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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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LMAX Digital, part of the LMAX Exchange Group, just announced that the volatility over the last few days has seen the exchange hit new highs of over $400m in daily volumes (or over $600m this weekend alone), with May set to surpass April (monthly volumes of $2.2 billion) as the best month for the exchange.…
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