Since the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) assault on crypto businesses, scrutiny of crypto players in the U.S. continues. In the latest development, an attorney from New York has filed a complaint with regulators over a cryptocurrency exchange. Global regulatory agencies stepped up their attempts to standardize crypto market
Binance, a cryptocurrency exchange, and Ingenico, a payments company located in France, have announced strategic cooperation to facilitate cryptocurrency payments in the country of France. On February 22nd, Binance announced that it has teamed with Ingenico, a global payment solutions organization, to make using Binance Pay a breeze. The company
The quantity of USD Coin (USDC) held on Binance has been increasing this week, as reported by Martin Lee, a data journalist for Nansen. Lee said on Tuesday through Twitter, that it is interesting to watch the number of USDC on Binance climb so much after the BUSD event. According
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase outpaced revenue forecasts for the fourth quarter of 2022. Its transaction volume continued to drop. A year after Coinbase made $840 million in net profits during the height of cryptocurrency growth. And the company reported a $557 million net loss. As per reports, for the fourth quarter,
After charges were hurled against the FTX’s former CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, the ailing cryptocurrency exchange has gotten involved in controversies and scandals. In spite of the termination of its services on November 8, FTX Japan, the exchange’s Japanese branch, has lately indicated that it would respect withdrawals of client cash.
Market participants are making moves as Hong Kong’s officials attempt to restore the city’s status as Asia’s crypto powerhouse. Most recently, Huobi Global, headed by Justin Sun, revealed that it has sought a crypto trading license in Hong Kong. Huobi Global, the company behind the Huobi exchange, is also trying
The most recent Proof-of-Reserves report shows that OKX is over-collateralized. With reserve ratios of 104% for bitcoin (BTC), 104% for ether (ETH), and 102% for USDT. Since its Proof-of-Reserves website went up at the end of last year. The exchange claims that more than 175,000 unique visitors have checked it
It has been reported that Nishad Singh, a former executive of the crypto exchange FTX, is to plead guilty to fraud charges related to the collapse of the exchange. Singh used to be the head of engineering and was considered to be in Sam Bankman-Fried’s inner circle. According to Bloomberg,
According to a report released by JPMorgan on Friday, analysts have reduced their price objective for Coinbase (COIN) shares from $60 to $52. JPMorgan said that the key reasons for the change in view include the continuous regulatory concerns to the company’s digital-focused businesses such as staking, USDC stablecoin, and
The Japanese branch of the defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX apparently has withdrawals scheduled. This is expected to start for impacted customers as early as the month of February. Bloomberg reported on February 17 that FTX Japan sent out messages. Requesting customers to verify their account balances before withdrawals could be
