Multi-currency and futures exchange BTSE to launch the first-ever native exchange token sale based on the Liquid Network in March 2020. As the adoption of Bitcoin (BTC) sidechains continues to grow, a major Bitcoin sidechain, the Liquid Network, will soon host a token sale. BTSE, a multi-currency digital asset and derivatives exchange, plans to launch…
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The Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange announced a 12th currency would soon be available for trading. Japan may be on its way to creating a state-issued digital currency, but local companies in the world’s third-largest economy can still innovate and provide some healthy competition. Coincheck, the crypto exchange based in the Asian nation, currently handles trading, selling,…
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Binance now offers both deposits and withdrawals in Hong Kong dollars without deposit fees. Binance, one of the world’s foremost cryptocurrency exchanges, now allows deposits in Hong Kong dollars. According to a Feb. 21 announcement, Binance now offers both deposits and withdrawals in Hong Kong dollars without deposit fees. After depositing Hong Kong dollars, users…
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CEO and co-founder of major crypto exchange Binance Changpeng Zhao explicitly said that Craig Wright “is a fraud.” Changpeng Zhao, the co-founder and CEO of major cryptocurrency exchange Binance publicly expressed distrust towards self-proclaimed Bitcoin (BTC) creator and Bitcoin SV (BSV) founder Craig Wright. In a tweet published on Feb. 24, Zhao explicitly said that…
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Regular, non-random Bitcoin outflows from FCoin’s cold wallet point to an exit scam amid the crypto exchange platform’s shutdown. Less than two years after bursting onto the scene, Chinese crypto exchange FCoin has shut down its operations. The platform, founded by Zhang Jian, also says it may be unable to pay the 7,000 to 13,000 Bitcoin…
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Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis partners with CoinField exchange to add enhanced AML technology. Amid a tightening regulatory scene in crypto, blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has joined up with digital asset exchange CoinField. CoinField plans to use Chainalysis technology to help with its Anti-Money Laundering, or AML, practices, Chainalysis announced on Feb. 20. Crypto leaves the…
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Ukrainian cryptocurrency exchange Kuna has launched a hryvnia-pegged stablecoin, UAX for open beta testing. In an apparent first, Ukrainian cryptocurrency exchange Kuna has released a stablecoin pegged to local fiat currency, the Ukrainian hryvnia (UAH). Dubbed UAX token, the new stablecoin is pegged to the hryvnia on a 1:1 ratio and is based on the…
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Binance is not allowed to operate crypto in Malta because it does not hold a license from the Malta Financial Services Authority, the regulator says. The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) claims that it has never approved major cryptocurrency exchange Binance to operate in the country. On Feb. 21, the MFSA issued a public statement,…
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Riot Blockchain has opted to sell its new crypto exchange RiotX to focus on Bitcoin mining before halvening. Riot Blockchain, a Nasdaq-listed crypto firm in the United States, plans to sell its exchange to focus on Bitcoin (BTC) mining ahead of the halving. According to an official announcement on Feb. 20, Riot has “opted to…
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Indonesia’s regulators are cautiously warming to blockchain, with the country’s customs watchdog announcing the use of IBM’s TradeLens blockchain platform. IBM Indonesia has revealed that the Indonesian Directorate General of Customs and Excise has commenced using the blockchain-based shipping platform, TradeLens. The news follows several months of platform implementations, with the Indonesia Customs and Excise…
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