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Solana’s Decentralized Exchange Platforms Eclipse Ethereum in Daily Trading Volume, Surpassing $2.8 Billion
18.3.2024
This week, SOL’s value has seen a significant increase, elevating its decentralized exchange (dex) platforms and propelling the layer one (L1) blockchain to a leading position in 24-hour dex trading volume. Solana’s dex platforms have amassed $2.802 billion in trade volume over...
Cloned Assets: An Ideal Tool for Bringing Liquidity to Non-Native Tokens on Solana, Says Evan Deutsch
28.1.2024
According to Evan Deutsch, a core contributor and co-inventor of Clone, cloned assets, perpetual contracts, and bridged tokens are two tools that can bring liquid spot markets to non-native assets on Solana. Deutsch, who is better known as Mark to many in the crypto space, cautions that the latter...
Digital Assets Worth $343M Stolen From Crypto Exchange Platforms in November — Study
4.12.2023
Digital assets worth just over $343 million were stolen from digital asset platforms in November alone. Centralized exchanges accounted for 53.8% of the total losses, with decentralized exchange platforms accounting for the remainder. The 34 attacks on BNB Chain and Ethereum represented 83% of...
Japanese Megabank Mitsubishi UFJ Teams up with Crypto Exchange for Stablecoin Project
8.11.2023
Source: Funtap/Adobe The Japanese banking giant Mitsubishi UFJ will join forces with one of the nation’s biggest crypto exchanges for a new stablecoin offering. The bank will team up with Bitbank, one of Japan’s biggest and longest-running crypto exchange platforms. The firms and their partners...
Scam Money Is Laundered via Crypto Exchanges — Australian Regulator
17.8.2023
A significant portion of scam money is getting laundered through cryptocurrency exchanges, the CEO of the Australian Banking Association has alleged. The Australian Financial Crimes Exchange said as much as 47% of all fraud and financial scam proceeds in the country are washed on crypto exchange...
Crypto’s Newest Sector: Telegram Bot Coin Economy Swells to $138 Million
25.7.2023
A new player has emerged in the constantly evolving cryptocurrency market: Telegram bot coins. These crypto assets, used within Telegram’s ecosystem, are leveraged to facilitate automated trades for users on decentralized exchange (dex) platforms. These distinctive crypto assets have turned...
Report: Biden Administration ‘Crypto Tsar’ Says DOJ will Target Digital Asset Exchange Platforms
17.5.2023
According to Eun Young Choi, the head of the crypto unit at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the United States has resolved to target digital platforms because they are making it easy for criminals and money launderers. Choi said the DOJ hopes taking action against entities such as crypto...
Paypal’s Latest Report: $1 Billion in Crypto Assets, Holdings Are Predominantly BTC and ETH
10.5.2023
Payments behemoth Paypal has disclosed in a Form 10-Q financial report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it is holding nearly $1 billion in cryptocurrency assets. This news comes on the heels of Paypal’s announcement that Venmo now facilitates external...
Kazakhstan Launches Consultation on Proposals to Improve Crypto Trading
4.2.2023
Financial authorities in Kazakhstan are starting a public consultation on draft changes to the country’s framework for digital-asset trading. The proposals include measures to reduce risks in the crypto market and improvements to the structure of exchange platforms. Kazakhstan’s Financial Hub Seeks...
Examining the Holdings of 5 Centralized Crypto Exchanges: A Look at Binance, Okx, Crypto.com, Bitfinex, and Huobi
22.1.2023
After FTX collapsed, the incident prompted many major crypto exchanges to publish proof-of-reserves and lists of known addresses so users can verify the solvency of the trading platforms. While the veracity of these proof-of-reserve lists and asset dashboards is debatable, they do provide some...
TheTrade Is a Game-Changer in the Uniswap V3 Market of 2023
18.10.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Digital currency made splashes in the 2010s with a promise of decentralization and ultimate user privacy. However, most well-known crypto exchange giants, like Binance or Coinbase, are CEXs by essence. It means they are centralized exchange platforms, offering custodial wallets...
Report: Nigerian Trio Allegedly Uses Money Laundering Proceeds to Buy Bitcoins Worth Over $43 Million
2.5.2022
Three Nigerian nationals are accused of using money laundering proceeds to buy bitcoin worth over $43 million from cryptocurrency exchange platforms like Binance and Busha. The trio is accused of moving an equivalent of over $215 million from Nigeria to Kenya between October and November 2020....
13 Crypto Exchanges Custody 7% of the Crypto Economy, Coinbase Dominates With $56.2B AUM
2.1.2022
As 2022 begins, 13 different cryptocurrency exchange platforms have more than a billion dollars each in digital currencies held in reserves. Between all 13 trading platforms, the group of exchange platforms hold a whopping $165.25 billion worth of bitcoin, ethereum, and tether. 13 Crypto Exchanges...
Moscow Confirms Arrest of Russian Crypto Entrepreneur in Amsterdam, Report Mentions FBI
6.11.2021
Authorities in the Netherlands have arrested a Russian national with a cryptocurrency business, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow has confirmed. The man involved in the establishment of two crypto exchange platforms was apprehended earlier this month, reportedly on a request from U.S. law enforcement....
South African Expert Says Tax-Dodging Crypto Traders Face Heightened Jail Threat
13.8.2021
A South African tax expert, Thomas Lobban, has warned non-tax paying crypto traders that they now face possible jail time if the South African Revenue Services (SARS) decides to lay tax offense charges against them. He adds that this threat of jail time similarly applies to South African crypto...
Antier Solutions’ Crypto Exchange Script Solutions Helping Businesses to Reduce Their Time-to-Market by 50%
1.8.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Antier Solutions, a blockchain development company recognized for its end-to-end solutions, is offering crypto exchange script to expedite the development and deployment of crypto exchange platforms by 50%. Given the cut-throat competition to tap into the billion-dollar crypto...
US Court Authorizes IRS to Summon Cryptocurrency User Records From Circle and Poloniex
4.4.2021
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has obtained authorization from a federal court to seek information on cryptocurrency users from Circle and Poloniex exchange platforms. The tax authority wants records identifying crypto users who conducted $20,000 or more in crypto transactions during the years...
Cordoba Becomes the First Argentinean Province to Impose Taxes on Crypto-Related Activities
9.2.2021
In Argentina, a provincial legislature has voted in favor of a bill to impose new taxes on gross incomes from crypto transactions. Cordoba’s central province is now the first one to impose crypto taxes in the country, which involves crypto exchange platforms and retail traders. Approved...
Major Exchanges Experience Technical Issues as Bitcoin Price Drives in Massive Traffic
18.12.2020
Bitcoin has finally broken the $20k resistance level. The record-breaking price caused massive traffic on a myriad of crypto exchange platforms like Binance and Coinbase. Bitcoin All-Time Price High Causes Issues on Binance For weeks now, many crypto enthusiasts have been hoping that the price...
Major South Korean Crypto Exchange Raided by Police in Alleged $25.2M Fraud Case
3.9.2020
South Korean police raided the country’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Bithumb on September 2 as part of an investigation of fraud allegedly committed by the organization’s main shareholder. With the recorded number of visitors to the platform touching 4.11 million between May...