETF  The latest SEC approval for Grayscale‘s GDLC funds comes as a

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Bitcoin Setting Itself Up for "Supply Shock," Says Skybridge's Gayeski

Skybridge Capitals Troy Gayeski recently told Bloomberg that Bitcoin is setting itself up for “some time of supply shock” that will be similar to the one that took place in November.  Gayeski says that a lot of strong holders are currently “reasserting” themselves bases on the flagships cryptocurrency on-chain data.  He also adds that Bitcoins risk-reward is now skewed “to the upside.”  Anthony Scarammucis SkyBridge Capital launched its Bitcoin fund in late 2020. Gayeski claims that the firm had to trim its position due to the price crash while putting some of its capital into Ethereum.  Gayeski believes that Bitcoin will remain the leading store of value.  Last week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission delayed its decision on the Bitcoin exchange-traded fund proposal that was filed by SkyBridge Capital in May.  Bitcoins volatility has nose-dived  Bitcoin has been trading within the same range for weeks while bulls and bears continue playing tug-of-war.  According to Pete Humiston of Kraken Intelligence, the cryptocurrency‘s Bollinger bands—which are used by traders for measuring volatility—are now the tightest they’ve been since October 13.  Bitcoin was changing hands at just $11,413 on that day before shooting up higher in the following weeks.

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Bolehkah Kucoin Dipercayai ?

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How Can Coinbase, Kraken, Gemini Surpass Binance? Bloomberg Indicates One Reason

Bloomberg Crypto compares two approaches to regulatory compliance in the U.S. Is it worth it to try to meet all of the requirements of the draconian regulation?  Does crypto need rules?  According to the article, the Gemini exchange is a flagship firm of the “maximum compliance” approach to doing business in crypto. This stretagy was emphasized even by the platforms ad slogans: “Finally, a regulated place to buy, sell and store crypto,” “Crypto needs rules” and so on.  The same strategy is shared by other U.S.-focused giants such as Coinbase, Kraken and Bittrex. At the same time, Binance (BNB), “with no clear headquarters and a mysterious structure,” is still an undisputed leader when it comes to trading volume.  As displayed by Bloomberg, Binance, OKEx and Huobi, three exchanges that blacklist American customers are still dominating the segment of centralized exchanges.  Meanwhile, amidst regulatory scrutiny, Binance (BNB) constantly advances compliance, due diligence and anti-money-laundering mechanisms.  DeFi: The most dangerous rival  While choosing a regulatory compliance strategy is not an easy choice to make, there are always some options for centralized crypto exchanges.  Bloomberg stresses that this or that platform can restrain from listing uncertain assets or from experiments with red-hot segments of sophisticated crypto-based products (options, futures, etc.).  At the

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Ukrainian police seize 3,800 PS4 consoles used for illegal crypto mining

Miners used an empty warehouse of an electricity supply company to plug into the grid and mine crypto on a variety of devices, including gaming consoles.  Ukrainian authorities have raided an allegedly illicit crypto farm in the country. According to an official announcement from the Security Service of Ukraine, the facility was located on the former premises of JSC Vinnytsiaoblenergo, an electricity supply company.  The illegal crypto miners concealed their activities by manipulating electricity meters to steal electricity from JSC Vinnytsiaoblenergo.  Described as the largest underground mining operation discovered by the Ukrainian police, the farm housed nearly 5,000 computer equipment units, including 3,800 PlayStation 4 consoles, over 500 graphics cards, 50 processing units, notebooks, phones and flash drives.  The SBU estimated the states monthly losses due to electricity theft — which had the potential to cause electricity shortages for the entire city of Vinnytsa — to range between $186,200 and $259,300.  Several estimates show that Sonys last-gen gaming console, PlayStation 4, is not the ideal rig to mine cryptocurrency. Given its slightly outdated configuration compared to many mining rigs available today, even a 16-console PS4 setup would fail to generate meaningful returns with legal electricity usage.  Ukraine was ranked as the world‘s leader in Chainalysis’ Global

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Vietnam Plans To Pilot CBDC Through State Banks

Although the government has stated that a sovereign digital currency will not replace the countrys fiat currency, Vietnam has become the latest country to investigate central bank digital currency (CBDC).  Vietnams Working On Digital Currency  According to Nikkei Asia on Monday (July 12, 2021), the Vietnamese government‘s decision to investigate the construction of a CBDC stems from Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s Decision 942 from June. Between 2021 and 2025, the strategy aims to create a digital government.  Binh Nguyen Thanh, the coordinator of the RMIT University Vietnams Fintech-Crypto Hub, claimed that the e-Government growth strategy might facilitate the construction of a CBDC. Thanh also suggested that the Vietnamese government might keep track on ongoing digital currency initiatives in other countries.  Thanh also stated that Vietnam is working on establishing a fintech regulatory sandbox, which could include a digital currency pilot. A CBDC, on the other hand, is not a substitute for the Vietnamese dong.  The Vietnamese government had previously requested that the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) conduct a blockchain-based digital currency trial. The trial scheme would be implemented between 2021 and 2023.  Vietnam Has Been Experimenting With Blockchain  While Vietnam appears to have joined the growing list of countries that are experimenting with CBDCs, the

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OpenOcean Expands Its Platform by Incorporating Polygon Network Aggregation

OpenOcean, the leading DeFi and CeFi full aggregation protocol, recently conducted a poll on its Twitter handle asking its community which network they would want to see aggregated next. The community overwhelmingly voted for Polygon Network. While 48.7% of the total votes cast went in favor of Polygon, Solana came second with a little above 32% of the votes. There are reasons why its users decisively voted for Polygon.  The Polygon USP  Polygon helps overcome the inherent drawbacks of Ethereum, especially the issues of slow speeds and high gas fees. In helping Ethereum become more efficient, Polygon ensures that its security features are not compromised. Developers can also leverage the Polygon network to build and connect blockchain networks compatible with Ethereum.  Polygon offers a robust base for scaling Ethereum and developing its infrastructure. Secured chains like Plasma, Optimistic Rollups, zkRollups, Validium, and Standalone Chains like Polygon POS have been built using the modular and flexible core of Polygon, its SDK.  More than 400 Dapps have adopted Polygons scaling solutions. It has more than 1.5 million unique users and has facilitated nearly 350 million transactions to date.   How Does Polygons Inclusion Help OpenOcean Users?  As an aggregator, OpenOcean sources liquidity and helps optimize trades on DeFi

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Why Blockchains Need to Shrink to Grow

Not in the sense that they‘re been adopted too quickly or that they’re becoming increasingly useful, but in the literal sense — they are simply getting larger in terms of their digital footprint.  As a complete archive of all the transactions that have ever taken place on the network, most popular blockchains of today grow at a rate that is proportional to the activity of the network. And with the activity of most major blockchains exploding in recent years, so too has their rate of growth.  Take the Bitcoin blockchain as an example. In the last year alone it has swelled from 288 GB to more than 350 GB as of writing — an increase of 21.5% in 12 months. Ethereum is even bigger. The fully synced Ethereum blockchain now stands at a whopping 862 GB — more than doubling in a year.  This is a major problem. The rampant usage of popular blockchains like Bitcoin and Ethereum is making it increasingly difficult for regular users to actively participate in securing and maintaining the network by operating a full node. After all, since the full blockchain must be downloaded to operate a full node, few people are able or willing to spare hundreds

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