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Russian central bank considers allowing banks, brokers to run crypto exchanges
Russia's central bank is considering a plan that would allow banks and securities firms to operate cryptocurrency exchanges using their existing financial licences, The Block reported on March 6. Under the proposal, firms would receive approval through a notification procedure rather than obtaining a separate new licence. Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina cited existing anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing infrastructure. She also proposed limiting banks' risk to 1 percent of capital.
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OKX launches in-app social network Orbit for real-time trading and performance verification
Cryptocurrency exchange OKX has introduced an in-app social networking feature called Orbit, The Block reported on Thursday. OKX aims to address trust problems in online trading communities. Orbit will be preinstalled in the OKX app and rolled out in stages as a beta to some users from Thursday. Users can discuss markets, host livestreams and execute trades in real time, and can choose to disclose verified metrics such as portfolio performance, profit and loss, and win rate.
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Coinbase launches cross-margin for institutions integrating spot and derivatives
Coinbase Prime, the institutional arm of Coinbase, has introduced regulator-approved futures trading and a cross-margin function that integrates spot and derivatives positions, The Block reported on Thursday. Investors can access more than 20 futures contracts around the clock through Coinbase Financial Markets, a CFTC-regulated futures commission merchant service that includes perpetual futures. Coinbase said the feature can improve capital efficiency for hedging strategies such as basis trades.
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Crypto
Florida state legislature passes stablecoin regulation bill
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Crypto
Crypto lender BlockFills seeks restructuring after halting withdrawals
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Crypto
Curve Finance warns PancakeSwap over alleged code theft, says proper licensing needed
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AI & Enterprise
After Microsoft, Google to keep providing Anthropic AI outside defense projects
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Crypto
Bitcoin slides after touching $70,000 on short liquidations and profit-taking
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Crypto
PsiQuantum starts building 1 million-qubit quantum facility, raising Bitcoin security debate
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Crypto
Ethereum faces 'death spiral' warning; report says upgrade hurt economics and Vitalik Buterin is selling
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Crypto
Unprecedented alt season nears as era of crypto rallies in unison ends
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Crypto
Why Ripple bet 4 billion dollars; watching only XRP could mean missing this
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AI & Enterprise
Cylake raises $45 million seed funding on on-premises AI security platform
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AI & Enterprise
Anthropic's Claude finds Firefox bug in 20 minutes, identifies 14 high-risk flaws in two-week test
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AI & Enterprise
Google releases Workspace CLI to lower barriers to AI agent integration
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AI & Enterprise
Claude closes in on OpenAI in AI chatbot market as ChatGPT slips in U.S. App Store
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Crypto
Bitcoin emerges as top disputed asset in Russian divorce cases
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Finance
Mirae Asset Securities named KRX top integrated IB for 2025