Malta’s financial watchdog has received letters of intent from 21 crypto exchanges to be licensed under the Virtual Financial Assets Act. The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has received queries from 21 cryptocurrency exchanges seeking licensure under the Virtual Financial Assets (VFA) Act. 21 firms out of 34 potential VFA providers are crypto exchanges According…
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An “outlier” value resulted in BTC/USD temporarily hitting $1,700 less than the market rate, during which traders lost money. Cryptocurrency futures and options exchange Deribit says it will use its own money to refund users affected by an exchange rate miscalculation. In a tweet on Nov. 1, Deribit recognized its role in the error, which…
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Bitcoin and crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX is implementing major changes to the weights of its price indices later this month. Crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX is implementing major changes to the weights of its indices later this month, according to an announcement published today, Nov. 1. The exchange says the update is a bid to ensure…
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A look at the history of the mysterious firm Crypto Capital and its ties to Bitfinex as court cases brew. Over the past week, news broke detailing that Oz Yosef, an executive of the mysterious firm Crypto Capital, has been indicted by the United States for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and conspiracy to operate…
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An SEC document reveals that major cryptocurrency exchange Binance received a $250,000 “long-term payment” to list Blockstack. A United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing reveals that major cryptocurrency exchange Binance received a $250,000 “long-term payment” to keep Blockstack (STX) listed for one year. Blockstack’s SEC filing reveals that Binance received 833,333 STX, which…
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San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken adds support for OmiseGO and PAX Gold, trading starts on Oct. 29. San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is listing OmiseGO (OMG) and PAX Gold (PAXG) tokens. According to a blog post on Oct. 28, the exchange’s users will be able to deposit, withdraw and trade both assets starting Oct. 29.…
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Cryptocurrency exchange OKEx is joining Klaytn, a global public blockchain platform developed by Kakao subsidiary Ground X. OKEx announced that it is joining Klaytn, a global public blockchain platform developed by Kakao subsidiary Ground X. On Oct. 25, OKEx wrote in a press release that blockchain project Klaytn will be onboarding the crypto exchange into…
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Bitfinex argued that any allegation that Crypto Capital laundered any illicit funds upon request of Bitfinex is “categorically false.” Major global crypto exchange Bitfinex has called itself a “victim of a fraud” in response to the recent arrest of the president of Crypto Capital exchange. Bitfinex will continue to recover lost funds Following the arrest…
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The United States-based branch of major crypto exchange Binance, Binance.US, is adding support for Dogecoin tonight. The United States-based branch of major crypto exchange Binance, Binance.US, will add support for Dogecoin (DOGE), according to a blog post published on Oct. 24. Binance.US’s users will be able to trade the DOGE/USDT pair from 09:00 p.m. EST…
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Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced that it opened deposits for fiat currency the Nigerian Naira. Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced that it opened deposits for fiat currency Nigerian Naira (NGN) on Oct. 24. Binance adds three new NGN trading pairs Per the announcement, NGN deposits will be processed by online payments processor Flutterwave and the…
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