Gemini to launch crypto derivatives in Europe with new license
    10 May 2025
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    Gemini, the cryptocurrency exchange founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, has received regulatory approval to expand crypto derivatives trading across Europe. Gemini secured a Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) license from the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), allowing the exchange to offer crypto derivatives in the European Union, it announced on May 9. “Once…

    Coinbase to acquire options trading platform Deribit for $2.9B
    09 May 2025
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    Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the US by trading volume, has agreed to acquire Deribit, one of the world’s biggest crypto derivatives trading platforms. Coinbase Global will acquire Deribit for about $2.9 billion, the exchange announced on May 8. The acquisition will allow Coinbase to expand into the profitable crypto derivatives market and continue scaling the…

    VanEck files for BNB ETF, first in US
    06 May 2025
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    Asset manager VanEck has asked US regulators for permission to list an exchange-traded fund (ETF) holding BNB, the native token of Binance’s BNB Chain, regulatory filings show. The ETF is designed to accumulate spot BNB tokens and “may, from time to time, stake a portion of the [fund’s] assets through one or more trusted staking…

    Binance to launch crypto payments in Kyrgyzstan with new partnership
    05 May 2025
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    Binance has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Kyrgyzstan’s National Agency for Investments to introduce crypto payment infrastructure and blockchain education in the country. The MoU was formalized during the inaugural meeting of the Council for the Development of Digital Assets, attended by Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, the exchange said in a May 4 press release. As part…

    Circle’s Refund Protocol, explained: Bringing refunds to stablecoin payments

    Why are refunds important in stablecoin payments? Anyone who has used traditional payment systems will likely be familiar with refunds and chargebacks. If a purchase goes wrong, like receiving damaged items or not receiving the product at all, the payer can file a complaint with the seller to recover their funds. This process of refunds…

    BNB Chain drives Q1 growth through lending, stablecoins and burns
    26 Apr 2025
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    BNB Chain strengthened its DeFi ecosystem in Q1 2025 with disciplined token burns, builder incentives and stablecoin adoption. When price charts flatten, prominent networks are the ones still shipping code, funding hackathons and burning their native supply on schedule. The first quarter of 2025 underscored a simple truth: ecosystems that treat bear-market months as a…