The largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, Binance, reported that its “Futures users were experiencing some wide problems with the platform.” It stated that its team is attempting to find a solution and that users will receive updates as they become available. Changpeng Zhao (CZ), CEO of Binance, made the
In preparation for leaving the Canadian market, cryptocurrency derivatives exchange dYdX has stated that it would be banning user accounts from Canadian residents from the next week. As part of “winding down services,” dYdX announced on April 7 that it will stop accepting new Canadian customers. On April 14th, all
The window for reimbursements to creditors of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox has officially opened with the passing of the deadline for inputting payback information. About a decade ago, in February of 2014, the Tokyo-based crypto exchange filed for bankruptcy, making it one of the first crypto exchanges to
The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) projected that Robinhood, the major fintech firm behind the cryptocurrency and stock trading platform, will pay more than $10 million in penalties. In March 2020, the global epidemic was at its peak. Robinhood experienced operational and technological problems that prevented many
Bitstamp has recently announced the launch of a lending service in Europe, Hong Kong, and the United Arab Emirates. There is no set lock-in term for the exchange’s lending product, which provides daily incentives and up to 4.4% APY. Bitcoin, Ethereum, Circle USDC, and Tether USDT are all supported for
On Thursday, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said that it would be revoking Binance’s Australian financial services (AFS) licence, which had been issued to the company under the name Oztures Trading Pty Ltd. In response to Binance’s request for cancellation, ASIC confirmed that the termination of the licence
Santiment, the on-chain, social, and financial analyzer, reported that there was theft in their protocol by an unknown hacker. The firm is investigating the indictable extraction of funds from the Santiment Protocol. It has taken steps to find the root cause of the exploit and prevent further protocol misuse. They
Dubai and the UAE have officially requested further information from Binance on the company’s auditing procedures and ownership structure. More crypto regulation has prompted the request, Bloomberg reports, from firms looking to get a crypto license. As per sources, the requests are due to the massive FTX collapse that occurred
Even after the demise of Sam Bankman Fried’s FTX, for whom Kevin O’Leary was a paid spokesman, he continues to invest in the cryptocurrency market. O’Leary has not changed his mind on the asset class despite the FTX crash, which has been called one of the worst times for the
Paxful, the world’s largest peer-to-peer crypto exchange platform, announced on its official website that the company was going to suspend its marketplace. Ray Youssef, the founder and CEO of Paxful, stated that the decision was made because of key staff members leaving the company as well as the regularity problem
