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Coinbase Expects Spot Bitcoin ETFs to Add Billions to Crypto Market — Says SEC Approval Possible by Year-End
16.11.2023
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase says spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) could add billions of dollars to the total crypto market cap. Coinbase also believes that the chances of one or more spot bitcoin ETFs being approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) before the...
Here’s How Russians Dodge Sanctions to Use Int’l Crypto Exchanges
16.11.2023
Russian crypto holders have reportedly used simple workarounds to evade sanctions – and trade on overseas crypto exchanges. In the wake of the war in Ukraine, Western leaders have imposed sanctions on most leading Russian banks. Account holders at these banks, thus, are effectively blocked from...
Crypto Whales Are Secretly Stacking This Hidden AI Crypto Gem Before it Lists on Exchanges – What Do They Know?
15.11.2023
Launchpad XYZ is an AI crypto platform gaining traction before listing on major crypto exchanges. Image by Andreas, Adobe Stock. Crypto venture capitalists have set their sights on Launchpad XYZ and its goal of enabling anyone to tap into algorithmic trading through the platform’s custom...
Latam Insights: Unlicensed Crypto Exchanges Still Allowed to Operate in Brazil, Lightning Strikes Salvadoran Bitcoin ATMs
14.11.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: The Central Bank of Brazil confirms that unlicensed exchanges can still operate in the country; El Salvador will integrate Lightning Network transactions...
Crypto Exchange Listing and Delisting Announcements: November 13, 2023
13.11.2023
Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by crypto exchanges that we found last week and today. Have we missed something? Do you have information about new listings and/or delistings? Let us know here....
Poloniex Hack Analysis: North Korean Hacking Syndicate Lazarus Group Suspected in Wallet Breach
13.11.2023
The North Korea-backed hacker group is thought to be behind the Nov. 10 Poloniex hot wallet breach. A market research platform has said “a leakage of the private key” could be the reason why the hot wallet got breached. Private Key Leakage According to X-explore, a market research...
Binance Client Executives Kidnapped, Forced to Empty Crypto Wallets — CZ Says Total Loss Was $12.5 Million
13.11.2023
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has shared a story of how executives of a Binance client were abducted and forced to empty their crypto wallets. CZ detailed how the cryptocurrency exchange was able to track the transactions and freeze over 94% of the stolen funds. CZ Shares Story of How Binance...
Indian Government Misses on $420 Million in Crypto Taxes as 90% Trade Volume Shifts Offshore: Report
9.11.2023
Source: Pexels The imposition of a one percent tax-deducted-at-source (TDS) on the trading of cryptocurrencies in India has led to a massive shift of millions of users to offshore crypto exchanges, according to a recent report published by the Esya Centre. In February 2022, India’s Ministry...
US Regulator to Continue Going After Crypto Entities Despite Court Setbacks — Expert
9.11.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is unlikely to issue clear guidelines on the application of the law against the crypto industry before its case against Ripple is finalized, an industry expert has said. The U.S. securities regulator only needs to provide “additional facts”...
Spot Trading Volumes Surge in October, Reaches Highest Level Since January 2021: CCData Research
8.11.2023
Source: Pixabay Spot trading volumes on centralized crypto exchanges saw a significant surge last month, marking the highest month-on-month increase since early 2021. According to research from CCData, the total spot trading volume rose by 87.2% to $632 billion in October, the highest monthly...
Japanese Megabank Mitsubishi UFJ Teams up with Crypto Exchange for Stablecoin Project
8.11.2023
Source: Funtap/Adobe The Japanese banking giant Mitsubishi UFJ will join forces with one of the nation’s biggest crypto exchanges for a new stablecoin offering. The bank will team up with Bitbank, one of Japan’s biggest and longest-running crypto exchange platforms. The firms and their partners...
Coinbase Website Blocked in Kazakhstan Amidst Crypto Securities Law Enforcement
7.11.2023
Regional reports from Kazakhstan indicate that Coinbase, one of the largest crypto exchanges globally, has been blocked as it reportedly “violates paragraph 5 of Article 11 of the Digital Assets Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan.” Essentially, the clause is a policy on the issuance and sale...
US Supreme Court to Decide Whether Coinbase Can Force Users to Settle Disputes Through Arbitration
7.11.2023
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up the Coinbase case concerning whether the crypto exchange can force users to settle disputes through private arbitration, rather than in court. The case stems from a dogecoin (DOGE) sweepstakes in which users accused Coinbase of false advertising....
Crypto Exchange Listing and Delisting Announcements: November 6, 2023
6.11.2023
Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by crypto exchanges that we found last week and today.Have we missed something? Do you have information about new listings and/or delistings? Let us know...
Former SEC Official Warns SBF Conviction Is ‘Just the Tip of the Iceberg’ for All of Crypto
5.11.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s former head of internet enforcement says the conviction of ex-FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) is “just the tip of the iceberg” for the entire crypto industry. “People should not think that it’s safe to go back in the water...
Paypal Achieves FCA Registration in the UK, Paving the Way for Crypto Services Resumption in 2024
2.11.2023
The payments giant Paypal has successfully achieved registration with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the United Kingdom, a fact verified by the FCA’s website on October 31. This move comes shortly after Paypal’s temporary cessation of crypto purchases within the U.K., although the company...
Millions in Altcoins Sent from FTX and Alameda Research Wallets to Exchanges
1.11.2023
Crypto wallets associated with the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX and its sister company Alameda Research have moved a significant amount of altcoins, sending a total of $13.1 million to various crypto exchanges overnight, on November 1. Data provided by the on-chain analysis firm Spotonchain...
FTX and Alameda Research wallets send $13.1M in crypto to exchanges overnight
1.11.2023
A court-ordered liquidation process allows FTX to sell nearly $3.4 billion worth of crypto assets in weekly batches starting from $50 million a week
Crypto Exchange Listing and Delisting Announcements: October 30, 2023
30.10.2023
Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by crypto exchanges that we found last week and today.Have we missed something? Do you have information about new listings and/or delistings? Let us know here....
Crypto Exchanges Face Historic Liquidity Crunch Ahead of Bitcoin Halving
30.10.2023
About 60,000 bitcoins valued at just over $2 billion were removed from trading platforms in the past 90 days. The number of bitcoins on centralized exchanges is slightly more than 2 million. A recent report from Falconx says swings in the market have been exacerbated by a persistent lack...