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Crypto-to-crypto Exchanges Sent Another Sign of Altcoin Season

Another possible proof of the altcoin season has emerged - the trading volume on crypto-to-crypto exchanges increased in February, outpacing December results, while the trading volume on fiat-to-crypto exchanges remained flat, according to cryptocurrency market data provider CryptoCompare.Their...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Binance Opens Fiat Gateway in Australia, Shocks Customers With Fees

Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance launched Binance Lite Australia (BLA), a cash-to-bitcoin brokerage service available through a network of 1,300+ supported Newsagents across the continent. Their fees structure - 5% transaction fee plus Goods and services tax (GST) (10%) on commission - has...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

Cryptopia Resumes Trading, Begins With 40 Trade Pairs (UPDATED)

First hacked cryptocurrency exchange of 2019, New Zealand-based Cryptopia said it has resumed trading on 40 trade pairs. (Updated with the Cryptopia's statement regarding New Zealand dollar deposits and withdrawals.)According to the exchange, those pairs have been "quantified as secure" and the...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

Hacked Cryptopia Plans Compensation Scheme

The troubled New Zealand-based cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia is reportedly working on a compensation scheme for users who have suffered losses as a result of a hack in January which cost users an estimated USD 23 million. Co-founder of the exchange Rob Dawson said in an update that there will...

, by Fredrik Vold

3 Keys to Crypto Mass Adoption

Jackson Zeng is is the Chief Operating Officer at Caleb and Brown, a Melbourne-based cryptocurrency brokerage providing tailored financial services to institutions and high-net worth clients. _____________________The nascent asset class of cryptocurrency has grown rapidly since the creation of...

, by Jackson Zeng

Ex-Mt. Gox CEO Avoids Prison

The former CEO of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox, Mark Karpeles, will likely avoid having to serve prison time in Japan after receiving a suspended sentence.Karpeles was on Friday found guilty by the Tokyo District Court for tampering with the exchange’s financial records, as...

, by Fredrik Vold

Bittrex Suddenly Cancels its First IEO

Cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex International cancelled the initial exchange offering (IEO) of the RAID token after gaming analytics company OP.GG terminated its strategic partnership with the South Korean startup RAID.According to Bittrex, this partnership was a "vital part of the RAID project,"...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

Token2049: Security Tokens, Bottom Calling and Avocados

At the Token2049 event in Hong Kong, which ended today, things were far from boring: Estonian crypto exchange DX.Exchange has announced their own security token, while other panelists were looking for the Bitcoin bottom, and the team behind smart contract platform Tron has reportedly sent someone...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Hacked Exchange Zaif Resumes Trading in BCH, Points Program Adds BTC

Japanese exchange Zaif – last year the victim of a USD 63 million hack – has resumed trading in Bitcoin Cash, one of the cryptocurrencies that hackers made away with in September last year.Zaif suspended trading in the wake of the attack, and was subsequently the subject of a takeover...

, by Tim Alper

More Crypto Exchanges Join the “Killer App” Club (UPDATED)

Blockchain fundraising is the “killer app” according to Changpeng Zhao (CZ), CEO of major cryptocurrency exchange Binance, and more exchanges are dipping their toes into it. Among them are OKEx and Bittrex International: the former is preparing to launch a token launch platform, while...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Mexico Looks to Bolster Crypto Regulations

Mexico’s central bank, known as Banxico, has issued a series of proposed fintech regulations that could have an impact on the country’s burgeoning cryptocurrency and blockchain technology sectors.Per news outlet Imparcial, Banxico is seeking to ensure that companies dealing with...

, by Tim Alper

Crypto Purchases With Credit Cards Are Smaller, but More Frequent

Due to the restrictions placed by banks onto holders of credit cards, this payment method is currently most popular for smaller crypto investments, experience of French-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinhouse shows.“You tend to have a lot more people bought with bank transfers, for thousands...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

How South Korean Island Province Leads the Way in Blockchain Adoption

The South Korean government may have dampened the spirits of blockchain and cryptocurrency enthusiasts with a decision to uphold a ban on initial coin offerings (ICOs) earlier this year, but it many advocates remain undaunted – with developments coming apace on the island province of...

, by Tim Alper

Three Japanese Crypto-companies Want to Trade Securities Too

Three of the biggest names in Japan’s cryptocurrency exchange industry are hoping to branch out – into the conventional finance sector.Per Nikkei, BitBank, Liquid operator QUOINE and Remixpoint, the operator of the BitPoint exchange, all want to launch securities trading operations. The...

, by Tim Alper

QuadrigaCX Granted Respite with Creditors Held at Bay

A Supreme Court judge has handed troubled Canadian cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX a further six weeks’ protection from its creditors as it continues a frantic search for some USD 140 worth of missing cryptocurrencies.Per Canadian newspaper the Globe and Mail, the judge stated that...

, by Tim Alper

Coinbase Ousts Ex-Hacking Team, Questions Remain

In an update from Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, the major crypto company said it is dismissing all members of Hacking Team, a group with connections to Neutrino, the controversial blockchain analytics company that was recently acquired by Coinbase.According to Armstrong, Coinbase was very satisfied...

, by Fredrik Vold

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