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Cryptocurrency News From Japan: May 31 - June 6 in Review
6.6.2020
Two exchanges saw unauthorized access issues, Japan ranked second in 24-hour Bitcoin trading volume for May globally, and more headlined news from Japan this past week
Report: USDC Volume Collapsed in May Despite Market Recovery
5.6.2020
As exchange volumes and the crypto market resumes growing by all measures in May 2020, the USDC stablecoin saw its Bitcoin trading volume plummet by 78%
India’s Crypto Trading Volume Soars Amid Economic Crisis
5.6.2020
Despite the economic crisis, cryptocurrency trading platforms in India are reporting record-breaking volumes and new users. “People in India are betting big on bitcoin,” Paxful’s CEO said. “The Indian market holds great potential and importance for the future of...
Bitfinex Spin-Out Says Funds Are Lining Up for Its New Decentralized Exchange
5.6.2020
DeversiFi says it has received interest in its DEX's privacy features from more 70 funds
Coincheck Customers Fall Victim to Data Breach After Domain Account Error
3.6.2020
Coincheck's .com domain had been "in a state where it could be acquired." No funds have been lost, the firm said
Four Crypto Exchanges Rake In 90% of Bitcoin Trading Volume
3.6.2020
While bitcoin (BTC) is as a decentralized asset, trading in and out of the biggest cryptoasset remains a relatively centralized process, according to a new report from crypto data provider Coin Metrics.
Although bitcoin is traded against a range of fiat currencies, stablecoins, and other...
Bitcoin Cash Vietnam-Based Fiat-to-Crypto Trading Support Added to Bvnex Exchange
3.6.2020
This week the trading platform Bvnex Exchange announced the support of bitcoin cash on the Vietnam-based fiat-crypto trading platform. The support gives the Vietnamese market and other regions in Asia, the ability to trade bitcoin cash for VNDT- Vietnam dong. On June 2, 2020, the crypto exchange...
GSX Group’s New Digital Securities Venue Tokenizes First Client Shares
29.5.2020
Gibraltar Stock Exchange Group's recently launched GRID venue has tokenized the shares of adtech firm tribeOS
CoinMarketCap Revamps Market Pairs Ranking to Empower Users Against Volume Inflation
29.5.2020
Volume inflation has been a problem in the cryptocurrency space since 2018, with exchanges reporting inflated trading volumes to giveContinue Reading
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It’s Tough Getting Approved in Gibraltar, Says Green-Lighted Crypto Derivatives Exchange
29.5.2020
It's tough getting regulated on "the Rock," says crypto derivatives exchange, ZUBR
Theta Price Diverges Across Exchanges With Arbitrage Restricted
28.5.2020
After a parabolic rally that brought the price of theta (THETA) up by more than 1,000% since March 13, the price is now correcting lower, with large price divergences seen across different crypto exchanges.
As of press time on Thursday (12:06 PM UTC), THETA is down by almost 20% over the past...
Number of Bitcoins on Crypto Exchanges Hits 18-Month Low
27.5.2020
The total amount of bitcoins held in cryptocurrency exchanges wallets dropped to an 18-month low just above 2.3 million on Monday, according to data estimates from Glassnode
RBI Confirms No Ban on Cryptocurrency Exchanges, Businesses or Traders in India
26.5.2020
India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has confirmed that there is no longer any banking ban on crypto exchanges, companies, or traders. This follows the supreme court decision to quash the RBI circular prohibiting banks from providing services to any customers dealing...
Hacker Attempts to Sell Data Allegedly Tied to Ledger, Trezor, Bnktothefuture Customers
24.5.2020
According to an online monitoring web portal called, Under the Breach, a hacker is purportedly trying to sell customer information that stems from companies like Keepkey, Trezor, Ledger, and even the investment platform Bnktothefuture. The hacker doesn’t seem to have any passwords, but...
Second-Tier Exchanges Are A Vital Part of Crypto Ecosystem
24.5.2020
Source: Adobe/Azaliya (Elya Vatel)
Everyone has heard of Coinbase, Binance, Kraken and other big exchanges, but few of us could name any or many of the so-called ‘second-tier’ exchanges. These are smaller exchanges that don’t grab the headlines and don’t trade massive volumes, and given the fact...
Bitflyer Donates Cheezy Pies to Shelters In Honor of BTC Pizza Day
22.5.2020
Taking advantage of a memorable day in cryptocurrency history, BitFlyer decided to donate pizzas to folks in need
Crypto Exchanges Speak Out as Binance Takes CoinMarketCap’s Top Spot
22.5.2020
OKEx, Huobi and Bitfinex speak out on Binance’s buyout of CMC: “A partnership with a clear conflict of interest”
CoinMarketCap Gets Ready to Play Cat and Mouse Games With Exchanges
21.5.2020
CoinMarketCap decided to run an iterative approach to try to find the best exchange ranking metrics, but some say it’s a cat and mouse game
Caught up in Steem Squabble, Bittrex to Return Tokens Diverted in Hard Fork
21.5.2020
Bittrex says it will return all confiscated steem tokens that got "rescued" soon after yesterday's hard fork
Brazil Watchdog Reopens Probe into Banks that Cut off Crypto Exchanges
21.5.2020
There is new hope for the Brazilian crypto exchanges whose banking activities were halted abruptly some two years ago by a collective comprising some of the nation’s top commercial banks.
Per news agency FolhaPress, the Brazilian finance watchdog, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense...