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Bitfinex and a blockchain project launched by Kim Dotcom have “mutually agreed” to part ways, scuppering a planned initial exchange offering (IEO) for the controversial internet entrepreneur. Citing the current “regulatory environment” and the “risks associated with raising funds”
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Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange Binance has agreed to help Ukraine prepare new rules for cryptocurrencies, as well as digitize the country’s finances. Announced by the exchange Wednesday, Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with
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What has been a fairly bad few weeks for cryptocurrency exchanges, just got a little worse? A Vancouver-based crypto trading platform, Einstein Exchange, has been closed by Candian authorities; while still owing $16 million in outstanding obligations. What Happened to Einstein? On Monday, the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC), provided a statement
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Binance Chain transactions are now traceable by CipherTrace. The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume announced Tuesday it would utilize CipherTrace’s intelligence tools, bringing anti-money laundering analysis and support to its self-developed blockchain, which is both the foundation
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BitMEX says its internal processes “failed” last week, subsequently exposing thousands of the exchange’s clients to privacy risks. In a company blog posting on Monday, the crypto-derivatives exchange said its mass emailing operation failed causing “most BitMEX users” to
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Crypto exchange Bittrex is being sued over a SIM swap that netted criminals 100 bitcoin, currently worth nearly $1 million. The case resembles other recent high-profile heists in which a hacker seizes control of a victim’s cell phone to
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"Take your bitcoin and run." Thus read an ominous warning tweeted out by the official BitMEX account on Friday morning. | Source: CNBC/YouTube (i), HenriqueWestin/Shutterstock.com (ii). Image Edited by CCN. Following the mammoth BitMEX user data leak, the bitcoin exchange’s Twitter account was allegedly hacked. While under the perpetrator’s control, the account
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If you have an account with crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX, there’s never been a better time to update your security preferences. On Friday at 08:00 UTC, BitMEX alerted its clientele via blog and Twitter that it had accidentally revealed
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Huobi Cloud, part of the crypto exchange Huobi Group, has announced its plan to provide more local financial institutions with white-label exchange services based on cloud technology in the Middle East and Africa. Existing institutions include the Nigeria-based SaBi
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Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange Binance is opening an office in Beijing, two sources with knowledge of the matter told CoinDesk. The new outpost will join Binance’s current mainland China office in Shanghai. It’s not clear what exactly the office will
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