Tag: Crypto

This Week In Crypto Asia: Thai Finance Minister Proposes Unified Licensing For Securities And Crypto Trading

Thailand’s Finance Minister, Pichai Chunhavajira, from the Ruling Pheu Thai Party, proposed an initiative to streamline the licensing process for securities and cryptocurrency trading.  According to local media reports dated 31 January 2025, the Thai Finance Minister Chunhavajira’s comments promote the development of the digital asset business follow the...
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Pardon Request: Sam Bankman-Fried’s Family Appeals To Trump For Clemency

The parents of Sam Bankman-Fried, the co-founder and former CEO of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, are reportedly exploring avenues to secure a presidential pardon for their son from President Donald Trump.  Sam Bankman-Fried’s Parents Seek Trump Pardon  According to Bloomberg, Stanford Law School professors Joseph Bankman and Barbara...
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New Bitcoin Meme Launchpad to Turn Altcoins From $500 to $50K

Capitalizing on Pump.fun’s unwavering success, a new Bitcoin meme launchpad dubbed Odin.fun was launched yesterday.  Pump.fun is one of the fastest-growing Web3 protocols, having attracted $100M in revenue in just seven months. Odin.fun, however, is solely focused on casting a light on Runes tokens, which are pretty much Bitcoin-based...
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SEC Grants Accelerated Approval Of Bitwise’s Combined Bitcoin-Ethereum ETF

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) granted accelerated approval for Bitwise Bitwise Asset Management’s hybrid Bitcoin-Ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF). On 30 January 2024, the SEC filing, approving Bitwise’s BTC-ETH ETF said, “the Trust’s allocation of its assets to bitcoin and ether will approximate the relative market capitalization of...
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