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Reports: Korbit and Bitstamp Might Get a New Owner

The owner of two major cryptocurrency exchanges will put his company up for sale, according to multiple media reports in South Korea.Kim Jung-ju, the CEO of gaming giant Nexon’s holding company NXC, is set to put a total of 98.64% of his firm up for sale – a figure that comprises 67.49%...

, by Tim Alper

HitBTC Under Fire Due to Disabled Withdrawals (UPDATED)

One of the top 10 crypto exchanges with fees HitBTC is under fire today as its users complain that the company has disabled withdrawals without an official explanation. Moreover, as the exchange remained silent, new accusations were starting to appear. (Updated on January 3 with a response from...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

This is How Coinbase Just Moved USD 5 billion in Crypto

The popular fiat-to-crypto exchange Coinbase announced on Wednesday that it has completed one of the biggest migrations of cryptocurrency in history last week, as it moved a huge amount of coins from its current “Generation Three” to its fourth-generation cold storage system. Cold...

, by Fredrik Vold

Binance CEO: No Worries About the Future

Despite this year was tough for the cryptoverse, the industry is still very confident about the future and aims to grow by building things, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), CEO of Binance, a major cryptocurrency exchange, stressed in an interview with Bloomberg. “I think people in the industry are still...

, by Benjamin Vitáris

Good News: Major Stock Exchange Operator to Offer BTC, ETH in 2019

Boerse Stuttgart Group, the operator of Germany’s second largest stock exchange, announced they will launch their end-to-end infrastructure for digital assets in the first half of 2019 in partnership with solarisBank, a Berlin-based fintech company that offers Banking as a Platform services...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Japanese Exchanges Hope to End 2018 on a High

Japanese cryptocurrency exchanges are ending the week with a flurry of activity, with overseas expansions, new listings – and optimistic predictions for 2019.The industry’s newest official exchange, SBI Group’s SBI Virtual Currencies, began trading Ethereum (ETH) as of Friday 14,...

, by Tim Alper

Fake Trading Still Makes Up Majority of Bitcoin Trading Volume

A market manipulation tactic called wash trading makes up over 80% of the Coinmarketcap top 25 Bitcoin pairs volume, a new report claims. The actual volume of most of these pairs is under 1% of their reported volume, and only two of the top 25 BTC pairs, listed on Binance and Bitfinex, do not...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Coinbit’s DEX Skyrockets by 54% Due to Investment Boost

South Korean industry insiders claim that a potentially wide-ranging partnership deal with Israel’s Hexa could be behind the meteoric rise of Coinbit’s DEX token.At the time of writing (UTC 05:50 AM), South Korean Coinbit’s DEX is ranked as No. 49 by market capitalization, with a...

, by Tim Alper

Kraken Joins Exchanges Looking for Big Money Investments

Kraken, a popular crypto exchange, is considering a private offering as it looks to raise capital for possible acquisitions. Such a move would be in line with the decision of many other exchanges like Coinbase, Bitstamp, Bithumb, Poloniex, all of which have received big investments from traditional...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Former Mt. Gox CEO May Get 10 Years for Embezzlement

Former CEO of now defunct Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, Mark Karpeles, may be looking at a 10-year prison term on charges of embezzlement, Japanese officials announced Wednesday. The prosecutors, who sought this prison term, told the Tokyo District Court that Karpeles “diverted company funds for...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Ukraine: Parliamentary Committee Backs 5% Crypto Tax Bill

An influential Ukrainian parliamentary committee has thrown its support behind a draft proposal that could result in the introduction of a flat 5% tax rate on cryptocurrency transactions.Per media outlet InternetUA, the Verkhovna Rada’s IT and communication committee has decided to lend its...

, by Tim Alper

Most Crypto Traders Come From These Three Countries, Study Claims

US, Russian, and Chinese traders lead the way in cryptocurrency trading, BDCenter, a Belarus-based digital marketing and consulting firm, claims in a report after analysing the 30 most popular exchanges and a few smaller ones.The researchers analyzed the target audience of the cryptocurrency...

, by Benjamin Vitáris

Binance Makes Two Major Announcements, BNB Jumps

The world’s largest crypto exchange by 24 hour trading volume with fees, Binance, aims to launch its own blockchain called the Binance Chain in the upcoming months. The blockchain ecosystem is set to become a rival to the likes of Ethereum, offering digital token issuance on its platform as...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

S Korea’s Incoming Minister Suspects “Illegal Activities” on Exchanges

South Korea’s cryptocurrency and blockchain sector is bracing itself for regulations, after the country’s Minister of Economy and Finance and deputy prime minister elect, Hong Nam-ki, spoke out about exchanges, initial coin offerings (ICO) – and even floated possible crypto tax...

, by Tim Alper

Swiss Crypto ETP Sees Interest Despite the Market Drop

A crypto-backed exchange traded product (ETP) traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange is seeing interest from buyers, despite the year-long bear market in cryptocurrencies.On the Monday morning, it's among top 3 ETPs by performance and turnover. In comparison, on November 26, or six days after its launch,...

, by Fredrik Vold

Binance Closing Off Some Accounts Without Explanation

Biggest cryptocurrency exchange by 24 hour volume with fees, Binance, seems to be shutting off some user accounts without any prior warning and explanation. Users seem to be mostly affected by geographical location, as most of the complains come from users from Romania, Serbia or Bosnia and...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

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