12 months ago, crypto derivatives platform Bybit officially launched. The Singapore exchange, which also has offices in Hong Kong and Taiwan, has enjoyed a fruitful first year, attracting users from North America, Europe, Russia and Asia. With products including BTC, ETH, XRP and EOS perpetual contracts, and a matching engine capable of handling 100,000 tps,...Read More
Regulatory pressures as well as the development of third-party, intermediary and custodial services in the crypto space have been limiting the share of peer-to-peer trading. A new contender is now challenging established P2P exchanges by offering users a mobile service that allows them to determine the level of privacy they want to maintain, and use...Read More
Between 04:52:11 UTC and 04:53:47 UTC on 20 December 2019, the trading engine stopped all operations as a result of an infrastructure related issue. No data was lost during this time, and upon resolution 95 seconds later the trading engine continued normal operations. As there was no activity in the trading engine during this time,...Read More
Bithumb exchange is the most popular and largest cryptocurrency exchange based in South Korea, according to data of the site Coinmarketcap. Its regularly feature in lists of the world’s 10 largest crypto exchanges in 24-hour trading volume. The exchange offers world’s top crypto coins and tokens for trading. So let us look in detail more about...Read More
Abstract: In contrast to the apparent management difficulties at Bitmain, in a shrewd piece of corporate finance, cryptocurrency ASIC manufacturer Canaan Creative successfully raised $90m in an IPO in November 2019, at a very attractive valuation from the company’s perspective. From Canaan’s point of view, the timing appears impeccable, right before the release of a...Read More
Bitcoin.com Exchange was launched in early September 2019 as an easy-to-use platform with world-class security and a powerful trading engine. The venue has rapidly expanded its roster and now offers 27 different digital tokens for users to trade. Two of the latest additions to the exchange are ACD and HEX. Also Read: Gocrypto SLP Token...Read More
Abstract: ForkMonitor has launched a Lightning Network penalty transaction alert system, available at https://forkmonitor.info/lightning. Unfortunately, it is possible the alerts could be manipulated, for instance by users artificially generating this transaction type on two nodes they control. On the other hand, our new alert system should capture every failed theft attempt on the Lightning Network,...Read More
BitMEX is delighted to announce that customers can now withdraw bitcoin to the Bech32 (native SegWit) address format. This upgrade is effective immediately. Bech32 Technical Details Bitcoin currently has three address formats: Address Format Example Address Pay to Public Key Hash (P2PKH) Bitcoin’s original address format Addresses starting with the number 1 19CPBGKkxj4iPyfLu6E3Wboydopqs6U2GE Pay to...Read More
For over a year now, the Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) token universe has grown quite vast. There are now more than 6,000 SLP tokens in existence and a number of SLP tokens have seen price discovery. Moreover, tokens listed on our SLP market capitalization aggregator show in the last two months SLP valuations have doubled....Read More
The crypto industry has yet to evolve from exchanges which are nothing more than digital banks in reality. A couple are taking bold moves to slash their fees but how many others will follow and how will it affect the wider crypto industry. Crypto Exchanges: Banks in Disguise True financial decentralization should consist of direct...Read More
Germany’s second-largest stock exchange, Boerse Stuttgart, has opened up its cryptocurrency trading platform to all interested traders in the country. This move follows the passing of a bill allowing banks in Germany to sell and hold cryptocurrencies for their clients starting next year. Also read: Regulatory Roundup — Germany to Let Banks Sell and Store...Read More
On 27 December 2019 12:00:05 UTC, BitMEX will update its index weights. From today, the hypothetical values of the indices with the new weights will be published as the “NEXT” index family (Eg .BXBT_NEXT). As of 27 December 2019 at 12:00:05 UTC, assuming no constituent exchanges have been excluded due to Index Protection Rules, BitMEX...Read More
Over the last 24 hours, cryptocurrency enthusiasts have been discussing a transaction that saw 94,000 BTC sent to an unknown wallet. The hoopla over the large transaction shows how things have changed significantly over the last decade. Back in cryptocurrency’s early days, between 2010-2012, large bitcoin transactions like this weren’t such a big deal and...Read More
The Japan based messaging app Line will be able to offer its crypto exchange services in Japan. Here, it has 80 million monthly active users. According to the company, the new platform is BitBox. On the 6th, the FSA granted a license for virtual currency exchange to LVC. This is a virtual currency business at...Read More
About Exmo Exchange Exmo is a crypto currency exchange that works on the concept of Blockchain technology. The exchange supports many cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dogecoin, Dash, and Ethereum etc. The fiat currency acceptable on this platform is USD, EUR, RUB, and UAH. The website can be accessed in 11 different languages which benefit...Read More
