Florincoin – the 2014 Altcoin You Don’t Remember – Is Attracting Real Users
May 9, 2019 at 00:00 | CoinDesk
An obscure cryptocurrency that first started getting noticed during the 2014 altcoin boom is showing itself a true diamond in the rough.
Exchanges
Zebpay Opens Crypto Exchange In Australia
May 8, 2019 at 18:00 | CoinDesk
Popular crypto exchange Zebpay has announced that it is going down under... to Australia.
What a Bitcoin ‘Reorg’ Is and What Binance Has to Do With It
May 8, 2019 at 15:41 | CoinDesk
The suggestion to reverse transactions on the bitcoin blockchain has caused an uproar on social media with several community members espousing such an idea is not only infeasible but reckles...
Bitstamp Hires Ex-Coinbase Trading Head to Court Wall Street Money
May 8, 2019 at 06:00 | CoinDesk
Europe-based crypto exchange Bitstamp has hired former Coinbase trading head and Wall Street veteran Hunter Merghart to lead its U.S. operations.
Bitfinex Releases Official White Paper for $1 Billion Exchange Token Offering
May 8, 2019 at 04:45 | CoinDesk
Crypto exchange Bitfinex’s $1 billion private token sale will launch next month, according to its just-released official white paper.
Homeland Security Warns Bots Are Exploiting Decentralized Crypto Exchanges
May 7, 2019 at 09:00 | CoinDesk
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has warned that "predatory users" are using bots to exploit decentralized crypto exchanges.
‘One-Stop Shop’ for Crypto Mining and Trading to Launch Spot Market May 23
May 7, 2019 at 06:00 | CoinDesk
Crypto mining and exchange startup Bcause is weeks away from launching a spot trading market for bitcoin, ether, bitcoin cash and litecoin.
Bitfinex’s Bitcoin Price Excluded from CoinMarketCap Average Calculation
May 6, 2019 at 04:00 | CoinDesk
Crypto data provider CoinMarketCap has excluded bitcoin prices provided by the troubled Bitfinex exchange from its weighted average calculation.
Beware the Fake Bitfinex White Papers Appearing Online
May 5, 2019 at 10:40 | CoinDesk
As speculation and impatience arises over the upcoming Bitfinex token sale, opportunistic fakers are creating bogus white papers.
‘Not a White Paper’: Marketing Document Details $1 Billion Bitfinex Token Sale
May 4, 2019 at 11:49 | CoinDesk
New details are emerging about a planned $1 billion token sale to be held by iFinex, the parent company of Bitfinex and Tether, two cryptocurrency companies currently being sued by the state...
A Visual Guide to the Hot, New Crypto Fundraising Mechanism – the IEO
May 4, 2019 at 09:10 | CoinDesk
The ICO market might have cooled, but there's still fundraising going on in the blockchain space – it's now being done through the IEO, or initial exchange offering, and we break down how...
Binance, OKEx and KuCoin Are Using IEOs to Command the Spotlight
May 4, 2019 at 04:00 | CoinDesk
So far, initial exchange offerings are the hottest token fundraising trend of 2019.
Tokenized Securities Exchange Currency.com Launches to the Public
May 3, 2019 at 12:00 | CoinDesk
Belarus-based exchange Currency.com has left beta mode to offer trading and investment in 1,000 tokenized securities.
Binance’s Compliance Drive Continues With New Elliptic Partnership
May 2, 2019 at 08:31 | CoinDesk
Binance has partnered with blockchain analytics startup Elliptic to combat money laundering as it continues to expand.
Diamond Standard Launches Blockchain-Powered Token Backed by Real Gems
May 2, 2019 at 08:00 | CoinDesk
A new startup is looking to make diamonds as attractive to institutional investors as gold.
Techstars-Backed Alkemi Enters DeFi Race With $16 Million Liquidity Pool
May 1, 2019 at 11:45 | CoinDesk
This new startup wants to plug exchanges, funds and other traditional players into the broader DeFi movement.
CoinMarketCap Forms Alliance to Tackle Concerns Over Price Data Integrity
May 1, 2019 at 08:00 | CoinDesk
Crypto data provider CoinMarketCap is working with major exchanges on an initiative aimed to boost transparency in price data reporting.
Digging Deeper on Crypto Exchange Data and Transparency
May 1, 2019 at 04:30 | CoinDesk
Clay Collins of crypto data provider Nomics argues that we shouldn’t take the Bitwise report's “true” exchange volume conclusions at face value.
Turkey: The Country Where Crypto Exchanges Are Beating the Bear Market
May 1, 2019 at 03:30 | CoinDesk
Turkish exchanges OKEx and BtcTurk are onboarding thousands of crypto traders as the lira falters.
ErisX Launches Crypto Spot Market on Heels of New $20 Million Raise
Apr 30, 2019 at 07:00 | CoinDesk
Aspiring crypto derivatives provider ErisX took one step closer to its ultimate goal Tuesday with the launch of a spot market.
Bitfinex Is Planning to Issue an Exchange Token, Shareholder Says
Apr 30, 2019 at 04:00 | CoinDesk
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex is planning to issue a proprietary exchange token, according to a shareholder claiming knowledge of the plan.
Want to Understand Bitfinex? Understand Mt. Gox
Apr 30, 2019 at 00:01 | CoinDesk
People interested in understanding Bitfinex are well-served to understand what happened with Mt. Gox.
Huobi Cloud Aims for 80 More Exchange Partners in Bid for Revenue Growth
Apr 29, 2019 at 13:01 | CoinDesk
The Huobi Cloud network of crypto exchanges wants to facilitate $55 million in daily volume by 2020.
Bitfinex Needs ‘A Few Weeks’ to Unfreeze Funds, CFO Tells Shareholder
Apr 26, 2019 at 17:35 | CoinDesk
A Bitfinex shareholder says its CFO told him the exchange needs 'a few weeks' to recover the funds at issue in the New York Attorney General probe.
Exchanges podcasts
The Bitcoin News Show #76 - Localbitcoins going full KYC, Crypto taxes, Samsung working with Halong
Apr 22, 2018 at 08:20
The Bitcoin News Show for the week of Apr 16th with your host @theonevortex Quickbits: Mayer Multiple: 0.90 Report: Less Than 1% of Bitcoin Used for Illegal Purposes https://www.newsbtc.com/...