Tag Archives: Exchange News

Several cryptocurrency exchanges are looking to build their own blockchains, which means that somewhere down the line, we’re likely to see the birth of several crypto exchange-birthed tokens.Exchanges Are Making Their Own BlockchainsSome trading platforms have already made this goal a reality. Binance, for example, is the largest and most popular cryptocurrency exchange by volume. The asset trading company has given rise to both Binance Coin (BNB) and Binance USD (BUSD), which is the...

Yele Bademosi is the 29-year-old director of a venture capital firm known as Bundle. A division of Binance – the world’s largest and most popular cryptocurrency exchange by daily trading volume – the venture is based in Africa, which appears to be a growing hub for cryptocurrency activity.Bademosi: Using Blockchain to Help OthersAmong the most recent “African adventurers” touting crypto include Jack Dorsey, who stated a few months ago that he would spend anywhere between three and six months...

It’s rare when a black hat hacker fixes the wrongs that he or she commits. It’s even rarer when they return the money they’ve stolen, but that appears to be the case this time around. Recently, Live Bitcoin News reported that roughly $25 million was stolen from Lendf.me, though now it appears that money has been returned.Lendf.me Gets Its Money BackLendf.me is part of a larger organization called DForce. The company recently earned more than $1.5 million in seed funding led by Multicoin...

It’s happened again, folks. Another cryptocurrency theft is in the books. This time, the victims are the Uniswap exchange and the Lendf.me lending platform, both of which are reporting combined total losses of more than $25 million.Uniswap and Lendf.me Have Been CompromisedCryptocurrency theft is nothing new, but what’s arguably the most frustrating about stories like these is that while many companies and organizations in the industry are seeking to improve their security protocols, hackers...

It looks like many Americans are potentially spending their newfound stimulus checks on bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Several digital currency trading platforms, such Coinbase, are reporting purchases of exactly $1,200 over the past few days, the maximum amount of the checks that citizens are receiving from the federal government.Paper Checks Are Going Towards CryptoThese checks are designed to give Americans some relief from the coronavirus pandemic that first began wreaking havoc on...

Bitcoin SV (BSV) has been at the center of controversy since it first arrived in late 2018. Nevertheless, it looks like many crypto providers and exchanges are moving hell and high water to ensure its customers have access to it.Bitcoin SV: It’s Presence GrowsThe latest exchange to offer bitcoin SV comes in the form of Indacoin, which is now allowing users to purchase BSV with a Visa or Mastercard. Indacoin – which is available to customers in more than 170 countries – is also facilitating...

In a world where crypto theft appears to be running rampant, Google is taking the steps necessary to ensure digital currency users can keep their money where it belongs… in their own wallets.Google Fights Crypto CrimeGoogle has recently announced the removal of just under 50 separate Chrome extensions from its web store. These extensions posed as legitimate cryptocurrency wallet applications, but in fact contained hacker code that caused all funds and login data stored within them to be...

Peer-to-peer (P2P) trading platform Oobit has joined hands with Coinbase, one of the largest and most popular cryptocurrency exchanges in the U.S., to give its customers wallet and custodial services.Oobit Is Making It Easier to Get VerifiedIn addition, Oobit is working with the exchange to establish what called the Oobit Pass, a new tool that allows users to verify themselves and satisfy know your customer (KYC) procedures quickly so they experience no delays in trading.The co-founder of...

It’s happened again, folks. Another cryptocurrency exchange theft is in the books. This time, the victim is Bisq, a trading platform that has temporarily ceased all its trading services thanks to a theft that has cost users at least $250,000 in digital funds.Bisq Customers Have Been RobbedCrypto exchanges are nothing new, but it is surprising how often they occur given how many advancements we’ve made in terms of security. Arguably two of the biggest crypto exchange thefts that have ever...

Fintech company BUX has announced the launch of BUX Crypto, the enterprise’s official cryptocurrency trading exchange.BUX Is Growing to Include Its Own ExchangeCrypto trading has become something of a staple during these last few weeks due to growing fear caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Many investors, it now seems, are looking to purchase crypto and give digital assets a try as fiat currencies and stocks prove less stable during these hard, economic times.This is the exact opposite of...