Category: Exchanges

Coinbase Open Sources Technical Standard to Streamline Token Listings

Coinbase published an open-source technical standard designed to streamline its token listing process by making it easy for blockchains to share important data with the exchange’s platform.

June 17, 2020
OKCoin Grants $100,000 to BTCPay Server Toward Its Open-Source Development

Today, San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange OKCoin announced a $100,000 donation to open-source bitcoin payment processor project BTCPay Server. The funding comes as part of the OKCoin Independent Developer Grant, which was launched last year. BTCPay Server’s product is free to use and its dependent on such contributions to continue operations. “Supporting infrastructure projects is key…

May 28, 2020
Bitbuy, Knox Team to Offer Insured Custody for Bitcoin on Exchange

Today, insured bitcoin custody provider Knox has announced its partnership with Canadian cryptocurrency exchange Bitbuy in a sign of growing interest for offline and insurable third-party storage solutions. “Bitbuy is partnering with Knox … allowing its clients to have their bitcoin stored in an offline vault with insurance up to the full value of holdings,”…

May 27, 2020
Hacker Attempts to Sell Data Allegedly Tied to Ledger, Trezor, Bnktothefuture Customers

According to an online monitoring web portal called, Under the Breach, a hacker is purportedly trying to sell customer information that stems from companies like Keepkey, Trezor, Ledger, and even the investment platform Bnktothefuture. The hacker doesn’t seem to have any passwords, but is offering detailed information that was stolen from a Shopify breach like…

May 24, 2020
Caught Up in Steem Squabble, Bittrex to Return Tokens Diverted in Hard Fork

Bittrex says it will return all confiscated steem tokens that got “rescued” soon after yesterday’s hard fork.

May 21, 2020
BitGo Now Providing Custody for India’s Largest Crypto Exchange

One of the oldest crypto custodians, BitGo has started securing crypto assets at India’s largest exchange by trade volume, CoinDCX.

May 15, 2020
BitGo Now Providing Custody for India’s Largest Crypto Exchange

One of the oldest crypto custodians, BitGo has started securing crypto assets at India’s largest exchange by trade volume, CoinDCX.

May 15, 2020
More Than $220M in Bitcoin Withdrawn from Crypto Exchanges Since the Halving

In mid-April, news.Bitcoin.com reported on a great number of BTC withdrawn from cryptocurrency trading platforms and after the third BTC halving, the trend has picked up once again. Data from Glassnode’s Bitcoin Exchange Net-Flow statistics show that close to 24,000 BTC has been withdrawn since May 11. Additionally, statistics from Bituniverse’s exchange reserve data indicate…

May 13, 2020
Users blast Coinbase after yet another outage during pre-halving Bitcoin drop

Crypto exchange Coinbase can’t seem to catch a break. The San Francisco-based outfit was under fire on Sunday after multiple users took to Reddit and Twitter to complain about downtime during a very critical trading session. Going down but locked out Bitcoin experienced a 15 percent price drop on Sunday, just 48 hours before halving.…

May 12, 2020
New Cryptocurrency Exchanges Launch in India as Businesses Seek Answers From RBI

The Indian cryptocurrency industry has been growing rapidly despite the nationwide lockdown and the coronavirus crisis. Two new cryptocurrency trading platforms are launching in India while existing crypto businesses seek clarification from the central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). New Cryptocurrency Trading Platforms Launching in India The crypto sector in India is showing…

May 8, 2020