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Liquidity in Crypto Markets Highly Concentrated Among Eight Exchanges
11.9.2023
A recent report by crypto researcher Kaiko reveals that crypto trading liquidity is highly concentrated, with eight major exchanges handling almost 90% of the trading volume.
Among these exchanges responsible for the vast majority of volume are Binance, Coinbase, OKX, and Huobi, the Kaiko report...
FTX Looking to Recover Millions Paid to Athletes and Sports Clubs
10.9.2023
Advisers working for FTX have analyzed if some payments made by the failed crypto exchange to sports stars and organizations can be returned. The money went to celebrity athletes, including basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal, and sports teams like the NBA’s Miami Heat and Formula 1’s Mercedes under...
Coinbase Seeks Expansion in Markets With Clear Crypto Rules Unlike US
9.9.2023
America’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase, plans to expand its business in jurisdictions that are adopting clear regulations for the sector. These include markets in Europe, Asia and the Americas as opposed to the United States which, the company says, is enforcing existing rules and...
Taiwan's Crackdown: Offshore Crypto Exchanges Must Comply or Exit
8.9.2023
Taiwan is set to impose restrictions on offshore cryptocurrency exchanges operating within its jurisdiction unless they gain the required registration.
The country's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has drafted ten guiding principles for virtual asset services providers (VASPs) to establish...
Worldcoin’s Centralization Dilemma: 100 Wallets Still Dominate 93% of Total Supply
8.9.2023
Since August 11, 2023, the number of unique digital wallets storing the iris-scanning cryptocurrency worldcoin (WLD) stood around 468,466. But in the weeks since, ownership of the fledgling crypto has expanded by over 26% to 591,633 wallets. However, worldcoin’s value has moved in...
Australian Crypto Exchange Swyftx Offers Financial Incentives to Learners Completing Crypto Course
8.9.2023
The Australian cryptocurrency exchange Swyftx has said it will offer financial rewards to users who complete its crypto education course. The crypto exchange said it expects as many as 80,000 participants and has promised a reward of just over $64 for those completing the course. Improving...
Coinbase Targets Regulatory Clarity in International Expansion Plan
8.9.2023
Coinbase is looking at "markets that are enacting clear rules" for the crypto industry, with the European Union, U.K., Canada, Brazil, Singapore and Australia its near-term priorities
Binance Executives for Russia and Eastern Europe Leave Top Exchange
8.9.2023
Two Binance executives responsible for the crypto giant’s operations in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet space have left the company. The departures come at a time when the leading crypto exchange finds itself under persisting regulatory pressure and is considering leaving sanctioned Russia....
Coinbase Launches Crypto Lending Service for Institutional Investors
8.9.2023
Digital asset exchange Coinbase will be offering cryptocurrency loans to institutions in the United States. With the new service, the leading U.S. crypto trading platform seeks to fill the market gap opened by the collapse of companies like Celsius, Genesis, and Blockfi. Crypto Exchange Coinbase...
Tokenization News Roundup: the 'Next Trillion'
7.9.2023
Taiwan to restrict unregistered, non-compliant foreign crypto exchanges
7.9.2023
Taiwan's crypto watchdog has drafted ten guiding principles for virtual asset service providers operating in the country
Another Executive Exits Binance Amid Regulatory Scrutiny
6.9.2023
Mayur Kamat, head of product at Binance, is leaving the crypto exchange which has seen several executive exits in recent months. His and the other departures coincide with an ongoing regulatory clampdown on crypto business that has placed the leading trading platform for digital assets under...
MetaMask launches feature to sell ETH for fiat
5.9.2023
The sell feature on MetaMask Portfolio came roughly five months after the wallet allowed users to purchase crypto using fiat from bank accounts, PayPal, and debit and credit cards
New Survey Shows Traditional Finance Exchanges Hold Different Views On Offering Digital Asset Services
5.9.2023
Traditional finance exchanges maintain a divided stance on offering crypto-related products to their customers according to a new research report by the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE).
The WFE released on Sept 5 findings from a survey it conducted with 29 respondents aiming to improve...
40% of crypto trading platforms are decentralized: World Federation of Exchanges
5.9.2023
The World Federation of Exchanges noted in a report that retail demand is higher for crypto products but there's a lack awareness on investor protection
Traditional Finance Exchanges Divided on Crypto Services: Survey
5.9.2023
A World Federation of Exchanges survey found 41% of respondents already offer crypto-related products or services, with a further 24% planning to offer them in the future
The Great Shift to Self-Custody: 800,000 BTC Worth Over $20 Billion Pulled From Exchanges in 3 Years
3.9.2023
Over the past three years, there’s been a notable movement in bitcoin holdings. Since September 1, 2020, a whopping 804,000 bitcoin, equivalent to $20.79 billion, has been pulled from centralized exchanges. Notably, 184,000 BTC of that sum, valued at $4.75 billion, was withdrawn in just...
‘Infamous Chisel’ Malware Targets Crypto Wallets and Exchanges: A Joint Warning by FBI and GCHQ
1.9.2023
The “Infamous Chisel,” a new sophisticated malware, has been targeting crypto wallets and exchanges, as revealed in a joint report by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.K.’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ). Multi-Agency Alert Over...
Is Pepe Coin Going to Zero? PEPE Price Plummets 25% in 7 Days as Meme Coin Experts Shift to This New Coin Before it Lists on Exchanges
1.9.2023
The price of Pepe Coin (PEPE) has declined by 5% in the past 24 hours, dropping to $0.000000818339 as the cryptocurrency market as a whole falls by 3% within the same timeframe.
PEPE is now down by 8.5% in a week and by more than 25% in the past fortnight, with the meme token also having fallen...
Coinbase Debuts Paypal’s PYUSD Stablecoin; Trading to Roll Out in Phases Pending Liquidity
31.8.2023
Coinbase has listed Paypal’s PYUSD stablecoin, following an announcement of its support for the digital asset just a day earlier. Should liquidity requirements be satisfied, the exchange plans to introduce trading pairs for the asset in stages. Coinbase Adds PYUSD Stablecoin Coinbase,...