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Binance seeks to curb SEC’s hunt for “fraud”

May 31, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Binance has a new partner - the financial platform Cred

Binance, one of the dominant cryptocurrency exchanges, which recently faced backlash over a $40 million-hack, has partnered with the decentralized financial platform Cred in order to help with the mainstream of cryptocurrencies and promote finance decentralization. The partnership will bring cryptocurrency borrowing and lending services to the Binance ecosystem. The Chief Growth Officer at Binance…

Exclusive: Bittrex and Bitsdaq launch new crypto exchange, interview with CEO and Chairman Ricky Ng

May 31, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Rakuten Wallet teams up with CipherTrace for AML compliance

Rakuten Wallet is launching a cryptocurrency exchange in Japan, and for this, it has partnered with the security company CipherTrace for all Anti-Money laundering procedures or AML compliance. The information comes from RTT News. The partnership is expected to drive trust and security in the market. Rakuten Wallet is part of the Japanese e-commerce company…

May 30, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FATF crypto guidelines challenge exchanges to compromise anonymity

The highly anticipated crypto guidelines from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) may cause crypto zealots to go on the warpath. G20 financial officers will review and adopt the new FATF guidelines at their next meeting in June in Japan, but insiders that have already had a look reveal that the crypto industry may be technically…

May 27, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Taotao, a Japanese crypto exchange, launches trading operations on May 30th

Cointelegraph Japan just announced that Japanese cryptocurrency exchange, Taotao, has confirmed that it will launch its trading services on May 30th, 2019. Yahoo! Japan owns 40% of the exchange. Trading on Taotao will first include ether and bitcoin only. In addition, investors will be able to trade on margin the following: Bitcoin cash, Litecoin and…

May 24, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Bitfinex and Tether seek dismissal, but admit to non-cash reserve gambits

Management for Bitfinex and Tether had their day in court, which may have resulted in more disclosures than its executives may have wanted. While the beleaguered crypto exchange and stablecoin manager was alleged to have mishandled cash reserves for Tether’s “USDT” stablecoin, the revelations in the courtroom confirmed what had been rumored for months. Executives…

Coinbase steams ahead with blockchain launch

May 20, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Coinbase crypto exchange managing $1 billion of institutional investments

Coinbase, the largest U.S.-based crypto exchange, knows how to compete with the big boys. While Fidelity Digital Assets has been dominating the headlines with news of its soon to be launched crypto trading desk, coupled with its top-of-the-line custodial service, Coinbase has already been moving about in the shadows with its comparable crypto service and…

May 16, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Binance back online after $40 million hack and after security upgrade

Hack? What hack? Binance is back online after completing its internal review and after completing a necessary security upgrade. It has been a harrowing week for the world’s largest crypto exchange, after it sustained a $40 million loss perpetrated by professional hackers, who summarily removed the exchange’s “virgin” status with a targeted hit on its…

Cobalt goes live with Deutsche Bank, XTX Markets and Saxo Bank on its FX post-trade infrastructure

May 15, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bakkt crypto exchange announces firm ‘Go Live’ date for futures launch

It has been no secret that crypto enthusiasts have been begging for the management of the Bakkt crypto exchange initiative to complete the actions necessary in order to launch. Bakkt, the brainchild of Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the owner and operator of the New York Stock Exchange, was to be the consummate crypto futures exchange, dealing…

May 14, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

LeapRate Exclusive: Integral FX platform and the new Mint Exchange: Harpal Sandhu speaks

Mint Exchange is the world’s first crypto clearinghouse, providing access to all major exchanges, brokers, and market makers through a single account. It is built on the Integral FX platform, founded by Harpal Sandhu back in 1993. Harpal wanted to combine technology and finance for the benefit of end-users. Leading the way with the first…

May 14, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

eToroX adds gold and silver stablecoins to its crypto exchange offering

eToroX, the blockchain division of global investment company eToro, has announced that it has added some more stablecoins to its crypto exchange offering, including: Two commodity-stablecoins - eToro Gold (GOLDX) and eToro Silver (SLVX), Two fiat-stablecoins - eToro Ruble (RUBX) and eToro Yuan (CNYX), and 17 pairs -USDEX-EURX, USDEX-GBPX, USDEX-JPYX, USDEX-CHFX, USDEX-AUDX, USDEX-NZDX, USDEX-CADX, USDEX-RUBX,…

Category: Exchange

Binance has a new partner - the financial platform Cred

Rakuten Wallet teams up with CipherTrace for AML compliance

FATF crypto guidelines challenge exchanges to compromise anonymity

Taotao, a Japanese crypto exchange, launches trading operations on May 30th

Bitfinex and Tether seek dismissal, but admit to non-cash reserve gambits

Coinbase crypto exchange managing $1 billion of institutional investments

Binance back online after $40 million hack and after security upgrade

Bakkt crypto exchange announces firm ‘Go Live’ date for futures launch

LeapRate Exclusive: Integral FX platform and the new Mint Exchange: Harpal Sandhu speaks

eToroX adds gold and silver stablecoins to its crypto exchange offering

Biogen Reaps Profits On The Back Of Cost Cuts

Ford Beats Q1 Estimates

Yen Backslides Against The US Dollar

Indian Regulator Looks at Adani Stock Manipulation

EUR/USD Weaker On The Back Of Preliminary Eurozone PMI Data