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Binance Loses Title of the World’s Largest Crypto Exchange (With Fees)

Crypto exchange OKEx has recently taken over as the world’s largest exchange with fees by 24 hour trading volume. At least for now. In the category of all exchanges, it is still preceded by BitMEX.After climbing for a few weeks, OKEx has finally taken over Binance as the world’s most...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Robinhood Vying for Largest Crypto Platform by End of 2018

Stock trading app Robinhood has beaten their e-trade rivals when it comes to users, doubling the number of accounts in the past year. They now have 4 million brokerage accounts on their platform, and yesterday they announced a USD 363 million funding round, valuing the company at USD 5.6 billion...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

NYSE’s Parent Develops Bitcoin Trading Platform – Report

Following the announcement about opening a Bitcoin trading unit made by Goldman Sachs, some of the biggest names on Wall Street seem to be warming up to Bitcoin and cryptocurrency in general, The New York Times reports.According to people who wished to remain anonymous due to the plans still being...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

S Korean Exchanges Adding New Altcoins to Fight ‘Crypto Recession’

Experts in South Korea say that cryptocurrency exchange platforms in the country have recently begun supporting a range of altcoins to compensate for a big drop in trading.Per a report in media outlet Noksek Kyungjae, exchanges like Bithumb have been adding a slew of cryptocurrencies in recent...

, by Tim Alper

Regulators and Banks Blamed for S Korean Crypto ‘Recession’

Experts in South Korea say the country’s cryptocurrency market has “gone into recession.”Traders say that market analysts had predicted a rise in prices after the real-name trading guidelines were introduced, but trading has continued to slow. Per a report from news agency Yonhap,...

, by Tim Alper

Controversial Italian Exchange BitGrail Ordered to Halt Trading

Troubled Italian cryptocurrency exchange platform BitGrail has been hit with a court order forcing it to cease trading. The order came just over three hours after it had begun trading again for the first time since February.Per media outlet Assodigitale, BitGrail reopened for business, trading all...

, by Tim Alper

Co-Founder of Exchange Run by Philippine President’s Brother Arrested

Japanese police have arrested the executive director and co-founder of Japan-Philippines Global Coin (J-PGC), an ambitious cross-border cryptocurrency project fronted by the younger brother of Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte. Tokyo police have charged Takanori Okuno, who established J-PGC in...

, by Tim Alper

The Kingdom of Exchanges Accounts Only 1% of Trading Volumes

The majority of cryptocurrency exchanges (more than 20) are based in the UK, but the vast amount of volume flows through Malta, a Morgan Stanley, an American investment bank, research showed.The top five countries by number of exchanges are the UK, Hong Kong, USA, Singapore and Turkey, whereas...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

The Second Largest S Korean Exchange to Integrate AML Solution

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange platform Upbit, the country’s second largest, has announced it will be incorporating an enhanced Thomson Reuters due diligence solution in an effort to counter money laundering.Upbit claims its move to integrate the World Check solution is an industry...

, by Tim Alper

Japanese Financial Giants Compete For Profit in Crypto Business

Japanese financial service giants Monex Group and SBI Group have made major cryptocurrency announcements as competition between exchange platforms begins to heat up again in the country.Monex, which recently bought the Coincheck exchange platform, has claimed that Coincheck’s turbulent...

, by Tim Alper

Nasdaq CEO’s Endorsement of Crypto May Mean Bigger Future

Nasdaq, the second-largest exchange in the world by market capitalization, is open to becoming a platform for trading cryptocurrencies once the space matures, according to their CEO.Adena Friedman told CNBC on Wednesday, “Certainly Nasdaq would consider becoming a crypto exchange over time....

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Chile Sends “An Excellent Sign” to the Crypto Industry

Chilean cryptocurrency exchange platform Buda has scored a victory in its legal battle with two of the country’s biggest banks.As previously reported on Cryptonews.com, Buda, along with another exchange, had their accounts closed by a number of major banks, effectively suspending their...

, by Tim Alper

The Oldest Exchange Might be Sold for USD 350m – Report

The world’s oldest surviving Bitcoin exchange, Bitstamp, is up for sale, and a South Korean gaming company is close to finalizing a deal to buy it, Business Insider reports, citing people familiar with the matter.Three people with knowledge of the deal told Business Insider that Bitstamp was...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Founder of the Largest Exchange Sued Over Failed Funding Deal

Sequoia, an American venture capital firm, sued Zhao Changpeng (CZ), founder of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance, over a funding deal gone awry, according to Hong Kong court filings from March 26 and April 24.UPDATE on April 26: Binance published an official statement on...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

95% of Japanese Crypto Investors Invested Less than USD 9,200

95% of investments made by Japanese cryptocurrency investors are worth less than 1 million yen (around USD 9,200), data released by the newly formed Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association (JVCEA) shows. Investors with holdings worth up to USD 46,000 account for some 4%.The statistics were...

, by Tim Alper

Bithumb ICO Details to Be ‘Revealed this Week’

South Korean exchange platform Bithumb will reveal the full details of its forthcoming Bithumb Coin initial coin offering (ICO) this week, according to media outlet Money Today. The move could cause a significant stir in the world of e-commerce, with at least two of South Korea’s biggest...

, by Tim Alper

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