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Bitstamp Hires Ex-Coinbase Trading Head to Court Wall Street Money

Europe-based crypto exchange Bitstamp has hired former Coinbase trading head and Wall Street veteran Hunter Merghart to lead its U.S. operations.

Business  ·  8 May 2019
Exchanges

Bitfinex Releases Official White Paper for $1 Billion Exchange Token Offering

Crypto exchange Bitfinex’s $1 billion private token sale will launch next month, according to its just-released official white paper.

Markets  ·  8 May 2019
Exchanges

‘Predatory’ Bots Exploiting Decentralized Crypto Exchanges: Report

Arbitrage bots are exploiting "inefficiencies" in decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges, according to a Cornell Tech study.

Markets  ·  7 May 2019
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Price Eyes Break Above $6,000 Ahead of New York Blockchain Week

Bitcoin is gaining altitude in line with the bullish developments on the technical charts and could soon rise above the psychological level of $6,000.

Markets  ·  7 May 2019
Exchanges

‘One-Stop Shop’ for Crypto Mining and Trading to Launch Spot Market May 23

Bcause says it's weeks away from launching a spot market for bitcoin, ether, bitcoin cash and litecoin, despite operating under chapter 11.

Markets  ·  7 May 2019
Tokens

SIX Stock Exchange May Issue Its Own Token, Says Exec

Swiss stock exchange SIX could issue a token on its planned digital assets exchange in 2020, according to its head of securities and exchanges.

Business  ·  6 May 2019
Exchanges

Bitfinex’s Bitcoin Price Excluded from CoinMarketCap Average Calculation

Crypto data provider CoinMarketCap has excluded bitcoin prices provided by the troubled Bitfinex exchange from its weighted average calculation.

Markets  ·  6 May 2019
Exchanges

‘Not a White Paper’: Marketing Document Details $1 Billion Bitfinex Token Sale

New details are emerging about a planned $1 billion token sale to be held by iFinex, the parent company of Bitfinex and Tether, two cryptocurrency companies currently being sued by the state of New York for allegedly covering up a $850 million loss in customer funds. Released today on Twitter by known company shareholder and […]

Business  ·  4 May 2019
Exchanges

A Visual Guide to the Hot, New Crypto Fundraising Mechanism – the IEO

The ICO market might have cooled, but there's still fundraising going on in the blockchain space – it's now being done through the IEO, or initial exchange offering, and we break down how this mechanism is different our latest explainer video.

Markets  ·  4 May 2019
Exchanges

Tokenized Securities Exchange Currency.com Launches to the Public

Belarus-based exchange Currency.com has left beta mode to offer trading and investment in 1,000 tokenized securities.

Markets  ·  3 May 2019
Exchanges

CoinMarketCap Forms Alliance to Tackle Concerns Over Price Data Integrity

Crypto data provider CoinMarketCap is working with major exchanges on an initiative aimed to boost transparency in price data reporting.

Markets  ·  1 May 2019
Exchanges

Where Crypto Exchanges Are Beating the Bear Market

Turkish exchanges OKEx and BtcTurk are onboarding thousands of crypto traders as the lira falters.

Markets  ·  1 May 2019
Exchanges

ErisX Launches Crypto Spot Market on Heels of New $20 Million Raise

Aspiring crypto derivatives provider ErisX took one step closer to its ultimate goal Tuesday with the launch of a spot market.

Markets  ·  30 April 2019
XRP

Nasdaq Adding Index for XRP Cryptocurrency to Global Data Service

After bitcoin and ether, Nasdaq is now adding an index for the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency, XRP, to its global data service.

Business  ·  30 April 2019
Exchanges

Bitfinex Is Planning to Issue an Exchange Token, Shareholder Says

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex is planning to issue a proprietary exchange token, according to a shareholder claiming knowledge of the plan.

Markets  ·  30 April 2019