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Coinbase Going Public Might Not Benefit Cryptocurrency Market After All

Coinbase has allegedly started moving towards a stock market listing that could reportedly occur as early as this year—but would that necessarily enhance exposure for mainstream investors to the crypto market?

Lucas Cacioli

Jul 13, 2020

| 4 Min Read

#COINBASE #LISTING #DIRECT #PUBLIC #UNITED STATES #EXCHANGE #MAINSTREAM #INVESTMENT #FINANCE #CRYPTOCURRENCY

Legal

New Zealand Police Froze $140 Million in Assets and Crypto From Alleged BTC-e Exchange Money-Launderer Alexander Vinnik

New Zealand police said they have frozen $140 million linked to Russian crypto fraud suspect, Alexander Vinnik, alleged to have been the operator of the now-defunct BTC-e crypto exchange.

Nicholas Otieno

Jun 23, 2020

| 3 Min Read

#NEW ZEALAND #POLICE #ASSETS #SEIZURE #CRYPTOCURRENCY #EXCHANGE #BTC-E #CRYPTO #FRAUD #SCAM #VINNIK

Asia

Gemini Eyes Singapore Expansion With New Asia Pacific Managing Director

The Gemini crypto exchange, owned and operated by the Winklevoss’ Twins, has set its sights into a further expansion into the Asian market with the hiring of Jeremy Ng as Managing Director for Asia Pacific. Ng was formerly the CEO of Leonteq Asia.

Lucas Cacioli

Jun 12, 2020

| 2 Min Read

#WINKLEVOSS #BITCOIN #SINGAPORE #MAS #EXCHANGE #MD #INVESTMENT #GEMINI #JEREMY NG

Exchanges

Binance Unveils Bitcoin Quarterly Futures

World's number one crypto exchange Binance unveils BTC Quarterly Futures for Customers with competitive offerings

Godfrey Benjamin

Jun 12, 2020

| 2 Min Read

#BINANCE #BITCOIN FUTURES #BITCOIN PRICE #EXCHANGE

Exchanges

Coinbase Considers Support for 18 New Cryptos Including VeChain, Prompting Higher Prices

Coinbase is considering adding a new range of digital assets, including VeChain, Aragon, Bancor, Siacoin, Origin Protocol, and Ren to its potential listings.

Sarah Tran

Jun 11, 2020

| 2 Min Read

#COINBASE #EXCHANGE #VECHAIN #ARAGON #BANCOR #SIACOIN #ORIGIN #REN

Regulation

Binance Accused by Chinese State Media of Operating Cryptocurrency Exchange in China

Chinese state media has reported that Binance is still supporting local users trading cryptocurrency, despite China banning all exchanges in 2017.

Lucas Cacioli

Jun 10, 2020

| 2 Min Read

#BINANCE #CCTV #CHINA #CRYPTOCURRENCY #EXCHANGE #P2P #OTC #BAN #ALIPAY

Interview

Bitfinex: The Crisis Tested Liquid Exchange King for Bitcoin and Ethereum Trading

During the March 12 stock market crash instigated by the coronavirus pandemic’s disruption to the world economy, cryptocurrency exchanges experienced a massive sell-off of Bitcoin and Ethereum. When the liquidation panic finally settled down, Bitfinex emerged as one of the few exchanges that had been able to take the extreme volatility in stride.

Lucas Cacioli

Apr 27, 2020

| 4 Min Read

#BITFINEX #TETHER #USDT #GOLD #STABLECOINS #LIQUID #EXCHANGE #BITCOIN #ETHEREUM #TRADING #MARKETS #CORONAVIRUS

Regulation

Cryptopia Users Win New Zealand Ruling Over Locked Cryptocurrency as High Court Declares them "Property"

Clients of Cryptopia exchange will finally get their funds back after a New Zealand high court classifies the rules that they are entitled to their funds.

Nicholas Otieno

Apr 09, 2020

| 3 Min Read

#CRYPTOCURRENCY #EXCHANGE #CRYPTOPIA #NZ #PROPERTY LAW #REGULATION #NEW ZEALAND #HIGH COURT #LIQUIDATOR

Regulation

SEC Delays Decision on Overstock-Backed Security Token Exchange

The SEC has extended the timeline for its to disapprove or approve operations by the BSTX, a security token exchanged affiliated with Overstock’s blockchain arm tZERO.

Nicholas Otieno

Apr 03, 2020

| 3 Min Read

#SEC #OVERSTOCK #SECURITIES ACT 1934 #EXCHANGE #BLOCKCHAIN #TZERO #SECURITY #DELAY #BSTX

Industry

Australian Securities Exchange Postpones Migration to Blockchain Settlement System Due to Coronavirus Concerns

The Australian Securities Exchange has further postponed the replacement of its current CHESS system with a new blockchain-based settlement system due to coronavirus concerns.

Nicholas Otieno

Mar 27, 2020

| 3 Min Read

#ASX #AUSTRALIA #BLOCKCHAIN #CHESS #CORONAVIRUS #COVID19 #EXCHANGE