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Hong Kong flags 7 unregulated crypto exchanges for noncompliance
15.7.2024
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission added seven crypto trading platforms to its alert list for operating without licenses, raising concerns over investor safety
Russia Considers Allowing Digital Currency Trading on the Country’s Largest Exchanges
15.7.2024
The Russian Ministry of Finance has proposed permitting digital currency trading for a select group of qualified investors on licensed exchanges like the Moscow Exchange and St. Petersburg Exchange. Anatoly Aksakov, head of the State Duma Financial Market Committee, believes Russia’s largest...
Institutional Liquidity Providers and OTC Desks Absorbed 88% of Germany’s Bitcoin Sales
14.7.2024
Institutional liquidity providers, market makers, and over-the-counter (OTC) trading desks, regardless of the term you choose, have taken in most of Germany’s bitcoin since sales began in June 2024. Data reveals that only a small amount of BTC was moved to centralized crypto exchanges like...
Binance Seeks to Reduce Stake in Operator of South Korean Crypto Exchange Gopax to 10%
13.7.2024
Binance is reportedly seeking to reduce its stake in the South Korean crypto exchange Gopax’s parent company, Streami, to approximately 10%. Binance’s mooted sale of the stake to Megazone comes just over a year after Binance acquired the controlling stake. The exchange needs to offload...
DBS Digital Exchange Sees 3-Fold Surge in Trading Value — Custodied Crypto up 80%
13.7.2024
DBS, a leading financial services group in Asia, reports a significant increase in the trading value of digital payment tokens on its digital exchange for the first five months of this year. The surge reflects growing institutional interest in digital assets as part of alternative portfolios....
Crypto Exchange Bitmex Pleads Guilty to Violating Bank Secrecy Act, AML Failures
13.7.2024
Crypto exchange Bitmex has pleaded guilty to violating the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) by failing to maintain an adequate anti-money laundering (AML) program, resulting in the company being a vehicle for large-scale money laundering. The DOJ announced this plea following previous legal actions...
Crypto hacks top $1.4B, MetaMask streamlines Web3 onboarding: Finance Redefined
12.7.2024
Centralized exchanges are becoming the new ground zero for hackers, as shown by a 900% increase in losses year-over-year
Exchange Bitcoin Reserves Fall Sharply This Week, Reaching $4B Outflow
12.7.2024
According to data from the past 40 days, the San Francisco crypto exchange and custody service Coinbase has experienced withdrawals totaling 12,585 BTC since June 1. Meanwhile, Binance has reported inflows of approximately 30,082 BTC during the same period. Despite these shifts, centralized...
Mt. Gox repayment shakes crypto market, causing volatility
10.7.2024
Bitcoin faces immense volatility as Mt. Gox repayments flood the market
Bitcoin Steady Above $57K as Germany Moves 6.3K BTC to Exchanges
9.7.2024
The German government entity has moved hundreds of millions worth of BTC to exchanges in the past few weeks, contributing to selling pressure and bearish sentiment
Paxful Co-Founder Pleads Guilty to AML Conspiracy — Faces up to 5 Years in US Prison
9.7.2024
A Paxful co-founder has pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges for failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering (AML) program on the peer-to-peer cryptocurrency platform. This led to various criminal activities being conducted on the platform, according to the U.S. Department of Justice...
Decentralized Crypto Exchange WOOFi Uses Gaming Style NFTs to Boost DeFi
9.7.2024
So-called “Boosters” enhance the yield from WOO tokens, which are staked to earn a share of the DEX’s fees
Bitcoin, Ether Reverse Losses as Germany Gets Back $200M BTC From Exchanges
9.7.2024
Earlier Monday, BTC dropped to as low as $55,000 shortly after an address belonging to the German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) sent over $900 million to various addresses
Ethereum ICO-Era Stalwart Golem Sent $100M Ether to Exchanges in the Past Month
8.7.2024
The protocol was one of the first ICOs on Ethereum, raising $8.6 million worth of ether in 29 minutes and setting the precedent for thousands of other ICOs in the years since
Robinhood Moves Forward With Acquisition of Bitstamp
7.7.2024
Robinhood Markets Inc. is moving forward with its acquisition of Bitstamp Ltd., a global cryptocurrency exchange. As part of this process, Robinhood Crypto LLC has submitted a change of control application to the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), which announced it received...
Kucoin to Implement 7.5% VAT on Transaction Fees for Nigerian Users
5.7.2024
Nigeria-based KuCoin users will begin being levied a 7.5% value-added tax (VAT) on transaction fees starting on July 8. Some observers believe that Kucoin’s decision to implement this tax is intended to enhance its chances of securing an operating license. A Lagos-based crypto industry player...
Binance vs Nigeria: A timeline of events
5.7.2024
As the trial of Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan restarts in Nigeria, Cointelegraph recaps the story so far
Crypto exchanges subject to EU Travel Rule in 6 months
5.7.2024
New EU regulations mandate crypto exchanges to comply with Travel Rule Guidelines, enhancing AML/CFT measures starting Dec. 30
Australia Honors Kraken With Several Crypto Awards
5.7.2024
Kraken, a global cryptocurrency exchange, won several awards in Australia, including Finder’s best overall crypto trading platform in 2024. It also bagged Finder’s best-advanced trading and crypto trading – extra features. Meanwhile, Wemoney named Kraken the best platform...
German gov’t transfers $172M in Bitcoin to multiple locations
4.7.2024
The German government’s latest Bitcoin transfers could impact the market significantly, as it moves 3,000 BTC to various crypto exchanges and an unknown wallet