Crypto Exchange Coinbase Receives License to Operate in Bermuda

Coinbase (COIN) has obtained a license to offer its services in Bermuda as part of its international expansion efforts, the firm announced in a blog post on Wednesday.Source

Polymesh Wins Binance as Node Operator on Its Layer-1 Blockchain

The exchange will let POLYX holders stake that token on Binance by the end of this week.Source

Crypto Options Exchange Deribit Adding Zero-Fee Spot Trading

The availability of the spot market means traders no longer have to go elsewhere to exchange major cryptocurrencies and can set up multi-leg complex strategies at one place.Source

First Mover Asia: We’re Still Missing Good Web3 Games; Bitcoin Swoons Below $29K

The TradGaming world has tentpole franchises that have drawn large audiences, but Web3 games have yet to connect meaningfully with gaming enthusiasts.Source

Trezor Model T Gets Bitcoin Privacy Upgrade With New CoinJoin Feature

CoinJoin increases privacy by combining multiple bitcoin payments from multiple spenders to produce a single transaction whose history and ownership are obfuscated.Source

Tesla Made No Changes to Bitcoin Holdings in First Quarter

The company booked a gain of $XX million on its bitcoin holdings.Source

Crypto Lender Maple Finance Opens U.S. Treasury Bill Pool for Cash Management

Maple’s new lending pool offers accredited investors, crypto firms and DAO treasuries a way to earn yield on their idle stablecoin holdings by investing in one-month U.S. Treasury bills.Source

Bitcoin Hovers Near $29.3K After Binance Sell Order, UK Inflation Data

BTC fell as low as $29,045 earlier Wednesday. ETH dropped below $2,000 for the first time in almost a week.Source

Starbucks Odyssey Brews Smoother Second Serving of NFTs With ‘First Store’ Collection

Members of Starbucks Odyssey who had two unique stamps (NFTs) in their wallet were able to access a pre-sale before it opened to the rest of the beta group.Source

SEC Chair Gensler Declines to Say if Ether Is a Security in Contentious Congressional Hearing

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler refused to say whether ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, was a security during a nearly five-hour hearing Tuesday.Source