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KuCoin announces the launch of USDT-Margined W Contract
4.4.2024
KuCoin has launched the USDT-Margined W (Wormhole) Contract to support 1-50x leverage. The smart contract has no expiration time, and every contract is worth 0.001 BTC. For reference, a single BTC is listed at $66,388.50 at the time of drafting this article. The contract is quoted and settled...
KuCoin Market Share Plunges By 50% Amid Legal Tussle With US Authorities
4.4.2024
Due to large money outflows, KuCoin's market share has significantly decreased, going from roughly 6.5% to less than 3%. This is in line with an April 2 Kaiko data release. The decrease in market share coincides with a lawsuit that was launched on March 26 against the Commodity Futures Trading...
CFTC Commissioner Caroline Pham Criticizes Her Own Agency After KuCoin Charges, “Aggressive” Enforcement Action
29.3.2024
Commissioner Caroline Pham of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a statement Friday seemingly criticizing her own agency for its latest “aggressive enforcement action" following the agency's KuCoin charges, saying it might “infringe upon the SEC’s authority.”
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KuCoin Announces $10 Million Airdrop Amidst US Justice Department Charges
28.3.2024
KuCoin has announced a $10 million airdrop of Bitcoin and its native KuCoin (KCS) token to their loyal customers.
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KuCoin stabilizes BTC and other cryptos amid volatility
28.3.2024
KuCoin and its founders were recently charged with major violations of money laundering. Things were expected to take a downturn since then, despite the assurance from the team that nothing would change. Now, two sides have come to the surface. One pertains to Bitcoin, and the other pertains...
CFTC Takes Legal Action Against Kucoin, Highlights BTC, ETH, and LTC as Commodities
28.3.2024
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a lawsuit against Kucoin, emphasizing the classification of bitcoin, ethereum, and litecoin as commodities. The enforcement action, launched in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, accuses Kucoin of multiple...
VanEck Advisor Gabor Gurbacs Concerned Over the Impact of Stringent Crypto Regulations on Innovation
27.3.2024
VanEck advisor Gabor Gurbacs had on March 27 expressed concerns over the incompetence of modern-day crypto regulations and their negative effects on innovations. His criticism stemmed from the instability in the crypto industry as it relates to the regulatory framework in light of the US Securities...
KuCoin Withdrawals Spike to $1B in Crypto Amid U.S. Regulatory Clampdown
27.3.2024
The surge occurred as U.S. federal prosecutors charged the exchange and two of its founders with violating anti-money laundering laws on Tuesday
Kucoin’s Legal Woes Spark Massive $1.7 Billion Withdrawal, Onchain Data Reveals
27.3.2024
After the Kucoin indictment on Tuesday, subsequent onchain data from Nansen indicates that, to date, $1.7 billion in funds have been withdrawn from the exchange. Crypto Assets Worth $1.7 Billion Pulled From Kucoin Since the Department of Justice (DOJ) accused Kucoin and its founders of breaching...
KuCoin vows normalcy after US money laundering charges
27.3.2024
KuCoin and its founders have been charged with major violations in the US, putting a dent in its image after Damian Williams put forward the details of the charges. The US Attorney in the Southern District of New York said that KuCoin and Chun Gan & Ke Tang were operating without following...
KuCoin Appears Not to Commingle User Funds and has “Sufficient” Reserves: CryptoQuant CEO
27.3.2024
In the midst of criminal allegations and growing concerns over its reserves, the Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin has received a vote of confidence from Ki Young Ju, the founder and CEO of crypto analytics service CryptoQuant.
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KuCoin Sees Over $1 Billion Outflows After Money Laundering Charges in US
27.3.2024
Crypto exchange KuCoin saw over $1 billion in outflows in the last 24 hours after the US prosecutors announced charges against the exchange and two of its founders, Chun Gan and Ke Tang, for violating anti-money laundering laws.
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Nansen Reports $200 Million Exodus From Kucoin After DOJ Action
26.3.2024
Following the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) legal action against Kucoin and its founders, analysts from Nansen specializing in real-time onchain data revealed that Kucoin experienced a withdrawal of $99 million in Ethereum-based assets and $109 million in outflows from various EVM-compatible...
KuCoin Crypto Exchange and Founders Charged by DOJ for $9B Laundering, Anti-Money Laundering Violations
26.3.2024
Crypto exchange KuCoin and two of its founders just got charged by US authorities for operating as an illegal exchange in the USA, as well as for failing to implement anti-money laundering protocols.
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Crypto Exchange Kucoin and Founders Charged With Bank Secrecy Act and Money Laundering Violations
26.3.2024
The Southern District of New York has announced charges against the global cryptocurrency exchange Kucoin and its founders for major violations of U.S. anti-money laundering laws. Kucoin Faces Legal Firestorm for Alleged Anti-Money Laundering Failures Damian Williams, the United States Attorney...
Crypto Exchange KuCoin Violated Anti-Money Laundering Laws, U.S. Charges
26.3.2024
U.S. federal prosecutors charged crypto exchange KuCoin and two of its founders with violating anti-money laundering laws on Tuesday, saying the exchange operated in the U.S., lied to at least one of its investors about operating in the U.S. and failed to both register with U.S. government entities...
KuCoin announces the pre-market launch of Wormhole $W Token
15.3.2024
KuCoin recently announced the pre-market launch of the Wormhole $W token. Users can now start pre-market trading of the token on KuCoin. The string of tweets by KuCoin talked about how the launch will help the platform become a Web3 powerhouse. The tweet read that Wormhole is an open-source...
STRK Price Surges 23% as Starknet Kickstarts with Massive Airdrop, Over 140 Million Tokens Claimed
20.2.2024
Ethereum layer-2 project Starknet launched its STRK token airdrop, resulting in a 23% price surge and over 140 million tokens claimed. The token saw brief highs of $7 on Binance and $5 on KuCoin. Starknet addresses feedback around eligibility criteria and promises continued evolution for...
Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Among Top 25 Fastest ETFs to Reach $1 Billion in Assets + More Crypto News
16.2.2024
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of blockchain and crypto news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. In today’s crypto news: Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Among Top 25 Fastest ETFs to Reach $1 Billion in Assets KuCoin, Mocaverse, and Halo Wallet Forge Strategic Partnership...
Leading Privacy Crypto Monero Bounces Back: XMR Surges 25%, Defying Delisting Woes
7.2.2024
After the leading privacy crypto token monero experienced a substantial 32% price decline on Tuesday, the coin’s value swiftly saw recovery the next day, surging by 25% within the last 24 hours. Binance, Kraken, and Kucoin are witnessing significant activity in monero’s daily trading...