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Coinbase is ‘confident’ a U.S. bitcoin ETF will be approved after SEC’s court defeat

Coinbase is confident that a U.S. bitcoin exchange-traded fund will be approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the…

After blockbuster Microsoft deal, gaming giants are still sitting on $45 billion cash hoard

Publicly listed gaming companies are sitting on a $45 billion pile of cash and cash equivalents — and that could…

As U.S.-China tensions rumble on, fintech unicorn Airwallex pushes into Latin America with Mexico deal

Global fintech giant Airwallex on Thursday said it has agreed to acquire MexPago, a rival payments company based out of…

Coinbase picks Ireland as its main EU regulatory hub as U.S. authorities go on the offensive

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has chosen Ireland as its main operational and regulatory hub in the European Union, the company told…

Microsoft’s $69 billion Activision Blizzard takeover approved by UK, clearing way for deal to close

Britain’s top competition watchdog on Friday gave the green light to Microsoft’s proposed $69 billion takeover of gaming firm Activision…

Binance to sell Russia business for undisclosed amount

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance said on Wednesday it will sell its Russia business to newly-launched exchange CommEX, becoming the latest company…

SoftBank-backed Improbable slashes losses by 85%, says pivot to the metaverse has paid off

Virtual reality startup Improbable said Wednesday that it reduced losses by 85% in 2022, a year that saw the company…

JPMorgan’s UK digital bank blocks customers from buying crypto

Chase UK, the British challenger bank brand of JPMorgan, has blocked customers in the U.K. from purchasing crypto assets. The…

A top European software investor raises $700 million — defying the venture capital slump

Dawn Capital, one of Europe’s biggest backers of business-to-business software companies, raised $700 million in two new funds — doubling…

Britain’s $4.5 billion digital bank Monzo debuts investments feature

Monzo, the $4.5 billion digital challenger bank, launched a feature that lets users make investments —marking its first foray into…