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Binance Freezes Funds Stolen From Upbit in Late 2019
13.5.2020
Binance freezes $27k transaction associated with the $50 million hack of South Korean exchange Upbit
17,000 Quadrigacx Users Seek $307M from the Failed Canadian Crypto Exchange
13.5.2020
About 17,000 people have filed claims for refunds from the collapsed Canadian digital asset exchange Quadrigacx. Altogether, the claims, denominated in both cryptocurrency and fiat, amount to nearly $307 million. According to a document released Tuesday by Ernst & Young, the court-appointed...
$200M Worth of BTC Removed From Exchanges Post-Halving
13.5.2020
Bitcoin community removes $200M worth of BTC from exchanges the first day after the halving
2 Days After the Bitcoin Halving: Network ‘Remains Strong,’ Higher Fees, Bullish Sentiment
13.5.2020
On May 11, 2020, the Bitcoin network completed it’s third block reward halving and the network seems to be chugging along just fine. However, it may take a while longer to see the halving’s effect on the mining industry and right now bitcoin transaction fees have risen exponentially....
Bitfinex Launches Institution-Grade Custody Services With New Koine Partnership
13.5.2020
Bitfinex claims the new suite of post-trade services will help to encourage more institutional participation in the crypto markets
The Number of Women in Crypto and Blockchain Is Skyrocketing in 2020
13.5.2020
In 2020 women are increasingly coming to the cryptocurrency market, create their own companies and make a record number of purchases using digital money
Telegram Drops TON Cryptocurrency Project After US Prohibits Global Distribution
13.5.2020
Popular messaging app Telegram has shut down its TON cryptocurrency project. Telegram founder Pavel Durov explains that a US court has stopped his TON project and prevented the gram cryptocurrency from being distributed to investors, not just in the US but globally. Telegram Discontinues...
If Blockchain Is the Door to the Future of Finance, Liquidity Is the Key
13.5.2020
Liquidity should be seen as the primary indicator of the overall health of markets and exchanges — and also as a crucial factor for economic trading
17,000 Creditors Hope to Recover Assets Lost to Defunct Exchange QuadrigaCX
13.5.2020
QuadrigaCX trustee Ernst & Young has received close to 17,000 proofs of claim from creditors, denominated in various fiat and cryptocurrencies
$2 Billion Cryptocurrency Hedge Fund Industry Set to ‘Grow Significantly’
13.5.2020
Cryptocurrency hedge funds’ assets under management have been increasing significantly, rising to more than $2 billion at the end of last year, according to a recent survey. The crypto hedge fund industry is expected to “grow significantly” along with the price of bitcoin. Hedge...
Most Crypto Users Think QuadrigaCX CEO Faked Own Death
13.5.2020
Viewers polled at Consensus: Distributed believe Gerald Cotten from the defunct crypto exchange QuadrigaCX may still be alive
Buying Corporate Bonds and ETFs: US Federal Reserve Continues to Bailout ‘Too Big to Fail’
12.5.2020
The U.S. Federal Reserve has continued its schemes of monetary easing and funding a number of private banks during the Covid-19 outbreak. On Monday evening, the Fed revealed it would be buying corporate bonds and exchange-traded funds using the entity’s Secondary Market Corporate Credit...
JPMorgan Chase Starts Accepting Bitcoin Businesses for Banking Services
12.5.2020
JPMorgan Chase has reportedly started providing banking services to bitcoin businesses, with the first two clients being Coinbase and Gemini exchanges. JPMorgan also recently recommended having cryptocurrency in investment portfolios as its CEO, Jamie Dimon, changed his mind about bitcoin. JPMorgan...
New User Registrations on Binance Approach All-Time High Amid Bitcoin Halving
12.5.2020
Binance’s CEO said that the number of new user registrations has reapproached the levels seen at the peak of the 2017/2018 parabolic bull run
JPMorgan Provides Banking Services to Crypto Exchanges Coinbase and Gemini
12.5.2020
Coinbase and Gemini reportedly had their accounts approved with JPMorgan Chase in April
Binance Invests in Major Indonesia Crypto Exchange Tokocrypto
12.5.2020
Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance is cementing its presence in Indonesia, announcing an investment in a major domestic regulated exchange Tokocrypto
Tether USDT Surpasses XRP as the 3rd Largest Cryptocurrency
12.5.2020
Stablecoin Tether has just surpassed XRP as the third-largest cryptocurrency and is now the second-largest altcoin behind Ethereum’s Ether (ETH)
Up to 30% of Bitcoin Miners Close Shop as Business Turns Unprofitable After Halving
12.5.2020
About a third of Bitcoin (BTC) mining firms may already be switching off their machines as the business becomes unprofitable due to a reduction in mining rewards. The third Bitcoin halving – consummated earlier today – reduced supply of the pioneering cryptocurrency, cutting the bonus...
Ammous and Voorhees Come to Consensus on Failures of Centralized Powers
11.5.2020
Two of the cryptocurrency space’s most outspoken critics of central banks spoke about failures during the current coronavirus pandemic and how Bitcoin could have prevented them
Binance.US Launches OTC Trading Platform
11.5.2020
Top crypto exchange’s U.S. branch now supports over-the-counter (OTC) trades