Germany’s financial regulator orders Coinbase to address ‘business organizati...
In effect since Oct. 27, BaFin’s order referred to Coinbase’s Germany arm outsourcing some operations “essential for conducting banking business or providing financial services.” The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority of Germany, also known as BaFin, has issued an order related to the business organization of Coinbase’s local arm in accordance with the country’s banking laws.In a Nov. 8 notice, BaFin said it had issued the order to Coinbase Germany GmbH for violations of “proper business organization” under the German Banking Act. According to a copy of the legislation made available....
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Under the orders, FTX Japan will be required to suspend OTC derivatives transactions and related margins as well as new deposits from Nov. 10 to Dec. 9 unless the FSA steps in. The Financial Services Agency, or FSA, of Japan has requested FTX Japan suspend business orders, citing the policies of FTX Trading Limited.In a Nov. 10 announcement, the FSA said it had taken administrative actions against FTX Japan following FTX Trading Limited’s suspension of withdrawals “without explaining the reasons clearly to investors.” The financial regulator said it had issued suspension orders and....
Since January 2020, all crypto firms operating in the German market have required BaFin approval. The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority has issued a crypto custody business license for Coinbase’s Germany arm.In a Monday announcement, Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, also known as BaFin, said it had issued Coinbase the first such license for a crypto exchange related to custodying digital assets in the country. The regulator said due to the lack of precedent, it would be forming an interdisciplinary, cross-divisional and cross-departmental team to handle any issues....
Canada’s securities regulator has flagged tweets by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and Kraken CEO Jesse Powell encouraging people to use non-custodial wallets to evade freeze orders by the Trudeau government. “We are aware of this information and have shared it with the RCMP and relevant federal authorities,” said the Canadian regulator. Tweets by CEOs of Coinbase and Kraken Flagged to Police Canadian regulator, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), has alerted the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and other federal authorities to tweets concerning Canada’s....
Coinbase is now registered as a cryptocurrency exchange to operate in Japan. The Japanese financial regulator has approved Coinbase to trade five cryptocurrencies. Japan’s top financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), announced last week that it has registered Coinbase as a crypto exchange service provider based on the revised Fund Settlement Act. According to the FSA, Coinbase is approved to trade bitcoin (BTC), bitcoin cash (BCH), ether (ETH), stellar lumen (XLM), and litecoin (LTC). The approved entity is a Japanese subsidiary of Coinbase Global, a Nasdaq-listed....
On 17th March, Coinbase made the announcement that they were introducing stop orders to their Coinbase Exchange service, via a post on the Coinbase blog. Stop Orders Limit Losses. Investopedia defines a stop order as “an order to buy or sell a security when its price surpasses a particular point, thus ensuring a greater probability of achieving a predetermined entry or exit price, limiting the investor's loss or locking in his or her profit.” In the context of Bitcoin, “stop orders allow customers to buy or sell Bitcoin at a specified price. This order type helps traders protect profits,....