Bitcoin whale watching is useless for information Traders

Bitcoin whale watching is good for social media but not for valuable analysis, according to traders.

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Coincheck, Thunder Bridge move closer to Nasdaq listing with public filing

Coincheck and Thunder Bridge Capital filed their registration statement with the SEC, bringing their merger and Nasdaq listing closer to completion.

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Japanese exchange Coincheck set for Nasdaq listing through SPAC merger

Japanese exchange Coincheck is set to join Coinbase as one of the two publicly listed exchanges in the United States, according to a May 8 statement. The crypto trading platform expects to complete its listing on the Nasdaq via a partnership with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Thunder Bridge Capital Partners IV (THCP) by the […]

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Coincheck's Nasdaq Listing Gains Traction, Proposal Submitted to SEC

Coincheck and Spacial Purpose Acquisition Company Thunder Bridge Capital Partners IV are progressing with a merger deal that will enable the Japanese cryptocurrency exchange to list on Nasdaq. Coincheck has reportedly submitted a proposal regarding the agreement to the SEC, signifying a significant step for both companies and investors seeking exposure to the growing crypto industry.

Gateway to Nasdaq

Coincheck is a renowned digital asset exchange with a market share of over 1.98 million accounts, while Thunder Bridge Capital Partners IV is an SPAC that facilitates mergers and acquisitions within the financial sector. The proposed merger signifies Coincheck's ambition to expand its global footprint andgain access to the Nasdaq market. According to the press release, the combined entity, to be named Coincheck GroupN.V., is pending regulatory approvals and shareholders' consent.

Last year, Coincheck faced a hurdle after theparent company, Monex Group, announced a one-year delay in the cryptocurrencyexchange's public listing. The anticipated merger, originally scheduled forcompletion by July 2, 2023, was extended to July 2, 2024.

Monex Group confirmed the delay, citing the approvalof an amendment to the SPAC's certificate of incorporation at ashareholders' meeting held in June 2023. While the exact reasons behind the delay remainunclear, speculations emerged about potential setbacks in obtaining approval from the shareholders. This setback marked the second delay in Coincheck's journeytoward listing on Nasdaq.

Coincheck IPO Delayed

Monex announced its intentions to take Coincheckpublic in 2022, entering an agreement valued atapproximately $1.25 billion with Thunder Bridge. Originally expected to debuton the Nasdaq in the latter half of 2021, unforeseen circumstances havecontinuously pushed the listing further, now scheduled for this year.

Under the agreement, Thunder Bridge is set to inject $237 million in cash into the combined entity. Additionally, GarySimanson, Thunder Bridge's President and CEO, will reportedly assume the roleof CEO in the merged organization. Monex will retain a significant majoritystake of 82% in the new entity and maintain its commitment to Coincheck's growthtrajectory amidst the challenges of the listing delay.

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Best Meme Coins to Invest in Now: Popcat, Peanut the Squirrel, and a Cat Out of the Bag as Stage 6 Nears

What if the wildest crypto gains this month come not from the most prominent names but the most unexpected memes? As Bitcoin bounces off key levels and sparks yet another altcoin frenzy, traders are zooming in on the Best Meme Coins to Invest in Nownot just to flip fast, but to hold for that rare 10x, 44x, or even 100x multiplier.

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Ethereum Loses Stablecoin Grip: Tron Triumphs

Ethereum is close to losing its stablecoin dominance, with Tron accounting for over 55% of stablecoin volumes and 89% of stablecoin transaction counts. Also, the price of Ethereum against Bitcoin recently reached its lowest level since February 2021, dropping to 0.046. Following “The Merge” in September 2022, ETH/BTC has fallen by 45%. The Price of […]

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Crypto Biz: SEC targets Robinhood, Grayscales Ethereum ETFs, and more

This weeks Crypto Biz features Robinhoods Wells notice, Grayscales Ether ETF application, Coinchecks merger deal and Blocks billionaire debt offering.

