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Binance Reports 30% Surge in Users, Facilitates 18% More Trades in 2023, Emphasizes Compliance Strengthening
29.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / prima91 Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency trading platform, has reported substantial growth in its user base, experiencing a 30% increase in users in 2023 while emphasizing its compliance with various regulations. According to its recently released year-end...
FIU IND blocks 9 crypto exchange URLs for non-compliance
29.12.2023
A total of 9 crypto exchange platforms have been served with a compliance Show Cause notice by the Financial Intelligence Unit India, also recognized as FIU IND. The names of these platforms are Binance, Kucoin, Kraken, Huobi, Gate.io, Bitstamp, Bittrex, Bitfinex, and MEXC Global. The said...
Binance upgrades USD-Margined Futures Liquidity Provider Program
29.12.2023
Binance has begun scaling the USDC-margined futures liquidity provider program after providing the USDC-margined futures contract. This will take effect at the start of the next year. Users will need to meet certain requirements to connect with the program. USD-M futures contracts contain linear...
Catalyx Exchange Halts Operations Post Security Breach, Probing Potential Insider Involvement
29.12.2023
Source: Jason Hafso / Pexels Canadian cryptocurrency exchange Catalyx has temporarily suspended trading and withdrawals on its platform after discovering a security breach that it suspects may involve one of its employees. The exchange said it believes that this breach has resulted in the loss of...
Hong Kong to Become the Next Crypto ETF Hub as BTC ETF Anticipation Continues in US
28.12.2023
Source: Pixabay Hong Kong is poised to become a leading hub for cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs), particularly spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs, as anticipation grows for the approval of such ETFs in the United States. Industry leaders believe that Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures...
Bitget announces the launch of the Spot auto-invest+ product
28.12.2023
Bitget recently announced the launch of its latest product, Spot auto-invest+. The announcement was made on the official website of Bitget. The post read that Bitget will offer users an improved financial investment experience. Thus, users can now witness automatic investment with Earn Boost...
Binance and the Royal Thai Police to fight digital asset frauds
27.12.2023
The adoption of digital assets is picking up. Regions only have the option to keep up with it. A crucial aspect is adapting to the dynamics of this transition. The Royal Thai Police have taken note of this aspect and announced their collaboration with Binance, a crypto exchange platform. Their...
Mt. Gox Creditors Report Double Payments in Settlement Funds; Exchange Seeks Remediation
27.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / 24K-Production Mt. Gox, the once-dominant cryptocurrency exchange that famously collapsed in 2014, has recently encountered a new hurdle in its efforts to repay creditors. Reddit users are now reporting a payment error stemming from what the exchange describes as...
KuCoin and DeMR establish a strategic partnership
26.12.2023
KuCoin recently announced a strategic investment and partnership with DeMR. The announcement was made on Kucoin’s official X/Twitter account. The tweet read that the parties will build the world’s biggest scan-to-earn spatial internet infrastructure. DeMR, the leading decentralized...
US-Approved Spot Bitcoin ETFs Could Surpass Entire $50 Billion Crypto ETP Market: BitMEX
26.12.2023
Source: Pexels The global market for cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs) has reached a significant milestone, currently comprising approximately 150 products with a total value of $50.3 billion in assets under management, as reported by BitMEX research. According to the research,...
Seychelles-Based Crypto Exchange MEXC Rejects ‘Baseless’ User Asset Freeze Claims
25.12.2023
The Seychelles crypto exchange MEXC has rejected claims it is unilaterally freezing users’ accounts or “wiping” out their profits. The MEXC team said it opposes ongoing attempts to defame its name and may resort to taking legal action. Baseless Claims The Seychelles-based...
Crypto Exchange Yellow Card Financial Set to Apply for Nigerian License Following Cryptocurrency Ban Lift
25.12.2023
Image Source: Pexels Pan-African cryptocurrency exchange Yellow Card Financial has announced plans to apply for a license in Nigeria following the recent lifting of the country’s cryptocurrency ban. The ban, which was imposed in 2021, prohibited financial institutions from transacting...
PancakeSwap Community Proposes CAKE Token Total Supply Reduction to 450 Million
21.12.2023
Adobe Stock / JorgeEduardo Decentralized cryptocurrency exchange, PancakeSwap plans to reduce the total supply of CAKE after a community proposal was announced to sustain its development roadmap. The team proposed the reduction via a community forum highlighting the development recorded so far...
Breaking: Global Settlement Reached in FTX Digital Markets Liquidation
19.12.2023
FTX struck a global settlement between its US and Bahamas bankruptcy proceedings in an attempt to jointly maximize creditor payouts. Image by Александр Поташев, Adobe Stock. The ongoing saga following the dramatic collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried‘s bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX took...
Nigerian Crypto Exchange Describes Deposit Suspension as ‘Industry-Standard Precautionary Measure’
19.12.2023
The Nigerian cryptocurrency exchange platform Bitmama recently said it has temporarily suspended deposits due to “ongoing third-party maintenance.” Bitmama said that while earlier media reports about its suspension of deposits are correct, they nevertheless “lack context,”...
Coinbase to support USD-based transfers for Singaporean users
19.12.2023
Coinbase recently announced adding support for USD transfers in Singapore. Retail customers in the region can now transfer United States Dollars to and from Coinbase accounts using SWIFT. It will allow them to easily access USDC and the broader cryptocurrency market. As one of the top crypto...
Coinbase Ending ‘Givecrypto’ Initiative — ‘We Were Unable to Create a Lasting Impact’
19.12.2023
Crypto exchange Coinbase is winding down Givecrypto, a nonprofit set up to provide crypto to those in need. “Over the years, Givecrypto distributed cryptocurrency to thousands of individuals in need,” Coinbase said. However, the exchange admitted: “We were unable to create lasting change purely...
Judge Approves Settlement: Binance to Pay $1.5 Billion to CFTC, CZ to Pay $150 Million Fine
19.12.2023
Source: Pixabay In a significant legal development, Judge Manish Shah of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has issued a verdict ordering cryptocurrency exchange Binance and its former CEO, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, to pay a staggering $2.85 billion to...
FTX enters the final phase to end bankruptcy
18.12.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried let go of control over FTX in the previous year. Almost 12 months later, the reorganized structure of the company has shown a positive sign of finally settling billions of dollars in debt. While it is unsure how and when the debts will be settled, management at FTX has said that...
FTX’s Revised Reorganization Plan Addresses Cryptocurrency Claims Valuation
17.12.2023
Source: Adobe / Ascannio The debtors of now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX have submitted an amended Chapter 11 plan of reorganization, suggesting that customer asset claims should be valued retroactively to the date of the exchange’s collapse in November last year. In a recent...