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Coinbase Receives Final OCC Approval for National Trust Company
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency granted final conditional approval for the national trust company of Coinbase. The decision provides a new regulatory structure for the firm's cryptocurrency custody business as federal lawmakers increase scrutiny of crypto banking charters.
In this episode of Unchained Premium, Zac Williamson, co-founder of Aztec, joined Laura to talk about Tierra, the V6 upgrade to Aztec’s private, fully decentralized layer 2 on Ethereum. The conversati…
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In this episode of Unchained Premium, Zac Williamson, co-founder of Aztec, joined Laura to talk about Tierra, the V6 upgrade to Aztec’s private, fully decentralized layer 2 on Ethereum. The conversation covers the 24/7 AI audit harness that found critical vulnerabilities in Aztec’s cryptographic libraries, and why formally verifying those ... The post Can Private Protocols Keep North Korea Out? Az…
U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded $1.07 billion in net outflows during the week ending November 13, 2026, their second consecutive week of withdrawals exceeding $1 billion, according to…
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U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded $1.07 billion in net outflows during the week ending November 13, 2026, their second consecutive week of withdrawals exceeding $1 billion, according to SoSoValue data. The latest redemptions brought the two-week total to $2.35 billion, the largest since the fortnight ending June 5, when investors withdrew $3.14 billion.Withdrawals extended across th…
Kraken parent Payward reported $60 million in adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter of 2026, down 66% from $178.6 million a year earlier, even as trading activity, customer accounts and platform margi…
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Kraken parent Payward reported $60 million in adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter of 2026, down 66% from $178.6 million a year earlier, even as trading activity, customer accounts and platform margins improved from the previous quarter. The privately held company said on November 13 that adjusted EBITDA rose from $23 million in the second quarter, while total platform margin reached $487 million…
CMC Markets has started selling UK clients options tied to Anthropic's expected share price before the artificial intelligence company lists, it said today (Saturday). CMC described itself as the firs…
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CMC Markets has started selling UK clients options tied to Anthropic's expected share price before the artificial intelligence company lists, it said today (Saturday). CMC described itself as the first UK-regulated broker to offer options on pre-IPO grey markets. Clients can buy calls and puts, and the premium paid is the most they can lose, according to CMC. The pre-IPO contracts other brokers op…
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Michael Selig has criticized states pursuing criminal charges against prediction market executives, arguing that disputes over whether event contra…
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Michael Selig has criticized states pursuing criminal charges against prediction market executives, arguing that disputes over whether event contracts constitute gambling or federally regulated derivatives should be resolved by courts rather than through the threat of imprisonment. Speaking at the Cantor Convergence conference on November 13, 20…
