Crypto Exchange UpBit Scores Full Deck of Licenses From Thai SEC
After a series of regulatory changes led the South Korean exchange UpBit to force out its foreign users from the platform, the company is setting up a new division in …
Crypto Exchange Bitfinex Is Down Right Now
Bitfinex has been offline for at least two hours as of this writing, and the exchange has no confirmed time when it will be up and running again. According to …
Web Traffic on Global Crypto Exchanges Surged 13% in July
Global crypto exchanges have reportedly seen a significant increase in web traffic in July as cryptocurrency prices gained momentum. According to data from crypto analytics startup ICO Analytics, web traffic …
Japanese Messaging Giant LINE’s LN Token Trading on BitMax
Crypto exchange BitMax just made Japanese messaging app LINE’s token available for trading. According to an Aug. 6 notice from LINE, the biggest messaging app in Japan with 84 million …
Cryptocurrency News From Japan: August 2 – August 8 in Review
This week’s headlines from Japan included Coincheck readying its digital shareholder meeting solution, GMO Coin announcing negative leverage trading fees, Decurret testing transactions with a power company, Japanese authorities proposing …
Slow But Steady: FATF Review Highlights Crypto Exchanges’ Struggle to Meet AML Standards
In June 2019, the intergovernmental Financial Action Task Force (FATF) introduced its revised set of standards for virtual asset service providers. The document establishes the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism (AML/CFT) …
No One Knows Why Binance.US Is Down Right Now
Binance.US, the United States branch of major crypto exchange Binance, went down unexpectedly on Aug. 7 around 15:26 UTC time. “At 11:26am EST, we noticed our systems not functioning as intended,” …
Why is the ETC Price Steady Despite Risk of Further 51% Attacks?
After suffering two major blockchain reorganizations over the past week, Ethereum Classic (ETC) has seen its hash rate plummet — exacerbating the risk of further 51% attacks targeting the network. …
Bitcoin Whales Bought the Dip, Data Shows as $1.2B Leaves Exchanges
Bitcoin (BTC) exchanges lost 100,000 BTC during the weekend’s price crash, data shows — and that’s a bullish sign. Figures from on-chain monitoring resource CryptoQuant on Aug. 5 tracking exchange …
Coinbase Follows Huobi in Supporting .Crypto Domains-Based Payments
Coinbase Wallet, a service of the largest crypto exchange in the United States, now supports “.crypto” domains via an integration with blockchain domain provider Unstoppable Domains. Coinbase users can now …