exchanges
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DMM Bitcoin said customer bitcoin deposits “will be fully guaranteed” in the wake of the hack
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Monday developments reaffirmed the US as unfriendly to crypto while also offering a potential bullish outlook for segment firms, industry watchers say
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K-bank acquired the crypto exchange via its subsidiary, Unita Capital, which also introduced three new entities for digital asset management
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Binance itself is unavailable in Hong Kong, but could gain market access by establishing a separate local entity
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Hacking attempts on Upbit have reportedly surged from around 8,400 the second half of 2020 to 159,061 in the first half this year
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A newly established working group will closely monitor cryptocurrency exchanges in Hong Kong in the wake of the JPEX scandal
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OKX President Hong Fang spoke with Blockworks at this year’s Permissionless on the challenges her exchange continues to grapple with
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Binance said it won’t disclose the financial terms of the deal, but that it doesn’t include any ongoing revenue share from the sale
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London-based World Federation of Exchanges found derivatives, security tokens and indexes are the most common crypto products offered by traditional exchanges
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As Ellipsis Labs readies public launch of its decentralized exchange Phoenix, the co-founder says Ethereum DeFi has “given up” on the goal
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The Auckland-based exchange first launched in 2017, during the height of the speculative ICO bubble
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June’s final week of trading on Korean exchanges Upbit and Bithumb witnessed a daily peak of over $4 billion in volume, with $3.6 billion derived from altcoin activity, data shows
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The exchange said it has achieved a milestone that enables the expansion of its services across Europe
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Decentralized derivatives platforms have struggled to attract sufficient liquidity, especially in the options space
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“Billions of dollars” are currently stored in apps like Venmo and PayPal and just like crypto exchanges, they are not FDIC insured
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Hong Kong has made a series of moves to become more crypto friendly, including trialing a CBDC and allowing crypto retail trading
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Hong Kong is “rich in tycoons and well-capitalized family offices that could fund crypto firms moving into the city,” Matrixport’s head of research told Blockworks
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The approval marks a year-long effort for Binance in Thailand, which sought the help of a domestic and publicly listed Thai company
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The settlement reached between the New York Attorney General and Coin Cafe is tiny compared to some other crypto players who were targeted this year
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The DOJ is targeting exchanges to send a strong message to businesses evading anti-money laundering and client identification rules
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Legal challenges are likely imminent, as one lawyer argues the US securities regulator is “exceeding its statutory authorization”
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Coinbase’s international expansion gathers pace as US regulatory pressures build
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