Category: Exchanges

Crypto.com Takes Steps Toward Financial Licensure in Malta

The Hong Kong-based crypto firm received preliminary approval from the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) for two financial licenses.

November 24, 2020
$20 Billion in Crypto Under Custody: Coinbase Sees ‘Explosion of Capital’ From Institutional Investors

Coinbase has revealed that it has had “an explosion of incoming capital.” Its assets under custody currently stand at $20 billion, $14 billion of which were accumulated since April. Coinbase highlights a string of bullish events that have “really unleashed” a wave of institutional adoption. Coinbase Has $20 Billion in Custody Coinbase’s Head of Institutional…

November 22, 2020
Y Combinator, Pantera Back $3M Investment in New Crypto Derivatives Exchange

Globe announced a $3 million funding round from the likes of Pantera Capital, Y Combinator, Tim Draper and others.

November 20, 2020
Star Xu Surfaces From Detention as OKEx’s Mystery Key Holder Also Returns

Xu’s temporary detention and subsequent release closely coincides with the period that OKEx’s unnamed key holder also became unavailable.

November 20, 2020
Dutch Crypto Exchange Adds Extra Verification Measures Citing ‘Disproportionate’ Central Bank Requirements

The exchange said it must now ask users for extra information such as the purpose of bitcoin purchases.

November 18, 2020
Fireblocks adds Coinbase co-founder to board of directors

The addition of the Coinbase co-founder to Fireblocks’ board followed a $30 million funding round.

November 18, 2020
Hodl Hodl Brings Non-Custodial, Bitcoin-Backed Lending Service To U.S.

Decentralized cryptocurrency exchange Hodl Hodl announced today that its lending service, Lend at Hodl Hodl, is now available to customers in the U.S. “Lend at Hodl Hodl is a global, P2P, non-custodial, bitcoin-backed lending platform where anyone can lend or borrow stablecoins anonymously on a P2P basis,” per an announcement shared with Bitcoin Magazine. The…

November 13, 2020
$300M in Bitcoin Flow to Binance From Huobi as China Gets Tougher on Exchanges

The Chinese government cracks down on the crypto exchanges (again), but Binance has been benefiting.

November 13, 2020
Hackers, Scammers Have Stolen $7.6B in Crypto Since 2011

Billions of dollars have been stolen through exchange hacks and scams, according to a new report from blockchain analytics firm Crystal Blockchain.

November 11, 2020
What sets DEXs apart from CEXs? A deep dive featuring crypto traders and developers

Decentralized exchanges, or DEXs as popularly called, are one of the hottest topics in the crypto space in 2020, growing from niche obscurities as early as 2017 to boasting billions of dollars in daily volumes across 100s of crypto trade pairs this year. The benefits are multifold compared to “CEXs,” as their centralized counterparts are…

November 11, 2020