Crypto Exchanges

South Korea

South Korean Banks to ‘Review’ Partnerships With Crypto Exchanges

There are no guarantees that even the "Big 4" Korean crypto exchanges will survive the imminent regulatory tidal wave.

Policy & regulation  ·  21 June 2021
Regulation

South Africa’s Financial Watchdog to Bring Crypto Exchanges Into Regulatory Oversight

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority said it will start to regulate the crypto industry "in a phased and structured approach."

News  ·  11 June 2021
Hiring

Crypto Exchange Apifiny Hires New President, Inches Towards Public Listing

The “exchange of exchanges” has hired a new CFO to help take the company public.

Business  ·  10 June 2021
Acquisitions

INX Closes Openfinance Acquisition

The deal allows users to trade security tokens and cryptocurrencies side by side on the exchange.

Business  ·  8 June 2021
Binance

Binance Extended Crypto Exchange Dominance During May Trading Frenzy

Binance led competitors in May with a monthly trading volume of $2.46 trillion, up 49% from April levels.

Markets  ·  7 June 2021
Exchanges

CME Returns to Second Place in Latest Rankings of Bitcoin Futures Exchanges

The global derivatives giant improves from fifth place earlier this week. Binance ranks first.

Markets  ·  21 May 2021
Bitstamp

Bitstamp to ‘Triple’ US Team as Number of New Customers Surges

The exchange will bolster its customer support and American headcount as U.S. crypto under management eclipses $1.1 billion.

Business  ·  3 May 2021
Kraken

RIT Capital Partners Acquires Stake in US Crypto Exchange Kraken

Terms have not been disclosed although the investment was disclosed to investors during a webinar in March.

Business  ·  21 April 2021
Crypto Exchanges

Ziglu Offers UK Users 5% Interest on Bitcoin Investments

Interest equivalent to an annual rate of 5% will be paid to users’ accounts on a weekly basis.

Business  ·  8 April 2021
South Africa

South African Cryptocurrency Exchange iCE3 Goes Into Liquidation

The company told customers withdrawals from the platform have been disabled, and they will get further details Wednesday.

News  ·  7 April 2021
Payments

Bitcoin Exchange LVL Launches Mastercard Debit Card

The card can be used to spend crypto and fiat around the world.

Business  ·  22 January 2021
Bitcoin

CEX, Lies and Videotape: Binance Accuses Rivals of Fighting Dirty

A bogus video on Chinese social media has intensified a long-standing feud involving Binance, Huobi and OKEx.

Markets  ·  12 January 2021
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Retail FOMO Brings a Heap of ‘Kimchi Premium’ to S. Korea

Bitcoin's price premiums on South Korean exchanges have returned amid the latest bitcoin bull market.

Markets  ·  5 January 2021
India

India’s Leading Bitcoin Exchange Raises $13.9M From Block.One, Coinbase Ventures

India's largest cryptocurrency exchange, CoinDCX, has raised $13.9 million in a Series B funding round led by Block.one.

Business  ·  22 December 2020
DeFi

OKCoin Debuts CeFi-DeFi Mashup With Portal for Stablecoin Deposits

OKCoin is allowing users to invest in decentralized finance (DeFi) applications through its site without paying gas fees.

Business  ·  16 December 2020