Tagged: crypto trading

July 8, 2020 @ 7:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PARSIQ, a blockchain monitoring and workflow automation platform that provides tools for analyzing, detecting, and preventing cryptocurrency-related fraud, says it wants to become the “Zapier for blockchain.” As mentioned in a release shared with Crowdfund Insider, PARSIQ is working on a “multi-level” bridge between different… Read More

July 4, 2020 @ 3:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LocalBitcoins, a leading peer to peer (P2P) Bitcoin (BTC) exchange, reported its financial results on July 1, 2020 for last year (2019). The P2P crypto exchange company recorded an annual revenue of €26.2 million (appr. $29.46 million), which represents a significant 10% increase when compared… Read More

July 4, 2020 @ 11:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Australia-based TAGZ, a crypto exchange that claimed to be one of the largest fully-regulated digital currency trading platforms, recently announced that it will be shutting down its operations on July 30, 2020. TAGZ was reportedly a licensed AML/CTF compliant digital asset exchange. As noted on… Read More

July 1, 2020 @ 8:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethereum based 0x (ZRX), a leading protocol for developing decentralized exchange services, has introduced a platform that aggregates liquidity from several different non-custodial digital asset trading platforms. When traders place orders using the new service, called Matcha, the software program splits the user’s trade across… Read More

June 29, 2020 @ 10:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Hong Kong operated Bitcoin Mercantile Exchange (BitMEX), the world’s largest cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform, is introducing a program that will reportedly offer special benefits to corporate clients – which may include improved security and accounting services. As mentioned on BitMEX’s website: “The BitMEX Corporate… Read More

June 29, 2020 @ 7:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, the world’s largest digital asset exchange that’s now averaging more than $11 billion in global crypto trading volume, claims that it has recently completed its largest system-wide upgrade ever. According to Binance, the major update was finalized on June 28, 2020. Changpeng Zhao (“CZ”),… Read More

June 28, 2020 @ 3:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paxful, a leading and fast-growing peer to peer (P2P) Bitcoin marketplace, recently overtook  LocalBitcoins in weekly global BTC trading volume. Paxful users reportedly traded almost $39.8 million worth of Bitcoin (globally) during the week that ended June 6, 2020. Meanwhile, LocalBitcoins reported around $39.5 million… Read More

June 17, 2020 @ 12:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Despite recent volatility in the Bitcoin (BTC) and larger cryptocurrency markets, decentralized or non-custodial digital asset exchanges continue to “maintain their long-term trend lines” according to the team at Bamboo Relay, another project that has integrated Chainlink Oracles for stop-loss order functionalities. A stop-loss order… Read More

June 16, 2020 @ 10:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinDCX, one of the largest digital asset exchanges in India, has introduced an online platform and subsidiary, called DCX Learn, which aims to serve as a comprehensive resource for people who want to learn more about cryptocurrency and blockchain tech. As mentioned in a release… Read More

June 11, 2020 @ 6:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

San Francisco-based crypto exchange Coinbase says it will continue to explore and consider adding support for new digital assets. The exchange says it aims to offer support for all crypto-assets that meet its technical requirements and standards and which also adhere to applicable laws. The… Read More

June 8, 2020 @ 3:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset exchange Coinbase confirms that it experienced an outage on June 1, 2020, that reportedly affected the operations of Coinbase.com (mainly for regular or retail traders), Coinbase Pro for professional or institutional traders, and it also impacted the exchange’s mobile applications. Not all cryptocurrency… Read More

June 6, 2020 @ 2:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nischal Shetty, founder and CEO at WazirX, an Indian cryptocurrency exchange acquired by Binance, claims that government agencies in the country have begun to take more interest in understanding and even helping to grow the nation’s nascent digital asset and blockchain ecosystem. Shetty noted via… Read More

June 5, 2020 @ 10:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The digital asset and blockchain space is still in its infancy or early stages of development. There are many companies working on developing key infrastructure needed to support emerging cryptocurrency businesses. Cybersecurity, ID verification, AML/KYC processes, and even cryptocurrency-related insurance services are already being developed… Read More

June 3, 2020 @ 10:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinSwitch.co, an established aggregator of digital asset exchanges in India, recently introduced CoinSwitch Kuber, which is the Indian Rupee (INR) cryptocurrency exchange mobile app designed specifically and “exclusively” for the Indian market. This launch has come during very challenging times as the world tries to… Read More

May 28, 2020 @ 7:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  Data from leading UK-based digital bank Revolut shows that the cryptocurrency trading habits of its users have changed, following the COVID-19 outbreak. Nearly a third or over 30% of Revolut’s 10 million finance app users have been trading virtual currencies. The neobank’s app has… Read More

May 24, 2020 @ 11:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase began supporting trading with OmiseGo (OMG) on May 21, 2020. The OMG token price surged 200% in only 15 minutes after the listing, however, it then crashed immediately. OMG is trading at $1.88 at the time of writing, down 5.44%… Read More

May 12, 2020 @ 8:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance.US, the leading cryptocurrency exchange company’s US-based division, has introduced an over-the-counter (OTC) digital asset trading desk. The new OTC option is only available for trades valued at $10,000 or more. OTC crypto trades are negotiated directly between the buyer and the seller. They don’t… Read More

May 11, 2020 @ 10:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  In March, it was reported that CoinDCX had secured $3 million in funding through a Series A investment round, led by Bitcoin Mercantile Exchange (BitMEX) operator, HDR Group. At that time, Sumit Gupta, co-founder and CEO at CoinDCX, said the crypto space in India was developing… Read More

May 8, 2020 @ 7:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based TokenAnalyst, an enterprise-grade provider of data and tools to help users understand and access blockchains and trade digital assets, is reportedly planning to shut down its services. A few members of the TokenAnalyst team will be joining the San Francisco-based crypto exchange  Coinbase. Established… Read More

May 7, 2020 @ 11:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bittrex Global, Bittrex’s European digital asset exchange partner, revealed on May 5, 2020 that it will be issuing an exchange token next month. Founded in October of last year and based in Liechtenstein, the cryptocurrency trading platform has been built using the same technology stack… Read More