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Haru Invest Fallout: South African Crypto Platform Says Customers Can Only Access 76% of Crypto Holdings
30.6.2023
The South African crypto platform, Revix, said on June 28 that customers can now only access just over three-quarters (76%) of their crypto assets. Revix said the move to block customers’ access to 24% of their crypto assets was made after one of its primary service providers Haru Invest...
Binance to Lose Euro Transfers as Paysafe Drops Support
30.6.2023
Paysafe will discontinue support for bank transfers of euros to and from Binance, the payments provider announced. The news comes when the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange finds itself under pressure from regulators and banking partners in Europe and elsewhere. Paysafe to Stop Euro Deposits...
Binance EUR Banking Partner to Halt Support of the Crypto Exchange in September
29.6.2023
The exchange recently announced a retreat from the U.K., Netherlands and Cyprus
Mastercard is Piloting Tokenized Bank Deposits in New UK Testbed
28.6.2023
The card giant is launching what it calls a Multi-Token Network (MTN), which will begin by testing tokenized bank deposits and move onto experiments using stablecoins and CBDCs
FTX Co-Founder SBF and Inner Circle Accused of Lavish Spending and Fraud in Latest Bankruptcy Report
28.6.2023
On Monday, FTX released a second investigative report accusing co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried and senior executives of commingling customer deposits and corporate funds and misusing them. The report alleges that they spent $243 million on luxury residential real estate for senior staff and family...
Binance US Restores USD Withdrawals, Suggests Users Withdraw or Spend Their Dollars
23.6.2023
The U.S. subsidiary of the world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance, announced it has resolved the issues with U.S. dollar (USD) withdrawals. The trading platform, which recently averted an asset freeze sought by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), informed customers...
Crypto Firms Face Turmoil as Prime Trust Fallout Causes Service Disruptions and Concerns
23.6.2023
After the Bitgo acquisition deal to purchase Prime Trust fell through, it seems that crypto firms that have worked with the custodian are experiencing problems. On Thursday, Seattle-based fintech startup Stably announced the need to “temporarily pause” certain services and operations....
Bitgo Abandons Acquisition of Prime Trust Amidst Nevada-Based Custodian’s Ongoing Uncertainty
22.6.2023
On June 22, 2023, Bitgo, a digital assets firm and crypto custodian, declared the termination of its planned acquisition of custodian Prime Trust. The company cited a “considerable effort” in attempting to chart a course for Prime Trust’s future. Bitgo Cancels Prime Trust Acquisition...
Binance Sets Up Bitcoin Lightning Nodes to Ease Deposits and Withdrawals
20.6.2023
A host of crypto exchanges have set up their own Lightning nodes in recent months to offer faster bitcoin transactions to users
Binance Working on Bitcoin Lightning Network Integration for Deposits and Withdrawals
20.6.2023
Binance is working to enable the Bitcoin Lightning Network, which is designed to make bitcoin (BTC) transactions faster and cheaper.
"Binance is working to integrate the Bitcoin Lightning Network for deposits and withdrawals," the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange said in a Tuesday tweet. ...
South Korean Crypto Yield Platform Haru Invest Pauses Withdrawals and Deposits
13.6.2023
The firm blamed the pause on a “certain issue” with one of its service partners, and said it is working on a contingency plan, according to a blog update
Curve Finance Founder Deposits $24M CRV into Aave to Safeguard $65M Stablecoin Loan
12.6.2023
Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov has deposited $24 million worth of Curve DAO (CRV) tokens to decentralized lending platform Aave to mitigate against liquidation risk on a $65 million stablecoin loan
Binance US Halts USD Deposits, Withdrawals — Asks Users to Withdraw Dollars by June 13
10.6.2023
Binance US has informed its users that U.S. dollar deposits have been suspended and USD withdrawals will no longer be processed. The crypto exchange has asked customers to withdraw dollars by June 13 as it transitions into a crypto-only trading platform. The move followed a lawsuit against...
First Mover Americas: Binance.US Suspends Dollar Deposits
9.6.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for June 8, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Breaking: Binance.US Halts USD Deposits, Must Withdraw by June 13 But Major Outage Reported
9.6.2023
Binance.US is halting USD deposits and has warned users to withdraw all US dollar funds by June 13th, although its dollar withdrawal service is currently not working.
Also, all USD trading pairs will be removed next week....
Read More: Breaking: Binance.US Halts USD Deposits, Must Withdraw...
Biggest Bank in Australia to Limit Transfers to Crypto Exchanges
9.6.2023
Commonwealth Bank of Australia plans to restrict payments to crypto trading platforms, citing the threat of scams. The measure would deal another blow to digital asset exchanges operating in the country where it has been getting harder to deposit funds for cryptocurrency operations. Crypto Traders...
Binance.US suspends USD deposits, warns withdrawal pause incoming
9.6.2023
Binance.US said the moves are part of efforts to protect customers and the platform amid "extremely aggressive and intimidating tactics" by the SEC
Chinese State-Owned Banks Cut Dollar Deposit Rates — Dismiss Government Influence Claims
9.6.2023
Major Chinese state-owned banks have lowered interest rates on U.S. dollar deposits. However, they reportedly dismissed claims that the moves were influenced by the Chinese government, stating that the rate cuts were market-driven. Chinese Banks Reduce Dollar Deposit Rates Major Chinese state-owned...
Kraken experiencing gateway issues — withdrawals, deposits delayed
6.6.2023
Major crypto exchange Kraken is investigating an issue with crypto funding gateways, including BTC, ETH, and ERC-20, with users experiencing delays in deposits and withdrawals
Crypto Exchange Kraken’s Canada Customer Deposits Rose 25% After Binance Announced Departure
1.6.2023
Kraken also saw a fivefold increase in app downloads within a week of OKX saying it was leaving the country back in March