Kraken has launched support for trading and funding in AUD six months after acquiring veteran Australian crypto exchange Bit Trade. Major cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has announced support for Aussie dollar (AUD) trading pairs and account funding. Australian dollars will be tradeable against Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), Ripple (XRP), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), and Tether…
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Major cryptocurrency exchange OKEx is integrating Paxful’s Kiosk and trading services into its platform. Peer-to-peer Bitcoin (BTC) marketplace Paxful is integrating its platform with major cryptocurrency exchange OKEx. According to an announcement on June 15, the partnership will offer several payment methods for OKEx users through Paxful’s Kiosk to buy Bitcoin with over 160 fiat…
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Daily trade volume for Bitcoin futures contracts has dropped to a new year-to-date low. However, open interest in both BTC and Ether futures are rallying into record highs. Trade volume on Bitcoin (BTC) futures exchanges has plummeted to new lows for 2020, with the BTC futures markets collective posting just shy of $5 billion in…
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KuCoin has launched credit card support for 17 new fiat currencies, with the exchange expanding its services to Latin American and Eastern European customers. Seychelles-based crypto asset exchange KuCoin has significantly expanded its fiat on-ramps, introducing support for 17 national currencies on June 12. KuCoin now supports credit card purchases denominated in over 50 fiat…
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The website Kycnot.me has compiled a list of cryptocurrency exchanges that do not require identity verification to preserve the independence of crypto. A new website seeking to compile an active list of every cryptocurrency exchange that welcomes traders in some capacity without forcing them to hand over personal information through know-your-customer, or KYC, verification. Kycnot.me…
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Researchers have concluded that the recent Ether transfers that spent over $5 million in gas fees are the result of hackers trying to extort a compromised exchange. Over the past week, the crypto community has been left befuddled by three small Ether (ETH) transfers that incurred millions of dollars in fees. However, new reports have…
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Leaked documents reportedly show the CEO of Canadian crypto exchange Coinsquare orchestrating wash trades to boslet volume. In the latest blow to the embattled Canadian cryptocurrency exchange Coinsquare, reports are accusing the platform’s top executive of orchestrating a wash-trading scheme in clear violation of securities law. Wash-trading refers to an exchange artificially inflating its trade…
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Tradehorn has become the latest startup to launch a cryptocurrency exchange in India after the Supreme Court repealed the Reserve Bank’s ban. The repeal of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) crypto ban has driven a boom in exchanges launching in India, offering hope that the growth of a robust local industry will incentivize lawmakers…
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The Winklevoss twins’ crypto exchange continues its global expansion with the appointment of a Managing Director for the Asia-Pacific region. The Gemini cryptocurrency exchange is expanding further into Asia with the appointment of former Leonteq Asia CEO Jeremy Ng as Managing Director of Asia Pacific region. The move sets the Winklevoss twins’ exchange up to…
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Bitfinex’s Bitcoin deposits diminished by 135,000 BTC and data appears to contradict the exchange’s rationale for this occurrence. Data appears to contradict Bitfinex’s claim that the reason for its users withdrawing 135,000 Bitcoin (BTC) from the exchange was an arbitrage opportunity that ensued following Black Thursday. 135,000 BTC later On Thursday, March 12, Bitfinex was…
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