Tag Archives: Exchange News

The Digital Currency Group (DCG) just got a whole lot bigger and is now a global enterprise with its latest purchase of Luno, a digital currency exchange based in the UK.Luno Is Now a Part of the Growing Digital Currency GroupDCG is already a major firm considering it owns the institutional crypto trading platform Grayscale. Just a few months ago, the company posted more than $1 billion in trades for its second quarter, meaning that customers had to be trading more than $300 million each...

As of late, bitcoin has not been the crypto space’s top performing coin. In fact, over the past few weeks, BTC has lost roughly $2,000 from its price, falling from about $12K to the low $10,000 range. According to San Francisco-based digital trading exchange Kraken, things could potentially get a lot worse for the world’s number one digital currency by market cap.Kraken: Things Will Not Be Good This SeptemberIn a recent report, Kraken reminded all traders and investors that September is,...

Options – which provides cloud services to financial firms all over the world – has announced it will be entering the crypto foray through its new client the Gemini Exchange in New York.The Gemini Exchange Is Becoming More Safe and SecureOptions has tied itself to monetary systems and companies across the globe. Among the services it offers are management solutions, market hosting, TCO reduction and top-of-the-line cybersecurity. Thus far, the company can claim more than 40 clients situated...

Singapore is looking to become a crypto leader by helping to set the price standards for both bitcoin and Ethereum, the two largest digital currencies around. Singapore Exchange Ltd. has recently announced that it is currently setting up two additional crypto indexes to help local and international traders better understand the prices of both assets and make smarter trading decisions from there.Singapore Looks to Lead the Fight for CryptoThe indexes will be known as the iEdge Bitcoin Index...

Earlier today, Live Bitcoin News reported that bitcoin had suffered a major setback and ultimately fell below $12,000 and back into the $11,400 range. Now, we’re learning that it may have had to do with the seizure of Bithumb, a popular cryptocurrency trading platform based in South Korea.Bithumb Is Now in the Hands of Korean OfficialsBithumb has been seized by law enforcement officials after it was allegedly discovered that executives were selling BXA tokens – the official tokens of the...

Huobi Futures – a crypto derivatives market of Huobi Group – is unveiling new bitcoin options trading, which will go live today on September 1.Huobi Opens BTC Options Trading for BusinessHuobi has been on a roll in 2020 during a time when most companies are likely suffering and taking on debt thanks to the growing coronavirus pandemic. Earlier this year, the company released a program known as Huobi Futures’ Perpetual Swaps as a means of giving traders a larger chance to hedge their wealth...

Crypto fraud, sadly, is running rampant throughout the digital space, and according to a new report, popular crypto exchange Binance – arguably the biggest cryptocurrency trading platform by daily volume – has seemingly been associated with a common form of ransomware known as Ryuk.Binance Is a Central Hub for Ryuk EnforcersRyuk has been around since 2018. Per data from the FBI, the ransomware may be responsible for a minimum of $61 million in theft since it first emerged roughly two years...

The Gemini Exchange in New York – founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss of “The Social Network” fame – has announced that it’s turning to Eventus Validus to monitor all the trades that occur on its crypto platform to ensure safety and security for its customers.Gemini and Eventus Are Pairing UpEventus is a trade-surveillance and market risk solution manager for cryptocurrencies and other assets. Right now, Eventus is utilized by six other crypto exchanges and is also quite popular amongst...

Coinbase – one of the most popular cryptocurrency exchanges in the United States, as well as the world – has announced it will soon begin offering bitcoin and crypto-backed loans for customers to utilize.Coinbase Is Offering Bitcoin-Backed LoansCustomers can take out fiat loans against roughly 30 percent of the bitcoin they already have. While the loans themselves won’t necessarily be in bitcoin, they’ll certainly be backed by the digital asset. Coinbase is now one of the largest exchanges...

Adam Todd – CEO and developer of Digitex Futures, a cryptocurrency futures exchange that offers its customers zero fees – says that his company’s native cryptocurrency DGTX is slated to change the way individuals trade digital assets forever.DGTX Has a Unique Way of Bringing Traders to the TableHe says that the biggest thing that DGTX has going for it is that whoever engages in trading the asset will ultimately experience commission-free trades. That means there are no third parties that will...