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CME Group Suspends Trading in Response to Coronavirus
12.3.2020
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group cited the coronavirus epidemic as a reason to close trading from Friday. Other crypto-related firms are taking precautions too
Tokyo Police Arrest 2 Men for Buying Cryptocurrency Tied to $530M Coincheck Hack
11.3.2020
Tokyo police arrested two individuals on Wednesday for acquiring stolen NEM from the 2018 Coincheck hack. On Jan. 26, 2018, the Japanese trading platform Coincheck noticed an “illicit transfer” of 523,000,000 NEM and it was the largest cryptocurrency exchange hack since Mt Gox....
2 Japanese Business Giants to Offer Crypto Margin Trading + More News
11.3.2020
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SBI VC Trade, the crypto exchange run by the Japanese financial giant SBI, will follow...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Trading Near Crucial Juncture
11.3.2020
After testing the USD 7,650 support area, bitcoin price started a short term upside correction. However, BTC/USD struggled to gain bullish momentum above the USD 8,000 and USD 8,080 levels. The price is currently (08:30 UTC) consolidating below USD 8,000 and it seems to be preparing for the next...
Synthetix Exchange May Soon Offer Derivatives Trading on Ethereum
11.3.2020
Derivatives trading may soon become a reality for Ethereum-based Synthetix according to its Q2 and Q3 plans
What Is a ‘Circuit Breaker’ and Why Do Exchanges Need Them?
11.3.2020
Should crypto exchanges follow the lead of traditional exchanges and use circuit breakers to curb panic selling?
Huobi Releases New Mobile App for Crypto Trading
10.3.2020
Huobi Group is introducing an app for Android and iOS to trade cryptos
Unibright to Pilot Blockchain-Based Renewable Energy Trading in Germany
10.3.2020
Unibright will provide its technology to Wasserkraft Mittelrhein in the roll-out of its “power-buoy” project
Forbes Report: World’s Top 10 Billionaires Lost $38B on Black Monday
10.3.2020
The world’s top 10 billionaires including Facebook CEO lost a combined $38 billion on Black Monday, according to Forbes
CoinTracking.info Helps Crypto Traders Avoid Costly Tax Mistakes
10.3.2020
CoinTracking.info, the world’s most popular cryptocurrency tax software, is announcing the launch of a new service aimed at helping crypto traders avoid a common tax-time mistake: submitting incomplete or incorrect data to the IRS.
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Startup Vega Tests Blockchain Focused on Derivatives Trading Products
10.3.2020
Vega has fired up the testnet for its new protocol made for building decentralized derivatives trading products
Libra Association Member Offers an Explanation for the Crypto Market Decline
9.3.2020
Marc Bhargava, co-founder of crypto prime broker Tagomi, isn’t surprised by the current market selloff — he blames margin calls
Robinhood Crypto and Stock Trading App Is Down Second Monday in a Row
9.3.2020
Robinhood experiences another technical outage, causing its clients to be unable to trade stocks and crypto
Bitcoin.com Local Gathers Steam as Other P2P Markets Falter
7.3.2020
The bitcoin marketplace Localbitcoins was once the most popular peer-to-peer (P2P) trading platform. But during the last few years, the company’s trading requirements and KYC implementation have caused an influx of traders to migrate to different P2P crypto markets. The mass departure...
Bitfinex Launches Tether Gold Futures Trading After It Hit $21M Market Cap
6.3.2020
Bitfinex rolls out futures trading for Tether Gold soon after the new gold-backed stablecoin hit a $21 million market cap and surpassed its nearest rival PAX Gold
RBI to Challenge Supreme Court Verdict on Cryptocurrency
6.3.2020
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is reportedly seeking to file a review petition challenging the supreme court verdict which lifted its banking ban on the crypto industry. The RBI is worried that the court’s decision “could pave the way for trading in virtual currencies and put...
The Algorithms That Control the Cryptocurrency Market
5.3.2020
Algorithms are at the heart of 21st century life, invisibly controlling many of the systems we use and take for granted on a daily basis. Pervasive algorithms determine the entertainment we consume (Netflix, Spotify), the information we read (Google), and the chatter we hear (Facebook, Twitter)....
Indian Crypto Exchanges Resume Fiat Services 24 Hours After Supreme Court Ruling
5.3.2020
Less than a day after India’s Supreme Court overturned a ban on banks’ services to crypto, the industry’s leading exchanges have re-opened fiat services
BitGo Launches Its First Institutional Crypto Lending Service
5.3.2020
Major cryptocurrency firm BitGo launches its first institutional-focused crypto lending service
Binance Halts Trading Again, Does Not Appreciate Offer of ‘Help’ From OKEx
4.3.2020
As Binance halts trading to undergo more unscheduled maintenance, its CEO blocked the CEO of competing exchange OKEx after the latter offered ‘help’