Crypto Morning Brief: Charles Schwab Launches Spot Crypto Trading; Ethereum Foundation Project Manager Departs
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BroadChain learned that, at 10:16 a.m. on April 17, TechFlow reported that Charles Schwab announced the launch of its Schwab Crypto™ spot cryptocurrency trading service, which will be rolled out to retail customers in phases over the coming weeks and supports direct trading of BTC and ETH. Josh Stark, a key researcher and project manager at the Ethereum Foundation, announced he will depart at the end of April after five years of service. A legal dispute between prediction market platform Kalshi and the State of Nevada regarding regulatory jurisdiction over event contracts may ultimately be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. CoW Swap stated it has regained control of the cow.fi domain following a prior attack.
BroadChain has learned that on April 17 at 10:16, according to TechFlow, Charles Schwab has launched its Schwab Crypto™ spot cryptocurrency trading service. The service will be rolled out in phases to retail clients over the coming weeks, supporting direct trading of BTC and ETH. In other news, Josh Stark, a key researcher and project manager at the Ethereum Foundation, announced he will depart at the end of April after five years of service. A legal dispute between prediction market platform Kalshi and the State of Nevada over regulatory jurisdiction for event contracts may ultimately be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. CoW Swap stated it has regained control of the cow.fi domain, which was previously compromised by attackers through a social engineering attack that allowed them to deploy a phishing website. Binance Futures will list perpetual USDT-denominated futures contracts for Microsoft, Broadcom, and Alibaba on April 20, offering up to 10x leverage. Tether plans to contribute up to $127.5 million to assist Drift Protocol on Solana with data recovery and user fund restitution following an attack exceeding $270 million. Circle unveiled a new cross-chain USDC payment mechanism designed for high-frequency use cases, supporting batch settlement. Meanwhile, Layer 1 blockchain Tempo launched a privacy solution named Zones—a permissioned, parallel blockchain tailored for institutional business.