February 3, 2021

Hanwha to acquire $52M stake in crypto exchange Upbit’s parent company

Hanwha Investment and Securities, the securities brokerage arm of Hanwha Group, has reached an agreement to buy a 6.15% stake in Upbit’ operator Dumanu for 58.3 […]
February 2, 2021

Winklevoss’ Gemini crypto exchange launches ‘Earn’ offering

Dubbed Gemini Earn, the program lets customers earn up to 7.4% annual interest on all cryptocurrencies supported by Gemini, the firm announced Tuesday. The platform supports […]
January 29, 2021

SushiSwap is eating into Uniswap’s market share following Yearn merger

On Jan. 29, Messari researcher Mira Christanto tweeted data indicating that Uniswap’s share of the Automated Market Maker sector has declined as Sushi’s share expanded from […]
January 28, 2021

INX’s acquisition of security token platform OpenFinance almost complete

According to an email sent to OpenFinance users, the parties are now just awaiting regulatory approval to complete the change in ownership. INX — which is […]
January 26, 2021

Winklevoss’ Gemini pushes presence in Asia, supports Singapore dollar

On Jan. 25, Gemini announced a roll-out of several new features for its platform in Singapore, including the support of the Singapore dollar on mobile and […]
January 21, 2021

Russian court order removes Binance website from regulator–s blacklist

According to a Jan. 21 report by Russian news agency Kommersant,the Arkhangelsk Regional Court has annulled a previous decision toblacklist the Binance website in Russia.According to […]
January 13, 2021

Former Coinbase compliance exec joins BitGo as new CCO

Jeff Horowitz, Coinbase’s former chief compliance officer, is joining BitGo as its new chief compliance officer, the firm announced Jan. 13. Horowitz joins BitGo after serving […]
January 13, 2021

GateHub to continue supporting XRP despite Ripple’s legal issues

According to a Jan. 12 announcement, GateHub will not delist XRP unless a decision from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission makes it necessary:  “Please […]
January 13, 2021

Fidelity doubles down on Hong Kong crypto operator

An exchange filing obtained by Singapore-based Business Times shows that Fidelity acquired a 6.29% stake in BC Technology Group after investing $6.71 million in the company. […]