Coinbase’s CBPL Fined $4.5M by UK Regulator for Lapses in Onboarding Controls

Despite the restrictions in place, CBPL onboarded and/or provided e-money services to 13,416 high-risk customers, the Financial Conduct Authority said.Source

Bitcoin, Stocks Bleed as China Rate Cuts Signals Panic, Treasury Yield Curve Steepens

China’s back-to-back interest-rate cuts signal urgency to shore up growth after the recent Communist party plenum offered little support to the nation’s flagging economy.Source

Indian City of Raipur Puts Real Estate Records on Blockchain With AirChains

Raipur, the capital city of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, has started bringing building records on blockchain with the help of AirChains, an India based Zero-Knowledge (ZK) roll up.Source

India Has Seen 92 Drug Trafficking Cases in Four Years Involving Dark Net and Crypto

India has seen as many as 92 cases since 2020 till April 2024 involving dark net and cryptocurrencies to purchase drugs, the nation’s junior Home Minister Nityanand Rai said to parliament on Wednesday.Source

Crypto-Friendly Revolut Finally Earns UK Banking License

Revolut has entered a “mobilization stage”, designed for new banks to operate with restrictions.Source

Stablecoins Signal Crypto Ecosystem Buoyancy as Market Cap Jumps to $164B

Renewed expansion in stablecoins is bullish for the broader crypto market.Source

Caldera’s Rollup-in-a-Box Platform Raises $15 Million From Peter Thiel’s Venture Fund

As Ethereum’s Layer-2 ecosystem booms, Caldera’s “Metalayer” aims to help developers quickly launch applications across multiple networks.Source

Dakota Emerges From Stealth to Provide Bank-Like Services to Crypto Depositors

The crypto-native company, which says it is attempting to right the wrongs of centralized lenders like Celsius, emerged from stealth on Wednesday.Source

Crypto Exchange D8X to Bring Tool for Trading Polymarket Contracts With Leverage

D8X Co-Founder Caspar Sauter explained in an interview that leverage is the missing part of the prediction markets economy, as it allows for higher market efficiency.Source