The run-up to Bitcoin’s halving has driven near-record volumes, with April 30 posting the second-largest daily trade on record. Pre-halving speculation has driven historic volumes of crypto trade, with April 30 producing the second-strongest single day for volume on record according to a report published by market data aggregator, CryptoCompare. Notional volume for BTC options…
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Crypto exchanges saw record trade in March, with the global market crash driving all-time highs for both spot and derivatives trading. CryptoCompare has published its monthly report analyzing the trade activity on crypto exchanges. The record-breaking crash of March 12 and 13 drove new all-time volume highs in both the spot and derivatives markets. March…
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OKEx Director of Financial Markets Lennix Lai explains why crypto is a perfect fit for people who want to earn passive income. First, there were property rents. Then came interests. As modern civilization evolves, people always find new ways to earn money without actually producing, or even doing all that much. This concept is today…
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In view of the recent Steem takeover fiasco, how do some of the most popular exchanges handle user deposits? Crypto exchanges have become the most powerful stakeholders in the crypto ecosystem. Currently, just 12 crypto exchanges hold around 2.5 million Bitcoin (BTC) in their wallets, worth around $15 billion. That’s 13.8% of all Bitcoin mined…
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Experts believe that BitMEX’s lack of transparency during the recent outage caused investors to lose some confidence in the exchange. On March 13, trading giant BitMEX was thrust into the middle of a controversy that saw the premier exchange face an operational outage that lasted for about 25 minutes. During the downtime, rumors spread throughout…
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OKEx completed maintenance to find its trading volumes increased and the platform became the top Bitcoin futures exchange. OKEx completed a short maintenance yesterday at a time of great volatility in the cryptocurrency market. The exchange also just recently overtook competitor BitMEX and became the top Bitcoin futures trading platform. On Mar. 12, OKEx announced…
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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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An upcoming Indian crypto roadshow has nearly doubled the number of cities it is visiting following the Supreme Courts repealing of the RBI crypto ban. The Indian Crypto Bulls Roadshow describes itself as a not-for-profit initiative that seeks to educate Indian citizens as to the emerging blockchain and cryptocurrency sectors. The roadshow was originally scheduled…
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Changpeng Zhao, the co-founder and CEO of major crypto exchange Binance, did not appreciate the public help offer of the CEO of competing exchange OKEx, Jay Hao. Changpeng Zhao, the co-founder and CEO of major crypto exchange Binance, did not appreciate the public help offer of the CEO of competing exchange OKEx, Jay Hao in…
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2020 has already been remarkably eventful for the crypto industry, and security breaches are no exception. As the cryptocurrency industry continues to mature, security remains a major challenge. Over the last few weeks, a number of cryptocurrency exchanges — namely, OKEx, Bitfinex, Digitex and Coinhako — have experienced security breaches. Although the attackers apparently did…
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