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Mastermind of Alleged Billion Dollar Spanish Pyramid Scheme Arrested, Faces 16 Year Prison Sentence
23.10.2020
The CEO of Arbistar the Spanish investment company, Santiago Fuentes, has been arrested and arraigned on charges of fraud, belonging to a criminal organization and money laundering. Fuentes, who has been in hiding since September, was arrested at one of his properties in the south of Tenerife....
Why low latency is important for cryptocurrency exchanges, explained
23.10.2020
Low latency is essential for high-end cryptocurrency traders, but not all exchanges can offer it. We’ll explore why it’s important and where to find it
Five On-Chain Indicators Investors Should Follow: Chainalysis
23.10.2020
We talk to Philip Gradwell, chief economist at the blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis, to discuss the five indicators every crypto trader should track
P2P Trading Resumes on Okex While Withdrawals Freeze Still in Effect: Tron Foundation Announces Cashout Plan for TRX Holders
23.10.2020
Asian cryptocurrency exchange Okex says peer to peer trading is now open but the freeze on withdrawals remains in effect. In an update, Okex CEO Jay Hao reveals that buying cryptocurrency via the fiat gateway is now active as well but he fails to give a timeframe for the resumption of withdrawals....
Kraken Relaunches Crypto Trading in Japan After Two-Year Break
22.10.2020
The exchange had shuttered its Japanese services after Coincheck's $530 million hack in 2018 spooked regulators and prompted a crackdown
Bitmex Fast-Tracks KYC Program as Regulators Tighten Screws on Anti-Money Laundering Rules
22.10.2020
Bitmex said Wednesday that it is fast-tracking its user verification program in order to comply with regulatory requirements. Users must now be fully verified by Nov. 5, 2020 “to continue trading on the platform,” it said. In a statement, the crypto derivatives exchange stated that...
Kraken relaunches crypto trading in Japan as part of APAC expansion
22.10.2020
Japanese residents can once again trade BTC, ETH, LTC, XRP, and BCH on Kraken, two years after it pulled out of the country
Market Update: Bitcoin Nears $13,000, Holds Record-Breaking 87-Day Streak Above $10K
21.10.2020
Cryptocurrency markets have seen intense gains on Wednesday after the payment processor Paypal announced it would be supporting digital currencies. At the time of publication, the market cap of all 7,000+ digital assets has gained 5.6% hovering above $379 billion during the afternoon trading...
OKEx Resuming P2P Fiat Trading for Three Fiat Pairs
21.10.2020
Major crypto exchange OKEx is today resuming peer-to-peer (P2P) fiat trading for three fiat pairs. Crypto withdrawals are still suspended.
The exchange has announced that its P2P platform will resume trading at noon UTC today for the CNY (Chinese yuan), INR (Indian rupee), and VND (Vietnamese...
BitMEX Hastens User Verification After Securing 50+% of Their Trading Volume
21.10.2020
Source: Adobe/Jom_Ariya
The troubled crypto exchange BitMEX has accelerated its user verification program after securing over 50% of their trading volume in almost two months since the program begun.
"A significant amount of our users representing over 50% of our volume have successfully...
Kraken’s Cryptowatch ships desktop trading terminal for expert traders
20.10.2020
One desktop app, many exchanges
‘Garbage’ Market Data Is Holding Bitcoin Back: MicroStrategy CEO
20.10.2020
Saylor said the bitcoin market needs high quality data in an interview Tuesday
Blockchain-Based Trading System Steps Closer to ASX Access
20.10.2020
National Stock Exchange of Australia is now in talks with Australia's securities regulator to finalize access for its DLT system to ASX Clear, it said
Bitcoin trading dominance hits 2017-levels not seen since $20,000 BTC
20.10.2020
The Bitcoin trading dominance has hit a three-year high for the first time since BTC hit its all-time high price of almost $20,000
Binance Jersey shuts operations less than two years after launch
19.10.2020
All accounts on Binance Jersey will be inaccessible as of Nov. 30
Filecoin Offering: Community Alleges Token Dumping, Tron’s Justin Sun Wants the US SEC to Investigate
17.10.2020
The recent Filecoin (FIL) token offering is creating controversy as some crypto community members are alleging that an unknown account has received 1.5 million tokens when only 500,000 were due for unlocking. According to reports, 800,000 tokens out of the 1.5 million of such tokens have been...
187,000 BTC Drained: Over $2 Billion in Bitcoin Leave the Top Exchanges Since June
17.10.2020
Cryptocurrency reserves held on digital asset exchanges have been dropping to new lows, as some of the top exchanges have seen significant bitcoin reserve balance drops. A few months ago trading platforms had a lot more bitcoin reserves on hand and onchain data shows a few exchanges have seen...
Filecoin Settles Near $40 After Wild Opening Day of Trading
16.10.2020
Filecoin popped then dropped in an erratic first day of trading
Okex Halts Withdrawals Due to ‘Out of Touch’ Private Key Holder, Founder Star Xu Talks With Police
16.10.2020
The digital currency exchange Okex disabled cryptocurrency withdrawals on Friday morning and explained that funds were “safe and not affected.” Following the withdrawal announcement, regional reports claim that Okex’s founder Mingxing “Star” Xu was taken away by...
Filecoin Enters Crypto Trading Market With Wild Swings
16.10.2020
Following the much-anticipated mainnet launch, in less than 24 hours decentralized storage network Filecoin's FIL token went up nearly 100%, while its trading volume also jumped sharply.
As Cryptonews.com reported, at around UTC 15:00 yesterday, Filecoin Mainnet went live. From yesterday afternoon...