Bitget has released its latest Proof of Reserves (PoR) report for April 2024, highlighting a Bitcoin reserve ratio of more than 335%. The cryptocurrency exchange also indicated significant growth in USDT and ETH user assets since January 2024. The latest report arrived more than a week after the Bitcoin halving event.Exceeding $2.7B in ReservesBitget's...

Roger Ver, an early investor in Bitcoin and now an advocate of Bitcoin Cash, was arrested last weekend in Spain on US-brought criminal charges of mail fraud, tax evasion, and filing false tax returns. The authorities in the United States will now seek his extradition.According to an announcement by the Justice Department yesterday (Monday), Ver evaded...

The former Head of Crypto Operations at Revolut, Ruslan Fakhrutdinov, has launched a cryptocurrency exchange with an investment of $6.5 million. Tioga Capital, Semantic Ventures, Cherry Ventures, Starkware, and Cyber Fund are some of the investors in the new exchange dubbed X10.Self-Custody and On-Chain SettlementAccording to the press release, executives...

Binance's Founder, Changpeng Zhao, has been sentenced to four months in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to allowing money laundering on the cryptocurrency exchange, the Financial Times reported. The sentence, handed down in a Seattle federal court, marked a significant development in the ongoing legal battles involving Binance and...

Australia is preparing to join Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) bandwagon. The country's primary equity exchange, ASX Ltd, is anticipated to approve the launch of Bitcoin ETFs following similar approvals in the US and Hong Kong, Bloomberg reported. Australia Prepares for Crypto ETFsThis year, US Bitcoin ETFs accrued an impressive $53 billion, reflecting...

Prometheum Capital has announced a strategic partnership with Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE: BR) to bolster its post-trade lifecycle and back-office operations. The firm gears up to introduce a custody, clearing, and settlement services suite for digital asset securities.Prometheum Partners with Broadridge to Enhance Post-Trade OperationsPrometheum...