Coinbase (COIN) Has Recently Held Talks to Buy FTX Europe: Fortune

Derivatives, which are financial contracts that derive their value from an underlying asset such as bitcoin (BTC), can be lucrative for both traders and the exchanges that serve them. FTX Europe, like other European exchanges, offered a range of derivatives products, but it also was the only firm with a license to offer perpetual futures, […]

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Coinbase Grew Quickly by Working With U.S. Regulators. Will It Expand Even More by Disregarding the SEC?

But the new vertical is also a sign of the exchange’s increasingly global perspective. Although Coinbase has operated across Europe and parts of Asia, Africa and Latin America for years, it has recently become more vocal about building internationally. In an April blog post, the exchange said it has begun talking with financial regulators in […]

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Gemini to Open a Crypto Derivatives Platform Outside the U.S.

The decision coincides with U.S. regulators getting stricter about cryptocurrencies in the world’s biggest economy – a campaign that’s affected Gemini. In January, the company and Genesis (which, like CoinDesk, is owned by Digital Currency Group) were accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission of selling unregistered securities.

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Bitcoin Long Liquidations Hit Highest Level Since August

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