Bittrex Global, a leading regulated cryptocurrency exchange based in the UK, recently announced that it will cease all trading activity by December 4, 2023. The decision comes as the latest development in a turbulent journey for the exchange, which filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this year. Bittrex Global to Shut Down Operations by December Bittrex...Read More
Major crypto exchange Bittrex has on Oct. 30 been given the go-ahead by the US bankruptcy court to shutter operations in the United States and also liquidate its assets to repay creditors. While the company is closing down its US business, the international arm based in Lichtenstein continues to serve customers in other jurisdictions. Bittrex...Read More
Bittrex reached a $24 million settlement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Under this arrangement, Bittrex and Bittrex Global have settled with the federal regulator, agreeing to make payments totaling $14.4 million for disgorgement (repayment of unjust profits), $4 million for prejudgment interest, and $5.6 million in civil penalties to resolve the legal...Read More
The once-prominent cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex has reportedly agreed to pay $24 million in penalties to resolve its quarrel with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The agency has previously accused the platform of offering services to American clients without obtaining the necessary registration. The exchange shuttered its US operations and filed for bankruptcy...Read More
Crypto investment company Paradigm has filed an amicus brief in the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) case against Bittrex, claiming that the regulator is “wrongfully attempting to lay claim over crypto secondary markets.” The brief filed on July 7th stated that the case against the US-based crypto exchange should be dismissed. It argued that...Read More
Last week, Coinbase filed to dismiss the charges brought against it by the SEC. Motivating its approach, the exchange accused the agency of overreach, stating that crypto assets may not even come under their purview. The leading US crypto exchange also accused the SEC of ignoring prior approvals given for the sale of some of...Read More
The US affiliate of the cryptocurrency platform Bittrex will reportedly allow user withdrawals on June 15. The upcoming permission comes a few days after US District Judge Brendan Shannon from the Delaware court signed the order. American regulators have targeted Bittrex in the past several months, accusing it of violating anti-money laundering procedures and investor...Read More
Bittrex’s attempt to return customer funds has met with a significant roadblock from the United States, sparking concerns about the proposed resolution for the crypto exchange’s bankruptcy case. The firm filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware in May, less than a month after the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged it with...Read More
A U.S. court has given troubled cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex Inc. permission to borrow $7 million worth of bitcoin (BTC) to fund the start of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. According to a Reuters report, Bankruptcy Judge Brendan Shannon approved the exchange’s request on an interim basis at a Wednesday court hearing in Wilmington, Delaware. Bittrex...Read More
On May 8, Bittrex Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for its U.S.-based operations. The move comes three weeks after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) accused it of operating an unregistered securities exchange. According to the filing, Bittrex had assets and liabilities each estimated to be worth between $500 million and $1 billion....Read More
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has signaled intent to file another lawsuit against a crypto industry heavyweight – this time being cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex. The exchange, which announced the closure of its US operations last month, received a Wells Notice from the SEC at the time claiming it had violated investor protection laws. Why...Read More
On March 31, Bittrex, one of the largest and oldest US exchanges, announced the closure of its operations due to the country’s current “regulatory and economic environment.” According to the official statement, users’ funds will remain secure and available for withdrawal at any time during the wind-down of US operations. This announcement will not affect...Read More
Cryptocurrencies are supposed to be censorship resistant… Cryptocurrency exchanges, not so much. Bittrex found this out the hard way after a record fine imposed by the U.S. regulators. On October 11, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced that Bittrex, a Washington-based...Read More
The veteran U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, Bittrex Global, has recently announced that it will now start offering the tokenized stocks that have been delisted from several trading platforms like Robinhood following the GameStop saga. According to a Friday report, the exchange has decided to list tokenized stocks for Gamestop (GME), AMC Entertainment (AMC), Nokia, BlackBerry, and...Read More
With the crypto-market booming, regulatory clarity is increasingly becoming the need of the hour. However, most countries have struggled to provide any degree of clarity, with the United States of America being one of them. However, while there are many who want such clarity, there are others who are balking at the need for more...Read More
“The delisting of privacy coins from regulated exchanges was the inevitable escalation in government attempts towards totalitarian financial surveillance.”, Andreas Antonopoulos stated on Twitter, following the latest announcement from Bittrex. The Crypto exchange announced on Friday that it will be delisting Monero (XMR), Zcash (ZEC), and Dash (DASH) on Jan 15. While the Exchange did...Read More
In what seems like an update that was a long time coming, Bittrex’s $ADA wallet is up and running once again, processing deposits and withdrawals with the required updates to the Cardano protocol. The same was announced by Richie Lai, Co-founder and CIO of Bittrex, on Twitter. Yes it has happened… $ADA wallet open and...Read More
BiLira (TRYB), Turkey’s first stablecoin which is backed by the Turkish fiat currency lira announced on twitter that the token has been listed on the Bittrex Global crypto exchange. The announcement detailed that the ERC-20 token will be available for trading starting from today. Global Bittrex, a U.S based cryptocurrency trading platform, also joined the...Read More
Ever since the Steem blockchain split into two separate camps,there has been plenty of controversy to go around. A recent plan to prevent roughly $5m in tokens from being seized was initiated, but the effort fell short in the end. Not a week goes by without Steem making some sort of headline.for all the wrong...Read More
Cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex has refused to return the 23 million Steem coins it received during the fantastical Steem hard fork saga. During May 20’s Hardfork 0.23, the accounts of 64 Steem stakeholders were to be “seized,” as was revealed by an examination of the code. However, at the last minute, someone from inside Steem managed...Read More
On a day when the rest of the cryptocurrency market is trading in red, IOTA investors are bagging profits as the 18th largest coin recorded an incredible daily 10% increase in the last 24 hours, which completes almost 40% price gain in the past seven days. And if you were wondering, IOTA had seen more...Read More
Digital asset exchange Bittrex is reportedly being sued over a SIM swap-related incident that allowed hackers to steal 100 Bitcoin (BTC), which are valued at around $1 million at current market prices. The case appears to be quite similar to other recent incidents in which a bad actor gains control of a user’s cell phone...Read More
Coincheck, Japanese cryptocurrency exchange, revealed on Thursday, its intention to launch an initial exchange offering (IEO) platform. This is basically to raise funds through utility tokens. Coincheck suffered a $530 million hack in January 2018. Also, the Japanese online brokerage Monex Group acquired it for $33.5 million in April of that year. IEO is gaining...Read More
