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Blockchain Bites: BlockFi Hacked, Block.one Sued, BitMEX Down
19.5.2020
A SIM swapping exploit revealed BlockFi customer names and addresses while BitMEX is hit with RICO accusations
BitMEX Briefly Goes Offline Amid Legal Problems
19.5.2020
Trading giant BitMEX briefly went offline just three days after being hit with a massive lawsuit, citing a trading engine error
Unfortunate May: BlockFi Suffers Breach, BitMEX Trading Engine Down
19.5.2020
Major crypto companies are still experiencing serious problems in May as BlockFi revealed that it suffered a data breach on May 14, while BitMEX Trading Engine went down today.
Crypto lender BlockFi said that the perpetrator attempted to make unauthorized withdrawals of client funds using...
BitMEX, Binance Top Exchange Open Interest in New BTC Futures Rankings
19.5.2020
BitMEX firmly leads the market when it comes to Bitcoin futures OI, with Binance in second place, according to new data from Bybit
BitMEX Trading Engine Goes Offline, Company ‘Investigating’
19.5.2020
The trading engine for BitMEX, formerly the largest bitcoin derivatives exchange measured by open interest, is offline at press time
Company That Sued FTX and Ripple Now Sets Its Sights on BitMEX
18.5.2020
BMA LLC, which two weeks ago sued Ripple, has now accused crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX of orchestrating the largest financial crime in U.S. history
BitMEX Accepting Applications for Open-Source Developer Grants
18.5.2020
BitMEX’s parent company is accepting applications for grant funding from developers contributing to open source technologies
BitMEX Faces Lawsuit for Alleged Racketeering and Extensive Illicit Activities
18.5.2020
BitMEX and its executives have been accused of engaging in or abetting crimes that include racketeering, money laundering, wire fraud and unlicensed money transmission
Centralized Exchanges Continue to Shed Bitcoin
17.5.2020
The number of Bitcoins held on exchanges has reached a 12-month low, while the sum of ETH has surged to test previous highs
More Than $220M in Bitcoin Withdrawn from Crypto Exchanges Since the Halving
14.5.2020
In mid-April, news.Bitcoin.com reported on a great number of BTC withdrawn from cryptocurrency trading platforms and after the third BTC halving, the trend has picked up once again. Data from Glassnode’s Bitcoin Exchange Net-Flow statistics show that close to 24,000 BTC has been withdrawn...
Exchanges Bolster Their Bitcoin Insurance Funds After ‘Halving Dump’
11.5.2020
After Bitcoin price plummeted on May 10, several exchanges scrambled to inject liquidity into their BTC insurance funds
Bitcoin’s 8% Drop Triggers Largest Liquidation on BitMEX in 2 Months
11.5.2020
BitMEX liquidated over $250 million-worth of bitcoin long-short positions after spot prices fell sharply Sunday
$270M in Longs Liquidated as Pre-Halving Hype Backfires
10.5.2020
98% of liquidations on BitMEX yesterday were long positions, indicating over-exuberant pre-halving bullishness at $10,000
Cryptocurrency News From Japan: May 3 - May 9 in Review
9.5.2020
Multiple exchanges posted positive fiscal year end numbers, a self-regulatory agency listed crypto asset market price references, and more headlined news from Japan this past week
BitMEX CEO Expects Investors to Follow Paul Tudor Jones’ Move to Bitcoin
9.5.2020
BitMEX’s CEO expects that Paul Tudor Jones will bring more big investors to the crypto market by investing in Bitcoin
3 Straight Record Days Drive CME Bitcoin Futures Open Interest to All-Time High
8.5.2020
Open interest for CME bitcoin futures made a new all-time high of just under $500 million on Friday. CME’s bitcoin futures market are growing faster than nearly every other bitcoin futures market on a percentage and real growth basis
Former DOJ Lawyer Says Class Action Cases Will Benefit Crypto
6.5.2020
A lawyer who recovered $25 billion for his clients explains why his firm has brought 12 class action lawsuits against crypto heavyweights
BitMEX Is Making Bitcoin Network More Expensive for Everyone, Researcher Finds
5.5.2020
Average fees paid by bitcoin users spike at a certain time every day due to the actions of one firm, derivatives exchange BitMEX, a researcher found
Many Blockchain Projects Are Uniquely Suited to COVID-19 Research, Here’s How
4.5.2020
In the wake of the recent pandemic, here’s how many different blockchain projects are stepping up to donate resources in the hopes of finding a vaccine
BitMEX Restricts Access to Japanese Residents, Citing Changes to Local Law
4.5.2020
New BitMEX users in Japan will be unable to open positions after the exchange restricted some accounts in accordance with new regulations