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Bitget Agrees to Buy GMO's Loss-Making Thai Exchange as Japanese Group Exits Thailand
The undisclosed-price deal gives Bitget a Thai licence through a vehicle incorporated two days before GMO approved the sale, and lands less than a month after the exchange lost about $387.5 million in a hot wallet breach.
Libeara to Buy Zodia Markets' Jersey Arm, Adding a Second Regulated Dealer
The SC Ventures-backed tokenisation platform is acquiring the Jersey-regulated entity from Zodia Markets, which Standard Chartered also backs. Terms were not disclosed
US Exchanges Are Still Sending Funds to Sanctioned Iranian Exchanges
US exchanges appear to be transacting directly with OFAC-sanctioned Iranian exchanges months after the sanctions were imposed. This is a problem. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow but some day and from then on. Public blockchain data appears to show Coinbase, Kraken and Robinhood routinely sending funds directly to
Bitcoin’s Nasdaq Re-Coupling Is a Trap Until the Dollar Breaks
Bitcoin’s brief decoupling from tech stocks has failed, leaving it exposed to Nasdaq volatility, concentrated ETF flows and a macro calendar packed with potential catalysts. With midterms and Fed policy looming, the digital gold thesis is looking increasingly like a bet on AI earnings and liquidity.