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This acquisition strengthens our position as a 24/7, always-on technology platform built for professional traders, making us a leader in U.S. futures for both traditional and crypto markets. It also accelerates Kraken’s multi-asset-class ambitions, which include plans for equities trading and payments. Founded in 2003, NinjaTrader provides advanced futures trading tools to nearly two million traders and operates as a CFTC-registered Futures Commission Merchant (FCM). This transaction marks the largest-ever deal combining traditional finance (TradFi) and crypto. NinjaTrader is a trusted hub for professional futures traders. With this acquisition, strategic benefits include: U.S. futures – NinjaTrader’s CFTC-registered FCM license allows…

The Department of Treasury has lifted Sanctions on Tornado Cash, the Ethereum based smart contract mixer, following a series of legal defeats and administrative challenges.“Based on the Administration’s review of the novel legal and policy issues raised by use of financial sanctions against financial and commercial activity occurring within evolving technology and legal environments, we have exercised our discretion to remove the economic sanctions against Tornado Cash as reflected in Treasury’s Monday filing in Van Loon v. Department of the Treasury,” the Treasury Department stated.  Quick Overview of the Tornado Cash Story Tornado Cash was launched in 2019 as a…

Meet Bill, an aspiring trader. Bill is a 32-year-old, full-time office assistant working in the city, trying to make the most of his life the best way he knows how. He has a passion for trading financial markets and one day hopes to turn that passion into a full time profession. He loves learning about the markets, trading, investing and finance etc. However, he feels he has a major problem preventing him from moving on to the next level of success; that problem is TIME. Bill is working 40+ hour weeks and he feels like he is missing out on…

Happy Friday to all who celebrate.In this week’s edition of stories we didn’t write up for one reason or another, we see a couple of stories from Poynter reminding us we can’t always go all in on new tech and that politicizing weather and science could actually kill people.Here’s the stuff: When viewers tune into their local television station for the weather report, chances are that the forecast they see was made possible by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Through agencies like the National Hurricane Center and the Weather Prediction Center, NOAA collects observational data, runs models, develops forecasts…

Germany’s financial regulator, BaFin, has identified significant deficiencies in Ethena GmbH’s approval process for its USDe token. As a result, BaFin has implemented immediate supervisory measures, including a ban on publicly offering the token and an order to freeze the company’s asset reserves held by depositary agencies. BaFin suspects that Ethena GmbH has been offering securities in Germany without an approved prospectus. Additional regulatory actions, including a potential ban on these offerings, are being considered.5.4 Billion USDe Tokens Circulate GloballyEthena GmbH, based in Frankfurt am Main, issues the USDe token, classified as an asset-referenced token under the Markets in Crypto-Assets…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is looking to reset its relationship with the crypto industry, even before a permanent chair is confirmed by Congress. The latest effort was Friday’s roundtable, hosted at the SEC’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. and featuring a dozen attorneys representing different views and positions within the crypto industry.You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter looking at the intersection of cryptocurrency and government. Click here to sign up for future editions.The narrativeThe SEC’s reset began when Acting Chair Mark Uyeda launched a crypto task force and oversaw his agency withdraw Staff Accounting Bulletin 121, drop…

Are you having trouble making money in Forex trading? Many traders find it hard to know when to buy or sell. The fast changes in currency markets can make it tough to decide. But, there’s a way to make better choices. The EMA Crossover Signal and Higher Timeframe Trend Forex trading strategy is here. It uses Exponential Moving Averages (EMAs) and looks at different timeframes. This strategy can help you time your trades better and make more money in Forex. Key Takeaways EMA crossovers provide clear entry and exit signals Higher timeframe analysis enhances trend confirmation Combines short-term precision with…

When Google launched the March 2025 core update last week, Google said there will be a series of improvements aimed to help “better surface relevant, satisfying content” from content creators “thoughtout this year.” But you should not expect all sites to fully recover by the end of the 2025 year, that simply won’t happen. What Google said. Danny Sullivan, the Google Search Liaison, in a conversation on X with Travel blogger, Nate Hank, explained that there is a caveat to the statement about surfacing those sites better in Google Search again. Sullivan wrote, “With the important caveat that this doesn’t…

March 20, 2025 | Asset Listings We’re thrilled to announce that APENFT and SPICE are now available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading APENFT and SPICE trading will be live as of 15:00 UTC today, Mar 20, 2025. To add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, select the asset you’re after, and hit ‘Deposit’.  Make sure to deposit your tokens into networks supported by Kraken. Deposits made using other networks will be lost. Here’s some more information about this asset: APENFT (APENFT) APENFT (APENFT) bridges traditional art and blockchain by investing in top NFT platforms, artists,…

With an extra busy trading weeks filled with central bank decisions and top-tier economic data releases, should you really be attempting to trade all these potential market movers? Contrary to the “always be trading” mentality that floats around like bad advice, staying on the sidelines doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re a lazy trader. In fact, there are cases when sitting tight and refraining from taking any setups is a trading decision in itself. Think of it this way: A professional hunter doesn’t shoot at every rustling bush. They wait for the clear shot. Your trading account deserves the same patience…