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UK Crypto Firms Urge Regulators to Forge Their Own Path Amidst US Pressure
According to some American lawmakers and businesses, the U.S. government’s approach to regulating the crypto industry is hampering innovation due…
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Balaji Srinivasan Loses $1M Bitcoin Bet, 97% Under Price Target and Donates $1.5M to Charity
Balaji Srinivasan, the ex-CTO of Coinbase, has closed a $1 million Bitcoin price bet at 97% below its target price,…
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Coinbase Launches International Crypto Platform as SEC Regulatory Pressure Mounts
Coinbase Global Inc introduced a new platform for trading cryptocurrency derivatives on an international scale, in an effort to increase…
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Dubai Regulator VARA Cracks Down on Crypto Exchange OPNX and Its Three Arrows Capital Founders
The co-founders of the failed crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital have been reprimanded by Dubai authorities for promoting their…
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Aurora Labs Unveils Aurora Cloud: The Seamless Blockchain Solution for MENA Businesses
Aurora Labs, a well-known blockchain platform that is compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) on the NEAR Protocol, has…
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Dubai Crypto Market Takes Step Forward as BitOasis Receives First Broker-Dealer MVP Operational License from VARA
BitOasis, a crypto exchange focused on the Middle East and located in the United Arab Emirates, announced that it had…
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Coinbase Accused of Unlawful Biometric Data Collection and Storage in Class Action Lawsuit
A proposed class-action lawsuit filed on May 1 in a California District Court alleges that Coinbase breached Illinois’ Biometric Information…
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IMD Smart City Index: Abu Dhabi Retains Top Spot as MENA Smartest City for Third Year in a Row
Abu Dhabi has been named the smartest city in the Middle East and North Africa region for the third year…
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MiCA: EU’s Proposed Regulatory Framework for Crypto-Assets and Its Implications for UAE
Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) is the first regulatory framework proposed by the European Commission for the regulation of crypto-assets in…
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US Regulators Announce JPMorgan Chase Acquisition of First Republic Bank After Failure
U.S. regulators have announced today that First Republic Bank has been taken over and will be sold to JPMorgan Chase…
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