Tagged: huobi

August 7, 2023 @ 6:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Reports have filtered out from Hong Kong that some executives at crypto exchange Huobi have been placed under arrest. At the same time, corresponding reports indicate that Houbi has seen an outflow of funds that are valued at over $500 million. In the past 24… Read More

August 7, 2023 @ 8:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital currency exchange Huobi has reportedly seen total outflows of over $73 million during the last week, a time period in which a few of the firm’s executives were taken into police custody by authorities in China. Huobi operates one of the largest crypto exchanges… Read More

May 23, 2023 @ 5:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has taken action against Huobi Global Limited, and its Chief Executive Officer Leon Li for “operating a digital asset exchange (DAX) in Malaysia without registration.” Accordingly, the SC has “issued a public reprimand against Huobi Global Limited, and Leon Li… Read More

March 27, 2023 @ 10:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Huobi has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Copper. Huobi is in discussions to join Copper’s ClearLoop Network, “making it the fifth exchange to join since January 2023.” Five of the top ten global crypto exchanges have “either integrated or are working towards integrating… Read More

January 23, 2023 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

On 20 January 2023, Huobi announced that it is currently cooperating with Fireblocks on institutional crypto custody and payments, and Off-Exchange services “to better serve clients who want greater security, control and capital efficiency on their assets.” Fireblocks is the digital asset infrastructure “for thousands… Read More

January 14, 2023 @ 10:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Huobi, which claims to be one of the world’s leading virtual asset exchanges, has announced a partnership with Solaris, in order “to deliver a crypto-to-fiat debit card that will enable Huobi users to spend digital assets at the point-of-sale globally.” The Visa-approved program will be… Read More

December 26, 2022 @ 8:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Huobi, which claims to be one of the world’s leading virtual asset exchanges, announced plans to issue the Huobi Visa Card worldwide, with the aim “to bring a more efficient fiat-to-crypto gateway for its users and promote the development of the virtual assets industry on… Read More

October 10, 2022 @ 11:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Huobi Global, the operator of one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges, has selected Justin (Yuchen) Sun to join the Huobi Global Advisory Board. Sun is the creator of TRON, a blockchain-based operating system that claims more than 110 million monthly active users. The Advisory… Read More

September 9, 2022 @ 9:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Huobi Group has received a license to operate a digital asset exchange in the British Virgin Islands (BVI). The approval came from the BVI Financial Services Commission (FSC) and was awarded to Huobi subsidiary Brtuomi Worldwide Limited (BWL). On April 16th, 2021, BWL was approved… Read More

August 19, 2022 @ 12:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

HUSD, a dollar-based stablecoin, lost its dollar peg yesterday during heavy trading. HUSD is a relatively small stablecoin with a market cap of around $160 million. According to Coinmarketcap, HUSD dropped to as low as $0.8483 on August 18th. As of now, HUSD has recovered,… Read More

August 8, 2022 @ 9:26 am By JD Alois  |  

As Ethereum migrates to a proof of stake (PoS) ecosystem (called the Merge), a group has decided to maintain a proof of work iteration or Ethereum Proof of Work (ETHPOW). While not making Vitalik Buterin very happy, this is the way of the blockchain world…. Read More

August 3, 2022 @ 2:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Huobi Group, one of the “leading” digital asset service providers, has completed its registration as a digital currency exchange provider with the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC). This marks “the first step in the company’s push to offer digital currency exchange services in… Read More

July 24, 2022 @ 8:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Huobi Group, which claims to be one of the world’s leading financial services providers specializing in cryptocurrencies and related products, recently announced that it has been granted MVP provisional approval by the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) on July 15, 2022, while it “undertakes… Read More

July 18, 2022 @ 12:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Huobi Global has announced a partnership with Fintech Capitual to provide “account individualization” in Brazil. Huobi is a prominent crypto exchange operating in 160 different countries reporting tens of millions of users. Capitual is a Brazilian payments gateway and “hybrid digital bank” that takes a… Read More

July 7, 2022 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Oasys, a blockchain developed specifically for the gaming community, announced that it has completed a private token sale round of $20 million “led by blockchain financing and investment platform, Republic Capital, with participation from Jump Crypto, Crypto.com, Huobi, Kucoin, Gate.io, bitbank and Mirana Ventures.’ Oasys… Read More

July 5, 2022 @ 8:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The recent insolvency of hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) has not only led to a “cascade” of liquidity crises in the crypto industry, but also “shone a light on the significant risk posed by uncollateralized crypto loans,” according to a report by Huobi Research… Read More

June 28, 2022 @ 1:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The launch of Grit, the “first-ever” blockchain game from the partnership between Epic Games and Gala Games, is seen as a “watershed” event for the mass onboarding of gamers from Web2 to Web3, according to an update from Huobi. However, blockchain games have “not reached… Read More

June 18, 2022 @ 2:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bitcoin, along with the broader crypto market, continues to sink lower having finally breached the $20,000 mark  – now trading at around $18,500. It was just last November that Bitcoin was hitting new all-time highs of around $68,000. Bitcoin last traded under $20K back at… Read More

June 17, 2022 @ 3:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

Huobi Group, an operator of a crypto exchange, says it has received regulatory approval in two new jurisdictions: Dubai and New Zealand. In Dubai, Huobi obtained a DIFC Innovation License. In New Zealand, Huobi has been added to the Financial Services Provider Register. Huobi said these… Read More

June 14, 2022 @ 11:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Algorithmic stablecoins became the “focal point” of the crypto industry in May, following the depegging of UST from the US dollar “which triggered the LUNA bloodbath,” the team at Huobi notes. The report from Huobi pointed out that this had “a knock-on effect on other… Read More