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Pre-Register Now on Aladdin Exchange to Receive 100 TNC Coins
17.1.2021
PRESS RELEASE. UAE-based crypto exchange Aladdin opens its platform for pre-registered users. This digital asset exchange is the newest one in the cryptocurrency market. As part of its pre-launching event, the Aladdin Exchange team invites everyone to pre-register and refer people to join...
Crypto Exchange Owner Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Multimillion-Dollar Scheme to Defraud Americans
15.1.2021
The U.S. has sentenced a cryptocurrency exchange owner to 10 years in prison. He “knowingly and intentionally engaged in business practices designed to both assist fraudsters in laundering the proceeds of their fraud and to shield himself from criminal liability,” the Department...
CEO Sentenced to 18-Month Jail Term for Accepting Bitcoin Bribes to List a Cryptocurrency
15.1.2021
A South Korean court has sentenced the former CEO of the defunct crypto exchange Coinnest to 18 months in prison. The court also fined him over $61,000, who also was charged for fraud in 2020. Prosecutors Accused Coinnest Executives of Receiving 110 BTC in Bribes According to Fn News, the Supreme...
Winklevoss brothers reportedly eye public listing for Gemini crypto exchange
14.1.2021
Gemini may soon become the latest United States-based crypto exchange to pursue a public listing
Crypto exchange owner gets 10 years in prison for aiding scammers
13.1.2021
The operator of a Bulgarian crypto exchange has received a 10-year prison sentence for money laundering in connection with an Eastern European cybercrime syndicate
Owner of Crypto Exchange RG Coins Gets 10 Years in Prison for Laundering $5M
13.1.2021
The 53-year-old Bulgarian national was convicted for laundering funds via cryptocurrency for a fake online auctions gang
Fidelity International Invests $6M in Firm Behind Hong Kong’s OSL Crypto Exchange
12.1.2021
BC's OSL exchange is the first crypto brokerage to receive Hong Kong regulators' blessing
Bakkt crypto exchange to debut on stock markets through SPAC
11.1.2021
ICE's Bakkt institutional exchange will launch on stock markets at a possible $2.1 billion valuation
Reddit User Finds 127 Old Bitcoins at Grandpa’s House – Pockets Over $4 Million After Selling
11.1.2021
A Reddit user says he (or she) recently regained access to the keys of 127 bitcoins eight years after last accessing the coins. Immediately after regaining access, the user sold all the bitcoins and pocketed over $4 million in the process. According to the user, they received the bitcoins...
New Online System at Mt. Gox May Be Used to Facilitate Bitcoin Refunds to Creditors, Says Trustee
8.1.2021
Mt. Gox’s trustee, Nobuaki Kobayashi, has asked creditors of the defunct crypto exchange to register on a new online system so that they might receive their refunds and be able to vote on the civil rehabilitation plan. ● In a statement released Jan. 7, Kobayashi said the registration...
Crypto Exchange Bakkt Nears Merger With Victory Park SPAC: Bloomberg
8.1.2021
A deal could be announced as soon as next week, the report said
South Korean Gaming Giant Planning to Buy Crypto Exchange Bithumb for $460 Million
8.1.2021
Nexon, the South Korean multi-billion-dollar gaming conglomerate, is reportedly planning to buy a 65% stake in troubled crypto exchange Bithumb in a deal worth about 500 billion won ($460 million). ● According to local media reports, Nexon is to buy all the shares owned by Bithumb chairman...
Bitstamp, Korbit Owner Set to Take Control of Bithumb Crypto Exchange
7.1.2021
The owner of Nexon, the South Korean gaming giant and the owner of the Bitstamp and Korbit crypto exchanges has reportedly agreed a deal worth USD 458 million to buy a controlling stake in Bithumb, the nation’s market-leading trading platform.
Bithumb has been looking for a sale for several months...
After Know Your Customer debacle, BitMEX reports 100% of users are verified
7.1.2021
Controversial crypto derivatives trading platform BitMEX says its entire user base has completed the obligatory Know Your Customer process
Bitcoin Trader Robbed During an In-Person Transaction, Kicked Out of Car in Hong Kong
7.1.2021
An unnamed 37-year-old man was a victim of a theft from a gang of robbers who fled with 15 bitcoin (BTC), worth HKD 3 million ($387,000) in cash. They agreed to meet in person for a crypto exchange transaction. Six Non-Chinese Suspects Allegedly Involved in the Theft Per the South China Morning...
Crypto Exchange Voyager to Suspend Trading of XRP
6.1.2021
Voyager said it will suspend trading in XRP, effective Monday, Jan. 18, at 12:00 p.m. New York time
Crypto exchange Shapeshift integrates DEXes, relieves user KYC burdens
6.1.2021
The new DEX onramps will offer users access to new assets, as well as better liquidity and security
Mastermind of a Cryptocurrency Scam Arrested in India
6.1.2021
An alleged mastermind of a cryptocurrency scam has been arrested in India after he fled the country to Dubai. Investors were duped into investing in a cryptocurrency linked to a crypto exchange he established. The scheme also promised investors a monthly return of 20%-30% on investments. Alleged...
Argentinia’s Ripio acquires Brazil's second-largest crypto exchange
6.1.2021
Argentinian crypto firm Ripio has acquired Brazil’s BitcoinTrade, Brazil's second-largest exchange by volume
Argentina’s Ripio Acquires Second-Largest Crypto Exchange in Brazil
5.1.2021
Ripio has acquired BitcoinTrade in a bid to increase its footprint across the frothy Latin American crypto market