COMP spot trading against USDT started at 6 AM UTC today. Cryptocurrency exchange OKEx have just listed Compound’s COMP token for trade. COMP is the native token of Compound — a DeFi protocol that allows its users to earn interest on deposits or lend cryptocurrencies. Lending and borrowing on Compound are managed through a decentralized…
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Crypto derivatives giant BitMEX announced it would be launching corporate services for customers at the exchange. Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX is launching a new program with benefits for its corporate clients including enhanced security service, and accounting. According to a June 22 announcement on BitMEX’s support page, the exchange is launching a new…
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Binance has completed its biggest platform upgrade in two years, it’s getting the speed ready for the next crypto bull run. Binance just completed its largest upgraded on June 28, making the world’s largest crypto exchange faster, announced founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao, or CZ. Anticipating the next bull run The trading platform has reportedly…
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Surprise Binance listings have led to a sudden 25% spike in the price of Compound’s Governance Token. The price of the Compound Governance Token (COMP) has jumped by one-quarter on news of a surprise listing on leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance. COMP tokens began trading approximately one week ago, quickly making triple-figure gains and attracting millions…
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Australians can deposit money for a local Bitcoin exchange at the post office. Australians can now pay for Bitcoin (BTC) at the country’s post offices, thanks to a new collaboration. According to a June 24 announcement, customers of local cryptocurrency exchange Bitcoin.com.au will be able to pay for Bitcoin at more than 3,500 Australian Post…
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Hao claims that retail investors are likely to spend the extra money on Bitcoin since there’s nowhere else they can get a good return on their savings. Jay Hao, the CEO of crypto exchange OKEx, suggests that a second United States stimulus plan could result in Bitcoin’s (BTC) price growing further. In his June 22…
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Coin Metrics has found that the impact of Coinbase Pro listing announcements is overstated, producing price performances ranging from -1% to +14% over 20 days. The fabled ‘Coinbase Effect’ has a much more limited impact on the price of newly listed coins than is popularly believed, according to Coin Metrics. The crypto data analysis firm…
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Top crypto exchange Binance has lost a domain name dispute with an Australian florist over the website binance.com.au. Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has lost a dispute over the domain name ‘binance.com.au’ to an Australian florist trading under the name Binancé. On June 17, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) denied a complaint filed by the…
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The New York-based cryptocurrency exchange announced it had raised $6 million in a seed funding round led by a former board member of Skype. Cryptocurrency exchange CrossTower announced on June 22 it had raised $6 million in a new seed funding round led by Gerard Lopez, a former board member of WIX and Skype. According…
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The Bancor decentralized exchange has released a smart contract with a critical vulnerability, and is now hacking itself to save user funds from malicious actors. The newest release of the Bancor decentralized exchange appears to be vulnerable to a very serious bug that can result in a significant loss of user funds. According to the…
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