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PortuguêsThe balance of bitcoin on major exchanges has hit its lowest levels since November 2018. Yet unlike that time, when bitcoin was in the depths of the crypto winter, some…
Continue ReadingCrypto exchange security is once again in the news after hackers breached KuCoin. But this shouldn’t surprise people as exchanges are vulnerable by design, according to ByBit CEO Ben Zhou. …
Continue ReadingEvery Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the week’s critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law. Editor’s note The final scene of Animal Farm, Orwell’s classic fable…
Continue ReadingDecentralized exchanges are undoubtedly an exciting development in crypto. DEXs facilitate the trading of cryptocurrencies directly between users, without the need for a trusted intermediary. This, in turn, allows users…
Continue ReadingA new bill could bring cryptocurrency exchanges under a single federal framework. The Digital Commodity Exchange Act of 2020, introduced Thursday by Rep. Michael Conaway (R-Texas), seeks to create a…
Continue ReadingWhales, a class of investors/traders that hold a large amount of Bitcoin tokens, have lately stopped depositing capital into crypto exchanges. Data fetched by blockchain analysis firm CryptoQuant shows inflows…
Continue ReadingThe upcoming U.S. presidential election has become one of the most contentious in history, fraught with searing divisions over everything from the economy to race to the continued health of…
Continue ReadingSeveral signs indicate that Bitcoin is potentially on the brink of a new bull market, and much higher prices are ahead. However, one seemingly bullish sign that investors are preparing…
Continue ReadingA New York-based crypto exchange has listed a token with the same name as the Venezuelan state-issued asset, the Petro (PTR). In reality however, the two are entirely unconnected. Exchanges…
Continue ReadingSingapore, 18th September, 2020 – Smart advertising marketplace SaTT is proud to announce the listing of its namesake token SATT on leading digital assets trading platforms – KuCoin, a centralized…
Continue ReadingCrypto exchange KuCoin has unveiled dealings with another exchange, Poloniex, in an effort to move the crypto industry forward. “KuCoin and Poloniex will join hands in trading technology research…
Continue ReadingBNP Paribas’ securities arm has partnered with Digital Asset to develop a number of real-time trade and settlement applications using DAML-based smart contracts, the firm announced on Sept. 15. The new…
Continue ReadingDash, has earned the reputation of being one of the longest surviving crypto assets in the market. The project has developed specific standards to enable users to enjoy the best…
Continue ReadingBitcoin was trending upward before losing momentum; ether holders are moving their cryptocurrency off exchanges. Bitcoin (BTC) trading around $10,284 as of 20:00 UTC (4 p.m. ET). Slipping 0.12% over…
Continue ReadingBitcoin’s on-chain transfer volume grew considerably over the past month, ultimately hitting a 1-year high of 3.2 million BTC on September 9. At the same time, visible on-chain exchange activity…
Continue ReadingDespite the recent sell-off quickly wiping $2 billion from the total value locked in the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector, Chinese demand for DeFi appears to be growing. Daily searches for…
Continue ReadingThe Electronic Frontier Foundation, or EFF, is calling out Coinbase for its lack of transparency. At the same time, the group pointed to Coinbase’s rival exchange, Kraken, as an example…
Continue ReadingTrading volumes are surging on Uniswap and other so-called decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges, challenging established venues like Coinbase while driving up fees and congestion on the Ethereum blockchain. Uniswap,…
Continue ReadingSo you’ve bought your first bitcoin and are ready to start exploring more exotic crypto assets. Congratulations: you’re in the game. The trick is to not lose the game before…
Continue ReadingThe Vienna Stock Exchange, or Wiener Börse, has become just the third “official regulated market” worldwide to list a Bitcoin (BTC) product. The exchange listed 21 Shares AG’s Bitcoin and…
