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Major Crypto Exchange in Korea Shuts Down: 2018 Was a Nightmare for Most
16.5.2019
The shut down of a major crypto exchange in South Korea in April showed the impact a prolonged bear market could have on crypto businesses. 4 of South Korea’s top 5 exchanges recorded big net losses
Capital Outflows From Major Crypto Exchanges Exceeded Inflows by ~$622 Mln in Recent Days
16.5.2019
Blockchain data provider TokenAnalyst estimates that capital outflows from major crypto exchanges have exceeded inflows by ~$622 million over the past five days
Binance Overcomes Hack, Rebounds To Normalcy
16.5.2019
After a week of keeping the deposits and withdrawals offline, Binance is finally back and swinging. The week-long halt was due to the severe hack that the exchange faced which saw the withdrawal of Bitcoins worth $40 million from the exchange. Now, back online, Binance is ready to take on...
B2BX Exchange Announces Suspension of Bitcoin Cash Trading on May 15 Due to Hard Fork
16.5.2019
The biggest Bitcoin cash fork for 2019 is here, and B2BX has suspended Bitcoin Cash trading on their exchange starting May 15 at 06:00 a.m EST. The suspension will be held for several hours until the fork comes to an end. Due to the hard fork in the Bitcoin Cash network, all BCH trading will...
Vodi X Partners With Bittrex International For Upcoming IEO Sale
16.5.2019
Bittrex International platform and Vodi X has jointly announced on May 15th about the upcoming IEO of Vodi X token on Bittrex platform. The raised fund will be used for the additional expansion of their dApp ecosystem and smart contracts, which in turn will create thousands of jobs worldwide....
CoinEx Faces Glitch in BCH During The Scheduled Upgrade
16.5.2019
The CoinEx has announced to its users that there is going to be a BCH Hard Fork upgrade. A testnet that will assist developers testing before the official launch has already been launched. Here, you can track the hard fork time of BCH and find the hard fork countdown on Bitcoin cash. #CoinEx #BCH...
Crypto Exchange Seed CX Adds Support for Three Stablecoins
16.5.2019
Seed CX cryptocurrency exchange adds support for stablecoins Paxos, USD Coin, and TrueUSD
Huobi Launches OTC Desk for Institutional Investors
15.5.2019
Huobi announced the launch of its new institutional OTC trading desk regulated by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission
Brian Armstrong: Coinbase Custody Has $1 Billion of Crypto Under Management
15.5.2019
In just 12 months after its launch, Coinbase Custody already has $1 billion in crypto under management, CEO Brian Armstrong says
Upbit Exchange Operator Plies $46 Million Into Blockchain in First Year of Investment
15.5.2019
South Korea’s Upbit exchange operator has so far stumped up blockchain funding worth $46 million
Binance Confirms Trading Relaunch for May 15 as Upgrade Completes
15.5.2019
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has confirmed it has completed a major system upgrade and will relaunch its trading platform at 13:00 UTC on May 15
The Decision On Bitwise’ ETF Request Gets Postponed By The U.S SEC Twice In A Row
15.5.2019
It seems like Bitwise Asset Management has ‘wait and patience’ showing up on their cards. Four months ago, the company submitted a request to the United States’ Securities and Exchange Commission for an approval on Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) proposal. The results on the matter were expected...
Cryptos and Blockchain Will Rule The World Says ShapeShift CEO
15.5.2019
The prominent voice of the crypto world and CEO of ShapeShift Erik Voorhees, in his recent interview with BloombergTV, has said: crypto will control over the world. He appeared on the BloombergTV to discuss the global influence of blockchain technology and regulations on the crypto industry. While...
Coinbase’ Compliance Experts Are In Great Demand; Facebook Hires Two of Them
15.5.2019
Facebook, the social media giant, is in the news for hiring two of the former Coinbase’ compliance experts- Mikheil Moucharrafie and Jeff Cartwright. The former has worked with Coinbase for almost 4 years as a Compliance Officer. He will have a versatile job profile. He was serving as...
Hacked New Zealand Exchange Cryptopia Appoints Liquidators, Trading Suspended
15.5.2019
Hacked New Zealand-based cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia has gone into liquidation and suspended trading services
Dash’s (DASH) Can Now Be Purchased On Bitlish Via Multiple Fiat Currencies And Crypto
15.5.2019
The London-based crypto exchange- Bitlish has recently announced on Twitter that the users can now purchase Dash DSH for “USD, EUR, GBP, RUB and Bitcoin.” They can do so through “Visa, Mastercard, Skrill, Neteller, SEPA and SWIFT wire transfers.” Buy #Dash (DSH) with Visa, Mastercard, Skrill...
Ironbelly: First Multi-Platform Mobile Wallet for Grin!
15.5.2019
USD 15,000 has been granted to three open fellowship projects by Binance Labs, the venture capital of cryptocurrency exchange Binance for Ironbelly, HOPR and Kitsune wallets. These three projects will connect with Binance fellowship, a program launched to support researchers and talent developers...
SEC Commissioner Says Time Is Right for Bitcoin ETFs — 3 Funds Pending
15.5.2019
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is currently reviewing three bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), one of which was filed last week to track the prices of two cryptocurrencies. An SEC commissioner said at the Consensus conference on Monday that the time is right for a bitcoin...
CME’s Bitcoin Futures Break Records With $1 Billion in Notional Volume
15.5.2019
The world’s largest options and futures exchange, Chicago Mercantile Exchange & Chicago Board of Trade (CME Group) and its bitcoin futures contracts saw an all-time high on May 13. According to CME’s records, the exchange recorded 33,700 contracts on Monday which represented...
Our Value of Money Is Subjective But That Doesn’t Make It Meaningless
14.5.2019
In my last op-ed, I discussed how the value we place on items and goods is subjective based on Carl Menger’s Subjective Theory of Value and how these concepts apply to people’s perception of value with things like fiat, gold, and bitcoin. The post outlined the idea that money cannot...