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Missed ACT? Heres the Chance to Turn $7K Into $210K With One of the Best New Meme Coins to Join for Short Term

Remember the buzz around Act I: The AI Prophecy (ACT)? When it launched on October 24, 2024, savvy investors jumped in at the ground floor, and boy, did it pay off!

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Humans of #CryptoPH Podcast Debuts with Glhaiza Pachecos Web3 Career Journey

In the premiere episode, Glhaiza Pacheco, Head of Support at Atlas Development Services (core contributor to Enjin Blockchain), shares her journey from a traditional banking career to leading a global web3 support team.

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Non-Playable Coin, Osaka Protocol, and a Meme Coin With Claws: 4 Crypto Picks Catching Early-Stage Hype

What if the next crypto gem isnt on TikTok or trending on Twitter, but still purring beneath the radar, gearing up to pounce? Meme coins have taken over timelines, Discord alpha threads, and degen chats. And while the usual suspects dominate headlines, the real plays are often those still in stealth.

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Heco Bridge Hacker Moves $137 Million in Stolen ETH to Tornado Cash

In a recent development observed by onchain alerts, the entity responsible for exploiting the Heco bridge and siphoning off millions in ethereum late in November 2023 from the conduit bridge connecting Ethereum and the Heco blockchain, transferred 40,391.8 ether to the mixing platform Tornado Cash. Heco Bridge Exploiter Transfers Millions Worth of Ether to Tornado [...]

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Signature’s crypto clients told to close their accounts by April 5: Report

Signature Bank’s cryptocurrency clients have been reportedly given until April 5 to take their funds out and find another bank, or have their accounts closed by the federal regulator. According to reports, a United States Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) spokesperson said on March 28 that the agency was “reaching out to depositors from Signature [...]

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DeFi Protocol Sparks Speculation Of $16 Million Rug Pull After Severing Lines of Communication

DeFi protocol, Hector Network, has closed its official Discord server, leaving many investors in the dark. The move comes amidst growing suspicions of a $16 million rug pull engineered through a so-called hard rug, a process where funds are quickly moved, leaving investors with shitcoins. This comes after a controversial rage-quit vote organized by the [...]

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Coincheck's Nasdaq Listing Delayed by One Year

Japan's Monex Group has confirmed that the public listing of its cryptocurrency exchange, Coincheck, through a reverse merger with a blank check company has been delayed by one year. It was the second time the merger had been delayed.

Delay in Coincheck's Pubic Listing

The deal between Coincheck and its special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) partner, Thunder Bridge Capital Partners, was previously scheduled to be closed by July 2, 2023. However, now the deadline has been pushed to July 2, 2024.

"...a special meeting of stockholders of Thunder Bridge Capital Partners IV, Inc. ('THCP') was held on June 21, 2023, EDT, and a proposal to amend THCP's amended and restated certificate of incorporation to extend the date by which THCP must consummate a de-SPAC transaction from July 2, 2023, to July 2, 2024, was approved," the latest announcement by Monex Group stated.

"[As such] the deadline to complete the proposed business combination with THCP pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, dated March 22, 2022 (as amended May 31, 2023), among Coincheck Group B.V. and certain of its affiliates and THCP, was extended for one year."

The Issue Is Unclear

The latest delay in the public listing of the Japanese crypto exchange at the US stock exchange did not come as a surprise. Multiple media reports pointed out the possibility of a deal delay, which was subject to shareholders' approval.

Monex announced its plans to take Coincheck pubic last year in March, Finance Magnates reported. Monex and its SPAC partner entered into a definitive agreement for the deal valued at around $1.25 billion. Though the crypto exchange was initially expected to list on Nasdaq in the second half of 2021, the deal has been delayed until July 2, 2023.

As per the terms of the deal, Thunder Bridge will provide $237 million in cash to the combined entity, and Thunder Bridge's President and CEO, Gary Simanson, will become the CEO of the merged entity. Monex, which currently holds 94.2 percent of Coincheck, will continue to hold the majority shares with around 82 percent of the new entity.

