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FUD or regulatory change? Rumor clouds swirl around crypto exchanges
9.11.2020
Are a raft of recent FUD events coincidental, or are global authorities targeting unregulated crypto exchanges?
39 Firms Have Applied to Offer Crypto Services Under New Regulation, Says Dutch Central Bank
8.11.2020
Thirty-nine companies have applied for registration with the Dutch central bank to provide cryptocurrency services, the regulator told news.Bitcoin.com. They include crypto exchanges and custodial wallet providers. Dutch Central Bank Begins Registering Crypto Service Providers De Nederlandsche Bank...
California’s Prop. 24 Could Be a ‘Silver Lining’ for Crypto Exchanges Looking to Comply With GDPR
6.11.2020
Chair of the Prop. 24 advisory board and crypto advocate, Andrew Yang, thinks it could set a new bar for data privacy rights across the U.S
Decentralized Exchanges That Use Automated Market Makers Now Represent 93% of the Market
6.11.2020
A recent report by Consensys says the surge in decentralized exchange (DEX) volumes in Q3 of 2020 is down to their adoption of the automated market maker (AMM). According to the report, DEXs that use AMM, a software that algorithmically creates token trading pairs, now represent 93% of the market....
South Korea To Ban Crypto Exchanges From Handling Privacy Coins
6.11.2020
South Korea is to ban crypto exchanges from handling digital assets it considers “dark coins”. Regulator Financial Services Commission (FSC) is specifically targeting privacy coins such as dash, monero and zcash. ● The ban is with effect from March 2021. In an update to crypto...
Crypto Exchange Coinbase Is on a Hiring Spree in Japan
5.11.2020
Coinbase is hiring in Japan, with various roles up for grabs in the capital Tokyo
Binance Recovers $344K From DeFi ‘Exit Scam’ That Launched on Its Platform
4.11.2020
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance says it followed the money trail left by the Wine Swap exit scam and recovered nearly all the stolen funds
‘Arbitrary’ Ruling May ‘Force South Korean Crypto Exchanges to Close’
4.11.2020
South Korean crypto-related firms said they are concerned that banks are being given too much power by the country’s financial regulators.
In the latest regulatory rulings unveiled this week, regulators stated that banks would be obliged to decide whether or not they want to do business with crypto...
Hong Kong Amends Crypto Law to Regulate All Exchanges
3.11.2020
Cryptocurrency regulation in Hong Kong is undergoing changes. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is reportedly introducing a new licensing system to regulate all crypto exchanges operating in Hong Kong. Hong Kong’s New Crypto Regulation The CEO of the SFC, Ashley Alder, talked about...
Bitcoin slides 3% as Hong Kong seeks to end 'honeymoon' with crypto exchanges
3.11.2020
The price of Bitcoin fell by 3% so far this week amid growing regulatory pressure on cryptocurrency exchanges in China and Hong Kong
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Bounces From $13.2K; Ether on Centralized Exchanges at 2-Year Low
2.11.2020
Bitcoin's price is trending up after a dip while traders are moving ether off from centralized exchanges
Decentralized Exchange Volume Dropped 25% in October
2.11.2020
A steeper decline was avoided by one record day for Uniswap and Curve
DeFi Trading App Dharma Now Connects Directly to US Bank Accounts
2.11.2020
The startup for trading in decentralized finance (DeFi), Dharma, has now enabled automated clearing house (ACH) purchases in 10 U.S. states
The crypto compliance lie: Sacrificing privacy does not make us safer
31.10.2020
The lightchain-vs.-darkchain dichotomy is counterproductive, and a healthy graychain will produce more valuable crypto assets like Bitcoin
The evolution of crypto exchanges — What’s next for the industry
31.10.2020
We are now starting to see the crossover of regulation in the digital asset market and digitalization of the traditional market
INX to boost its $117M IPO with token listings on global exchanges
30.10.2020
Raising $10 million out of $117 million to date, INX expects to finish the IPO by year's end
Binance Shoots Itself In The Foot Amid Regulatory Scrutiny On Exchanges
30.10.2020
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (in the middle of the picture). Source: a screenshot, Instagram/binance
Major crypto exchange Binance and its executives might've shot themselves in the foot, learning the news media lesson the hard way at a bad time.
Yesterday, Forbes reported that Binance...
Nearly 24% of Ether held on exchanges — three times the percentage of Bitcoin
30.10.2020
Only 8.1% of Bitcoin is held on exchanges compared to Ether where almost one-quarter of the supply sits on exchanges
Dutch Police Seize $33 Million in Bitcoin from Couple Accused of Money Laundering
30.10.2020
Prosecutors from the Netherlands have seized 2,532 bitcoins worth $33 million after a couple was convicted of money laundering by the Rotterdam District Court. The man and his wife were sentenced to two years for illegal money transmission and the court claims the couple’s bitcoin stash...
All in on DeFi: Why the Days of Centralized Exchanges Are Numbered
29.10.2020
The CEO of Binance on why DeFi will come to dominate CeFi