The rumor in the air has been that Binance has shutdown its Shanghai following a police raid. On Thursday, November 23, several online publications including CoinSpeaker reported that Binance has relocated its 100-member Shanghai team to other offices in Singapore.The report also states that Binance has planned to shut down its Shanghai office completely. Furthermore, it added that Binance CEO and founder Changpeng Zhao and the company’s Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Yi He, have already moved...
Read More »Binance Shanghai Office Reportedly Shut Down after Local Police Raid
Recent reports currently suggest that one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Binance, has had its Shanghai office shutdown causing its many staff members to either work remotely or even completely abandon China and move to Singapore. According to sources familiar with the matter as cited by The Block, there is currently no fully functioning Binance Shanghai anymore.The cited sources have also added that the office was recently raided by police in the area, for unknown reasons....
Read More »China Is Here: Majority Of Binance Inflows in 2019 Came From Huobi
Most of the asset inflows recorded by Binance this year have come from Huobi – a China-based cryptocurrency exchange. The reports come after a few weeks of serious Chinese interest as well as major blockchain-oriented announcements coming from the country.Binance’s Inflows From ChinaInitially established in China, Binance left the country when the government placed a ban on trading and had its headquarters in Malta. With the latest news coming from China, though, and the interest picking up,...
Read More »Huobi Global’s Ban on U.S. Customers Could Rattle Huobi Token (HT)
Huobi Global will disable the accounts of U.S.-based customers. HBUS welcomes Huobi Global’s users. The move could impact the price of Huobi Token (HT). Huobi Global announced Monday it will freeze the accounts of its U.S. customers in order to comply with domestic regulations. The move could have severe implications for Huobi Token (HT), the company’s native cryptocurrency. Complying with Laws and Regulations In a blog post, the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency exchange by...
Read More »Huobi US to Rival Binance.US as Huobi Global Planning to Freeze Accounts of U.S. Residents
Most crypto exchanges have for some time now had challenges operating within the United States. On the other hand, most of the countries in Asia and Europe have taken an initiative of offering straight forward legislation outlining how to conduct any business in the crypto space. But, the U.S. has dropped far much behind in that arena.Currently, there is no definite framework outlining running businesses and tax payments. Interestingly, there is not even any assurance by the government to...
Read More »BitBay Set to Launch IEO Platform and Launchpad
Photo: BitBay / TwitterBitBay has become the latest major cryptocurrency exchange to create an Initial Exchange Offering (IEO) launchpad. IEOs have surged in popularity in recent years, largely replacing the ICO funding model. BitBay’s new platform will launch on November 18, with users given the chance to buy IEO tokens directly via EURO, USD, GBP and Polish Złoty. With 245 IEOs having taken place in the past few years, BitBay may be late to the party – but the exchange hopes to hit the...
Read More »BitMEX Reveals Some Users’ Email IDs Making Amateurish Mistake
Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX sent a mass email to its users on Friday with all of their email addresses in the “To” field. Usually, when you are sending a mass e-mail and you want to protect other users’ privacy, you put their e-mail addresses in the so-called blind carbon copy or BCC field. That’s how the other users’ e-mail addresses stay hidden from everybody else. This way, by not putting the names in the BCC field but in an amateurish manner dividing them by the comma,...
Read More »Will AOFEX Become a New Leading Exchange?
With the development of blockchain, the competition between various fields has become very fierce. As one of the few traffic entrances of blockchain, exchanges have always been such places for strategists to fight for, and their competition has already entered a serious stage. Moreover, even under the attack of three giants, namely, Binance, Huobi and OKEx, there are still many new trading platforms constantly showing their heads, injecting more innovative and fresh elements into this already...
Read More »CoinGecko Launches Section for Crypto Derivatives with Futures Next in Line
Photo: CoinGecko / InstagramCoinGecko, a coin market ranking chart aggregator that provides a fundamental analysis of the crypto market, has announced it is preparing to roll out its own section for monitoring cryptocurrency derivatives. According to the company, its offering will be the first of its kind.Announcing: CoinGecko Derivatives! ??At a glance, you'll see aggregated data for the derivatives market including pricing, funding, open interest, volume and more!Currently covering over...
Read More »Huobi to Launch Fiat Platform with Lira-Tether Pairing in Turkey in Q4 2019
Huobi, a leading global crypto exchange, announced that it plans to launch a fiat gateway in Turkey. If successful, the platform may increase access to over 250 digital tokens for the local investors.Mohit Davar, Huobi’s EMEA regional president, is convinced that this will prove to be a worthwhile investment. He said that the move has come amidst Turkey’s efforts to set up a clearer legal infrastructure for the cryptocurrency market. Reports show that many people in the country already hold...
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