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Binance Secures Regulatory License in Kazakhstan for Crypto Trading

Binance Secures Regulatory License in Kazakhstan for Crypto TradingBinance Kazakhstan has secured a full Digital Asset Trading Facility (DATF) license from the Astana Financial Services Authority. This approval allows the crypto exchange to operate as a trading platform, broker-dealer, and digital asset custodian. Kazakhstan becomes the first Central Asian country where Binance has regulatory approval, positioning it as a key fintech hub. Binance […]

Bitcoin Taps $84,995 All-Time High: Market Cap Hits $1.68 Trillion as FOMO Sets In

Cryptoquant CEO Expects Crypto Market to Skyrocket With CZ’s Return — ‘Bullish Vibes Everywhere’

Cryptoquant CEO Expects Crypto Market to Skyrocket With CZ’s Return — ‘Bullish Vibes Everywhere’Cryptoquant’s chief executive has expressed optimism about the return of former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ), believing it could lead to major market movements. “Bullish vibes everywhere,” he said, emphasizing that CZ “just needs to post ‘I’m back’ and the market will skyrocket.” Cryptoquant Founder Expects CZ’s Return to Spark Market Surge Ki Young Ju, […]

Bitcoin Taps $84,995 All-Time High: Market Cap Hits $1.68 Trillion as FOMO Sets In

Bybit Expands in CIS Region With Kazakhstan License for Crypto Services

Bybit Expands in CIS Region With Kazakhstan License for Crypto ServicesCrypto exchange Bybit has secured a major license in Kazakhstan, marking its expansion in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region. With its new regulatory approval, Bybit plans to offer a broad range of services including digital asset trading and crypto loans, while emphasizing Kazakhstan’s growing influence in the global crypto ecosystem. Bybit Secures Key […]

Bitcoin Taps $84,995 All-Time High: Market Cap Hits $1.68 Trillion as FOMO Sets In

BNY Mellon Engages With Banking Regulators to Offer Crypto Custody Services ‘at Scale’

BNY Mellon Engages With Banking Regulators to Offer Crypto Custody Services ‘at Scale’BNY Mellon, one of the world’s largest custodian banks, is seeking to offer custody services for bitcoin and ether to exchange-traded product (ETP) clients. The bank is also eyeing large-scale growth in the crypto space, with plans to seek more regulatory approvals to capitalize on the lucrative crypto custody market. BNY Mellon Pushes Forward With […]

Bitcoin Taps $84,995 All-Time High: Market Cap Hits $1.68 Trillion as FOMO Sets In

Lawmakers Question SEC Over Disruptive Crypto Custody Rules

Lawmakers Question SEC Over Disruptive Crypto Custody RulesCongressional leaders are pressing regulators over concerns that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s new guidelines on digital asset custody could disrupt financial innovation and regulatory collaboration. Lawmakers question whether the SEC acted prematurely, potentially jeopardizing efforts to safeguard digital assets through coordinated agency work. They demand more transparency on the SEC’s actions and […]

Bitcoin Taps $84,995 All-Time High: Market Cap Hits $1.68 Trillion as FOMO Sets In

Commerzbank Partners With Deutsche Börse’s Crypto Finance to Expand Crypto Services

Commerzbank Partners With Deutsche Börse’s Crypto Finance to Expand Crypto ServicesCommerzbank, one of Germany’s largest banks, has partnered with Deutsche Börse subsidiary Crypto Finance to offer secure bitcoin and ether services to its corporate clients. The collaboration focuses on seamless trading and custody solutions, ensuring regulated access to digital assets for select clients in Germany. This marks an important step towards broadening institutional crypto services […]

Bitcoin Taps $84,995 All-Time High: Market Cap Hits $1.68 Trillion as FOMO Sets In

Boerse Stuttgart Digital, DZ Bank Expand Crypto Access to 700 German Banks

Boerse Stuttgart Digital, DZ Bank Expand Crypto Access to 700 German BanksBoerse Stuttgart Digital is collaborating with DZ Bank to bring secure cryptocurrency trading and storage to over 700 cooperative banks across Germany. The move marks a significant step toward mainstream crypto adoption in Europe, with banks now offering regulated crypto services to retail customers. This collaboration will help meet the growing demand for digital assets, […]

Bitcoin Taps $84,995 All-Time High: Market Cap Hits $1.68 Trillion as FOMO Sets In

tZero becomes 2nd FINRA-approved broker-dealer for digital securities

The company is following the steps of Prometheum, which now treats four cryptocurrencies as securities.

The United States has a second special purpose broker-dealer (SPBD) for digital asset securities. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) have approved tZero Digital Asset Securities as a digital asset SPBD, giving it the right to custody digital asset securities on behalf of retail and institutional clients.

Its new status allows SEC-regulated alternative trading system operator tZero to carry out custody, clearance and settlement of securities without a third-party custodian, making tZero a “one-stop shop” for digital asset security issuance and secondary trading, the company said in a statement. The company helps private companies go public through securities offerings.

tZero has a “long-standing position that many digital assets in the market constitute securities under existing legal frameworks,” it said. Although that claim is widely disputed in the crypto world, tZero will treat digital assets as securities when it provides custody of them. tZERO chief legal and corporate affairs officer Alan Konevsky said:

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Bitcoin Taps $84,995 All-Time High: Market Cap Hits $1.68 Trillion as FOMO Sets In

Binance Kazakhstan Receives Formal Consent for Regulatory License

Binance Kazakhstan Receives Formal Consent for Regulatory LicenseBinance Kazakhstan received formal consent from the Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) for a full regulatory license, marking a major step toward becoming Kazakhstan’s first fully regulated Digital Asset Trading Facility (DATF). The approval followed rigorous evaluations, including financial audits and ISO certifications. Once licensed, Binance will manage virtual assets, offer custody services, and conduct […]

Bitcoin Taps $84,995 All-Time High: Market Cap Hits $1.68 Trillion as FOMO Sets In

Major Swiss bank ZKB launches Bitcoin and Ether trading

Zurich Cantonal Bank will take on the function of securely storing the private keys for its customers, according to exec Alexandra Scriba. 

Zurich Cantonal Bank, one of the largest banks in Switzerland, is the latest banking institution to enable cryptocurrency trading for its customers.

According to an official announcement on Sept. 4, Zurich Cantonal Bank is now offering trading and custody services for Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH). “The offer is seamlessly integrated into the existing channels and is aimed equally at customers and third-party banks,” the bank said.

Known locally as Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKB), Zurich Cantonal Bank is the largest cantonal bank and the fourth-largest bank in Switzerland, with total assets of 200 billion Swiss francs ($235 billion).

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Bitcoin Taps $84,995 All-Time High: Market Cap Hits $1.68 Trillion as FOMO Sets In