The broker’s acquisition of Coincheck and the crypto bear market appeared to weigh on overall performance. Japanese online broker Monex Group is planning to start trading in their United States cryptocurrency exchange in July, CEO Oki Matsumoto said on April 25, according to Cointelegraph Japan. The spin-off, currently dubbed TradeStation Crypto, would serve semi-professional traders […]
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Chicago-based cryptocurrency exchange EriX is reportedly about to launch its spot trading service. Chicago-based cryptocurrency exchange EriX is reportedly about to launch its spot trading service, industry news outlet The Block reports on April 24. Per the report, the exchange has recently been in test mode with some financial firms that would potentially become users. […]
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Users of Binance’s new Singapore platform are reportedly only able to purchase bitcoin using Singapore dollars during the “soft launch.” Binance has launched a new cryptocurrency exchange in Singapore after months of anticipation, TechCrunch reported on April 23, albeit with limited features. Users of the platform are only able to purchase bitcoin (BTC) using Singapore dollars (SGD,) meaning […]
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R/GA Ventures, the investment arm of international marketing company R/GA, is opening a blockchain investment studio in Oregon. R/GA Ventures, the investment arm of international marketing company R/GA, is opening a blockchain investment studio in Oregon, the company announced in a press release published on April 24. The studio, dubbed Oregon Enterprise Blockchain Venture Studio […]
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Plans are afoot to give Disney a major say in the fate of Bitstamp and Korbit platforms in future. Two major cryptocurrency exchanges could soon have Walt Disney Corp. as their owner if a $13 billion equity deal goes through, South Korean English-language daily news outlet The Korea Herald reported on April 17. Citing a […]
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Back in March 2019, the CoinBene cryptocurrency exchange denied that it suffered a hack but claimed to be undergoing maintenance, despite losing 109 ERC-20 tokens worth about $105 million. Remember CoinBene, the cryptocurrency exchange platform that denied being hacked at the end of March 2019, and instead saying it was undergoing maintenance? Well, it turns […]
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Major United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase shut down its Chicago office and scaled down the development of its matching engine. Major United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase shut down its Chicago office and scaled down the development of its matching engine, Fortune reports on April 23. Per the report, the exchange will consolidate the high-frequency trading […]
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The award, from an unnamed external auditor, follows on from a year-long process to complete the initial stages of security compliance. Blockchain security firm BitGo has gained a further security certification from an external auditor after a review of its compliance, cryptocurrency industry news resource The Block reported on April 23. BitGo, which last year […]
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U.S. crypto exchange Coibnase has filed to close down its political action committee. Major United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has filed to close its political action committee (PAC) on April 3. According to a filing with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) — the regulatory agency in charge of enforcing election laws — Coinbase’s PAC received […]
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American cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex said that claims of North Korean users trading on its platform are false. American cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex has said that claims of North Korean users trading on its platform are false in a tweet on April 22. In the post, Bittrex stated that it had examined two accounts which allegedly belonged […]
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