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Threat of Nested Exchanges and What Binance Is Doing to Combat Them
13.12.2021
Nested exchanges are becoming a popular tool for money launderers. Learn all about nested exchanges/services and what we’re doing to combat them as well as how to avoid them and why accounts get blocked or frozen because of them. Main Takeaways: A nested exchange provides crypto trading...
Korean Officials Quit Jobs to Join Crypto Industry, Lawmaker Reveals
13.12.2021
Public officials in South Korea are increasingly choosing career opportunities in the cryptocurrency sector. Some of them come from financial authorities which raises ethical questions, according to the findings of a Korean lawmaker, quoted by local media. Former Financial Officials Hired by Major...
Missed Bottoms, Tanking Exchanges, Hamstering Mongooses and 20 Crypto Jokes
11.12.2021
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Chainalysis to Offer Lightning Network Monitoring Service to VASPs in 2022
11.12.2021
On December 10, the blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis revealed that the company has added support for Bitcoin’s second-layer protocol the Lightning Network (LN). According to Chainalysis, firms like exchanges and virtual asset service providers (VASPs) can leverage...
Finance Redefined: AWS turns crypto exchanges offline, and Sushi CTO resigns, Dec. 3–10
10.12.2021
An AWS outage sent shockwaves around the crypto industry, Delong left his role as Sushi CTO, and Coinbase opened a cryptography library — all coming to you in this week’s Finance Redefined
Australia to Regulate Crypto Sector as Part of Payments Reform
8.12.2021
The government of Australia is preparing to comprehensively regulate the activities of cryptocurrency exchanges and custodians. The push is part of a major overhaul, aimed at preserving the country’s sovereignty over its payments system, which will also affect providers like Apple...
India to Impose Ban on Crypto Payments, Deadline for Declaring Crypto Assets, KYC Rules: Report
8.12.2021
The Indian government has reportedly proposed banning the use of cryptocurrency for payments and setting a deadline for investors to declare their crypto holdings. Violators may be arrested without a warrant and held without bail. In addition, the crypto bill may call for a uniform...
Nexo & Fidelity Digital Assets Partnership, Gibraltar's Blockchain Integration + More News
7.12.2021
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________ ...
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Nexo & Fidelity Partnership, Gibraltar's Blockchain Integration + More News
7.12.2021
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________ ...
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Crypto tumblers, exchanges under microscope as DOJ launches new task force
7.12.2021
Under the pretext of holding corrupt actors accountable, the new taskforce will address crimes related to the criminal misuse of cryptocurrency
Crypto Exchange Binance Is Making ‘Substantial Changes’ to Become ‘Fully Licensed and Fully Compliant’ in UK
7.12.2021
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has unveiled its plan to become a “fully licensed and fully compliant” exchange in order to serve users in the U.K. The crypto exchange is reportedly “making a number of very substantial changes” in the way it operates in order to comply...
Bitcoin whales move fresh coins to exchanges in repeat of behavior before $42K BTC price dip
6.12.2021
Large-volume trader moves point to concerns that a fresh Bitcoin price dip could still occur
Indian Crypto Bill: Exchange CEO Discusses What to Expect
6.12.2021
There are reports that the Indian government may impose restrictions on self-custodial cryptocurrency wallets and only allow Indian crypto exchanges. The CEO of a major cryptocurrency exchange in India has shared his thoughts on the possible restrictions. The Indian government has listed...
Crypto Exchanges in 2022: More Services, More Compliance, and Competition
4.12.2021
For many people, exchanges are pretty much the core of the crypto market and industry. They facilitate the all-important trades in the world’s virtual currencies, and by doing so, they reveal which are likely to become the biggest in the future....
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Norwegian Block Exchange to become first Nordic crypto platform to list on Euronext
3.12.2021
"The future of the financial industry is built on blockchain technology," said NBX CEO Stig Kjos-Mathisen
Blockchain.com Reveals Non-Fungible Token Marketplace and NFT Explorer
3.12.2021
The crypto firm Blockchain.com is joining the slew of digital currency exchanges that have launched non-fungible token (NFT) marketplaces in recent times. On December 2, the company announced it is launching the Blockchain.com NFT marketplace, and select users can sign up for beta access today....
KYC Drive Causes Bithumb Disruption: Logins, Transactions Affected
3.12.2021
The South Korean crypto trading platform Bithumb has been hit by disrupted transactions, with deposits and withdrawals requests encountering “errors” – with customers rushing to complete new know-your-customer (KYC) procedures.
Bithumb users reported disruptions as the number of users trying...
Russia to Decide Fate of Crypto Exchangers in 2022
3.12.2021
Discussions on the future of “virtual currency exchangers” in Russia should be completed in 2022, a high-ranking representative of the country’s financial watchdog has indicated. Following international standards, authorities in Moscow would have to either regulate or ban such...
Meta Relaxes Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Ad Policy — Says Crypto Continues to ‘Mature and Stabilize’
3.12.2021
Meta, formerly Facebook, has relaxed its policy for cryptocurrency advertisements, making it easier for companies to run crypto ads on its platform. “We’re doing this because the cryptocurrency landscape has continued to mature and stabilize in recent years and has seen more...
Monster-Sized Bitcoin Whale Transfers: Blockchain Parser Catches Significant Amounts of ‘Cold BTC’ Moved to Active Exchanges
2.12.2021
Two days ago on November 30, the price of bitcoin (BTC) tapped a high that day reaching $59,250 per unit, but it has since dropped close to 5% in value to just above the $56K region. Onchain statistics indicate that whales and long-term holders (LTHs) have been spending over the last month...