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OKEx Suspends Withdrawals as Exchange Key Holder Cooperates With Law Enforcement
16.10.2020
OKEx has suspended all cryptocurrency withdrawals indefinitely explaining that 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. Update (October 16, 4:52...
OKEx Suspends Withdrawals as Exchange Key Holder Cooperates With Law Enforcement
16.10.2020
Withdrawals are suspended as a key holder is "out of touch," preventing withdrawal authorizations
Kyrgyzstan’s central bank suspends SWIFT to prevent capital outflow
7.10.2020
The bank is shutting down the SWIFT network as protests rocked the country
Zimbabwe’s Battle To Control Currency Inadvertently Boosts Bitcoin Profile
12.7.2020
Zimbabwe’s deteriorating economic situation is forcing authorities to sign off on some desperate and controversial decisions. Some of such decisions include the abrupt suspension mobile money as well as the recent designation of Zimswitch as a national payment switch. Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe...
Wirecard: Crypto Card Users’ Funds Locked as UK Regulator Suspends Subsidiary
27.6.2020
UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on Friday suspended the license of Wirecard Card Solutions (WCS), a unit of troubled Wirecard AG, which is responsible for issuing Visa cryptocurrency debit cards. It means some users of cards such as Crypto.com’s Mco visa debit card and Tenx’s visa...
Crypto Cards Still Working as UK Regulator Suspends Wirecard Subsidiary
26.6.2020
Wirecard’s subsidiary that is responsible for issuing debit cards has been suspended as the company can no longer access customer funds
Xapo Suspends Credit Card Crypto Purchases, Shifts Operations to Gibraltar
12.6.2020
Xapo is making changes as it transforms into a digital bank launching later this year
BitMEX Leaves Japan, Youtube Suspends Ripple CTO + More News
29.4.2020
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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BitMEX has announced that it will stop offering services to Japanese residents. In an official announcement,...
YouTube Suspends Ripple’s Tech Chief Days After XRP Scam Lawsuit Filing
29.4.2020
Schwartz's channel was suspended for impersonation, but he's no idea why
CME Group Suspends Trading in Response to Coronavirus
12.3.2020
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group cited the coronavirus epidemic as a reason to close trading from Friday. Other crypto-related firms are taking precautions too
Argentina Suspends Blockchain System to Register Companies Online
2.3.2020
Argentinean Government decides to halt a blockchain-based system that allowed to register a new company in less than five minutes
UK’s FCA Suspends Epayments Service – Over £100M Frozen and Alleged Onecoin Connection
27.2.2020
Epayments, one of the largest payment providers in the U.K., has halted operations after the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) suspended the company for “weaknesses” related to its anti-money-laundering (AML) process. Since Epayments shut down on February 11, customers have been...
Crypto Exchange Binance Suspends Trading Over ‘Systems Messaging Error’
19.2.2020
The exchange said the outage is due to system maintenance prompted by a problem with a data feed
IOTA Foundation Suspends Network, Probes Fund Theft in Trinity Wallet
14.2.2020
The German nonprofit, which supports several decentralized platforms, said it received several reports of fund theft from its Trinity Wallet users and decided to shut off the Coordinator node in the network for further investigation
OKCoin Suspends Five Tokens Citing Low Trade Volumes
6.2.2020
Crypto trading platform OKCoin announced on Wednesday that it will suspend trading for five coins BAT, DCR, XLM, ADA, and ZEC. The company stated that this suspension is part of their marketplace curation process, and the move was planned in advance. As part of our marketplace curation process...
LocalBitcoins Quietly Suspends Accounts in Multiple Regions Without Notice
28.1.2020
Finnish LocalBitcoins silently suspends user accounts in multiple countries, reportedly citing an “enhanced due diligence process” initiated by the EU’s 5AMLD
Google Suspends MetaMask From Its Play App Store, Citing “Deceptive Services”
26.12.2019
Google suspends MetaMask’s android client from its Play app store and rejects MetaMask’s appeal
Greek Court Suspends Decision to Extradite Alexander Vinnik
25.12.2019
The Supreme Administrative Court of Greece has suspended a decision to extradite the alleged BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik. The temporary measure has been imposed to allow the review of an appeal against the extradition. The Russian national, accused of laundering billions of dollars through...
Greek Court Suspends Decision to Extradite Alleged Crypto Criminal
24.12.2019
A top Greek court has reportedly suspended the decision to extradite Alexander Vinnik, who is accused of laundering billions through crypto exchange BTC-e
Ohio Treasurer Suspends Predecessor’s Bitcoin Tax Payment Service
3.10.2019
A website launched last year by the U.S. state of Ohio allowing businesses to pay a range of taxes with bitcoin has been taken offline