Tagged: crypto exchange

September 1, 2023 @ 7:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ZA Bank has reportedly become the first settlement bank for HashKey Exchange, Hong Kong’s first licensed retail virtual asset exchange, as it starts “offering fiat-currency deposit and withdrawal services to investors who hold a ZA Bank account.” As part of its “Banking for Web3” ambition,… Read More

August 28, 2023 @ 8:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

P2P digital currency exchanges have reportedly assisted crypto traders with circumventing globally-enforced sanctions against Russia’s banking institutions. Crypto exchange Binance‘s recent activities might worsen its regulatory challenges in the US. The recent crackdown attempts to place a ban on transactions completed with payment cards that… Read More

August 28, 2023 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

An engineer at Alameda Research recently claimed via social media that he had his “entire life savings” stolen from him by his former boss: Sam Bankman-Fried. Now, after months of recuperation from the “craziness” of the FTX collapse, he’s ready to tell his story. He… Read More

August 8, 2023 @ 4:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

VNX, a Liechtenstein-based company registered by the Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority (FMA), has partnered with Burrito Wallet, which is developed by a subsidiary of Bithumb, a Korean cryptocurrency exchange, to introduce South Korean users “to the digital assets VNX Gold, VNX Euro, and VNX Swiss… Read More

August 7, 2023 @ 5:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bybit, which claims to be one of Coingecko’s top-five cryptocurrency exchanges, is pleased to announce that users can now “buy crypto on-chain using Bybit’s peer-to-peer (P2P) trading service.” The P2P enhancement currently “allows for the purchase of USDT using more than 62 fiat currencies, with… Read More

July 31, 2023 @ 10:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had reportedly requested Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) to halt trading in all virtual currencies with the exception of Bitcoin (BTC) prior to filing a lawsuit against the crypto exchange in June of this year, the Financial Times revealed on Monday… Read More

July 29, 2023 @ 4:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

EDX Markets, which claims to be a “first-of-its-kind” digital asset exchange that enables safe and compliant trading of digital assets through trusted intermediaries, has integrated with Talos, the provider of institutional trading technology for digital assets. This collaboration will enable EDX Markets “to leverage Talos’… Read More

July 28, 2023 @ 3:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

First Digital Group, which includes First Digital Trust, one of Asia’s leading qualified custodians and a registered trust company headquartered in Hong Kong, announces that its stablecoin, First Digital USD (FDUSD), “issued under the entity FD121, will debut and list on Binance, the world’s largest… Read More

July 19, 2023 @ 10:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alto, a self-directed IRA custodian and platform that enables individuals to invest in alternative assets using their retirement funds, announced its new partnership with crypto exchange Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN). All Coinbase One members that open an Alto CryptoIRA account “will enjoy a 1% match (up to $100)… Read More

July 15, 2023 @ 6:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BIT, a professional digital asset exchange, today announced an update to its existing integration with Copper ClearLoop, a digital asset settlement network. BIT’s integration upgrade with Copper will “allow Copper via ClearLoop to support BIT’s Unified Margin feature, which allows traders to use all of… Read More

July 14, 2023 @ 3:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Card issuing and processing pioneer Enfuce has been chosen by leading Norwegian crypto exchange NBX to issue a Visa®-branded credit card offering Bitcoin cashback on purchases. Powered by Enfuce’s cloud-native issuing platform, the launch of the card is a turning point in the crypto market,… Read More

June 29, 2023 @ 5:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitpanda has announced that Bitpanda Pro, their digital asset exchange for institutions and “seasoned” investors, is rebranding and becoming ‘One Trading.’ Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Vienna, Bitpanda is one of the most successful digital asset firms in Europe. After a €30m Series A… Read More

June 29, 2023 @ 8:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, which claims to be the largest crypto exchange that’s being sued by US regulators for a wide range of issues, has now had its European banking partner Paysafe Payment Solutions (NYSE: PSFE) reveal that it will stop offering its embedded wallet solution to the… Read More

June 28, 2023 @ 9:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX is reportedly moving forward with plans to attempt to bring back its international digital currency exchange, the WSJ reported on Wednesday (June 28, 2023). The news outlet also shared statements from CEO John Ray. The firm has now initiated the process… Read More

June 27, 2023 @ 11:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bybit, which claims to be the world’s “third most visited” crypto exchange, is pleased to announce that it has successfully obtained a license to operate a crypto exchange and provide custody services in Cyprus. This milestone demonstrates Bybit‘s commitment “to working within regulatory frameworks and… Read More

June 17, 2023 @ 4:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Finery Markets has announced the digital assets prime broker and exchange, Bequant, as its latest partner, with the company using its new FM Liquidity Match service. FM Liquidity Match, introduced in April 2023, is “a service that gives institutional market players and crypto businesses access… Read More

June 17, 2023 @ 4:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bybit, which claims to be the world’s “third-most visited” cryptocurrency exchange, is pleased to announce the release of its latest tool, ToolsGPT. This innovative platform “combines ChatGPT’s machine learning technology with Bybit’s robust market data, [enhancing] the way traders make informed and profitable decisions.” ToolsGPT… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 4:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BTSE, a digital asset exchange, has integrated with Talos, the provider of institutional trading technology for digital assets. Talos‘s platform connects institutional investors “to the entire digital assets ecosystem.” BTSE will reportedly join Talos’s provider network of “over 40 liquidity venues that includes top-tier exchanges,… Read More

June 7, 2023 @ 7:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OKX, which claims to be the world’s second largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume (behind Binance) and a “leading” Web3 technology company, and regulated digital asset custody service provider Komainu, announced that OKX has “joined collateral management platform Komainu Connect, enabling institutional customers to conduct… Read More

May 8, 2023 @ 9:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange CryptoOrange has partnered with payments platform, Paysafe (NYSE: PSFE), in order “to offer new ways for its customers to buy and sell cryptocurrencies internationally.” Paysafe, which claims to have an extensive track record of serving merchants and consumers in the global entertainment sectors… Read More