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Bitcoin Represents 53% of Clients’ Portfolio Holdings in LatAm: Bitso
12.2.2024
Bitcoin (BTC) makes up 53% of user portfolios in Latin America, reveals crypto exchange platform Bitso’s latest Crypto Landscape report. “By the end of 2023, Bitcoin represented 53% of clients’ portfolios in Latin America,” the platform noted. Source: Bitso In the face of economic turbulence...
Hong Kong’s SFC Issues Warning on MEXC for Alleged Crypto Fraud
9.2.2024
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission warned the public of an allegedly fraudulent crypto exchange today. In an announcement published on its website, the SFC noted that an organization operating under the name MEXC was posing as a legitimate crypto exchange. MEXC’s Crypto Fraud...
CoinDesk’s CEO Kevin Worth Departs in Major Restructuring Led by New Owner Bullish
9.2.2024
CoinDesk’s CEO Kevin Worth has stepped down as part of a major restructuring effort led by the crypto exchange Bullish, which recently acquired the media outlet. Bullish has appointed Sara Stratoberdha, who previously spearheaded business development for the exchange, as the new CEO...
Kraken Obtains VASP Registration From Dutch Central Bank
8.2.2024
Crypto exchange Kraken was granted a virtual asset service provider (VASP) registration from the Dutch Central Bank today. Kraken announced the acquisition of its fourth European VASP license, which will make its services available to customers in the Netherlands. Another milestone in our European...
NBA, Mark Cuban Sued for Marketing Deals With Defunct Crypto Exchange Voyager
8.2.2024
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is facing a lawsuit over its association with failed crypto exchange Voyager Digital Holdings, with investors alleging losses totaling $4.2 billion. The lawsuit claims the NBA’s involvement in a marketing deal between Voyager and Mark Cuban, former...
OKX Breaks Into Argentina With Wallet And Crypto Exchange
7.2.2024
OKX launched localized trading services in Argentina on February 7 to provide Argentinians access to the non-custodial OKX Web3 Wallet. This development will establish a secure gateway for managing DeFi, trading NFTs, accessing dApps, and more in one of Latin America’s largest crypto markets...
South Korea Exchange Association Petitions OKX for Offering Services Without Approval
7.2.2024
A group of cryptocurrency exchanges known as the Digital Asset Exchange Alliance (DAXA) has reported rival OKX to the financial authorities in South Korea. According to a Feb 7 report, OKX faces regulatory scrutiny by South Korean authorities after a report that it targeted local traders without...
India’s WazirX, Zebpay CEOs Collaborate to Debut New Crypto Venture
7.2.2024
Indian crypto veterans Nischal Shetty and Avinash Shekhar have launched their new crypto-INR perpetual futures exchange dubbed ‘Pi42.’ WazirX founder Shetty and erstwhile CEO of Zebpay Shakhar said that the new venture would be one of the most legally compliant exchanges in India. The exchange...
South Korean Crypto Exchange Bitsonic Execs Jailed for Price Manipulation
7.2.2024
A Seoul court jailed South Korean crypto exchange Bitsonic executives for manipulating crypto prices – and profiting to the tune of $7.5 million. Newsis reported that the Seoul Eastern District Court sentenced the CEO of the Bitsonic trading platform to seven years in prison. South Korean Crypto...
Ronin Token (RON) Rally Holds Strong Despite Volatility After Binance Listing
6.2.2024
Ronin, the gaming blockchain developed by Sky Mavis, the creator of Axie Infinity, has demonstrated resilience in its token (RON) performance despite facing initial turbulence while listing on the crypto exchange Binance. On February 5, Ronin token prices experienced significant volatility...
Bitcoin Infrastructure Builder Bitlight Labs’ Seed Round Led by Gate Ventures, Gate.io’s VC Arm
6.2.2024
Feb 6th, Panama City – Gate Ventures, the venture capital arm of the Gate.io crypto exchange, recently led the seed round for Bitlight Labs, an innovative blockchain solutions provider utilizing RGB protocols to transform the Bitcoin ecosystem, bringing Layer 2 smart contract technology...
Kraken’s Security Team Keeps a Low Profile on Social Media By Design
6.2.2024
Crypto exchange Kraken is prioritizing security and ensuring its security team maintains a low public profile. Chief security officer Nick Percoco recently told Financial News that his 400-member team is encouraged to refrain from using social media. This strategy is aimed at mitigating potential...
Crypto Exchange Listing and Delisting Announcements: February 6, 2024
6.2.2024
  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....
South Korean Crypto Exchange Bithumb Reinstates Commission Fees After Four Months
6.2.2024
The South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb ended its four-month campaign of commission-free crypto trading on February 5. Per Insight Korea, Bithumb began charging a 0.04% fee “for all crypto transactions starting from February 5.” Bithumb vs Upbit: South Korean Crypto Exchange Rivals Go to War?...
DOJ Charges Belarusian National With Money Laundering Conspiracy and Operating Unlicensed Crypto Exchange
4.2.2024
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged the Belarus national Aliaksandr Klimenka with money laundering conspiracy and the operation of an unlicensed money services business. Most of these criminal activities were perpetrated via BTC-e’s servers in the U.S. which were “leased...
DOJ Charges Trio Behind $400 Million SIM Swap Attack on FTX
4.2.2024
The United States Department of Justice has charged three individuals accused of masterminding the SIM-swapping attack that siphoned over $400 million from FTX. The indictment of the trio appears to undercut claims that incarcerated FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was the mastermind behind the hack....
Britain’s Former Finance Minister George Osborne Joins Coinbase’s Global Advisory Council
3.2.2024
Britain’s former chancellor of the exchequer, George Osborne, joins Coinbase’s global advisory council. Osborne becomes the latest high-profile politician to join the crypto exchange’s advisory council. The former finance minister has said he is looking forward to working with...
Supreme Court Ruling Bolsters Australian FTX Creditors’ Prospects for Full Recovery
2.2.2024
The prospects of Australian creditors of the crypto exchange FTX getting all their money back recently received a boost after a judge ruled that only those who initiated Australian dollar withdrawal requests are entitled to a share of the $26 million recovered. Australian investors with...
Belarusian-Cypriot National Charged by US for Operating Unlicensed Crypto Exchange BTC-e
2.2.2024
Belarusian and Cypriot national has been charged in the US for operating an unlicensed cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e and money laundering conspiracy, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Aliaksandr Klimenka and Alexander Vinnik, allegedly controlled the digital currency exchange BTC-e...
Three Arrows Co-Founders’ OPNX Exchange to Cease Operations
2.2.2024
Crypto exchange OPNX launched by Three Arrows Capital co-founders has announced it will “officially cease operations and shut down in February 2024.” The exchange said in an email it will cease all operations on 14 February. OPNX is asking customers to settle positions before 7 February, 8 AM...