Kraken ordered by court to disclose user data to IRS for tax compliance

    Kraken is required to provide details of users who engaged in transactions exceeding $20,000 within a calendar year. The United States District Court for the Northern District of California has ordered crypto exchange Kraken to turn over account and transaction information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The agency said it needed the information to…

    Less than 1% of staked ETH estimated to sell after Shanghai upgrade: Glassnode

    The analytics firm backed up its prediction, stating only 253 validators have signed up to fully exit their staked Ether position. An estimated 170,000 Ether of the total 18.1 million ETH staked on the Beacon Chain will be unlocked within the first week of the Shanghai hard fork being executed on Ethereum, Glassnode has predicted. The figure comprises…

    BitFlyer founder seeks to reinstate self as CEO, leading firm to IPO: Report

    Despite stepping down as CEO for three years, Yuzo continued to have a significant influence on the company being the firm’s largest stakeholder. Yuzo Kano, the co-founder of Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange bitFlyer, is seeking to reinstate himself as CEO in a shareholders meeting next month, in an apparent bid to reinvigorate what he claims is…

    Coinbase staking ‘fundamentally different’ to Kraken’s — chief lawyer

    After the Securities and Exchange Commission’s crackdown on Kraken, Coinbase chief legal officer Paul Grewal outlined the differences between that exchange’s staking product and its own. The staking services offered by cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase are “fundamentally different” to what was offered by its peer exchange Kraken — which recently came under fire from the United…

    Binance CEO responses to Kraken founder’s criticism regarding Proof-of-Reserves

    Recently announced, Binance’s Proof-of-Reserves system met criticism from Kraken’s CEO Jesse Powell. Soon, Binance CEO responded on Twitter to Powell’s remarks. Last week, Binance published its Proof-of-Reserves (PoS) system for the company’s Bitcoin (BTC) holdings. The new system initially works with the crypto exchange’s BTC holdings but will later be expanded to include other tokens…

    Kraken CEO Jesse Powell leaves his position at the crypto exchange

    Jesse Powell, CEO of crypto exchange Kraken, is stepping down. David Ripley, currently serving as Kraken’s COO, will take his place in the coming months. Despite a history of controversial public remarks, Powell has denied that these controversies spurred his stepping down. As Fortune reported, Powell will continue to serve as chairman of the board…