Embezzlement accusations have resulted in the arrest of the presumed true owner of Bithumb, South Korea’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange. Media outlets in his own country claim that Kang Jong-hyun was taken into custody on suspicion of embezzlement on February 2. Moreover, on January 25th, the Seoul Southern District Court issued
A leading technology and liquidity provider within the Forex/CFDs and digital currency industries, B2Broker recently announced the extension of its white label liquidity offering by adding Match-Trader. Through this integration, customers will have access to a full white label solution, fiercely competitive commercials, and pre-built B2Core connectivity. After integrating cTrader
Binance, the biggest cryptocurrency trading platform by volume, has partnered with Air Astana, the major airline in Kazakhstan. Users may now exchange their travel points for a selection of cryptocurrencies thanks to the partnership. In a press statement released today, Air Astana initially broke the news of the joint endeavor.
In an attempt to reclaim $445.8 million in loan payments made by FTX before declaring for bankruptcy, the defunct cryptocurrency exchange reportedly sued crypto lender Voyager Digital on Monday. Voyager declared bankruptcy in July, and FTX followed suit in November. According to the legal documents, FTX said that it had
Coinbase has announced that it is updating the Wallet app to enhance security and usability. On Monday, the cryptocurrency exchange announced a number of new features for its Wallet users. That aim to increase blockchain transparency and security. These include transaction previews, token approval alerts, a blocklist of flagged dApps,
Since court decisions from U.S. courts do not have a legal or practical impact in Turkey, the defunct FTX cryptocurrency exchange has asked the bankruptcy court in Delaware to exclude its Turkish subsidiaries from the case. In its Friday filing, FTX also claimed that it has “no reason to believe
Monday saw the announcement that Mastercard and Binance will be releasing a prepaid card in Brazil, Latin America’s economic powerhouse. According to the announcement, after Argentina, Brazil will soon get access to the so-called Binance Card. It is now under beta testing and will likely roll out to the public
As early as August, eight months before the exchange’s tragic demise in November, the Australian financial authorities apparently voiced worries about FTX’s local Australian affiliate. Guardian Australia has received documents showing that the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) was worried about FTX Australia’s operations after it was granted a
On Sunday, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) said that the Binance team has burned more than 16 million BNB (ERC-20) tokens. Binance, a cryptocurrency exchange, is transitioning from the ERC20 token version of BNB to the native BEP2 token version following the BNB blockchain’s debut. In only 24 hours, the
The crypto sector is still feeling the after-effects of the FTX fiasco with several firms laying off staff trying to cut down expenses. One of the greatest scams in history has allowed the SEC to take a stringent approach toward the crypto sector. Now according to FEC documents, many high-ranking
