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Clients residing outside the U.S. will be unaffected.Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse(Zack Seward/CoinDesk archives)Jan 15, 2021 at 10:45 p.m. UTCUpdated Jan 15, 2021 at 10:50 p.m. UTCKraken to Halt XRP Trading for U.S. ResidentsCiting the recent SEC lawsuit against Ripple Labs, cryptocurrency exchange Kraken announced it’s halting trading of the XRP token for U.S. residents.The halt,…

Hip-hop mogul Sean Carter and Jack Dorsey are putting 500 BTC in a blind trust. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io.On today’s episode, NLW breaks down:The Miami Commissioners vote to start educating people about bitcoin and cryptoThe Nigerian Senate debate following the Central Bank of Nigeria’s recent crypto banWhy Jay-Z and Jack Dorsey’s bitcoin trust…

Users of Arbitrum, which has seen immense growth in the past few months, were expecting the network to issue its native tokens for a long time. Arbitrum developers have previously denied they planned to issue tokens, but that didn’t dissuade traders from making bets on the possibility of the tokens in the future.

Crypto markets inched higher on Wednesday as traders shook off the regulatory troubles of Binance and Coinbase (COIN), two of the largest crypto exchanges by trading volumes, in a move that suggested bullish strength for major tokens.Bitcoin (BTC) and dogecoin (DOGE) rose 5% in the past 24 hours to lead gains among majors. Litecoin (LTC),…

Dec 2, 2020 at 5:47 p.m. UTCUpdated Dec 2, 2020 at 6:29 p.m. UTC(Jared Schwitzke/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)Blockchain Bites: Record-Breaking ‘Active’ Bitcoin Users as Wall Street Ponders Mass AdoptionHi all, thought we’d try something different in today’s edition of Blockchain Bites. Yesterday and today saw a flurry of news that seemed disparate and unconnected but…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) extended its review of the Ark 21Shares bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) application, as it continues to look at applications from traditional finance heavyweights like BlackRock and Fidelity.Ark Investment Management and 21Shares, which have been seeking an ETF approval since 2021, filed for the first potential bitcoin ETF application…

Dec 20, 2019 at 18:05 UTCUpdated Dec 20, 2019 at 18:33 UTCCipherTrace to Tackle ‘Modern-Day Slavery’ With Crypto AnalyticsBlockchain security firm CipherTrace has partnered with the Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative (ATII) to track cryptocurrency transactions from suspected traffickers.Announced Friday, CipherTrace has provided ATII with access to its user interface, a tool that will allow the…

A federal judge denied onetime FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's request to extend his sentencing process and delay a presentencing interview with the U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services System, which will recommend a sentence.Attorneys for Bankman-Fried filed a letter Wednesday requesting the extension, saying he faces a possible second trial on additional charges set for March

news One of Canada’s leading research universities, the University of British Columbia, is launching a blockchain tech training path for graduate students. According to the UBC, the program is a first in Canada. The track will focus on four areas: health and wellness, clean energy, regulatory technology and issues for Indigenous residents, and will officially launch…