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Bitcoin’s Third Largest Wallet Changed Hands, but Onchain Data Shows It’s Likely the Same Owner
4.12.2022
Last year and during the first half of 2022, speculators assumed the third-largest bitcoin address was a ‘mysterious whale,’ even though the wallet had shown strong characteristics of being a cryptocurrency exchange. The address known as “1P5ZED” has since been replaced...
AAX clients storm exchange's office in Lagos following operational halt
4.12.2022
A group of angry users attacked crypto exchange employees after withdrawals were halted, according to local media
Regulators face public ire after FTX collapse, experts call for coordination
4.12.2022
U.S regulators and their failure to avoid another crypto contagion have raised a lot of questions over their credibility
Bitget Shares Merkle Tree Proof of Reserves to Enhance Transparency Users’ Assets Safeguarded With at Least 1:1 Reserve Ratio
4.12.2022
Leading global cryptocurrency exchange, Bitget, announces today that it is launching its Proof of Reserves Page, which will demonstrate to users that we are a full-reserve exchange, as supported by its Proof of Reserves (“PoR”), using the cryptographic-audited Merkle tree method,...
Bybit announces second round of layoffs in 2022 to survive bear market
4.12.2022
Ben Zhou, the co-founder and CEO of Bybit, announced a reorganization plan amid a prolonged bear market, which involves a steep reduction in the workforce
Crypto lender Genesis allegedly owes $900M to Gemini's clients: Report
3.12.2022
The issue is tied to the Gemini Earn program, which offers 8% earn interest on crypto lending and is operated by Gemini in partnership with Genesis
Crypto Community weighs in on SBF’s ‘apology tour’
2.12.2022
The former FTX CEO is receiving major backlash for his New York Time DealBook Summit and Good Morning America interviews
Thai VC fund acquires troubled exchange Zipmex for $100M: Report
2.12.2022
Zipmex reportedly plans to use crypto assets received from the acquisition to unlock frozen customer accounts on the platform by April 2023
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried denies "improper use" of customer funds
1.12.2022
According to the former CEO, at the time of filing for bankruptcy “FTX US was solvent.”
Italy to impose 26% capital gains tax on crypto profits
1.12.2022
The 26% capital gains tax will be imposed on cryptocurrency trading profits larger than 2000 euros ($2,062.3)
Binance hires audit firm that served Donald Trump to verify crypto reserves
1.12.2022
Mazars’ U.S. division was the longtime accounting firm for former United States President Donald Trump’s company
Poloniex partners with Huobi for further expansion
1.12.2022
Collaboration is part of the expansion strategy of businesses. This is a trend for a good reason. Sharing resources is really the most effective approach to advance. Poloniex is a new platform to be a part of this ecosystem. It has announced a strategic partnership with Huobi to gain an edge in...
Binance acquires Sakura Exchange BitCoin to enter the Japanese market
1.12.2022
Binance recently announced the acquisition of 100% of the SEBC (Sakura Exchange BitCoin). The development allows Binance to enter Japan as a JFSA (Japanese Financial Service Agency) regulated platform. As the leading crypto infrastructure and blockchain ecosystem provider, Binance holds immense...
Binance Acquires Licensed Japanese Crypto Exchange — Prepares to Enter Japan as Regulated Entity
1.12.2022
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has acquired a regulated Japanese cryptocurrency exchange and is now preparing to enter the Japanese crypto market as a regulated entity. “The Japanese market will play a key role in the future of cryptocurrency adoption,” said the general manager...
Huobi, Poloniex announced strategic partnership despite initial denials of a merger
30.11.2022
The exchanges will cooperate progressively in HT coin development, liquidity sharing and global compliance, plus Huobi will monitor Poloniex for new projects to list
Kraken cuts workforce by 30% in an effort to survive crypto winter
30.11.2022
According to its CEO, the exchange grew too quickly to accommodate the fast-growing crypto ecosystem
Singapore’s Temasek sees ‘reputational damage’ due to FTX, official says
30.11.2022
Despite writing down its $275 million investment in FTX, Temasek still apparently holds its investments in many other crypto-related businesses
National Bank of Ukraine is Looking at CBDCs for Retail Payments, Cross-Border Transactions, and Crypto Trading
30.11.2022
Ukraine is continuing the work on its digital hryvnia, or e-hryvnia, despite the ongoing aggression by Russia.
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) introduced a draft concept for its central bank digital currency (CBDC) on Monday this week. The statement said that the key purpose of e-hryvnia is...
Bitfront to shut down by March 2023
30.11.2022
The bearish market in the crypto industry is taking forever with its stay in the industry. This has forced several exchange platforms to consider an alternative to seamlessly running their operations. Bitfront, for one, has chosen to shut down its operations by as early as March 2023....
Crypto Exchange Kraken Settles With Treasury Department Over Sanctions Violations
30.11.2022
Crypto exchange Kraken has settled with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) over its apparent violations of sanctions against Iran. The cryptocurrency exchange has agreed to remit $362,159 to settle its potential civil liability and invest an additional...