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, has now listed Chiliz (CHZ) trading. The trading will start from 2019/09/06 4:00 AM (UTC). New trading pairs are added – CHZ/BNB, CHZ/BTC and CHZ/USDT. CHZ tokens can be deposited in the Binance wallet. Users can trade BEP2 version of CHZ token directly through their Binance account....Read More
Indian crypto exchanges are innovating, launching new products and improving services for their users, despite the country’s regulatory uncertainty and unresolved banking restrictions. Meanwhile, the Indian crypto community continues its efforts to convince the government that the draft bill to ban cryptocurrencies is flawed, calling for positive regulation instead. Also read: Crypto Can Boost Indian...Read More
Thai crypto exchange Bitcoin Co. decided to close down after running for five years. All trading on the exchange will stop from Sep 30, and all deposits will be halted after Sep 6. Bitcoin Co. Ltd, also known as Bx.in.th, will not seek a renewal of its Digital Asset Exchange license. Reason behind this sudden...Read More
Thailand’s biggest crypto exchange, BX Thailand, announced it was ceasing services at the end of the month. | Source: Shutterstock By CCN Markets: BX Thailand, also known as BX.in.th and Bitcoin Co. Ltd., the largest bitcoin exchange in Thailand according to data published by CoinGecko, has announced it is shutting down its cryptocurrency trading platform...Read More
The non-custodial cryptocurrency exchange, Changelly announced its strategic partnership with Vibravid. This collaboration allows simple exchange of BTC,ETH and other 150 cryptocurrencies to and from Beatzcoin. Hence, increasing the user base and exposure of the VibraVid platform throughout the world. In the upcoming weeks, the BTZC token will be the first TRX-based community-driven project live...Read More
Market makers have a reputation that is entirely disproportionate to what they do. Despite what half of crypto Twitter would have you believe, MMs, as they are colloquially known, are a neutral force when used correctly. But should tokenized projects be routinely deploying these tools on crypto exchanges, and what are the long-term ramifications of...Read More
On achieving $5billion in trades on its crypto exchange, Uphold is celebrating its success with a unique “Crypto Challenge” giveaway. Uphold is a UK-based cryptocurrency exchange opening its gates for 15 new tokens. Now you might be wondering which are these questions. Hold on! It is you who will guess the name of the tokens...Read More
Binance had introduced a new Tiered Trading Fee Discount Program on 21 July 2019. It has adjusted the tiered trading fee discount program at 8:00 (UTC) on Aug 28. This will provide a better service for the user’s claims Binance. As per the announcement, the required BTC trading volume threshold for VIP1 is set to...Read More
The cryptocurrency exchange landscape has evolved significantly in 2019. The number, quality and diversity of exchanges has multiplied, giving traders an unprecedented number of venues to choose from. This smorgasbord of options risks leaving traders overwhelmed, however, as exchanges jockey for supremacy, launching new features and products designed to woo the competition and cement their...Read More
Binance, a cryptocurrency exchange, encountered a KYC Leak in August 2019 which had affected around 60000 accounts. Security and investigation team has announced on 23rd August 2019 that hacked accounts will be provided VIP status i.e. preferential trading fees, support, and more services. The company has asked affected users to apply for new identification (KYC)...Read More
One of the leading cryptocurrency exchange, Binance has enabled OCO order types (One Cancels the Other) to the web trading interface. PC and App clients will have the OCO order type enabled at a later date. Basically, OCO is a pair of orders combining a stop-limit order and a limit maker order on the same...Read More
Colodax, an Indian broker to peer digital asset exchange, has now included Ripple’s XRP in its trading list against RBI restrictions. Users will be able to trade XRP/INR, deposit/withdraw INR and wait for it to match with other brokers. The platform also offers 10 trading pairs. Basically, this includes Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Stellar, Litecoin, Bitcoin...Read More
The assigned liquidator for the collapsed New Zealand-based cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia says it’s making progress in determining customer holdings, but that the management of user funds by the exchange has caused delays. Professional services firm Grant Thornton New Zealand was assigned to oversee the liquidation process in May, after the exchange had failed to recover from...Read More
INX Limited, a crypto exchange startup, plans to raise up to $129.5 million through an IPO, in the first security token sale registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). No, that’s not a typo for “ICO,” the initial coin offerings that tested the limits of securities law during the go-go days of 2017. IPO...Read More
Cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX has added three new jurisdictions to its trade restrictions list. HDR Global Trading Limited (HDR), BitMEX’s parent company, has added Bermuda, Hong Kong, and the Seychelles to its list of total trade access restrictions. BitMEX, based in the Seychelles, maintains arms in Bermuda and Hong Kong. The three jurisdictions join the United...Read More
