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UK Financial Watchdog Retracts Kraken Warning, but BitMEX Caution Stays Up
5.3.2020
The UK regulator has issued a ‘scammers’ warning about BitMEX and Kraken — but was forced to quickly retract the notice about Kraken
Nigerian Naira Is First African Fiat Currency Supported on Binance P2P
4.3.2020
Binance P2P launches support for the Nigerian Naira as its first African currency as part of the ongoing fiat-to-crypto expansion
Binance Halts Trading Again, Does Not Appreciate Offer of ‘Help’ From OKEx
4.3.2020
As Binance halts trading to undergo more unscheduled maintenance, its CEO blocked the CEO of competing exchange OKEx after the latter offered ‘help’
Indian Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Cryptocurrency — RBI Ban Lifted
4.3.2020
A historic day for the Indian crypto community, the supreme court has finally ruled on the case against the banking ban by the central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The court held that the RBI circular which places a banking ban on the crypto industry is unconstitutional. Also read:...
DDoS Attacks on OKEx and Bitfinex Were Sophisticated, Possibly Related
3.3.2020
DDoS attacks on OKEx and Bitfinex might indeed be related: A closer look reveals that both of them sophisticated and large in scale
Major Crypto Exchanges Lament Outsized Scrutiny From US IRS
3.3.2020
Major crypto exchanges fear that U.S. regulators see the industry as far more dangerous than it really is, posing major obstacles to development
Binance Reverses Vote in Apparent Steem Takeover, Steemit Comms Head Resigns
3.3.2020
An apparent takeover of the Steem blockchain drew widespread criticism from the crypto community, and prompted the resignation of Steemit’s head of communications
US Court says $250 Million Stolen from Unnamed Exchanges
3.3.2020
Two individuals may have stolen millions of dollars in virtual currency between 2018 and 2019, according to a court filing released this week
LocalBitcoins Hits a 7-Year Low of Weekly Traded Bitcoins
2.3.2020
Bitcoin trading volumes on LocalBitcoins dropped to their lowest levels since 2013
Bitfinex to Delist Nearly 50 Cryptocurrency Trading Pairs on March 6
2.3.2020
Major cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex will delist 46 crypto trading pairs on March 6 to improve liquidity
Huobi Open-Source DeFi Blockchain Now Live for Public Beta Testing
2.3.2020
The public testnet of Huobi’s decentralized finance blockchain is now live
Coinbase Registers as Second-Class Member with JVCEA
2.3.2020
The Japanese Financial Services Agency will see three additional crypto currency exchange companies registered
Threat Alert: New Trojans Targeting Major Crypto Exchanges Apps Discovered
29.2.2020
26 crypto exchange and wallet apps, including Binance, Coinbase, and Xapo, are being targeted by three popular remote access Trojans
Wilshire Phoenix Slams SEC for Bitcoin ETF Rejection
29.2.2020
Wilshire Phoenix has taken aim at the SEC for rejecting its Bitcoin ETF, arguing that a regulated product would offer US investors a safer way to access exposure to crypto
‘Digileaker’ Claims to Have Stolen KYC Documents for 8,000 Digitex Users
29.2.2020
In an escalating data breach, Digitex has seen some of its customers’ KYC data leaked on Telegram
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...
Malta Regulator Clarifies Legal Status of Binance
28.2.2020
Malta is keen to preserve its reputation as a blockchain hub after clarifying that leading crypto exchange Binance is not regulated by the island country
Bitfinex Completes Another $100M Loan Facility Repayment to Tether
28.2.2020
Hours after experiencing a major DDoS attack, Bitfinex announces repayment of another $100 million of the loan facility to Tether
Crypto Contributes to Money Laundering Problems in Latin America, Report
28.2.2020
Crypto exchanges in Latin America attract money launderers due to “extremely lax” AML and KYC regulations, a new report says
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