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Winklevoss-Led Gemini Exchange Now Has Its Own Insurance Company

Gemini, led by the Winklevoss twins, has set up its own insurance captive to cover loss of crypto in cold storage – with a possibly record-breaking $200M limit.

Business  ·  16 January 2020
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Liquid Exchange Cancels Sale of Telegram’s Gram Tokens

With the SEC lawsuit holding up the launch of Telegram's TON network, the Japan-based exchange has cancelled its sale of gram tokens and refunded investors.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 January 2020
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Bithumb Exchange Fighting Back Against ‘Groundless’ $69M Tax Bill

The South Korea-based exchange is fighting a move by the country's tax authority to withhold over $69 million in tax on foreign cryptocurrency transactions.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 January 2020
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Kraken Acquires One of Australia’s Longest-Running Crypto Exchanges

With its acquisition of Bit Trade, Kraken is making a major push into the Asia-Pacific region.

Business  ·  15 January 2020
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Startup Crypto Exchange Blade to Launch Zero-Fee Trading in February

Crypto perpetuals exchange Blade will be introducing zero-fee trading next month in a bid to gain market share from rivals.

Markets  ·  15 January 2020
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Binance to Launch Korean Support Center Following Investment in Local Startup

Binance has made its first direct investment in a South Korean startup as part of a deal to launch a support center in the country.

Business  ·  14 January 2020
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Upbit Exchange Resumes Ether Services Months After $49M Hack

Upbit said users will need to create new wallet addresses to resume trading.

Markets  ·  14 January 2020
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CME Takes Its Bitcoin Options Live, Competing With ICE’s Bakkt

The Chicago exchange has announced its highly-anticipated bitcoin options are now open for trading.

Markets  ·  13 January 2020
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Cobinhood Announces Shutdown, Claims It Will Audit User Accounts

Troubled crypto exchange Cobinhood has announced it is shutting down – but just temporarily, it seems.

Markets  ·  10 January 2020
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Binance Adds Near-Instant UK Pound Payments in Latest Fiat Expansion

The Malta-based exchange has added new direct fiat funding options, including Faster Payments for U.K. pounds-bearing customers, as well as euros and Australian dollars.

Markets  ·  8 January 2020
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Law Enforcement Data Requests Rose by Almost 50 Percent in 2019, Says Kraken

The exchange's CEO said the cost of responding to law enforcement requests for user data was over $1 million.

Policy & regulation  ·  7 January 2020
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South Korean Presidential Committee Wants to Bring Crypto Into Mainstream Finance

Financial institutions should be allowed to launch cryptocurrency products, such as derivatives, according to a government advisory body.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 January 2020
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We Still Don’t Know Bitcoin’s Real Volume

CoinDesk Research analyst Galen Moore unpacks the differences in reported trading volumes from three major data aggregators.

Markets  ·  6 January 2020
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Korea’s Tax Agency to Withhold $70M From Crypto Exchange Bithumb

South Korea's National Tax Service will withhold tax worth $70 million from the country's largest crypto exchange Bithumb.

News  ·  30 December 2019
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Crypto Custodians Grapple With Germany’s New Rules

While a grandfather clause allows crypto custodians to keep serving German customers without being penalized, those same companies are waiting on financial regulator BaFin to release final regulations around the law.

Policy & regulation  ·  26 December 2019