Closures

UK’s AML Rules Could Force Up to 50 Crypto Firms to Cease Trading: Report

The FCA has expressed concern that a "significantly high number" of crypto-asset businesses are not meeting its standards on AML.

News  ·  4 June 2021

Nigeria’s Central Bank Orders Banks to Close Accounts of All Crypto Users

Any breaches of the order would face "severe regulatory sanctions," the central bank warned.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 February 2021
Binance

Crypto Exchange Binance Terminates South Korea Operations Due to Low Usage

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance said a new South Korean law going into effect early next year was another factor.

News  ·  24 December 2020
Remittances

Bitspark Fades Out Following COO Maxine Ryan’s Departure

The company, with operations in Hong Kong, the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam, will be permanently shuttering its doors on March 4.

News  ·  4 February 2020
Fraud

11 Bitcoin Startups That Went Bust in 2015

This year, around nine bitcoin firms went belly up for a host of reasons. We take a look at what happened.

Markets  ·  26 December 2015
Exchanges

European Bitcoin Exchange Yacuna Announces Closure

European cryptocurrency exchange Yacuna has announced it will close next month.

Business  ·  13 October 2015