Exchanges

Exchanges

Finance

WazirX to Phase In Indian Rupee Withdrawals Starting Aug. 26

Users of the Indian crypto exchange will be able to take out up to 66% of their rupee funds in two phases following a suspension instituted after last month's $230 million dollar hack.

WazirX CEO Nischal Shetty (WazirX)

Policy

Binance Says Venezuela Platform Is Being Hit by Access Restrictions

The Venezuelan government has blocked various websites, including the social network X, following allegations of fraud in the July 28 presidential elections.

(Ronal Labrador/Unsplash)

Policy

Binance Challenges $86M Indian Tax Showcause Notice: Source

The notice, a first step taken by the authority when it suspects tax evasion, was issued to Binance last week.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitstamp to Start Distributing Mt. Gox Proceeds on Thursday

Customers of the defunct crypto exchange lost their funds in a 2014 hack, and the imminent distribution of nearly $9 billion worth of assets to creditors has been weighing on crypto markets.

(CoinDesk)

Finance

Mt. Gox Moves $3B Bitcoin to New Wallet, $130M to Bitstamp Exchange

The defunct crypto exchange has moved billions of dollars worth of bitcoin over two days.

16:9 Wallet (Prasanta Sahoo/PIxabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Nears $66K as Mt. Gox Moves $130M to Bitstamp

The defunct crypto exchange shuffled over $2.5 billion between wallets, some of which was sent to crypto exchange Bitstamp.

Mt. Gox Creditor Kolin Burges confronts Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles (CoinDesk)

Markets

WazirX Hack Sends SHIB, WRX Tumbling as Bitcoin, Tether Trade at Massive Discount

Most coins, including market leader bitcoin and USDT, are trading at a significant discount on WazirX.

(Kevin Ku/Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto Exchanges Clamping Down on Prime Brokers Is Backwards Step for Market Efficiency, Traders Say

Binance and OKX say closing a loophole that meant crypto prime brokers could offer lower fees is about transparency and creating a level playing field. Some trading firms say it's a backward step for market efficiency.

(Mohan Murugesan/Unsplash)

Finance

Decentralized Crypto Exchange WOOFi Uses Gaming Style NFTs to Boost DeFi

So-called “Boosters” enhance the yield from WOO tokens, which are staked to earn a share of the DEX’s fees.

Yield Booster NFTs (WOOFi)