Category: Exchanges

  • Russians See Growing Number of Options to Buy Cryptocurrencies

    Russians See Growing Number of Options to Buy Cryptocurrencies

    Interest towards cryptocurrencies in Russia remained relatively stable throughout 2018, despite the significant drop in their prices. Ruble-denominated trade on Localbitcoins, for example, has shown a generally positive trend since last spring. In the past year, Russians also saw a growing number of other options to purchase digital coins. Also read: Abkhazia Temporarily Shuts Down…

  • Indian Exchanges End Year With Improved Services, Optimism About Regulation

    Indian Exchanges End Year With Improved Services, Optimism About Regulation

    As the Indian government deliberates over cryptocurrency regulation, positive sentiment grows among local crypto exchanges regarding their government’s eventual decision. A number of them have also added new features and improved services such as offering interest on crypto deposits, increased liquidity, and better security. Also read: Indian Supreme Court Moves Crypto Hearing, Community Calls for Positive…

  • Kraken Launches Margin Trading for BCH Pairings

    Kraken Launches Margin Trading for BCH Pairings

    Kraken has launched margin trading for Bitcoin Cash pairings, now supporting leveraged trading for BCH/XBT, BCH/USD, and BCH/EUR markets. The exchange has also launched margin trading for XRP, now offering up to 5x leverage on XRP pairings. Also Read: Bitcoin Cash Mining Showcased at the Houston Rockets Game Kraken Launches Leverage Trading for Bitcoin Cash and…

  • Japanese Regulator Publishes Proposed Rules for Crypto Service Providers

    Japanese Regulator Publishes Proposed Rules for Crypto Service Providers

    Japan’s top financial regulator has published the final report outlining proposed rules for cryptocurrency service providers to follow. The rules address areas such as hacking incidents, coin listings, financial and price disclosures, margin trading, and crypto custodial services. Also read: Indian Supreme Court Moves Crypto Hearing, Community Calls for Positive Regulations Final Report of Proposed Rules…

  • 190 Companies Seek to Enter Japanese Cryptocurrency Market

    190 Companies Seek to Enter Japanese Cryptocurrency Market

    In an exclusive interview with news.Bitcoin.com, Japan’s top financial regulator has confirmed the number of companies currently wanting to enter the Japanese cryptocurrency market. Meanwhile, several existing crypto exchanges in the country are undergoing changes. Also read: Indian Supreme Court Moves Crypto Hearing, Community Calls for Positive Regulations Over 190 Companies Want In Japan’s Financial Services…

  • 50% of Chinese Stock Exchange Companies Investigated Fail to Demonstrate Real Applications for Blockchain

    50% of Chinese Stock Exchange Companies Investigated Fail to Demonstrate Real Applications for Blockchain

    According to Chinese state media, the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges have carried out investigations into 30 percent of companies listed on their exchanges that are performing operations pertaining to distributed ledger technology (DLT). Of the companies investigated, less than half were able to demonstrate applications for blockchain technology. Also Read: Chatter Report: Vitalik Doesn’t Believe…

  • Cryptocurrency Exchanges Delist Dozens of Struggling Altcoins

    Cryptocurrency Exchanges Delist Dozens of Struggling Altcoins

    Kucoin has delisted 10 digital assets, including bitcoin gold and mobius, and Huobi has put 32 trading pairs on notice. Both exchanges cite issues to do with weak liquidity and trading volume as reasons for their action. But the flurry of delistings also point to how the cryptocurrency market downturn has taken a toll on…

  • Indian Crypto Exchange Sees Record Trading Volumes Amid Regulatory Uncertainty

    Indian Crypto Exchange Sees Record Trading Volumes Amid Regulatory Uncertainty

    Despite regulatory uncertainty and banking restriction imposed by the country’s central bank, an Indian cryptocurrency exchange is seeing record trading volumes every month. The CEO of Wazirx told news.Bitcoin.com that the recent uptick in crypto prices has prompted a lot of Indians to start trading again. Also read: Indian Supreme Court Moves Crypto Hearing, Community Calls for Positive…

  • Everything You Need to Know to Start Trading Cryptocurrencies

    Everything You Need to Know to Start Trading Cryptocurrencies

    After acquiring your first bitcoins you might want to swap the digital asset for another token or test your luck for some quick profits with one of the many cryptocurrency exchanges. And even though you don’t need to be an expert to begin trading cryptocurrencies, some people want to know the very basics on how…

  • Bitcoincash.org Publishes Redesigned Website and Development Roadmap

    Bitcoincash.org Publishes Redesigned Website and Development Roadmap

    Bitcoin Cash (BCH) supporters have noticed the Bitcoincash.org website has been redesigned. The web portal hosts a comprehensive list of the network’s infrastructure including nodes, wallets, community services, and exchanges. Alongside the recent upgrade, the landing page leads to the BCH network’s development roadmap which highlights the plan to make bitcoin cash sound money that is…