Continue ReadingA bitcoin exchange-traded product by 21Shares is now listed on leading stock exchanges in three countries: Switzerland, Germany, and Austria. The company offers 11 cryptocurrency exchange-traded investment products in total.…
Continue ReadingOKEx is the latest cryptocurrency exchange to hop on the DeFi bandwagon. On August 28, they announced listings for eight different DeFi tokens, including Band Protocol (BAND), JUST (JST), REN,…
Continue ReadingThe world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has teamed up with privacy-centric blockchain-powered cloud computing developers Oasis Labs to fight fraud in the crypto sector. Oasis was announced as the inaugural…
Continue ReadingPressured by external forces, two Australian exchanges have begun to delist a number of privacy coins including Monero (XMR) and Bytecoin (BCN). On August 24, YouTuber Alex Saunders tweeted a…
Continue ReadingLeading cryptocurrency exchanges are bullish about Africa’s growth prospects as evidenced by their ongoing forays into the continent. During the month of August, Kucoin crypto exchange announced the addition of…
Continue ReadingThe billion-dollar cryptocurrency space is no stranger to hype, as it is considered a factor that increases crypto prices. While this may be, hype generated from major centralized crypto exchanges…
Continue ReadingCryptocurrency exchanges have been accused of jumping the gun by redonominating DOT tokens ahead of schedule, confusing traders in the process. In their eagerness to secure more trading fees and…
Continue ReadingAs Bitcoin (BTC) price pulled back below $12,000, some investors began to worry that another crypto market crash like one that occurred on March 11 would occur. However, data from…
Continue ReadingU.S. exchanges ErisX and bitFlyer are among 12 crypto firms selected to pilot Hawaii’s digital currency regulatory sandbox that will allow virtual asset service providers to do business in the…
Continue ReadingCryptoCompare’s cryptocurrency Exchange Review for July 2020 has recently been published, giving an insight into last month’s exchange volume data and trends. Key points of interest include a flippening of…
Continue ReadingWith Decentralized Finance (DeFi) gaining steam, exchanges like Binance find ways to co-exist with innovations like DeFi. Binance Co-Founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) said DeFi is an innovative space…
Continue ReadingDecentralized exchanges, also known as DEXs, have risen significantly in popularity since the start of 2020, with both their user bases and volumes growing at an accelerating pace. The sector…
Continue ReadingGovernment-Owned Swiss Bank Launching Crypto Trading and Custody Services Basler Kantonalbank (BKB), Switzerland‘s eighth-largest bank, is getting into crypto through its subsidiary, Bank Cler. Owned by the Swiss Canton of…
Continue ReadingCryptocurrency derivatives trading exceeded $2 trillion in Q2 of 2020 alone – a 2.6% increase from the previous quarter, and a 165% increase from the previous year. According to the…
Continue ReadingCryptocurrency exchanges holding user funds have risked falling into numerous security pitfalls by failing to ensure security protocols are properly implemented, according to new research. Disclosure The leader in blockchain…
Continue ReadingGlobal crypto exchanges have reportedly seen a significant increase in web traffic in July as cryptocurrency prices gained momentum. According to data from crypto analytics startup ICO Analytics, web traffic…
Continue ReadingIn June 2019, the intergovernmental Financial Action Task Force (FATF) introduced its revised set of standards for virtual asset service providers. The document establishes the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism (AML/CFT)…
Continue ReadingThe amount of Bitcoin tokens held across all cryptocurrency exchanges dropped dramatically earlier this week. Traders withdrew over 110,000 BTC on August 3 – a day after the BTC/USD rate…
Continue ReadingBitcoin (BTC) exchanges lost 100,000 BTC during the weekend’s price crash, data shows — and that’s a bullish sign. Figures from on-chain monitoring resource CryptoQuant on Aug. 5 tracking exchange…
Continue ReadingRecently, crypto traders have shown a lot of enthusiasm for decentralized exchanges, or DEXs. The enthusiasm is warranted. We’re starting to see the fruits of many years of hard work…
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