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Crypto Exchange CEO Given Suspended Jail Term after Appeal Fails
11.2.2020
An appeals court in South Korea has upheld a guilty verdict for the CEO of crypto exchange CoinNest. He and two executives were handed a suspended jail sentence.
The exchange, once the country’s third-largest, shut down last year after its Kim Ik-hwan and two senior executives identified only...
New Crypto Exchange Altsbit Says It Will Close Following Hack
10.2.2020
Altsbit says it can only issue partial refunds after the hack and will shut down after that process is complete
Switzerland to Require ID for Crypto Exchange Transactions Over $1K
7.2.2020
Switzerland lowers limit for unidentified crypto exchange transactions
Prime Trust to Arrange Banking for Customers of BlockQuake Crypto Exchange
7.2.2020
The exchange will use Prime Trust for compliance checks as well as custody for fiat and cold storage for crypto
Overwriting Satoshi: Kraken Exec Says Bitcoin Wasn’t Built for Payments, Isn’t Peer-to-Peer
6.2.2020
As Director of Business Development for popular crypto exchange Kraken, when Dan Held speaks, people listen. As such, his recent 46-tweet diatribe on why the “payments narrative” for bitcoin is flawed grabbed the attention of many, tickling the ears of hardcore Lighting Network fans...
Hong Kong Crypto Exchange Bitspark Shuts Down Amid Coronavirus Outbreak and Protests
5.2.2020
Crypto exchange service provider Bitspark is shutting down next month despite reporting exponential growth following the launch of its cash point product. The CEO of the company explained that its internal restructuring has not worked out but insisted that the ongoing protests in Hong Kong...
North Korea ‘Used LinkedIn, Telegram’ in USD 7m Crypto Exchange Hack
5.2.2020
A report claims that the infamous North Korean hacking group Lazarus used LinkedIn and Telegram messages as part of a raid that saw it make off with some USD 7 million from Singapore-based exchange DragonEx in March 2019.
Per Radio Free Asia, which quoted data from the Chainalysis 2020 Crypto Crime...
Croatian Post’s Crypto Exchange 2 Months in: More Local Users, BTC, ETH, and XRP Favored by Customers
5.2.2020
In December news.Bitcoin.com reported on the Croatian Post’s launch of their own crypto exchange service. After a pilot run in the tourist friendly city of Zadar, the program was expanded to 55 post office branches nationwide starting December 11. Now almost two months in, Croatian Post...
Winklevoss’ Crypto Exchange Gemini Partners with TradingView
4.2.2020
Winklevoss’ crypto exchange Gemini is now integrated with major crypto charting web service TradingView, supporting direct trades and investments via service
Winklevoss Twins’ Crypto Exchange Adds TradingView Integration
4.2.2020
Gemini users can now execute trades directly through the TradingView interface
Line’s Digital Currency Link to Be Available in Japan as Early as April 2020
3.2.2020
Launched in October 2018, Asian messaging giant Line’s Bitbox crypto exchange has made its link (LN) digital asset available to users worldwide, with the exception of notable locations like Japan and the U.S. Last Thursday the group announced it was preparing to launch the coin in...
Crypto Exchange Zebpay Reopens in India Despite Banking Ban
31.1.2020
Singapore’s Zebpay crypto trading platform reopens to Indian customers despite central bank crypto ban
Directors of Crypto Exchange Upbit Cleared of Fraud Wrap + More News
31.1.2020
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Two directors of the South Korean market-leading Upbit crypto exchange have been cleared of criminal fraud...
Google Executive From India Joins Coinbase as Chief Product Officer
31.1.2020
A Google executive from India has joined Coinbase as the new chief product officer after 11 years at Google. He aims to help Coinbase make cryptocurrency mainstream. “I am excited about what crypto and blockchain technology can do to democratize our financial systems,” the executive...
KuCoin Crypto Exchange Announces Support For BSV Hard Fork Upgrade
31.1.2020
Serving the global investors with its unprecedented suite of crypto asset offerings, KuCoin has announced the news that it shall be lending support to the highly anticipated crypto event, the Bitcoin SV or the BSV Hard Fork upgrade. #KuCoin Will Support The BSV Hard Fork Upgrade To ensure...
Another Crypto Exchange Discourages the Use of Bitcoin Mixing Services
30.1.2020
The cryptocurrency exchange Binance was recently scrutinized for flagging a customer’s funds because the individual had used a bitcoin mixing application. Now the platform Paxos Global is discouraging the use of crypto mixers after a customer allegedly sent coins to a mixing service. Also...
Crypto Exchange Zebpay Announces Relaunch in India Ahead of Supreme Court Decision on RBI Ban
30.1.2020
Zebpay is returning to India more than a year after closing down local crypto exchange operations due to the banking ban imposed by the central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Under a new leadership team, the exchange has also revealed a number of upcoming new services, including...
Uphold App Now Lets Users Easily Trade Directly Between Over 60 Cryptos, Fiat Currencies and Metals
29.1.2020
The new Uphold mobile app features an ‘Anything to Anything’ interface, which lets users easily trade directly between more than 60 assets. This means that Uphold users in the UK for example, can now directly buy bitcoin cash (BCH) with their local GBP fiat without having to use...
CoinDCX CEO Sumit Gupta Reflects on Crypto Ban in India
29.1.2020
The RBI vs. Crypto hearings at the Supreme Court of India drew to an end after heated arguments and a judgment is anticipated to be declared soon. Ashim Sood, counsel for IAMAI, and Nakul Dewan, counsel representing crypto exchanges CoinDCX, Koinex, Throughbit, and CoinDelta, presented a strong...
International Crypto Exchange Liquid Develops Perpetual BTC Contracts With Up to 100x Leverage
28.1.2020
Leverage allows cryptocurrency traders unsatisfied with market volatility to make stronger plays on smaller movements. Trading platforms offer various ways to use leverage in order to capture this segment. The latest example is Liquid, an exchange that developed perpetual BTC contracts with up...