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Publicly Traded INX Crypto Exchange Acquires Broker-Dealer Openfinance
27.10.2020
INX Limited, a cryptocurrency exchange that went public on Ethereum last month, will purchase U.S. broker-dealer Openfinance Securities
Banking Giant With 11m Clients May Be on Verge of Launching Crypto Exchange
27.10.2020
Major Asian bank, Singapore’s DBS, could be set to debut a crypto and securities token exchange – offering trading in bitcoin (BTC) and three major altcoins against not only the fiat Singapore dollar, but also three other major international currencies.
A DBS page devoted to what the bank seems...
Crypto Exchange Huobi Adds Direct Visa, Mastercard Payments
27.10.2020
The exchange is making it simpler to pay for cryptocurrency with Visa and Mastercard with a direct service through a regulated subsidiary
Toyota’s IT arm works on digital token pilot with crypto exchange
26.10.2020
Another automotive company is moving into crypto
Voyager Digital Buys European Crypto Exchange Focused on Institutional Investors
24.10.2020
Crypto-asset broker Voyager Digital Ltd is buying LGO Markets, a French cryptocurrency exchange focused on corporate investors. The two firms will merge under one brand, Voyager, and their two separate native tokens, VGX and LGO, will also merge. The deal grants Voyager, a Canadian Securities...
Gemini exec to join Bitstamp crypto exchange as new CEO
22.10.2020
Bitstamp is replacing its CEO for the first time since the company’s establishment
DragonEx crypto exchange considering shutdown amid OKEx 'crisis of trust'
21.10.2020
DragonEx is shutting down deposits and withdrawals of all cryptos
Japanese Billionaire and Crypto Exchange CTO to Launch Fintech Venture
21.10.2020
Yusaku Maezawa. Source: Twitter/@yousuck2020
The chief technical officer (CTO) of Japanese crypto exchange DeCurret has teamed up with Yusaku Maezawa, the founder of clothing e-commerce giant ZOZO, to co-create a new fintech payments business.
Maezawa is a Japanese billionaire and entrepreneur...
Coinbase Received 1,900 Requests for Client Info From Law Enforcement During First Half of 2020
17.10.2020
Coinbase has revealed that it received a total of 1,914 requests for customer data from global law enforcement agencies during the first six months of 2020. It is, however, not clear how many of the requests were fulfilled. In its first so-called“transparency report” published Friday...
Okex Halts Withdrawals Due to ‘Out of Touch’ Private Key Holder, Founder Star Xu Talks With Police
16.10.2020
The digital currency exchange Okex disabled cryptocurrency withdrawals on Friday morning and explained that funds were “safe and not affected.” Following the withdrawal announcement, regional reports claim that Okex’s founder Mingxing “Star” Xu was taken away by...
Hong Kong Crypto Exchange Launches Hardware Wallet With Fingerprint Recognition
14.10.2020
The Hong Kong-based crypto exchange Gate.io has launched a new type of hardware wallet that features fingerprint recognition. The device supports over 10,000 cryptocurrencies with wallet.io and multi-signature functionality with over 40 public chains. The well known cryptocurrency exchange...
Exclusive: Bithumb set to launch DeFi platform as a Polkadot Parachain
13.10.2020
This one won't just be another instance of CeDeFi, the exchange reassures
UK Crypto Derivatives Ban Seen Having Limited Effect on Small Market
12.10.2020
The FCA's ban could prompt some individuals to shift their crypto trading to offshore, unregulated exchanges
Venture Capitalist Tim Draper Bets Big on Indian Crypto Exchange, Undeterred by Crypto Ban Reports
9.10.2020
American entrepreneur and venture capitalist Tim Draper has invested in Indian cryptocurrency exchange Unocoin despite regulatory uncertainty and reports of a possible crypto ban in India. Unocoin has seen the number of new users grow 10-fold since the supreme court quashed the banking restriction...
bitFlyer Japan’s Assets Under Custody Reach Highest Point Since 2018
9.10.2020
A new report from bitFlyer Japan states the exchange is now custodying more than 161.8 billion yen ($1.5 billion) on behalf of its clients, a two-year record for the company
Hacker from the 2016 Bitfinex Breach Transfers $21M Worth of Bitcoin to Unknown Wallets
8.10.2020
On Wednesday morning (ET), around 2,034 BTC ($21.6 million) from the 2016 Bitfinex hack moved into a few unknown wallets. The action was caught by the Btcparser program as five transactions with around 400 BTC each moved for the first time in four years. On August 2, 2016, the popular digital...
Winklevoss-Founded Crypto Exchange Gemini Hires Former Morgan Stanley Exec
8.10.2020
The U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange has tapped a former Morgan Stanley executive to head its compliance operations in Asia
Former Morgan Stanley exec joins Gemini crypto exchange
8.10.2020
Gemini exchange continues to strengthen its global expansion strategy
Tim Draper Leads Targeted $5M Series A for India Crypto Exchange Unocoin
8.10.2020
Draper Associates is backing the round for the Bangalore-based cryptocurrency exchange, with $3.5 million raised so far
Japanese Crypto Exchange TaoTao Agrees to SBI Purchase After Binance Talks End
7.10.2020
The all-stock deal bolsters SBI's crypto exchange services in Japan