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Komainu Exec on Winning Operating License in Dubai, Global Crypto Regulation Outlook

Komainu, the cryptocurrency custody joint venture of Nomura, Ledger and CoinShares, has received an operating license from the Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) in Dubai. Komainu Head of Strategy Sebastian Widman discusses what this means for crypto in Dubai, institutional adoption, and the state of global crypto regulation.

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Crypto Wallet Maker Ledger Partners With PayPal; Coinbase Gets Approval for Crypto Futures in U.S.

“CoinDesk Daily” host Jennifer Sanasie dives into today’s hottest stories in crypto, as Coinbase says it can list crypto futures in the U.S. Hardware wallet maker Ledger partners with payments giant PayPal to allow users to buy crypto with fiat currency through their PayPal accounts. And, BitGo is bucking the chill of crypto winter, with a $100 million raise.

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Hardware Wallet Maker Ledger to Let Users Buy Crypto Through PayPal Account

Crypto wallet provider Ledger is partnering with payments giant PayPal to allow users to buy crypto in its Ledger Live app with fiat currency through their PayPal accounts. Ledger Live currently offers four crypto currencies in the United States, including bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), bitcoin cash (BCH) and litecoin (LTC). "The Hash" panel weighs in on the partnership and the new Ledger Live integration.

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Crypto Wallet Provider Ledger to Let Users Buy Bitcoin, Ether Through PayPal Account

Users of Ledger Live, the company’s feature that lets you buy crypto with fiat currency, will now be able to connect their PayPal account to the app.

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Ledger Reveals Institutional-Grade Trading Network

Hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger is targeting institutions with an open, enterprise-grade trading platform designed to meet their risk management and regulatory requirements. The Ledger Enterprise Tradelink network has signed up a number of crypto exchange and broker partners including Crypto.com, Bitstamp, Huobi and more. The Hash" panel discusses the state of crypto custody after FTX's collapse.

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Crypto Custody Firm Ledger Introduces Institutional-Grade Trading Network

The network has a range of partner firms, including Crypto.com, Bitstamp, Huobi, Wintermute and Komainu.

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Self-Custody Reemerges in Crypto Conversation Following FTX Collapse

The Consensus @ Consensus report highlights a resurging discourse around crypto self-custody, states Margaux Nijkerk, CoinDesk's Ethereum Protocol Reporter. With considerable outflows from Binance and Coinbase and recent device issues with Ledger and Trezor, Nijkerk underscores, "There might be a renewed conversation around self-custody."

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Ledger Recover Fiasco Exposes Gap Between Blockchain Ideals and Technical Reality

After a video went viral of what appears to be a hardware wallet getting smashed with a hammer and then blow-torched into a charred mass, Ledger (and all of the crypto industry) got a searing reminder on the importance of managing expectations.

Screen grab from video purporting to show a user smashing a hardware wallet with a hammer and then setting it ablaze with a blowtorch. (@oklahodl1/Twitter)

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Ledger's PR Struggle Reveals Uncomfortable Trade-Offs for Crypto Storage

In a series of media appearances, executives said the French wallet-maker would make part of its code open-source and add additional security protections.

Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier at Web Summit 2021 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Harry Murphy/Web Summit via Sportsfile)