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Malaysia Regulator Orders Crypto Exchange Huobi Global Limited To Stop Operations
22.5.2023
Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi Global Limited has to stop operations in Malaysia after its regulator found it was operating without being registered.
The Securities Commission Malaysia on Monday said the exchange has to disable its website and mobile apps on platforms including the Apple Store...
Crypto Trading Platform Hotbit Terminates CEX Operations
22.5.2023
Hotbit users have until 04:00 UTC on June 21 to withdraw their assets from the platform
Gemini considers forbearance after DCG defaults on a $630M payment
22.5.2023
Gemini is planning to file a new motion with the court seeking the return of $1.1 billion of digital assets from DCG-owned Genesis
Malaysia Says Crypto Exchange Huobi Global Isn't Registered, Must Cease Operations
22.5.2023
The country's regulator told CEO Leon Li to ensure the website and mobile apps are disabled
Hotbit exchange halts operations, urges users to withdraw funds
22.5.2023
Hotbit said that centralized exchanges are becoming more cumbersome and highlighted that it is "unlikely to meet long-term trends."
Bitcoin Blockchain Continues to See Growth in Ordinal Inscriptions and BRC20 Tokens
21.5.2023
As of Sunday, May 21, 2023, over 8.3 million Ordinal inscriptions have found their place on the Bitcoin blockchain, accompanied by a count of 24,677 BRC20 tokens. These new BRC20 tokens have also amassed a collective market capitalization of $483 million. Statistics reveal that over 1.3 million...
Crypto is Losing the Sense of Rarity: Does It Matter?
21.5.2023
Robert Quartly-Janeiro is the Chief Strategy Officer of the Singapore-based Tier-1 cryptocurrency exchange Bitrue.__________
As I was flicking through the weekend supplement of a well-known financial newspaper, the number of luxury watch advertisements I had to bypass got me thinking: with...
SEC, Ripple Seeking One-Week Extension on Unsealing Hinman Documents
20.5.2023
The US Securities and Exchange Commission and Ripple have requested a one-week extension on unsealing the internal deliberations following a speech by former director William Hinman.
On Friday, both the SEC and Ripple reportedly filed a request seeking to extend the deadline for the filing...
US Justice Department on the hunt for DeFi hackers and thieves: Finance Redefined
19.5.2023
The total value locked in DeFi protocols fell below $50 billion after nearly a month of bullish price action
Today in Crypto: Bank of England to Reject Revolut's Banking Licence Application, ASX Abandons Blockchain, HashKey to Raise Funds at $1BN Valuation, Ledger Co-founder Calls Recover Service Launch a 'Horrible Mess'
19.5.2023
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________...
Read More: Today in Crypto: Bank of England to Reject Revolut's Banking Licence Application, ASX Abandons Blockchain, HashKey to Raise...
NY Attorney General Secures $4.3 Million Refund for Coin Cafe Customers Misled by Hidden Fees
19.5.2023
The New York Attorney General’s office has ordered crypto trading platform Coin Cafe to repay $4.3 million to users for charging hidden fees.
In a Thursday announcement, Attorney General Letitia James revealed that it has secured $4.3 million for Coin Cafe users after the company charged...
Bitcoin2023 Suffers from Low Turnout Amidst High Ticket Prices and Crypto Downturn
19.5.2023
"The world's biggest Bitcoin conference" seems to have shrunk – attendance-wise, that is.
According to the FAQ and the official social media sites, Bitcoin 2023 is the biggest Bitcoin conference in the whole world, but despite the variety of speakers, panels, and events announced, there...
Australian stock exchange officially abandons blockchain plans: Report
19.5.2023
ASX abandons blockchain rebuild to explore conventional options to achieve the desired business outcomes as it sends RFP to potential software vendors
Crypto should become a regular part of TradFi within 5-10 years: Exchange CEO
19.5.2023
Bittrex Global CEO, Oliver Linch, believes crypto conferences won't exist in 5-10 years as crypto would just become a part of traditional finance
Binance Halts Deposits and Possibly Withdrawals for Aussie Users After Being Cut Off by Australian Payment Service Provider
19.5.2023
Binance Australia said on May 18 that it is “unable to facilitate PayID AUD deposits for Binance users” due to a third-party payment service provider’s decision to discontinue support for the crypto exchange. Binance Australia said while it works to find an alternative, users...
Binance Australia partner hints at rising ‘scams’ after debanking exchange
19.5.2023
Cuscal, the company that handles AUD on-and-off ramping for the exchange, declined to comment specifically on why it decided to pull support for Binance Australia
FTX Executives Sue Co-Founders Amidst Failed FTX Stocks Project
18.5.2023
Court documents filed on May 17, 2023, reveal that current executives overseeing FTX and its subsidiary, Alameda Research, have initiated a lawsuit against Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of FTX, Nishad Singh, FTX’s former director of engineering, and Zixiao “Gary” Wang...
Coinbase launches zero trading fee subscription service
18.5.2023
Coinbase’s new subscription service, “Coinbase One," is expected to roll out across 35 countries in the near future
Regulatory Battle: Grayscale Challenged by SEC’s Designation of Filecoin as Security
18.5.2023
Grayscale Investments, the largest digital currency asset manager by assets under management, made an announcement on May 17 regarding a comment received from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to the SEC, the crypto asset filecoin qualifies as a security under federal...
USDC trading goes live in Singapore via Coinbase
18.5.2023
Coinbase recently conducted a commissioned study, revealing that 25% of the residents of Singapore feel that cryptocurrency is the future of finance. The number is at par with the UK and higher than the UK, where only 17% share the sentiments. The study has also revealed that what keeps people from...