Users of Luno’s new bitcoin “savings wallet” can earn up to 4% interest per year, the exchange said. Source link
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Institutions hold record bullish beets in CME Bitcoin futures as the cryptocurrency shows resilience to negative news. Source link
OKEx has suspended all cryptocurrency withdrawals indefinitely, saying one of the exchange’s key holders is “currently cooperating with a public security bureau in investigations” and has “been out of touch” with the exchange. OKEx’ CEO subsequently said the investigation is the key holder’s personal issue. Update (Oct. 16, 4:57 UTC): This article has been updated with information about coin withdrawals, price of bitcoin. Source link
On Oct. 1, Diginex became the first crypto exchange operator to list on Nasdaq. Although the business is still in its early stages, a look into Diginex’s operations and filings can give us deeper insights into the exchange industry, historically unknown to the public. CoinDesk Research presents an in-depth look into Hong Kong-based Diginex, the digital asset financial services company. Once in the business of cryptocurrency […]
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Draper Associates is backing the round for the Bangalore-based cryptocurrency exchange, with $3.5 million raised so far. Source link
Eosfinex has launched a beta version of its mainnet, saying it brings liquidity from the Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange to the EOS community. Source link
The blockchain-based exchange comes as part of new measures announced by President Nicolas Maduro in a big to sidestep tough U.S. sanctions. Source link
Japan’s Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) has shut down all trading for a full day due to a systemwide technical error. Though the exchange says the glitch is unrelated to hacking, it has yet to say when trading will resume. The TSE said it would halt trading for all of Thursday as it works to resolve the system failure, which was detected some two hours before markets […]
Hybrid blockchain platform Kadena plans to launch a new multi-chain decentralized exchange (DEX) in hopes of wooing business from congestion-plagued Ethereum-based rivals. Called Kadenaswap, the new DEX, unveiled Tuesday and set to debut late this year, will attempt to skirt Ethereum’s surging gas fees and perennial network congestion (caused in part by the explosive success of Uniswap) by providing decentralized finance (DeFi) traders with an alternative […]
Gemini said adding shielded zcash withdrawals showed regulators could be made to be comfortable with privacy coins. Source link
There’s a degree of transparency in cryptocurrencies that doesn’t exist in traditional markets like stocks and bonds: Thanks to data that’s easily extracted from blockchains, everyone can see everyone else moving their money around. That means traders can keep an eye on exchange wallets to gauge whether investors and crypto miners are getting their bitcoin into position for a possible sale — or taking balances down […]
PETA and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, who is also an avid hunter, engaged in a war of words on Twitter after the non-profit animal rights group attacked her over a video she posted showing her hunting birds in a field. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has pulled no punches, taking a swipe at Noem, South Dakota’s Republican governor, after she posted a […]
The cryptocurrency and security token exchange’s blockchain IPO is the first of its kind and gives observers and issuers a ground-level view of what’s going on through the Etherscan block explorer. The public can see roughly the number of investors receiving INX tokens after putting money into the sale by watching the number of holders on the token tracker. (Some of these are internal operational transactions, […]
Kraken is the first cryptocurrency firm to become a bank. On Wednesday, the Wyoming Banking Board voted to approve the San Francisco-based crypto exchange’s application for a special purpose depository institution (SPDI) charter. Kraken is the first SPDI bank in Wyoming and according to the Wyoming Division of Banking’s general counsel, Chris Land, Kraken will also be the first newly chartered (de novo) bank in the […]
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken will operate in Japan for the first time in two years. The company said Tuesday its Japanese subsidiary, Payward Asia Ltd., completed the regulatory registration process and has been granted a permit to operate as a crypto asset exchange business in the country. Source link
More than 30% of new customers at bitFlyer, a major Japanese crypto exchange, are in their 20s, the exchange said. Source link
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The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial policies. CoinDesk is an independent operating subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, which invests in cryptocurrencies and blockchain startups. Source link
Wednesday saw a flurry of deposits onto exchanges, indicating some investors are trying to offload their bitcoin. That could further propel prices downwards. Source link
Japanese crypto exchange Bitgate will soon offer customers cold storage services through BitGo, a U.S.-regulated trust company, meeting new legal requirements set by the local financial regulator. BitGo announced Wednesday it would provide its “Self-Managed Custody” service to the exchange, which is supervised by the Japanese Financial Services Agency (JFSA). Japan-based financial services firm Daiko Holdings secured a controlling stake in the exchange earlier this year. […]
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When Hong Kong regulators gave crypto firm OSL a nod of approval last week, it was the icing on the cake for the HKEX-listed digital asset trading platform. Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) granted BC Group crypto subsidiary OSL an “approval-in-principle” for its license application for Type 1 (dealing in securities) and Type 7 (automated trading service or ATS), as it pertains to crypto […]
Crypto exchange Shakepay, which describes itself as “Canada’s fastest-growing bitcoin platform,” conducted a “proof-of-reserves” audit and acquired an insurance policy to reinforce its security, perhaps learning a lesson from fellow Canadian platforms QuadrigaCX, Einstein and Coinsquare, which all lost customer funds or have otherwise been involved in scandals over the past 20 months. The Montreal-based crypto exchange hired blockchain forensics firm CipherBlade to conduct a full […]
South Korea’s third largest crypto exchange, has reportedly been seized by police over allegations it faked most of its trading volume. Source link
Major Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck aims to launch its first Initial Exchange Offering project for Hash Palette, a content distribution platform for Japanese comic and graphic novels, anime and music by next March. Source link
OSL Digital Securities was the first crypto exchange to apply for the SFC’s opt-in license last November. Source link
INX Ltd. said it will launch its long-awaited landmark initial public offering (IPO) as soon as Monday, capping a nearly two-year journey for the startup cryptocurrency and security token exchange. The net proceeds would be used to: The instruments on offer are a hybrid of utility and security tokens. INX’s sale would mark a milestone for the blockchain industry. It’s been a long road for the […]
Mexo, a cryptocurrency exchange designed for the Latin American user, launched on Thursday. Source link
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LGO says its partnership with Fireblocks will speed up slow deposit times – an opportunity cost for crypto exchange users. Source link