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Crime news
- The European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) announced that, with its support, authorities in Italy and Albania dismantled an online investment fraud involving crypto. Per the press release, €3 million ($3.2 million) worth of assets was seized during the operation. The total damage caused is estimated at €15 million ($15.9 million).
Exchange news
- Kraken announced the public launch of Kraken Pro, with a full suite of trading tools and access to spot trading, margin trading, staking, and portfolio management. Kraken Pro is specifically designed for advanced traders, and it comes with the Kraken Pro app, said the press release.
- Kraken also announced the public beta launch of Kraken NFT, the marketplace built from the ground up for collectors to explore, discover, and trade non-fungible tokens (NFTs), said the press release. At launch, Kraken NFT will feature over 110 of the highest-trading-volume NFT collections, they added. The marketplace includes zero fees, creator earnings, rarity rankings, and 200+ funding options.
- OKX published its second Proof of Reserves (PoR), saying it would publish PoRs monthly on approximately the 22nd day of each month. Per the press release, users can now view and self-verify the results of two PoRs on the website using open-source tools. New features also allow users to view OKX reserve ratios for new and historical data and download files containing that data.
- Crypto exchange Bullish and special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Far Peak Acquisition Corporation have agreed to call off their planned merger. Per a statement, the firms wouldn’t be able to satisfy the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requirements for the listing by…
