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PortuguêsTurkey is instituting a reporting requirement for large trades, including bitcoin, from cryptocurrency exchanges. Adding to its recent moves to close in on what it sees as cryptocurrency’s potential to…
Continue ReadingMajor cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase now lets U.S. users invest in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies using their PayPal accounts. Coinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, now allows…
Continue ReadingThe chairman of South Korea’s top financial regulator, the Financial Services Commission (FSC), Eun Sung-soo, has warned that all of the cryptocurrency exchanges in the country could be shut down.…
Continue ReadingTwo Turkish cryptocurrency exchanges are being investigated by the authorities in Turkey after they abruptly halted trading. The authorities have blocked access to the bank accounts of the second exchange…
Continue ReadingA Turkish cryptocurrency exchange with about 400,000 users has been accused of pulling an exit scam. Its CEO has reportedly fled Turkey, allegedly taking $2 billion of customer funds with…
Continue ReadingNigerians have resorted to peer-to-peer trading after the Central Bank of Nigeria banned regulated institutions from dealing with bitcoin in February. Months after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) released…
Continue ReadingThe recent drop in bitcoin’s price has contributed to margin liquidations exceeding $1 billion. Over the last 24 hours, bitcoin’s price has dropped by approximately 9% as more than $1,000,000,000…
Continue ReadingThe CEO of Thodex, a Turkish cryptocurrency exchange established in 2017, has fled the country and left user funds irretrievable. The CEO of Turkish cryptocurrency exchange Thodex, Faruk Fatih Ozer,…
Continue ReadingA former top regulator and acting head of the U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, Brian Brooks has been appointed the CEO of crypto exchange Binance.us. Brooks will lead the exchange…
Continue ReadingOKEx has announced that it has integrated Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, allowing users to send and receive bitcoin in near real-time at almost no cost. OKEx, a world-leading cryptocurrency spot and…
Continue ReadingLuno, one of Africa’s pioneering crypto exchanges, has revealed that South Africa’s cryptocurrency trading is largely dominated by young people with those under the age of 29 accounting for 40%…
Continue ReadingCryptocurrency exchange Kraken is reportedly considering following in Coinbase’s footsteps and conducting a direct public listing. In a move that would significantly cement the position of bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchanges…
Continue ReadingState Street, one of the largest asset management firms, is collaborating with crypto startup Pure Digital to set up a cryptocurrency trading platform. “Pure Digital will be a fully automated,…
Continue ReadingIs a broader rally forming for Bitcoin as sidelined capital makes its way onto exchanges? Nearly half a billion in Tether inflows was recorded on April 8 across major Bitcoin…
Continue ReadingA South African cryptocurrency exchange, Ice3x, announced on April 6, that it will permanently stop operations, less than a month after suspending bitcoin and litecoin withdrawals. Ice3x, which one of…
Continue ReadingAn IRS summons compelling Circle to provide data on customers who made significant cryptocurrency transactions has been authorized. According to an April 1, 2021, release from the U.S. Department of…
Continue ReadingIn an abrupt move, Binance South Africa announced on March 31 that all South African rand (ZAR) trading pairs will be delisted on April 2. The crypto exchange adds in…
Continue ReadingRoughly 28 months ago, the decentralized exchange (dex) Uniswap version one (v1) was released and then in May 2020, version two was launched with new features. The dex is by…
Continue ReadingSamuel Bankman-Fried’s FTX crypto exchange is reportedly one vote away from winning a naming-rights deal for the arena of the NBA’s Miami Heat. The deal, which is believed to be…
Continue ReadingFollowing a momenumentous S1 filing, the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase appears poised to shift the public perception of exchanges at large. Coinbase’s recent S1 filing has been hailed as something of…
Continue ReadingBig whales aren’t selling, but accumulating Bitcoin, as the price of BTC consolidates under $60,000. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) is consolidating between the $55,000 to $59,000 range, establishing the…
Continue ReadingHodlers are being patient amid warnings that a continuation of Bitcoin‘s bull run may take “some time” thanks to mixed messages from on-chain indicators. Bitcoin (BTC) sees a cautious start…
Continue ReadingA South African crypto exchange, Ice3x, suspended trading on its platform on March 16 after noting discrepancies in balances of bitcoin and litecoin held on the platform. At the time…
Continue ReadingFinancial services company Etc Group on Tuesday launched its centrally-cleared ethereum exchange-traded product (ETP) on the Deutsche Borse’s Xetra marketplace. Etc Group Launches Ethereum Exchange-Traded Product The listing follows the…
Continue ReadingBitcoin prices have regained momentum during the last two days as the price per coin touched a March 2021 high at $54,822 on Tuesday morning (ET). Back in December 2020,…
Continue ReadingOne of the biggest trends in recent months has seen Bitcoin flow out of exchanges into wallets. Generally, this is interpreted as a bullish sign — indicating that investors are…
Continue ReadingIt’s every exchange’s worst nightmare: Falling victim to a security breach. An incident can disrupt a trading platform’s operations for weeks, affect customer confidence and damage a carefully cultivated reputation…
Continue ReadingThanks to their user-friendliness and availability, Bitcoin exchanges are the most popular method to acquire BTC. Buying BTC on an exchange is a relatively simple and user-friendly way to acquire…
Continue ReadingAfter a violent price reversal last week that saw Bitcoin retreat from all-time highs, traders and analysts are now eyeing major players and investors to gauge BTC’s next move —…
Continue ReadingThe Security and Exchange Commission’s Division of Examinations published today a blueprint for investment managers and institutions on how the Division will inspect the handling of cryptoassets, or “digital asset…
Continue ReadingPhilippine crypto exchange Pdax recently suffered a costly technical failure – one that led to bitcoin trading at 300,000 Philippine pesos (around $6,000) – a discount of 88% to its…
Continue ReadingMajor cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase filed an S-1 registration today, disclosing pertinent company information to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ahead of its planned direct listing public offering. Per…
Continue ReadingToday, 100x Group, the operator of cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX, announced its third grant to Bitcoin Core maintainer Michael Ford, aka Fanquake. This latest donation is for $100,000, bringing 100x Group’s…
Continue ReadingAccording to a new study conducted by Crypto.com, the total number of global cryptocurrency users has surpassed 100 million for the first time ever. The study, which measured the cryptocurrency…
Continue ReadingThe rollercoaster-ride in cryptocurrency prices on Monday was accompanied by Binance’s fresh restrictions for ethereum and ERC-20 tokens. Ethereum Network Congestion Fingered as the Culprit for the Temporary Halt Through…
Continue ReadingThe recent ramp higher in cryptocurrency prices has assuredly attracted its fair share of cheerleaders and detractors alike, but the reality of this climb has been a concurrent increase in…
Continue ReadingA recent study unveiled that top-tier cryptocurrency exchanges increased their market share since October 2020, in the context of lower-risk exchanges. The bitcoin bull market fueled that both retail and…
Continue ReadingAccording to various reports, the cryptocurrency network Verge has suffered a 51% attack that led to a massive 560,000+ block reorganization. Analysts believe the Verge network attack could be the…
Continue ReadingA South Korean court ordered one of the biggest domestic crypto exchanges to compensate victims of an “accidental withdrawal” incident in 2018. Bithumb has been ordered to pay customers who…
Continue ReadingBuoyed by bitcoin’s recent spike, altcoins including exchange-issued tokens recently made significant gains, while several of these crypto-assets went on to set new all-time highs (ATH). According to Messari data,…
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