Major crypto exchange Binance and its Indian trading platform WazirX announced a fund aimed at sustaining blockchain development in India. Major crypto exchange Binance and WazirX — the Indian competitor it acquired in November 2019 — have announced a fund aimed at sustaining blockchain development in India. The “Blockchain for India” initiative was announced on […]
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Experts believe that BitMEX’s lack of transparency during the recent outage caused investors to lose some confidence in the exchange. On March 13, trading giant BitMEX was thrust into the middle of a controversy that saw the premier exchange face an operational outage that lasted for about 25 minutes. During the downtime, rumors spread throughout […]
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After Robinhood experienced its third outage, crypto traders are demanding compensation and threatening to sue the app. Is the platform fighting for its reputation? “Robinhood, a pioneer of commission-free investing, gives you more ways to make your money work harder.” At least, that’s what is stated on the website of Robinhood, the popular stock and […]
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OKEx completed maintenance to find its trading volumes increased and the platform became the top Bitcoin futures exchange. OKEx completed a short maintenance yesterday at a time of great volatility in the cryptocurrency market. The exchange also just recently overtook competitor BitMEX and became the top Bitcoin futures trading platform. On Mar. 12, OKEx announced […]
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French regulators are considering a regulatory sandbox meant to study the impact of security tokens in the European Union. European businesses may soon have a new jurisdiction in which to experiment with security tokens while regulators evaluate the pros and cons. France’s markets regulator, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers — or AMF — is considering […]
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First Digital Trust, the digital asset subsidiary of Legacy Trust, received a $3 million investment from Taiwanese firm Nogle this week. A Taiwanese venture studio just became the new lead investor for a Hong Kong-based crypto custodian following a multimillion dollar investment this week. Nogle announced yesterday they had given $3 million to First Digital […]
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With the Indian apex court repealing the RBI’s crypto ban, experts now believe that the S.E Asian country’s economy is set to surge. In what is widely being considered a historic day for the crypto industry as a whole, the Supreme Court of India has passed a judgment nullifying the controversial banking ban imposed by […]
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Chile’s CryptoMarket is now operating under European regulation after being granted a license by Estonia’s financial watchdog. Chile’s crypto trading platform CryptoMarket has obtained a license issued by the Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), allowing it to provide services for the purchase and sale of crypto assets. Founded in 2016, CryptoMarket joins a select group […]
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Changpeng Zhao, the co-founder and CEO of major crypto exchange Binance, did not appreciate the public help offer of the CEO of competing exchange OKEx, Jay Hao. Changpeng Zhao, the co-founder and CEO of major crypto exchange Binance, did not appreciate the public help offer of the CEO of competing exchange OKEx, Jay Hao in […]
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After launching Nigerian Naira deposits in October 2019, Binance adds support of NGN as its first African currency for P2P trading. As part of ongoing fiat-to-crypto expansion, major cryptocurrency Binance is adding support for the Nigerian Naira (NGN) on its peer-to-peer (P2P) platform. Binance P2P, a consumer-to-consumer business arm of Binance exchange, is rolling out […]
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