Saint Vincent Regulator Freezes Virtual Asset Applications, Existing Submissions Continue
CryptoCurrencyby www.financemagnates.com·3 Sept 2026
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has immediately suspended the submission of new applications for virtual asset businesses.
Kraken Parent Pushes IPO to Q2 2027 at Earliest
CryptoCurrencyby www.financemagnates.com·3 Sept 2026
Payward does not plan to take Kraken public before the second quarter of 2027, CoinDesk reported yesterday (Wednesday), citing two people familiar with the matter.
ASIC Crypto License Applications Pass 45 Before September Deadline
CryptoCurrencyby www.financemagnates.com·2 Sept 2026
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC ) recorded more than 45 applications tied to digital-asset services, it said today (Wednesday).
Binance’s Push Into US Stock Options Shows How Far It Has Moved Beyond Crypto
CryptoCurrencyby www.financemagnates.com·1 Sept 2026
A Binance account, once associated mainly with crypto trading, now gives eligible users several routes into traditional markets.
Bybit Launches Options on Its Own SpaceX and NVIDIA Perpetual
CryptoCurrencyby www.financemagnates.com·28 Aug 2026
Bybit is adding options to a product that never holds the underlying shares, even though real, exchange-listed options on both stocks already exist.
Kraken Turns Prime Into a Self-Service Platform for Institutions
CryptoCurrencyby www.financemagnates.com·27 Aug 2026
Kraken has redesigned Kraken Prime as a self-service trading and operations interface for institutional clients, moving more of the product away from API integrations and desk-managed workflows.
12,000 Tiny Transfers Put Kraken's Compliance Controls to the Test
CryptoCurrencyby www.financemagnates.com·26 Aug 2026
A wallet linked to sanctioned exchange HTX flooded Kraken-linked addresses with thousands of near-worthless transfers, showing how a few cents of tainted crypto can force a regulated platform’s...
MEXC to Offboard Dutch Users, Recommends Bybit as MiCAR-Compliant Alternative
CryptoCurrencyby www.financemagnates.com·25 Aug 2026
Europe’s post-MiCA client migration now has its first clearly signposted route: MEXC has recommended MiCAR-authorised Bybit EU to Dutch customers before ending services in the Netherlands.
Gemini Wants Apex’s Crypto Prediction Flow. But Apex Already Has Kalshi
CryptoCurrencyby www.financemagnates.com·24 Aug 2026
Gemini is moving to turn its in-house prediction market infrastructure into a broker distribution business, ten days after Cameron Winklevoss called predictions “the largest near-term growth...
Binance Creates Operating System for Agents as AI Trading Moves Beyond APIs
CryptoCurrencyby www.financemagnates.com·20 Aug 2026
Binance has launched Agent OS, a developer platform that brings AI agents closer to a full financial workflow rather than a single trading API.
FIX Calls for Standards as Retail Brokers Enter Tokenisation
CryptoCurrencyby www.financemagnates.com·20 Aug 2026
The FIX Trading Community has called for greater standardisation of tokenised assets, saying inconsistent data, workflows and market practices could slow wider adoption.
Coinbase Routes Base App Users to Hyperliquid's Perps. No US Access Yet
CryptoCurrencyby www.financemagnates.com·19 Aug 2026
Base App was built around Coinbase's bet on crypto-native social features, but in reality, most users just need leverage.
SEC's New Crypto Rule Lets Tokens Raise $75 Million And Eventually Stop Being Securities
CryptoCurrencyby www.financemagnates.com·18 Aug 2026
The SEC’s proposal makes it easier for crypto projects to raise money in the US and sets out a safe harbour under which a token can stop being treated as part of an investment contract.
Germany Leads MiCA Register With 22% of CASP Entities
CryptoCurrencyby www.financemagnates.com·18 Aug 2026
Germany accounts for 22% of active legal entities in the European Securities and Markets Authority's (ESMA) MiCA crypto-provider register, FM Intelligence research showed today (Tuesday).
Bank of Russia Lets Brokers Count Crypto as Capital. Anything Off-List Is Treated as 100% Risk
CryptoCurrencyby www.financemagnates.com·18 Aug 2026
The central bank's draft rules recognise digital currencies as capital, but treat anything outside its approved perimeter as pure risk.
First Published MiCA Case Sees Bitpanda Fined EUR 70,000 in Austria
CryptoCurrencyby www.financemagnates.com·17 Aug 2026
Austria's Financial Market Authority (FMA) fined Bitpanda GmbH EUR 70,000 (about $81,000) for several breaches of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR).
Gemini Calls the Segment That Brought In $500,000 Its Biggest Growth Opportunity
CryptoCurrencyby www.financemagnates.com·14 Aug 2026
Gemini's president is calling prediction markets the platform's biggest near-term growth driver. However the claim has yet to be reflected in the segment's revenue contribution.
RedotPay's IPO Slips Toward 2027 Amid Binance Suit and Executive Exodus
CryptoCurrencyby www.financemagnates.com·14 Aug 2026
RedotPay attributes the delay to regulatory approvals alone, leaving unresolved legal and leadership questions out of its own framing.
Binance Blocks HTX and EXMO. Sixteen Platforms Cut Off Amid Sanctions Push
CryptoCurrencyby www.financemagnates.com·14 Aug 2026
For brokers, part of the counterparty due diligence now happens upstream, as exchanges start filtering out sanctioned platforms before brokers have to.
Payward Revenue Grew 17% in Q2 as Trading Volume Fell 13%
CryptoCurrencyby www.financemagnates.com·14 Aug 2026
Payward, Inc., the parent company of Kraken, reported second-quarter adjusted revenue of $508 million, up 17% year over year, even as total platform transaction volume fell 13% to $310 billion.
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