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PayPal, Venmo to Roll Out Crypto Buying and Selling: Sources
22.6.2020
Fintech giant PayPal plans to roll out direct sales of cryptocurrency to its 325 million users, according to three people familiar with the matter
Just-Launched Ziglu Wants to Make It Stupid Easy to Buy Crypto
15.6.2020
U.K.-based cryptocurrency platform Ziglu has launched, following a $6.6 million seed round
Bitstamp
5.6.2020
Founded in 2011, Bitstamp is a Europe-based cryptocurrency exchange that offers crypto-to-fiat and crypto-to-crypto exchange services. It supports euros, U.S. dollars, bitcoin, ether, litecoin, bitcoin cash, and XRP. It is one of the oldest exchanges in the crypto industry. Bitstamp claims to take...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Rebounds to $9,500 After Scary Sell-off
20.5.2020
Downward bitcoin prices could impact stakeholders more than ever before, including derivatives traders and miners
Price Drops 7% in an Hour After Bitcoin Sees a Ghost
20.5.2020
Bitcoin tumbled 6% in the span of an hour on Wednesday, bringing a quick end to a four-day rally
More Than $220M in Bitcoin Withdrawn from Crypto Exchanges Since the Halving
14.5.2020
In mid-April, news.Bitcoin.com reported on a great number of BTC withdrawn from cryptocurrency trading platforms and after the third BTC halving, the trend has picked up once again. Data from Glassnode’s Bitcoin Exchange Net-Flow statistics show that close to 24,000 BTC has been withdrawn...
Bitcoin Price Touches $10K Amid 2020’s Macroeconomic Storm and Covid-19 Fears
8.5.2020
On May 7, 2020, the price of a single bitcoin crossed $10,000 per unit in USD value as the network only has four days until the halving, otherwise known as the “quantitative hardening” by some investors. The cryptocurrency’s per annum inflation rate will drop from 3.6% to 1.8%...
Investor Sues Bitstamp and Gatehub Over Millions in Missing Coins
19.4.2020
The plaintiff claims to have purchased ‘Bitcoin IOUs’ in place of BTC as a result of misleading information on Gatehub’s website
Bitcoin Tests $7K as Spot Trading Volumes Subside to Normal Levels
14.4.2020
After weeks of elevated activity, trading volumes on spot bitcoin exchanges have subsided, boding well for some traders if not the venues themselves
Both Crypto Derivatives and Spot Markets Post Record Volume in March
5.4.2020
The March 13 crypto market meltdown drove record monthly trade in both the crypto spot and derivative markets
Amid Widespread Privacy Coin Delistings, Bitstamp Considers Zcash Support
3.4.2020
Bitstamp is considering supporting seven new crypto assets including two stablecoins and one privacy coin
USD 9bn Bitstamp and Korbit Owner NXC to Launch New Crypto Exchange
31.3.2020
NXC, the South Korean operator of the Bitstamp and Korbit cryptocurrency exchanges, has launched a new crypto subsidiary, with plans to open a third trading platform.
NXC is the holding company of gaming giant and business group Nexon, and officially unveiled its new Arques subsidiary on March...
Singapore Allows Crypto Companies to Operate Without a License for 6 Months
28.3.2020
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has granted an exemption from holding a license to a number of cryptocurrency companies operating in the country under the new Payment Services Act. Among the companies benefiting from this six-month grace period are Binance, Coinbase, Gemini, Bitstamp, Luno...
One in Four Trading Firms Have Adopted Crypto in Some Way
26.3.2020
The survey found that nearly half of the trading firms that don’t support crypto assets are planning to reconsider their position within 6 months
Crypto Exchanges Made a Killing During the Ides of March
23.3.2020
While March 2020 has been one of the most volatile and unprofitable months for Bitcoin holders, exchanges saw major volume surges and resulting profits
Traders Finding More Arbitrage Opportunities in Bitcoin
19.3.2020
Prices in the crypto market are seeing such a steep upward trend that arbitrage traders are able to trade between exchanges to easily capture profit
Does Crypto Need Circuit Breakers? Last Week’s Price Crash Ignites a Debate
16.3.2020
A longtime feature of stock exchanges, circuit breakers throw sand in the gears of a plummeting market like last week’s. Should crypto adopt them?
That AlphaPoint $5.6M Funding Round? It’s a Loan
6.3.2020
The recent $5.6 million injection of capital into New York-based AlphaPoint came from bridge financing, a short-term business loan, the company confirmed to CoinDesk. But AlphaPoint would not say who made the loan or its terms
February Gains Disappear as Bitcoin Drops Below $9k
26.2.2020
Crossing below the $9,000 price level is a new low for February 2020. Bitcoin has not traded below the $9,000 threshold since January 27, when it began a march to new highs in the $10,500 range
British Financial Watchdog Approves BCB Group as Authorized Payment Firm
29.1.2020
BCB Group, a crypto-focused payment provider for the likes of major global crypto firms like Coinbase, is now officially approved by the FCA