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October 2, 2023

Coinbase Obtains Major Payment Institution Licence in Singapore!

The U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase has secured a comprehensive license in Singapore, allowing it to expand its digital asset payment services in the region. This major payment institution license comes roughly a year after the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) gave Coinbase an initial approval. This places Coinbase among the select group of companies authorized to offer digital payment token services in Singapore.

Crypto-Trading

January 29, 2022

Financial Times exposes strange Coinbase business practices!

A Financial Times analysis found that Coinbase has listed at least 20 crypto tokens for trading while holding an investment in a related project. However, Coinbase disclosed only 12 as holdings of its in-house investments arm, Coinbase Ventures. Andreessen Horowitz, one of Silicon Valley’s leading venture capital firms, is an early investor in Coinbase and holds a seat on the company’s board. The VC firm has also invested in at least a dozen projects whose tokens later gained approval to trade on Coinbase.

The Unraveling of Rabidi and the Rise of the SoftSwiss Network: Our Updated Forensic Report

A few months ago, FinTelegram released a first forensic report on the bankruptcy of Rabidi N.V., a Curacao-registered online casino operator with hundreds of millions in revenues — and no traceable assets by the time of its collapse in May 2024. That report already raised serious questions about the opaque structures behind Rabidi’s operations and its successor, Liernin Enterprises Ltd.

DeFi Decoded: Smart Contracts – The Code Behind the DeFi Revolution

Smart contracts are the invisible architects of decentralized finance. These self-executing lines of code run everything from token swaps to lending platforms without middlemen. But while they offer autonomy, they also introduce new risks—bugs, exploits, and irreversible mistakes. In this fourth installment of our FinTelegram DeFi Series, we explain what smart contracts are.

CFTC

Despite New Crypto Friendlyness: No Settlement Between U.S. CFTC And KuCoin?

A planned settlement between the U.S.CFTC and crypto exchange KuCoin is now in limbo due to a reported policy shift within the CFTC. This change is attributed to the Trump administration’s new approach, which deprioritizes enforcement actions against crypto companies. As a result, a CFTC attorney said that it is "unlikely that such authorization will be granted in the near term" regarding the settlement approval.

SEC’s New Era: Paul Atkins Sworn In—Will Crypto Finally Get the Regulatory Clarity It Deserves?

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has entered a new chapter with the swearing-in of Paul S. Atkins as its 34th Chairman, a move widely anticipated to mark a dramatic pivot in how the agency approaches crypto and DeFi regulation. For years, the financial industry—especially the burgeoning digital asset sector—has bristled under the SEC’s “Regulation by Enforcement” strategy.

Crypto Mogul Changpeng Zhao – Fallen, Rich, and Rising Again?

As spring 2025 blooms and Easter’s themes of rebirth fill the air, Changpeng Zhao emerges as one of the most controversial figures of startup mythology: a man who fell spectacularly, paid a price—then rose again, wealthier and louder than ever. Once the almighty architect of Binance, CZ now resides in Dubai with a net worth that Forbes estimates at $63 billion.