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Mike Novogratz, Galaxy Founder and CEO, speaks at Consensus 2024 by CoinDesk.(CoinDesk/Shutterstock/Suzanne Cordiero)
Galaxy Buys Almost All of CryptoManufaktur's Assets, Expanding Ethereum Staking Portfolio
The acquisition by publicly traded Galaxy Digital, led by Michael Novogratz, will expand the firm's role in Ethereum staking, as part of a broader effort to push deeper into t...
Mike Novogratz, Galaxy Founder and CEO, speaks at Consensus 2024 by CoinDesk.(CoinDesk/Shutterstock/Suzanne Cordiero)

Crypto custody firm Copper receives TCSP license in Hong Kong as part of Asia Pacific expansion. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Crypto Custody Firm Copper Receives Key License in Hong Kong as it Expands in Asia Pacific
The license permits the holder to provide trust and corporate services in the region.
Crypto custody firm Copper receives TCSP license in Hong Kong as part of Asia Pacific expansion. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Prospective issuers of a spot ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF) were told by the Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) on Monday that the funds can begin trading next Tuesday. (Rob Mitchell)
SEC Tells ETH ETF Issuers Fund Can Start Trading Next Tuesday: Sources
Issuers have been asked to submit their final S-1 documents by Wednesday.
Prospective issuers of a spot ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF) were told by the Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) on Monday that the funds can begin trading next Tuesday. (Rob Mitchell)

Crypto exchanges are clamping down on fees. (Matt Artz/Unsplash)
A Crypto Trading Clampdown Expands Beyond Binance to Another Large Exchange
The second-largest crypto exchange, OKX, asked key trading firms for more information about their clients, in what appears to be an effort to root out misuse of a VIP fee prog...
Crypto exchanges are clamping down on fees. (Matt Artz/Unsplash)

Richard Kim pitched Zero Edge as a crypto casino that would level the playing field between gamblers and the house (Carl Raw/Unsplash)
Crypto Casino Founder Apologizes for Gambling Away Investor Funds
Galaxy says it has reported a former general partner, Richard Kim, to the authorities for misappropriating at least $3.67 million of company funds belonging to Zero Edge, Kim'...
Richard Kim pitched Zero Edge as a crypto casino that would level the playing field between gamblers and the house (Carl Raw/Unsplash)

OKX's planned European hub of Malta (Nick Fewings/Unsplash)
OKX Picks Malta Over France as Europe Hub to Comply With EU's MiCA Crypto Rules: Sources
OKX previously said in May 2023 that France would be its preferred European hub. "Compliance in Malta is way more lenient," said a person with direct knowledge of OKX's EU reg...
OKX's planned European hub of Malta (Nick Fewings/Unsplash)

Ritual co-founder Niraj Pant (Ritual)
Top Crypto VC Says Ex-General Partner Made Undisclosed Side Deal With Portfolio Company
Polychain says Niraj Pant broke the fund's policies by secretly accepting "adviser" tokens from Eclipse.
Ritual co-founder Niraj Pant (Ritual)

Rome co-founders Anil Kumar and Sattvik Kansal (Rome)
Blockchain Startup Rome Raises $9M to Serve Ethereum Layer-2s Through Solana
Shared sequencers and data availability (DA) are services that Rome could provide, as blockchain builders increasingly rely on "modular" networks to handle Ethereum's myriad c...
Rome co-founders Anil Kumar and Sattvik Kansal (Rome)

Julien Auchecorne, the newly appointed head of Auros Ventures (Auros)
Digital Asset Trader Auros to Invest Over $50M in Crypto Startups Through Its Newly Established VC Arm
Auros Ventures aims to make concentrated bets on crypto startups to help them scale with Auros being "power user," Auros co-founder and CIO Ben Roth said in an exclusive inter...
Julien Auchecorne, the newly appointed head of Auros Ventures (Auros)

Lending money handing over paying cash (Shutterstock)
Private Equity Giants Are Circling Bitcoin Miners on AI Allure
Private equity firms are seeing value in partnering with bitcoin miners to help with AI computing after Core Scientific signed a 200MW deal with CoreWeave in June, the company...
Lending money handing over paying cash (Shutterstock)