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FBI, Ukraine seize 9 exchange domains on money laundering allegations
3.5.2023
The authorities claimed the exchanges allowed cybercriminals to flout anti-money laundering measures
Number of Stablecoins Held on Exchanges Slips to 2-Year Low
2.5.2023
While the stablecoin exchange balance has dropped 44% this year, bitcoin's price has rallied by 70%
ByBit joins crypto exchanges offering crypto lending services
2.5.2023
Dubai-based cryptocurrency exchange ByBit rolls out cryptocurrency lending service, joining a handful of major exchanges that offer interest-bearing lending facilities
More crypto exchanges list PEPE following trading frenzy
1.5.2023
The price of the memecoin has surged by over 2,000% in the past two weeks
Paypal Upgrades Crypto Services to 60 Million Venmo Users, Allowing Transfers to External Wallets and Exchanges
30.4.2023
After the American financial technology giant Paypal rolled out crypto payments last year, the company is now introducing cryptocurrency transfer services to Venmo users. The firm detailed that Venmo customers will be able to send funds to an existing Paypal account, an external wallet, or a crypto...
Report: Kenya to Start Levying Tax on Revenue Earned by Crypto Exchanges
29.4.2023
According to regulations published by the country’s treasury secretary, global crypto exchanges used by Kenya’s estimated 4 million users will start paying a 1.5% tax on revenues earned. Tax-Avoiding Digital Asset Platforms The Kenyan Treasury has said it will start levying taxes...
Bitget pledges $10M for Fetch.ai ecosystem amid ChatGPT boom
27.4.2023
The move comes amid a surge in popularity for artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT
Binance Reportedly Removes Restrictions on Russian Users
27.4.2023
The world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance, has lifted certain restrictions on Russian users, local crypto media unveiled. According to multiple reports, Russians can once again use their bank cards to make deposits and the trading platform has canceled a limit on their balances which...
CeFi Exchanges Helped Mass Crypto Adoption. DeFi Will Further It
26.4.2023
Centralized exchanges will continue to serve as a first step into crypto but decentralized exchanges will further the future of financial systems, panelists say at Consensus
Court Orders Crypto Exchanges to Aid in Investigation of Collapsed Globix Trader
26.4.2023
A court in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar has ordered several crypto exchanges to assist in the investigation of the collapsed crypto trading firm Globix.
Per a report from the Financial Times on Tuesday, investigators are seeking to track down $43 million in missing funds from...
US Court Sentences Russian Crypto Ransom Launderer to Probation and Fine
24.4.2023
A Russian crypto entrepreneur, charged with laundering money from ransomware attacks, has been sentenced to probation and fined in the U.S. after pleading guilty. Founder of two coin trading platforms, Denis Dubnikov, was arrested in the Netherlands and extradited to the U.S. last year. Oregon...
Pepe Token Surges 77% in 24 Hours, Leading the Top 10 Meme Coins’ Market Gains
23.4.2023
In the aftermath of a downturn in the wider crypto market, the top crypto assets bitcoin and ethereum have each risen modestly, between 1.2% to 1.6%, over the past 24 hours. However, the meme token pepe (PEPE) has surged 77% against the U.S. dollar, and its market capitalization has swelled to $141...
Fugitive Crypto Exchange Founder Faruk Ozer Extradited to Turkey
21.4.2023
Albania has extradited the founder of Turkish cryptocurrency exchange Thodex to his home country where he is charged with defrauding investors. The crypto entrepreneur disappeared after his trading platform unexpectedly went offline in the spring of 2021 and was arrested last year by Albanian...
1inch, Aggregator of Decentralized Crypto Exchanges, to Launch on Ethereum Rollup zkSync Era
20.4.2023
The decentralized-exchange (DEX) aggregator, which nabbed $175 million in a 2021 series B funding round, is one of the biggest protocols yet to launch on a zero-knowledge EVM (zkEVM)
African Blockchain Business Funding Rose 429% in 2022 — Report
20.4.2023
In 2022, African blockchain businesses raised a total of $474 million, a 429% increase from what was raised in the year earlier, the latest CVVC African blockchain funding report has revealed. The custody and exchanges category raised over $250 million, which is equivalent to more than 50% of funds...
Crypto Protocol Fetch.ai Offering AI Trading Tools for Decentralized Exchanges
19.4.2023
Fetch.ai's aim is to facilitate peer-to-peer trading between DeFi users using AI-powered software "agents."
FTX Exchange's Revival Plan Attracts Potential Bid from Tribe Capital – Will Sam Bankman-Fried Be Involved?
19.4.2023
An effort to revive collapsed crypto exchange FTX has drawn interest from Tribe Capital, a venture firm seeking to lead a $250 million fundraising campaign for the new platform.
According to a Tuesday report from Bloomberg, Tribe is considering injecting new capital to reboot FTX. The VC firm...
NBA Hall of Famer Shaq Served in FTX Investor Suit
18.4.2023
A law firm representing FTX investors has served former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal in a class-action case against celebrities who endorsed the failed crypto exchange. The lawsuit accuses Shaq, along with other public figures and the platform’s founder, of defrauding people who put money into FTX....
Exchanges Receive $375M Influx of Ether Since Shanghai Upgrade as Price Hits 11-Month High
17.4.2023
Ethereum’s seamless implementation of withdrawals, also known as the Shanghai upgrade, on April 12 has led ETH’s price to rally above $2,100, the highest since May 2022
Peer-to-peer crypto exchanges struggle to navigate shifting legal landscape
17.4.2023
Two major P2P platforms announced their closure in the first quarter of 2023. Many blame it on growing regulatory scrutiny, but experts call for better alternatives