CFTC fines Bitcoin exchange Bitfinex $75K to for failing to register as FCM LeapRate

June 03, 2016 BY Mike Fox

CFTC fines Bitcoin exchange Bitfinex $75K to for failing to register as FCM

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Hong Kong-based bitcoin exchange, BFXNA Inc. DBA Bitfinex, for offering illegal off-exchange financed retail commodity transactions in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, and for failing to register as a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) as required by the Commodity Exchange Act…

May 24, 2016 BY Mike Fox

Coinbase rebrands its Bitcoin trading platform from Coinbase Exchange to GDAX

U.S. headquartered Bitcoin exchange and provider Coinbase announced today that as the company begins to offer additional digital currencies, they will operate Coinbase Exchange under a new brand: GDAX (Global Digital Asset Exchange). Further to this development today, the exchange announced that they have added Ether trading via the ETH/BTC and ETH/USD crosses. Founded in…

May 18, 2016 BY Mike Fox

Bitcoin Exchange CEX.IO provides significant updates to mobile platform

UK and USA registered Bitcoin Exchange CEX.IO today announced recent updates made to official CEX.IO mobile application that allows you to trade Bitcoins on the go, wherever you are. The app is available on both iOS and Android devices. From now on, the list of exchanges is delivering real-time Bitcoin data from CEX.IO, Bitfinex, OKCoin, Bitstamp, Coinbase, LakeBTC. Google and…

May 13, 2016 BY Mike Fox

CEX.IO Bitcoin Exchange integrates with C.A.T. Bot for automated trading

UK and USA registered Bitcoin Exchange CEX.IO has announced today its been added to C.A.T., an automated trading interface using Bitcoin exchanges API. C.A.T. is the most popular and highly reputable trading bot on BitcoinTalk with numerous positive feedbacks from users. The first version of C.A.T. was introduced back in 2013 and has experienced over 50…

May 11, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Kraken adds Ether dark pool trading

Bitcoin and digital exchange operator Kraken has announced that it became the first and only exchange to offer clients Ether (ETH) Dark Pool trading. The Ether Dark Pool allows clients to discreetly place large ether orders without exposing their intentions to the public, lit order book. The introduction of Kraken’s Ether Dark Pool comes in…

April 12, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Japan's Money Partners Group joins Kraken Series B investment round

Kraken - one of the world’s largest Bitcoin, Ethereum and digital asset exchanges - has announced an investment from Money Partners Group, one of Japan’s leading foreign exchange brokerages, as part of Kraken's Series B financing round. While Kraken didn't disclose the size or terms of the Money Partners Group investment, we believe it is in the multi-million dollar range. Tokyo-based Money…

April 01, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

BitQuick confirms customer database leak during cyber attack

Bitcoin trading platform BitQuick, which fell victim to a cyber attack about two weeks ago, has provided an update regarding the status of customer data. The company points to the receipt upload function as the likely source of the exploit. It also discovered that its database was likely leaked, with names, email addresses and phone…

March 31, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

TradingView adds market data from Bitcoin exchange Poloniex

Financial visualization platform TradingView has just added another Bitcoin exchange to the lineup of providers of data for its users. The latest addition is Poloniex, a US-based cryptocurrency exchange which seeks to offer maximum security and advanced trading features. Thanks to the partnership, TradingView users get access to more than 100 new symbols. Poloniex joins…

March 17, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Stop orders become available on Coinbase Exchange

Stop orders are now available on Coinbase Exchange, Coinbase has just announced. Stop orders enable customers to buy or sell bitcoin at a specified price. This order type helps traders protect profits, limit losses, and also initiate new positions when the market breaks out. To place a stop order on Coinbase Exchange, traders have to:…

February 29, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Kraken reports steep increase in number of new accounts, changes fees, expands offering

Bitcoin exchange Kraken has registered more than a twofold rise in the number of new accounts since the announcement of the acquisition of Coinsetter and Cavirtex and the expansion of the company into 37 US states. The company notes that this steep increase does not include the number of migrated accounts, as a result of the…

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