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Cryptopia Users Can Claim Assets From End of 2020, Says Hacked Exchange’s Liquidator

Grant Thornton said the process of repatriating $100 million worth of crypto assets from the now-defunct Cryptopia exchange will begin later this year.

Business  ·  18 September 2020
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Binance, Huobi, OKEx Have FOMO for DeFi

DeFi FOMO is driving centralized exchanges including Binance, Huobi and OKEx to prepare for a potential new crypto trading landscape where decentralized exchanges dominate.

Markets  ·  15 September 2020
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Bitstamp Integrates Nasdaq’s Matching Engine for Faster Order Executions

According to research by Bitstamp and crypto market data provider Kaiko, the new engine enables order matching up to 1,250 times faster than with the previous system.

News  ·  11 September 2020
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Binance Launches Fiat-Crypto Exchange for Turkish Market

The new exchange, offering Turkish lira trading pairs, will be owned by Binance but operated by a locally registered company.

News  ·  9 September 2020
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DCG Enters Retail Crypto Market With Acquisition of Luno Wallet

Blockchain-focused investment firm Digital Currency Group has acquired Luno, a retail-focused cryptocurrency exchange with over five million customers.

Business  ·  9 September 2020
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Most New Customers at Japanese Exchange BitFlyer Are in Their 20s

More than 30% of new customers at bitFlyer, a major Japanese crypto exchange, are in their 20s, the exchange said.

News  ·  9 September 2020
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Diginex Raises $20M Ahead of SPAC Listing on Nasdaq

Diginex, the firm behind the newly launched EQUOS.io crypto exchange, has raised $20 million ahead of an anticipated Nasdaq listing later this month.

Business  ·  8 September 2020
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European Crypto Exchange Falls Victim to $1.6M Hack

Slovakia's Eterbase said early on Tuesday that hackers had managed to steal a total of $1.6 million in various cryptocurrencies.

Policy & regulation  ·  8 September 2020
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Bithumb Exchange’s Offices Raided Again by Korean Authorities: Report

Local officials are said to have raided Bithumb's offices for the second time in a week as part of a fraud investigation.

Policy & regulation  ·  8 September 2020
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Digital Bank Revolut Expands Crypto Buying and Selling Service to Australia

The U.K.-based fintech firm has opened its cryptocurrency services to Australian residents.

Business  ·  3 September 2020
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Digital Rights Advocacy Group Calls On Coinbase for Greater Transparency

The EFF wants Coinbase to be more transparent in how it handles authorities' requests for users' private financial data.

Policy & regulation  ·  3 September 2020
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Police Reportedly Raid Headquarters of Bithumb, South Korea’s Largest Exchange

Crypto exchange Bithumb has reportedly been seized by police in Seoul on allegations that its chairman engaged in investment fraud.

News  ·  2 September 2020
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First Mover: Binance’s Shrinking Trading Spreads and Bitcoin’s Jackson Hole Fizzle

Traders are getting better fills due to shrinking bid-ask spreads on Binance and other cryptocurrency exchanges. It's a sign of a healthy market.

Markets  ·  28 August 2020
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ShapeShift Accuses Former Employee of Stealing $900K in Bitcoin

The exchange wants damages from Azamat Mukhiddinov, its now-fired senior engineer.

News  ·  27 August 2020
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Deribit Suffers Outage Over ‘Hardware Issues,’ May Miss Thursday’s Options Expiry

Update: Deribit had faced missing today's expiry, but has now announced trading is once more live.

Markets  ·  27 August 2020