Tagged: exchange

September 25, 2018 @ 10:43 am By Cali Haan  |  

A local division of Japan’s Finance Ministry has given the company Tech Bureau two days to explain the causes of and company response to a $60 million hack on the Zaif crypocurrency exchange that took place last weekend. On Friday September 14th, hackers spent two… Read More

September 24, 2018 @ 7:09 pm By Cali Haan  |  

The CEO of Korean crypto exchange Coinnest, who is reportedly already on trial for embezzling customer funds, has now been indicted for taking a bribe to list a controversial crypto coin called S Coin, Korea IT Times reports. The CEO of S Coin has also… Read More

September 24, 2018 @ 11:02 am By Cali Haan  |  

The Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) and a crypto industry self-regulatory body have both taken action following last week’s $60 million hack on licensed Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Zaif, Cointelegraph reports. The hack, which has been publicly acknowledged by the company, took place over two hours on Friday,… Read More

September 20, 2018 @ 3:11 pm By Cali Haan  |  

A licensed crypto exchange in Japan has been hacked for an estimated 6.7 billion yen ($60 million USD), two-thirds of which belonged to customers, Nikkei Asian Review reports. The exchange, Zaif, which is licensed in Japan, reportedly did not discover the hack for three days. Three… Read More

September 19, 2018 @ 12:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset exchange Seed CX has hired John Hart as the company’s Chief Information Officer. What is interesting about this hire is the fact that prior to joining Seed CX, Hart was the Managing Director of Technology Engineering for the CME Group where he worked on… Read More

September 19, 2018 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

CoinBene, a cryptocurrency asset exchange, has formed a partnership with the McAfee Alliance, founded by John McAfee, to “promote transparency, corporate responsibility, and self-regulation in the cryptocurrency markets.” The McAfee Alliance seeks to “unite the cryptoverse, promote transparency and fairness, to  combat perceived corruption of… Read More

September 19, 2018 @ 8:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Singapore based Tokenomy has announced the full launch of Tokenomy Exchange, a cryptocurrency token exchange that is described as addressing the “:challenges associated with launching an ICO.” Tokenomy Exchange now provides a trading platform for four digital currencies; BTC, ETH, USDT and its own TEN Token,… Read More

September 13, 2018 @ 4:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Divya Agarwalla, SVP and, Head of Product at Circle, has recently posted some data pertaining to crypto based off of a commissioned survey of over 3,000 Millennials, Gen-Xers, and Baby Boomers in the US. So what did they uncover? See the bullets below: There is a gender… Read More

September 12, 2018 @ 9:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Seed CX, a Chicago-based digital asset exchange has raised $15 million in a series B funding round providing the platform a solid runaway for growth. Seed CX proudly notes it is a “licensed institutional cryptocurrency exchange” providing institutional trading and settlement for both spot market… Read More

September 12, 2018 @ 9:29 am By Cali Haan  |  

The founder of controversial crypto exchange OKEx has been questioned by Shanghai police regarding a case of suspected ICO fraud, Sina.com reports. The supervisor of the Shanghai Weifang Xincun Police Station, Lu Jun, issued a statement claiming that Shanghai police questioned OKEx founder Winxing (Star)… Read More

September 6, 2018 @ 11:15 pm By Cali Haan  |  

An employee at a Halifax leg of the Kraken crypto exchange that few knew existed has claimed that employees were suddenly laid off yesterday morning in a high-security atmosphere. The thread was started by “throwaway34034324” on reddit: Redditor “MysteriousPlankton” confirmed within hours that Kraken gathered its Halifax employees… Read More

September 6, 2018 @ 10:55 am By Cali Haan  |  

An Australian company selling a crypto-exchange “loyalty token” ICO (initial coin offering) has stated to Australian securities regulators that it is confident its offering is not a security under Australian law. Byte Power Group (BPG), “a diversified technology solutions group with a particular emphasis on securing Asian… Read More

September 6, 2018 @ 10:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Abra, a U.S.-based all-in-one cryptocurrency wallet and exchange, announced earlier this week it has partnered with Coinify, a global technology gateway for virtual currencies, to extend its services of buying and selling cryptocurrencies to the European market. Founded in 2014 by Bill Barhyd, Abra stated it… Read More

September 3, 2018 @ 9:55 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Yahoo Finance is now allowing users to trade the cryptocurrencies Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Dogecoin directly from its platform using a Yahoo Finance iOS app. Yahoo announced the development in a blog post August 30th, and said that Android, desktop an mobile web apps will soon… Read More

September 3, 2018 @ 6:58 am By JD Alois  |  

NEGTEC, the creator of the Sakura Bloom project and issuers of the Sakura Bloom Coin (SKB), has announced the launch of a donation site “Dream-Kicker.” The new site will use SKB to help promote “the introduction of cutting-edge regenerative medicine and medical equipment to hospitals,”… Read More

August 23, 2018 @ 9:43 am By Cali Haan  |  

The SEC has rejected the Cboe BZX Exchange’s request for a rule change to allow it to trade long and short Bitcoin Futures ETFs (exchange-traded funds). The Cboe applied in January for the rule change that would allow its GraniteShares Bitcoin ETF “Long Fund” and… Read More

August 22, 2018 @ 7:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Huobi Group has launched a new services that is said to provide a more transparent listing process to issuers. The Huobi Automated Listing Platform is not 100% automated as their are checks in place but the feature is designed to streamline the digital asset listing… Read More

August 21, 2018 @ 10:45 am By JD Alois  |  

SharesPost has announced that OKEx, a Hong Kong based digital assets exchange, is joining their Global Liquidity and Settlement System (GLASS). SharesPost received approval to operate as an Alternative Trading System (ATS) earlier this year – a necessary move to trade in securities in a… Read More

August 16, 2018 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Huobi Group, one of the largest crypto exchanges, has hooked up with corporate partners to aid in launching four independent exchanges. By leveraging Huobi Cloud, these partners are expected to set up exchanges in Canada, Indonesia, the Philippines and Russia. These marketplaces are said to… Read More

August 14, 2018 @ 11:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Binance, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in operation, has launched the Binance Academy to further education about crypto and blockchain. The service is said to provide “free resources to the next generation of blockchain enthusiasts.” The academy is an open-access platform that “will tackle… Read More