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Coincheck Labs Supports Web3 Development, Invests in UnUniFi Protocol

<p class="MsoNormal">Coincheck Labs, the accelerator and the venture capital arm of the <a href="https://www.financemagnates.com/tag/coincheck/" target="_blank">Coincheck </a>crypto exchange, has invested in UnUniFi Protocol, a Layer-1 blockchain and NFT Finance (NFTFI) service. The value of the financing was not disclosed.</p><p class="MsoNormal">According to the press release published by Coincheck Labs, UnUniFi Protocol enables users to borrow cryptocurrency assets using their non-fungible tokens (<a href="https://www.financemagnates.com/tag/nft/" target="_blank">NFTs</a>) as collateral. The platform utilizes an 'interchain yield aggregator' to automatically manage the crypto instruments. </p><p class="MsoNormal">UnUniFI is a Layer-1 <a href="https://www.financemagnates.com/terms/b/blockchain/" target="_blank" id="be18ed01-45fc-4044-b447-06802a10dbcd_2" class="terms__main-term">blockchain</a> protocol running on the Cosmos blockchain platform and gathered over 20,000 participants in the beta phase. Support from the Coincheck Labs and eight 'major validators' will undoubtedly provide opportunities for further development.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Coincheck Labs is the latest addition to the Coincheck cryptocurrency exchange's offering, funded in January 2022. The venture capital arm aims to support <a href="https://www.financemagnates.com/tag/web3/" target="_blank">Web3 </a>startups. To date, it has invested in Stake Technologies developing Astar Network, and UnUniFi Protocol as its second investment.</p><p class="MsoNormal">"Coincheck Labs assists the blockchain and Web3 ecosystem in Japan [to] thrive by supporting entrepreneurs, startups, and their communities who are focused on developing crypto asset-native and NFT-native products. Covering any products from Layer-1, the underlying architecture of blockchain, to applications, Coincheck Labs offers three stages of support including incubation, research, and investment," the press release stated.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Additionally, the crypto exchange is developing the Coincheck NFT platform to support further Web3 development. The NFT platform is currently in beta testing.</p><p>Declining Profits and Delayed IPO</p><p class="MsoNormal">Coincheck is a part of Japan's financial services giant, Monex Group. The publicly listed company <a href="https://www.financemagnates.com/forex/japans-monex-posts-14-yoy-q2-revenue-decline-as-crypto-turns-loss/" target="_blank">reported </a>in late October its results for the second quarter of fiscal 2023. The report revealed the cryptocurrency exchange's loss for the period was 400 million yen due to a slowdown in trading activity and major cryptos price slump.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Earlier this year, Monex Group reported that Coincheck would become a <a href="https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/news/crypto-exchange-coincheck-to-go-public-with-a-125b-spac-deal/" target="_blank">separate public company</a> through a merger with the blank-check firm, Thunder Bridge Capital Partners IV. The two entities signed an agreement valued at $1.25 billion, and the finalization was expected to occur in the second half of 2022. With one month left until the year's end, the company is not releasing any new information about the SPAC <a href="https://www.financemagnates.com/terms/m/merger/" target="_blank" id="7631c19b-b9f3-43ee-a0cf-d4f8094270bc_2" class="terms__secondary-term">merger</a>. The prolonged 'cryptocurrency winter' is one of the culprits.</p> This article was written by Damian Chmiel at www.financemagnates.com.

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Web3 Chess Platform Checkmate Signs Deal with Arab Esports, Asian Chess Feds

Web3 esports and online chess platform Checkmate will now be the exclusive partner of Arab Esports Federation for chess tournaments.

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Japan’s Crypto Exchange Coincheck to List on NASDAQ Stock Market in July 2023

Coincheck wants to list its shares on the Nasdaq through a merger with a SPAC company. (Read More)

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Relai, Checkout.com Partner To Enable 24/7 Bitcoin Purchases In Europe

Relai is also expanding its UX to make purchasing bitcoin easier as Europeans can now instantly buy bitcoin 24/7 with Visa, Mastercard and Apple Pay.

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Hector Network Partners with German Side Borussia Dortmund

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