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Crypto Exchange Digitex Removes KYC to Protect User Data
4.3.2020
Digitex will start removing KYC rules in response to a major personal data leakage that happened in February, CEO reveals
Banking Trojans Could Be Used to Target Your Wallet & Crypto Exchange
3.3.2020
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Cryptocurrency traders, blockchain and crypto firms have been warned to prepare for an intensified spate of cybercrime-related raids, with nasty new strains of malware already circulating.
Per a report compiled by ThreatFabric, criminals have been deploying sophisticated...
US Charges North Korea-Linked Chinese Nationals for Laundering Over $100 Million in Stolen Cryptocurrency
3.3.2020
The U.S. government has charged two Chinese nationals involved in laundering stolen cryptocurrency worth $100 million from an exchange allegedly for the benefit of North Korea. They are linked to the U.S.-designated North Korean state-sponsored Lazarus Group. A total of 113 cryptocurrency accounts...
Crypto Exchange Huobi’s DeFi-Focused Blockchain Released in Public Beta
2.3.2020
The exchange is eyeing use cases for its tech across areas such as tokenized asset issuance, payments, identity verification and lending
LINE Targets US Residents With New Crypto Exchange
2.3.2020
The messaging app firm launched a new U.S.-based crypto exchange, Bitfront, last week, offering traders dollar-to-crypto trading pairs
Australian Court Accepts Cryptocurrency Exchange Account as Security for Legal Costs
28.2.2020
A court in Australia has agreed that a crypto exchange account can be used as security for potential legal expenses. Acknowledging the volatile nature of decentralized digital assets, the judge nevertheless conceded that cryptocurrency is a recognized form of investment in the current uncertain...
Japan’s Line Replaces Singapore Crypto Exchange With New US Platform
28.2.2020
As of today, users are automatically redirected from Line’s Singapore exchange BitBox to the new BitFront platform
Another Asian Giant-backed Crypto Exchange Set to Enter U.S. Market
28.2.2020
International players are looking to move into the American cryptocurrency exchange market – with the South Korean-Japanese chat app operator Line set to open a trading platform in the country.
Per Japanese media outlet Coin Post and South Korean newspaper Hanguk Kyungjae, the new exchange will...
From Single Key to Sophisticated Computation: The Evolution of Crypto Exchange Custody
28.2.2020
When the first cryptocurrency exchanges sprung up in late 2010, multisig wallets had yet to be invented. As a result, a single private key was commonly used to control all customer funds. Today, multisig has been complemented by sophisticated solutions such as Unbound Tech’s CASP, which uses...
Crypto Exchange Binance Adds Hong Kong Dollars to Fiat Gateway
24.2.2020
Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance now supports Hong Kong dollars on its fiat currency gateway
Chainalysis to Monitor AML Compliance for Crypto Exchange CoinField
21.2.2020
In partnership with blockchain analysis company Chainalysis, crypto exchange CoinField toughens up its AML security tech
Why Today’s Crypto Exchange Leaders Are Powerful, but Not Inevitable
21.2.2020
As crypto asks why prices shot down, the power and influence of exchanges are at the center of the conversation
Fidelity International Invests $14M in Hong Kong Crypto Exchange Operator
21.2.2020
Fidelity International, a spin-off of the U.S. financial services giant Fidelity Investments, has invested $14 million in Hong Kong-based BC Group, which operates crypto exchange OSL
Insolvent Exchange FCoin Had Bitcoin Outflow Problems Just Two Months After Launch: Report
21.2.2020
The exchange, which revealed its insolvency this week, may have already had issues as early as July 2018
Riot Blockchain Plans Sale of Crypto Exchange as It Invests More Millions in Bitcoin Mining
21.2.2020
The Nasdaq-listed company is installing thousands of new Antminer devices from Bitmain at its Oklahoma facility
Boerse Stuttgart: New German Crypto Regulation Poised to Attract Institutional Investors
20.2.2020
Since the new German crypto regulation went into effect, financial institutions in Germany have been preparing to offer crypto custody services. Among them is Boerse Stuttgart, the country’s second-largest stock exchange. Having obtained a provisional license from BaFin, the regulator...
Crypto Exchange Binance Suspends Trading Over ‘Systems Messaging Error’
19.2.2020
The exchange said the outage is due to system maintenance prompted by a problem with a data feed
Crypto Exchange Operators Let Workers Stay at Home in Coronavirus-hit Japan
19.2.2020
A number of leading Japanese firms – including the operators of two of the country’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges – are taking steps to allow their employees to work from home or avoid rush-hour commutes as coronavirus fears deepen.
Media outlet Crypto Watch reports that GMO Internet,...
UK Crypto Exchange Coinfloor Launches ‘No BS’ Service for Bitcoin Beginners
19.2.2020
The exchange, which dropped ethereum to focus solely on bitcoin, is launching a simplified buying service for crypto newbies
Crypto Exchange Tokenomica Now Offers OTC Crypto-to-Euro Trading
18.2.2020
Malta’s Tokenomica announces OTC trading for all its available cryptocurrencies