RAKBANK Partners with Bitpanda to Unveil New Platform 

RAKBANK Partners with Bitpanda to Unveil New Platform 

In an effort to expand into the Middle East for the first time, cryptocurrency exchange Bitpanda has teamed up with a state-backed bank in Dubai.  One of the oldest banks in the United Arab Emirates, RAKBANK, has teamed up with Bitpanda, a cryptocurrency exchange based in Vienna, to increase the range of cryptocurrency products it […]

Bitget Joins Solana to Host Hackathon for Startups in Vietnam

Bitget Joins Solana to Host Hackathon for Startups in Vietnam

Bitget has teamed up with Solana to organize a new hackathon to support entrepreneurs’ growth on the Solana network.  Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget has launched an all-new hackathon geared at supporting companies on the network in collaboration with Solana. The trading platform disclosed that the “Solana x Bitget Hackathon” will concentrate on developers working on proof-of-concept […]

Russia’s Largest Search Engine Yandex Bans Crypto ads

Russia’s Largest Search Engine Yandex Bans Crypto ads

Russia’s largest search engine, Yandex, now prohibits ads for cryptocurrency exchanges, smart contracts, mining, and ICOs. Yandex, the most popular search engine in Russia, has changed its advertising guidelines to prohibit advertisements for cryptocurrency services within the country. The new policy, which goes into effect right away, is part of a larger initiative to bring […]

Bybit Secures VASP, Card Operator License in Argentina

Bybit Secures VASP, Card Operator License in Argentina

The Argentine General Inspectorate of Justice has granted cryptocurrency exchange Bybit a license to provide crypto services.  Bybit, a cryptocurrency trading platform, announced that just a few weeks after going live with its Mastercard debit card offering, Argentina’s General Inspectorate of Justice had granted it a license to provide virtual assets. The cryptocurrency exchange announced […]

Coinbase, KuCoin Applies for Crypto License in Turkey 

Coinbase, KuCoin Applies for Crypto License in Turkey 

A recent list of Bitcoin businesses and services considering registration in Turkey includes Coinbase and KuCoin.  The number of companies on the new list has increased from 47 to 76, including Coinbase, KuCoin, and Gate.io. The first list featured prominent cryptocurrency exchanges Bitfinex, OKX and Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange globally based on trading volume. […]