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Crypto.com’s Spot Trading Volume Soars, Surpassing Kraken and KuCoin – Can it Overtake Binance Next?
25.1.2024
Crypto.com has experienced a surge in its spot trading volume, surpassing major competitors Kraken and KuCoin. The platform’s impressive performance has positioned it as the 9th largest cryptocurrency exchange globally, with its spot volume accounting for over 3 percent of the global market....
BuyUcoin Announces Zero Fee Transfer From Offshore Exchanges Amid Ongoing Crackdown in India
15.1.2024
Indian crypto exchange BuyUcoin has announced that it will now reimburse the entire withdrawal fees for local users transferring their assets from offshore exchanges amid ongoing crackdown. The FIU-IND, a unit of the Finance Ministry, recently issued show cause notices to numerous offshore crypto...
Google Removes Apps of Binance and Other Global Crypto Exchanges in India
15.1.2024
Google has removed several prominent global crypto exchanges, including Binance and Kraken, from its Play Store in India. This move comes as a response to allegations of these exchanges operating “illegally”, with the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) issuing show cause notices to nine...
BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Could Attract a Record $3B Inflow in First Trading Day: CF Benchmarks
11.1.2024
The fund saw about $400 million of inflows within 30 minutes of its trading debut, CF Benchmarks said
Social Media Platform X Halts NFT Profile Service, Stirring Mixed Reactions in Crypto Sphere
11.1.2024
The social media platform X has discontinued its non-fungible token (NFT) profile picture service, a feature introduced just last year in January 2022. The crypto community’s response to this move has been notable, with Kraken’s founder, Jesse Powell, labeling it as “a step...
Apple Store Removes Binance and Other Global Exchanges’ Apps in India Amid Wider Crackdown
10.1.2024
Source: Pexels The mobile applications of several global cryptocurrency exchanges, including Binance, Kraken, Mexc, and Kucoin, have disappeared from Apple’s App Store in India. This move comes within two weeks of these exchanges being flagged for operating “illegally” in...
CoinDCX Reports 2000% Increase in Deposits Since India’s Crackdown on Offshore Exchanges
5.1.2024
Source: Shutterstock India’s leading crypto exchange CoinDCX has reported a 2000% increase in deposits from customers since the finance ministry issued a show cause notice to 9 major offshore exchanges, including Binance on December 28. Offshore exchanges Binance, Kucoin, Huobi, Kraken, Gate.io...
India Cracks Down on Offshore Crypto Exchanges — Blocks Binance, 8 Other Platforms
30.12.2023
The Indian government has directed the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to bar access to offshore cryptocurrency exchanges deemed illegal within the country. The nine affected crypto platforms include Binance, Kucoin, Huobi, Kraken, and Bitfinex. The Ministry of Finance also...
India’s Finance Ministry Seeks to Block Binance and Other Major Offshore Exchanges
28.12.2023
Source: Pexels The Indian finance ministry has issued compliance show-cause notices to nine offshore cryptocurrency exchanges, including major players like Binance, Kucoin, Huobi, and others, accusing them of operating illegally in India without adhering to local money laundering laws. The affected...
Is It Too Late to Buy Optimism? OP Price Gains 25% as a Futuristic Meme Coin Attracts $2.7 Million
8.12.2023
Optimism’s OP price surged 26.80% as Kraken enabled Tether deposits on the network. Image by akif, Adobe Stock. The recent price surge of the native Optimism token OP may be driven by Kraken’s launch of Tether (USDT) deposits and withdrawals on the Optimism network. ???? $USDT...
Early Ether Investor Moves Nearly $90M ETH to Kraken
5.12.2023
Moving to an exchange could suggest the investor is likely to sell the asset for stablecoins or other tokens
The end of an era for Binance, troubles for Kraken: Law Decoded
27.11.2023
Binance and CZ’s ongoing legal drama with United States law enforcement ended with a plea deal
Filmmaker Makes Millions After Risky Dogecoin Bet Pays Off — Faces Netflix Lawsuit
25.11.2023
A U.S. filmmaker reportedly made a profit of more than $20 million from a bet on the cryptocurrency dogecoin. Netflix accuses the filmmaker of using funds meant for the production of a TV series to place risky bets on a biotech company, the S&P 500, and dogecoin. Rinsch Lost $5.9 Million in...
Kraken Co-founder Says Crypto “Feels More Fair” After CZ’s Guilty Plea
23.11.2023
Source: Pixabay “The crypto game feels a bit more fair today,” Kraken co-founder Jesse Powell said in an X post on Wednesday. In the wake of Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao stepping down as CEO and pleading guilty to criminal charges of money laundering, Powell held nothing back in his assessment...
Kraken co-founder hails ‘more fair’ playing field as DOJ fines Binance
23.11.2023
Jesse Powell sees CZ’s and Binance’s legal proceedings as a positive change, as “going after the most egregious offenders offshore would require effort.”
Congressman Calls for Gensler’s Removal After SEC Sues a Crypto Exchange Twice in 10 Months
23.11.2023
A U.S. lawmaker has urged Congress to pass his bill that would fire U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler. This call followed the securities regulator filing a second lawsuit against crypto exchange Kraken this year after the exchange paid $30 million to settle...
Coinbase Seeks US Court’s Assistance to Compel SEC on Crypto Rule-Making
22.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock Brian Armstrong-led cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has again called on the US justice system to persuade the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to provide clear regulatory guidelines on crypto assets. According to the centralized digital asset trading firm,...
The Protocol: CZ's out, Altman's in, and Kraken's Sued
22.11.2023
In this week's edition of The Protocol newsletter, we share a few trends stand out to close 2023: the proliferation of Ethereum layer-2 networks, the ascendancy of zero-knowledge cryptography and the appearance of tokens, smart contracts and now file hosting on the Bitcoin blockchain
Coinbase cites SEC action against Kraken in push for crypto rulemaking
22.11.2023
The Nov. 22 letter claimed that "only mandamus will impel the [SEC] to fully, finally acknowledge that Coinbase's petition for rulemaking was pocket-vetoed long ago."
Kraken Exchange CEO Jesse Powell Slams SEC for ‘Assault on America’
22.11.2023
Jesse Powell. Source: a video screenshot, Bloomberg Technology / YouTube Jesse Powell, co-founder of crypto exchange Kraken, has called the US regulators masochists attacking America and extortionists chasing crypto companies out of the country. Powell came after the country’s regulators...