Tag Archives: Exchange News

It looks like bitcoin SV (BSV) and cryptocurrency exchange Binance – the largest and most popular cryptocurrency trading platform by daily volume – are at each other’s throats.BSV Is Angry About Binance’s DecisionsThe two companies are fighting with each other over Binance’s decision last year to delist the new cryptocurrency token made popular and consistently promoted by Australian tech entrepreneur Craig Wright. Jimmy Nguyen – the president of bitcoin SV (Bitcoin Satoshi Vision) – has said...

Dan Held of Kraken fame believes that bitcoin could reach new levels of power if everyone invested their stimulus money in the cryptocurrency.Dan Held: BTC Could Be the Most Powerful AssetAs many of us know by now, the stimulus checks that were issued to American taxpayers over the past two months put everyone on edge and got them arguing back and forth about whether the money was really needed. Figures such as Elon Musk, for example, criticized the move, and stated that you cannot simply...

Perhaps one of the biggest – and scariest – mysteries to emerge from the cryptocurrency space over the past few years has been the rise and fall of Quadriga CX, a cryptocurrency exchange in Canada that now has an undoubtedly shady history behind it.Quadriga CX Will Probably Always Live in InfamyAt one point, Quadriga CX was one of the largest cryptocurrency trading platform in Canada, but now the company has been marred by controversy and a lot of angry people who cannot seemingly get their...

Cryptocurrency trading platforms Xapo and Indodax have been hit with a massive lawsuit that accuses the exchanges of harboring stolen digital funds.Xapo and Indodax Are Headed to CourtAccording to court documents, both companies failed to employ anti-money laundering and know your customer (KYC) protocols to ensure that the money they were being asked to store came from reputable sources. In addition, it appears the companies did not bother to perform background checks on the account holders...

The coronavirus lockdown has caused many people to see bitcoin in a different way, including residents of Russia.Russia Seems to Love BTCThe country has had a very mixed relationship with cryptocurrency. Assets are often traded in secret as government officials have not taken to digital assets the way other nations have. The country has also long considered a ban on digital currency trading, believing it leads to criminal activity such as money laundering.Now that everyone is stuck at home...

Recently, it was reported that the bitcoin price briefly rose above $10K, only to lose about $600 just a few moments later. It appears this move has had monster-sized effect on BitMEX, a trading exchange based in Seychelles in Africa.BitMEX Sees Heavy Buy Liquidations Following the BTC SpikeThis move ultimately caused approximately $133 million of buy liquidations on the trading platform. This is the highest number since October of last year. Buy liquidations occur when those taking part in a...

MV Index Solutions GmbH (MVIS) has joined hands with Crypto Compare – a digital asset data firm – to launch a new index that will offer an hourly, updated bitcoin price in USD.Crypto Compare Launches New BTC-Monitoring ToolTraders and investors in the crypto space should know by now that bitcoin, while popular and significant, is among the most volatile assets around. Just yesterday, the currency rose to $10,100 after trading at $9,500 for a few days – only to come crashing down and lose...

Following yesterday’s sudden, short-term bitcoin spike, Coinbase – one of the largest and most popular crypto exchanges in the United States – experienced an outage that prevented customers from taking advantage of the volatility.Coinbase Experiences Another Outage, and People Aren’t Too HappyThis seems to be a pattern with the trading platform as of late. Every time bitcoin spikes to $10K or experiences solid jumps very quickly, the exchange seems to stop working. The last time this occurred...

Why is JP Morgan changing its ideas regarding bitcoin so much?JP Morgan Is Becoming Kinder to BTCJamie Dimon – the head of the banking organization – has repeatedly referred to bitcoin as a “fraud.” Many customers of crypto exchanges have complained for years that banks and financial institutions like JP Morgan have refused the give them accounts or have denied them access to financial services. Now, as Live Bitcoin News reported recently, the company has brought Coinbase and Gemini – two of...

Swiss securities firm SIX Group is heading a series A investment round in Omniex. The venture says it’s looking to raise a minimum of $14 million.Omniex Gets a Helping Hand from SIX GroupOmniex is a company that seeks to provide cryptocurrency traders with asset pools. Thus far, the enterprise already offers many of its services through some of the largest digital currency trading platforms in the world including Binance, Coinbase Pro and BitMEX. These services are mostly available to...