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Binance Mulls Leaving Russia, Limits Options for Russian Users
30.8.2023
Crypto exchange Binance considers exiting Russia amid increased scrutiny over its services for users in the sanctioned nation. The news of the potential move comes after the exchange delisted several sanctioned Russian banks from its peer-to-peer (P2P) platform and restricted fiat payment options...
Shiba Inu’s Shibarium Returns to Full Operation After Navigating Bridge Issues
30.8.2023
The Shiba Inu development team has announced that Shibarium is now fully functional after recent challenges where funds became inaccessible in the bridge. Shiba Inu’s Shytoshi Kusama thanked Sandeep Nailwal, the co-founder of Polygon Labs, who stepped in with crucial resources to address the issue....
FTX Customers Hit by ‘Withdrawal' Phishing Mails After SIM Swap Attack
29.8.2023
Woes for users of the Sam Bankman-Fried-owned company show no signs of stopping
PEPE Coin team addresses the recent massive withdrawal
28.8.2023
PEPE most recently saw its token price take a huge dip. The matter came to light after three of its founding members went on a spree to withdraw 60% of the tokens from the network. It remains to be seen if they went rogue or if it was planned as a part of the departure; …
Rogue Pepecoin team members blamed for $16M PEPE multsig withdrawal
26.8.2023
In an announcement to the PEPE community, it was claimed that three former members stole funds from the project and then handed over full control to the sole remaining member
Nigerian Crypto Trading Platform Unilaterally Converts User Funds to New Stablecoin — Move Sparks Exit Scam Fears
23.8.2023
A Nigerian crypto trading platform, Patricia, announced on Aug. 18 that it had converted users’ outstanding funds to its U.S.-backed stablecoin known as “Patricia Token.” Some social media users have slammed the crypto trading platform’s unilateral decision to convert...
Opensea Phases Out BNB Smart Chain Support, Citing Resource Alignment With Promising Efforts
19.8.2023
One of the largest non-fungible token (NFT) platforms, Opensea, has declared its decision to withdraw BNB Smart Chain (BSC) support. Opensea revealed that the “cost to continue supporting BSC outweighs the impact.” Opensea Pivots Away From BNB Smart Chain in Strategy Re-evaluation...
Bitstamp Delists AXS, CHZ, MANA, MATIC, NEAR, SAND and SOL for US Customers
9.8.2023
Trading will soon be halted for several popular cryptocurrencies on the Bitstamp exchange for users in the United States. Starting August 29, 2023, the exchange will suspend trading for AXS, CHZ, MANA, MATIC, NEAR, SAND and SOL for U.S. customers, canceling all existing orders for those assets....
Voyager customers targeted by scammers during 30-day withdrawal period: Report
1.8.2023
Phony websites offered customers a premium for claiming through them. In reality, they drained customers’ wallets
German regulator raised concerns about Binance CEO prior to license application withdrawal: Report
28.7.2023
BaFin reportedly advised Binance that CEO Changpeng Zhao wouldn’t pass a “fit and proper” test as part of the financial watchdog’s licensing regime
Binance Withdraws Its Crypto License Application in Germany
28.7.2023
The world’s largest exchange for digital assets, Binance, has withdrawn its application for a German crypto custody license. The trading platform made it clear it’s not giving up on plans to eventually obtain authorization from the Federal Republic but wants its submission to better reflect...
Binance US Arbitrage: Social Media Users Say BTC Discount Not Indication of an Opportunity
10.7.2023
For several days since Binance US announced the resumption of withdrawals, bitcoin (BTC) has changed hands at a discount and was trading at more than $2,500 below the prevailing market price on July 10. The emergence of a discount on crypto assets paired with USD on Binance US has fueled...
Haru Invest Fallout: South African Crypto Platform Says Customers Can Only Access 76% of Crypto Holdings
30.6.2023
The South African crypto platform, Revix, said on June 28 that customers can now only access just over three-quarters (76%) of their crypto assets. Revix said the move to block customers’ access to 24% of their crypto assets was made after one of its primary service providers Haru Invest...
Dubai Regulator Unveils Schedule of Fees for Virtual Asset-Related Activities
28.6.2023
The Dubai Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) recently announced the schedule of fees “covering the issuance of no-objection certificates to proprietary traders, amendments or withdrawal of licence applications, and the submission of whitepapers for VARA review.” According...
Bitcoin Price Prediction: BTC Holds Steady Below $31,000 Amidst Binance.US Trading Discount and USD Withdrawal Concerns
27.6.2023
Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency, is currently experiencing a trading discount of approximately $1,000 on the Binance.US exchange, as reported by research firm Kaiko.
This price discrepancy has persisted since June 22, as evidenced by a chart shared by Kaiko.
Interestingly, this discount...
Binance US Restores USD Withdrawals, Suggests Users Withdraw or Spend Their Dollars
23.6.2023
The U.S. subsidiary of the world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance, announced it has resolved the issues with U.S. dollar (USD) withdrawals. The trading platform, which recently averted an asset freeze sought by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), informed customers...
Deal Cancelled: BitGo Pulls Out of Prime Trust Acquisition and Users Report Withdrawal Issues
23.6.2023
BitGo, the American crypto custodian platform, has made the decision to cancel the acquisition of Prime Trust.
Following this announcement, Prime Trust has taken measures to suspend withdrawals.
The cancellation of the deal comes just two weeks after BitGo signed a non-binding letter of intent...
Crypto Yield Firm Haru Invest Sacks 100+ Employees Following Withdrawal Halt
23.6.2023
Haru Invest, a struggling South Korean crypto yield platform, has reportedly terminated contracts for over 100 employees.
"After much consideration, it comes with a heavy heart to inform you that we will be minimizing the operations of Haru Invest and its affiliated companies to prevent further...
Crypto Firms Face Turmoil as Prime Trust Fallout Causes Service Disruptions and Concerns
23.6.2023
After the Bitgo acquisition deal to purchase Prime Trust fell through, it seems that crypto firms that have worked with the custodian are experiencing problems. On Thursday, Seattle-based fintech startup Stably announced the need to “temporarily pause” certain services and operations....
Binance.US solves USD withdrawal issues but warns it won't last long
23.6.2023
“While USD withdrawal remains fully operational on the platform today, we expect our banking partners to discontinue that service in the near future,” said Binance.US