India’s regulatory body has issued compliance notices to nine cryptocurrency exchanges, including major players like Binance, Kucoin, Gate.io, Bittrex, Bitstamp, MEXC Global, and Bitfinex and Huobi. The watchdog is seeking to block the URLs of these exchanges.This move comes as the Indian government continues to crack down on the cryptocurrency industry, aiming to regulate and […]
Catalyx, a prominent Canadian cryptocurrency exchange, has temporarily suspended all trading activities, deposits, and withdrawals following a security breach. The company suspects the involvement of one of its employees and has initiated an investigation. The exact extent of the funds lost has not been disclosed, but the exchange has taken precautionary measures by halting all […]
Canadian crypto exchange Catalyx has temporarily suspended all trading activity and withdrawals after discovering a security breach. The breach is suspected to involve one of the company’s employees, leading to the loss of a portion of the crypto assets held on behalf of clients. The exact amount of assets lost has not been disclosed.In response […]
Coinbase International, the international trading arm of Coinbase, has announced that it has set leverage limits to 10X on its perpetual futures contracts. This upgrade allows users to execute more efficient trading strategies. However, new transactions are only permitted at leverage rates set out in its Default Initial Margin (DIM) rules. The company has also […]
Japan-based brokerage firm Monex Group has announced its plans to acquire a majority stake in 3iQ Digital Holdings, a Canada-based asset manager and crypto exchange. Monex cited 3iQ’s experience in listing the first spot Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded funds in North America as a key reason for the acquisition. The move is part of Monex’s […]
In a significant move, India’s Finance Ministry has issued compliance show-cause notices to nine major offshore cryptocurrency exchanges, including industry giants like Binance, Huobi, and Kucoin. The government accuses these platforms of operating illegally within the country’s borders without adhering to local money laundering laws.The notices demand an explanation for their non-compliance with the established […]
In a move to regulate the cryptocurrency sector, India’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has issued show cause notices to nine offshore Virtual Digital Assets (VDA) service providers for allegedly violating the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) of 2002. The targeted firms, located in Seychelles, Cayman Islands, and Switzerland, include popular platforms such as Kucoin, […]
Former President Donald Trump has reportedly sold off 1,075 ETH, worth an estimated $2.4 million, over the past three weeks. The sale was made from a crypto portfolio believed to belong to Trump, and the ETH was sent to Coinbase. Trump has been trying to revive his non-fungible token (NFT) trading card business, but with […]
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato has temporarily halted Bitcoin withdrawals following the guilty plea of its former CEO and co-founder, Anatoly Legkodymov, to criminal charges in the US. Legkodymov agreed to dissolve the exchange as part of his plea deal, which also involved forfeiting $23 million in cryptocurrency.The decision to suspend Bitcoin withdrawals is said to be […]
An Ethereum wallet associated with former President Donald Trump has reportedly transferred millions in cryptocurrency, suspected to be proceeds from sales of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The wallet recently moved 1,075 ETH, equivalent to $2.4 million, to the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. Previously, the wallet had peaked at $4 million. The current value of the wallet is […]
