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Bequant Adds New Services to Its Crypto Prime Brokerage Offering
22.10.2020
Bequant added separately managed accounts, derivatives trading and instant fund transfers in a bid to compete with rival prime brokers
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
Yearn Finance doppelganger scam tries to trick visitors out of their keys
22.10.2020
Scam websites posing as famous crypto projects ask for private keys so they can steal users' funds
Police in Latvia Thwart Brutal Crypto Theft and Murder Plot
22.10.2020
Police in Latvia said they have intercepted a gruesome kidnap and murder attempt on two people, at least once of whom has significant cryptoasset holdings – and torture at least one victim into revealing their private keys and other details.
Per an official release from the Latvian police service...
Last Chance to Get Staked $750+ Million HEX Payout November 19th, 2020
22.10.2020
HEX.COM – The First High Interest Blockchain Certificate of Deposit – has outperformed every asset in 2020. Ranked Top 20 by Nomics (BTI verified #1 in Market Data Integrity), over $240 Million HEX are in active stakes paying a variable 28% APY. The average stake length is 5 years;...
Kraken Relaunches Crypto Trading in Japan After Two-Year Break
22.10.2020
The exchange had shuttered its Japanese services after Coincheck's $530 million hack in 2018 spooked regulators and prompted a crackdown
Crypto-related Shares Surge in South Korea, Canada on PayPal News
22.10.2020
The ripple effects of PayPal finally getting on board the crypto gravy train yesterday – enabling bitcoin (BTC), ethereum (ETH) and other altcoin purchases in the USA – are being felt all over the world. In South Korea, firms with relationships with crypto companies have seen their share prices...
Eyeing EU Banks, Hex Trust Teams With SIA on Crypto Custody
22.10.2020
A multinational payments firm is partnering with cryptocurrency custodian Hex Trust to help its European banking clients hold digital assets
Crypto Fest 2.0 Rumble in the Crypto Jungle
22.10.2020
Crypto is heating up once again! DeFi has exploded onto the scene, scalability of Ethereum is in question and gas fees are out of control, interest in central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) is hot, regulators are scrutinising closely and expectations that Bitcoin is going to the moon soon...
Voyager crypto broker set to open to Europe after LGO merger
22.10.2020
LGO exchange is a gateway for Voyager to access Europe
Bitmex Fast-Tracks KYC Program as Regulators Tighten Screws on Anti-Money Laundering Rules
22.10.2020
Bitmex said Wednesday that it is fast-tracking its user verification program in order to comply with regulatory requirements. Users must now be fully verified by Nov. 5, 2020 “to continue trading on the platform,” it said. In a statement, the crypto derivatives exchange stated that...
Kraken relaunches crypto trading in Japan as part of APAC expansion
22.10.2020
Japanese residents can once again trade BTC, ETH, LTC, XRP, and BCH on Kraken, two years after it pulled out of the country
Russian officials must now declare crypto holdings
22.10.2020
The move reverses a 2018 decision that officials did not have to declare crypto holdings
Will PayPal’s crypto offer turn into a tax nightmare?
22.10.2020
U.S. capital gains tax laws are likely to catch out many new users of PayPal's cryptocurrency payments system
World Gold Council Survey Shows Cryptocurrency Investment the 5th Most Popular in Russia
22.10.2020
According to a recent research survey, cryptocurrency investment is a touch more popular than gold in Russia. An organization called the World Gold Council surveyed 2,023 investors and cryptocurrency turned out to be the fifth-largest investment next to gold. The World Gold Council (WGC)...
Bitcoin blasts through $13K following PayPal’s entrance into crypto
22.10.2020
News of PayPal’s support for crypto assets has triggered a rally in the markets, with Bitcoin trading above $13,000 for the first time since July
US crypto derivatives merchants need to leave customer funds alone, says CFTC
21.10.2020
The CFTC has issued new guidance for crypto derivatives markets that hold customer funds, much of which boils down to "be very, very careful."
Coinend: 1,2,3 Take Off - New Gamified Crypto Prediction Platform!
21.10.2020
Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that was not written by Cryptonews.com.
Coinend has announced the launch of its cryptocurrency gamified platform. GPC DIGITAL S.A operates this cryptocurrency-based gamified prediction portal, a corporation incorporated in Panama. It allows users...
‘All’ Russian Civil Servants Told to Declare Crypto Holdings
21.10.2020
Russian public officials will be obliged to declare how much crypto they own, said the country’s Prosecutor General’s Office.
Per an official release, the Prosecutor General has introduced the changes in line with the country’s first crypto law, which was approved earlier this year and promulgates...
Baby Steps or Handcuffs? Crypto Pros Assess PayPal’s Bitcoin Play
21.10.2020
Fintech giant PayPal confirmed its move into crypto Wednesday. Is its no-withdrawals bitcoin service too restrictive or mainstream-friendly?