Bitcoin is struggling to punch through stubborn resistance at $9,300, and a Russian court has effectively ruled BTC theft is not a crime. Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much…
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BitMEX parent company HDR Global and OKCoin are collaborating on a joint $150,000 grant for an independent Bitcoin developer. OKCoin and HDR Global (the company that owns BitMEX) have partnered to provide a joint grant of $150,000 to Bitcoin (BTC) Core developer Amiti Uttarwar. This is the first time two competitor exchanges have come together…
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Bitcoin’s recent price dive may have been nothing more than the result of standard trading activities. Bitcoin (BTC) dove more than $1,000 on some exchanges on June 2, although the event seems to be the result of simple trading activity, according to OKCoin’s head of market development Matthew Ficke. “Price movement like we saw yesterday…
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A recent play sees international fiat digital asset exchange, OKCoin, bringing top brass from Blockchain.com and Coinbase to its front office. Global crypto exchange, OKCoin, has added two new members to its top bass — Haider Rafique, Blockchain.com’s former head of growth, and Megan Monroe-Coleman, Coinbase’s previous compliance executive. Megan Monroe-Coleman comes on board as…
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China’s oldest exchange OKCoin has secured crypto licensing in Japan, makes OKCoin the first international exchange to obtain the license through an official channel. OKCoin, one of the oldest exchanges in China, is continuing its crypto exchange business expansion, announcing on March 30 that it has officially secured licensing in Japan. OKCoin has been anticipating…
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The Monetary Authority of Singapore exempted a number of crypto payment services from holding a financial license under the Payment Services Act. While Singapore recently adopted specific cryptocurrency legislation — the Payment Services Act (PSA) — in January 2020, it turns out that some crypto firms like Ripple, Coinbase and Binance have been exempt from…
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One of the world’s oldest crypto exchanges, OKCoin, now allows users in Singapore and Brunei to trade the Singapore dollar against Bitcoin and Ether. OKCoin, one of the world’s oldest cryptocurrency exchanges, is continuing to expand its fiat-to-crypto onramps by adding support of the Singapore dollar (SGD). Starting March 12, OKCoin users can deposit and…
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OKCoin announces Hong Fang as its new CEO, as former CEO Tim Byun moves into a government relations role. Major United States cryptocurrency exchange OKCoin has announced that its current chairperson, Hong Fang, is taking over as CEO. Fang is a former Goldman Sachs banker, and early investor in OKCoin. She told Cointelegraph she will…
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Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has overtaken Bitmain’s ousted co-founder Micree Zhan Ketuan in the latest Hurun Global Rich List. While China now has more billionaires than the United States and India combined, Binance CEO might have more money than any crypto person, a new report says. Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has overtaken a co-founder of…
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Coinbase-backed Crypto Ratings Council expands its network with three new members and five digital assets. The Coinbase-backed Crypto Ratings Council (CRC), a group of major United States’ cryptocurrency firms seeking regulatory clarity, has welcomed new members. Established in late 2019, the CRC has expanded to include members like trading platform eToro, crypto exchange OKCoin and…
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