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South Korea's NPS Purchased Stake In Coinbase For $20M, Yields About 40% Profit
Thursday, November 16, 2023 - 12:57pm | 346The National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea purchased a stake in Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN), the largest virtual asset exchange in the U.S. What Happened: The NPS acquired approximately 282,673 shares, a $20 million (26.1 billion won) value. The deal marks the NPS’s first inclusion of...
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K-Bank's Satang Acquisition Signals A Vote Of Confidence In Thai Crypto Market
Monday, October 30, 2023 - 12:19pm | 648Kasikorn Bank of Thailand, commonly referred to as K-Bank, recently announced its acquisition of 97% of shares in the parent company of the Satang crypto exchange. This platform has been operational since 2017. The transaction, valued at approximately 3.705 billion Thai baht (around $102.8...
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SEC Chair Gensler Calls Crypto A 'Field Rife With Fraud, Abuse And Misconduct'
Tuesday, September 12, 2023 - 11:55am | 702U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler on Wednesday voiced significant concerns regarding the cryptocurrency sector's integrity, suggesting the industry is currently fraught with "fraud, abuse, and misconduct." As these concerns come to...