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Institutions Take Record Bullish Bets in Bitcoin Futures, Shrugging Off Exchange Missteps
17.10.2020
Institutions hold record bullish beets in CME Bitcoin futures as the cryptocurrency shows resilience to negative news
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...
Coinbase Received 1,900 Requests for Client Info From Law Enforcement During First Half of 2020
17.10.2020
Coinbase has revealed that it received a total of 1,914 requests for customer data from global law enforcement agencies during the first six months of 2020. It is, however, not clear how many of the requests were fulfilled. In its first so-called“transparency report” published Friday...
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...
$22M in Bitcoin moves from Huobi to OKEx despite withdrawal freeze
16.10.2020
Someone is pouring Bitcoin to OKEx despite the exchange having suspended withdrawals
OKEx founder reportedly under investigation as exchange suspends withdrawals
16.10.2020
OKEx founder Star Xu was reportedly questioned by police a week ago
Bitcoin.com Exchange Announces Public Sale of the Atari Token on October 29, 2020
16.10.2020
Price per Atari Token: $0.25 IEO platform has been enabled for prospective purchasers to pass KYC before public sale NEW YORK/ PARIS – October 16, 2020 – Bitcoin.com Exchange, one of the leading authorities in cryptocurrency exchanges announces the details of the upcoming public sale...
OKEx Suspends Withdrawals as Exchange Key Holder Cooperates With Law Enforcement
16.10.2020
OKEx has suspended all cryptocurrency withdrawals indefinitely explaining that one of the exchange’s key holders is “currently cooperating with a public security bureau in investigations” and has “been out of touch” with the exchange. Update (October 16, 4:52...
OKEx Suspends Withdrawals as Exchange Key Holder Cooperates With Law Enforcement
16.10.2020
Withdrawals are suspended as a key holder is "out of touch," preventing withdrawal authorizations
Bitcoin Mining Rigs Struggle for Profits, Despite BTC’s Hashrate Reaching an All-Time High
16.10.2020
Bitcoin’s hashrate climbed to an all-time high (ATH) this week touching 166 exahash per second (EH/s) on October 14. Meanwhile, despite the recent price rise and hashrate ATH on Wednesday, only a small group of next-generation mining rigs are profiting at current bitcoin exchange rates....
Bitstamp says its users are now covered against a broad web of crime
15.10.2020
Crypto needs insurance too
Mt Gox Rehabilitation Plan Delayed Again to December 15
15.10.2020
The submission deadline for the Mt Gox civil rehabilitation plan has been extended once again, this time to December 15. The deadline has been pushed back at least three times before, including in the latest case, where submission was scheduled for October 15. Mt Gox’s rehabilitation trustee...
Bancor updates DEX to try a new approach against impermanent loss
15.10.2020
There ain't no such thing as a free lunch, however
Ebang aims to set up digital financial platform in New Zealand
15.10.2020
The Nasdaq-listed company is moving ahead with its ambitious expansion plan
Deadline for Mt. Gox trustee rehabilitation plan extended again
15.10.2020
The Mt. Gox trustee rehabilitation plan is purportedly coming in mid-December
Crypto.com slashes staking rewards as user numbers top 5 million
15.10.2020
Crypto.com’s five million user milestone has been overshadowed by 70% reduction in staking rewards for its native CRO token
NYC court has no right to hear 'international' case argues Bancor firm
15.10.2020
Lawyers argued the complaint was “based on a man in Wisconsin using an exchange in Singapore to purchase tokens issued by a Swiss entity.”
Bitcoin Miner Marathon Agrees to Deal That Cuts Electricity Costs by 38% With US Power Company
15.10.2020
Nasdaq-listed Marathon Patent Group has agreed to a joint venture deal with U.S. independent power producer Beowulf Energy to deliver cheap electricity for its bitcoin mining operations in the country’s north. In a statement on Tuesday, Marathon said that it will co-locate a bitcoin mining...
Hong Kong Crypto Exchange Launches Hardware Wallet With Fingerprint Recognition
14.10.2020
The Hong Kong-based crypto exchange Gate.io has launched a new type of hardware wallet that features fingerprint recognition. The device supports over 10,000 cryptocurrencies with wallet.io and multi-signature functionality with over 40 public chains. The well known cryptocurrency exchange...
Centralized Exchange Operators Believe Low Liquidity on DEX Platforms Stops User Migration
14.10.2020
Centralized cryptocurrency exchanges (CEX) operators say they are unfazed by the increasing trading volumes on decentralized exchanges (DEX) because the latter’s liquidity is still too insignificant to cause user mass migration. The majority of CEX operators also insist that it is very...