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‘Only in Crypto’: What the OKEx Mess Says About New and Old Finance
17.10.2020
On Friday morning as the OKEx withdrawal-freeze story twisted and turned, CoinDesk's editors had an off-the-cuff discussion about the fundamental realities and unique challenges of security for even the largest exchanges
Stablecoins race ahead: Fiat-backed crypto booming amid uncertainty
17.10.2020
Stablecoins are taking over the crypto space with increased utility and circulation. What is prompting this growth, and is it a threat to the market?
UK-based Crypto Firms At 'Loaded Gun' Point as Brexit Deadline Looms
17.10.2020
Regulatory uncertainty has been a way of life for crypto exchanges since the get-go. Running a crypto-related firm is like walking through a swamp in many respects – you never know what is waiting underfoot at the next step.
But this has never been more the case, it would seem, than in the UK...
BTC Transfers, CBDC Airdrops, Regulatory Warnings and 20 Crypto Jokes
17.10.2020
It was a fun crypto week. OKEx suspended withdrawals as they couldn't get in touch with a private key holder. Also, somebody moved Satoshi era 1,000 bitcoin again, Marc van der Chijs told us that hodling bitcoin would've been a better strategy than trying to outperform it, Kraken researchers said...
Filecoin Offering: Community Alleges Token Dumping, Tron’s Justin Sun Wants the US SEC to Investigate
17.10.2020
The recent Filecoin (FIL) token offering is creating controversy as some crypto community members are alleging that an unknown account has received 1.5 million tokens when only 500,000 were due for unlocking. According to reports, 800,000 tokens out of the 1.5 million of such tokens have been...
Advertising in Crypto: How to Run a Successful Campaign on CoinMarketCap
17.10.2020
CoinMarketCap, the most-viewed website in the cryptocurrency world, has long been known to have the most coveted digital real-estate forContinue Reading
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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...
187,000 BTC Drained: Over $2 Billion in Bitcoin Leave the Top Exchanges Since June
17.10.2020
Cryptocurrency reserves held on digital asset exchanges have been dropping to new lows, as some of the top exchanges have seen significant bitcoin reserve balance drops. A few months ago trading platforms had a lot more bitcoin reserves on hand and onchain data shows a few exchanges have seen...
Huobi Guarantees Normal Operations During OKEx’s Suspension of Crypto Withdrawals
16.10.2020
Huobi, one of OKEx’s biggest competitors, ensured its users that its platform is “currently operating normally,” after OKEx announced that it has suspended all cryptocurrency withdrawals indefinitely
DeFi Unlocked: How to Earn Crypto Investment Income on Synthetix
16.10.2020
In our DeFi Unlocked series, we discuss the most popular decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols to provide you with insight into how you can potentially earn investment income in this new market.
In this guide, we explore Synthetix (SNX), how it works, and how it can be used to earn crypto...
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...
Blockchain Bites: OKEx Freezes Withdrawals, DeFi Audits Queue, Nigeria Urges Crypto Adoption
16.10.2020
OKEx has frozen withdrawals, audit firms are experiencing a backlog of DeFi projects and the Trump administration is examining DLT for national defense
Reginald Fowler May Reopen Plea Talks in Crypto Capital Case
16.10.2020
The "shadow banker" previously balked at prosecutors' $371 million forfeiture demand
Crypto Traders Bet on US Election as FTX Prediction Markets Hit Record Volumes
16.10.2020
October sees record volume for TRUMP and BIDEN markets three weeks ahead of the U.S. election
Foreign Crypto Exchanges Like Paxful, Binance to Pay 1.5% Tax Under Kenya’s New Regulations
16.10.2020
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has clarified that its planned digital service tax (DST) will be applicable to cryptocurrencies at a rate of 1.5% on gross transaction value, local media reported. In August, the agency announced new rules for the taxation of what it calls “digital...
KuCoin September 2020 Hack: Hacken Research
16.10.2020
Last week, the hottest topic in the crypto markets was the KuCoin hack. Our team highly values the need forContinue Reading
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New York polls crypto firms on security measures after Twitter hack
16.10.2020
The New York Department of Financial Services found that crypto firms blocked the Twitter hackers’ crypto addresses within 40 minutes
Five Machine Learning Methods Crypto Traders Should Know About
16.10.2020
Quantitative crypto finance has a wide array of machine learning techniques to call on. Here are five, explained for their characteristics
Filecoin Enters Crypto Trading Market With Wild Swings
16.10.2020
Following the much-anticipated mainnet launch, in less than 24 hours decentralized storage network Filecoin's FIL token went up nearly 100%, while its trading volume also jumped sharply.
As Cryptonews.com reported, at around UTC 15:00 yesterday, Filecoin Mainnet went live. From yesterday afternoon...
US Charges 6 With Laundering Mexican Drug Cartel Cash Using Crypto and Casinos
16.10.2020
The U.S. Department of Justice charged the six individuals for alleged involvement in laundering funds from Mexican drug cartels after an investigation spanning years