The tale of the one and only hack of the world’s largest crypto exchange is back in the news, as hackers began their task of laundering the 7,074 Bitcoins that were stolen back in early May from Binance. Coinfirm, a crypto analytics firm, has been keeping tabs on the various addresses where these coins, now…
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The US-base unicorn, or better yet, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the US, Coinbase is reportedly facing a negligence lawsuit for not handling the launch of BCH the right way. According to released court documents, US District Judge Vince Chhabria has formally accused the exchange of unfair competition practices and misrepresentation. Bitcoin Cash was launched…
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Rain, a cryptocurrency exchange based in Bahrain, has acquired the licence called crypto-asset module or CRA from the Central Bank of Bahrain. According to press, Rain has now secured a seed round of $2.5 million for its business. Rain is the very first crypto exchange that receives the licence in the Middle East, a fact…
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The independent operator of institutional exchanges for electronic FX trading and crypto currencies, LMAX Exchange Group, just reported excellent growth and record financial performance for the six months to 30th June 2019. Interim Results 2019 - financial highlights: Gross Profit of US$25.8m, up 27% from H1 2018 Statutory EBITDA of US$11.3m, up 50% from H1 2018…
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The US uncertain regulatory environment may have forced Circle to move its exchange operations in Bermuda. Circle has obtained a digital asset license to operate in the less restrictive crypto country. In terms of the strategic move, this is what the Circle team said: While many governments around the world have not kept pace with…
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The highly anticipated launch of the Bakkt Bitcoin futures trading platform took a major step forward, on schedule no less, by announcing acceptance testing for its growing list of international paticipants. What was the reaction of Bitcoin prices? They dropped five percent… ? Perhaps, it was a “sell-on-the-news” type of market reaction or possibly something…
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Global connectivity and IT infrastructure provider for the financial services industry, Avelacom, announced that it has added Gemini Trust Company, LLC, a digital asset exchange and custodian, to its list of cryptocurrency exchange tech vendors in Equinix’s NY5 data center. Avelacom’s and Gemini's clients can now connect directly to the exchange’s infrastructure to access market…
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The beleaguered Japanese crypto exchange, Bitpoint, is beginning to reveal details of its recent compromise that occurred on July 12th of this month. It was originally reported that $32 million had disappeared from “Hot Wallets” at the exchange, but this figure has been reduced to $28 milliion. $19 million related to customer accounts, and $9…
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There are probably 100 reasons why a cryptocurrency exchange may shut down, the most probable one is usually a serious hack or weak "link" somewhere. Another reason is simply stolen funds. However, the Polish crypto exchange Bitmarket has shut down because of lack of liquidity. The exchange started operating in 2014. It has just announced…
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The crypto exchange for traders, EXMO, just announced that it has teamed up with Sumsub, experts in identity verification and compliance, to enhance digital identity verification and customer onboarding for their clients. Sumsub's AI-based solution automates identity verification and antifraud, providing compliance to relevant regulations and AML screening. New verification procedure enables a hassle-free online experience…
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