Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) announced on March 10 that it had received the nod from Spain’s securities regulator, the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV), to offer Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) trading services to its customers. Spain’s second-largest bank’s crypto offerings in Spain will enable users to buy, sell and manage digital…
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The US crypto industry finally got what it wanted when President Donald Trump announced plans to form a national crypto reserve on March 2. But instead of celebration, the decision sparked backlash — not from the usual suspects in traditional finance or regulators but from within the crypto world itself. The controversy arises from the…
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Upbit’s parent company, Dunamu, has reportedly filed a lawsuit against South Korea’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) — a division under the country’s top market regulator, the Financial Services Unit (FSC) — challenging its imposed sanctions. Dunamu told the state-funded Yonhap News Agency on Feb. 28 that it had submitted a lawsuit to the Seoul Administrative…
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The current Bitcoin (BTC) correction could last until March or April before attempting to rally toward previous highs, according to Matrixport analysis. Bitcoin fell below $80,000 on Feb. 27 for the first time in a week amid a broader market sell-off driven by escalating global trade tensions. Three major US stock market indexes also suffered…
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Addresses linked to the Bybit exploit swapped millions worth of ETH for DAI using DEXs, with portions sent to eXch, the exchange at the center of controversy for refusing to freeze funds. Source link
From rapid withdrawals to social media’s real-time breakdown, here’s how Bybit’s record-breaking $1.4 billion hack took shape. Source link
The trio plans to launch a Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin and apply for a license under Hong Kong’s upcoming stablecoin bill. Source link
Bybit was removed from France’s AMF blacklist and now seeks a MiCA license for the EU, while still facing regulatory challenges in India and Malaysia. Source link
BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik was returned to Russia in a prisoner swap, exchanged for American teacher Marc Fogel. Source link
Justin Sun reignites feud with HTX co-founder, India rethinks crypto stance, Thailand cuts off power to Myanmar’s pig butchers. Asia Express. Source link