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Indonesian crypto platform Reku is built for both new and experienced traders
Cryptocurrency transactions in Indonesia hit $60 billion last year, according to the country’s commodities futures trading agency. Crypto exchange and marketplace Reku has been riding the wave with
Coinbase’s earnings fall short of expectations as crypto winter rages
Investors shrug, implying the bad news was priced-in
As Coinbase falters, Binance.US is waiting in the wings
As the largest publicly traded crypto exchange in the United States, Coinbase has become something of a household name. But as the going gets tough in the crypto markets, the company seems to be fumbl
Cloudflare outage hit crypto exchanges FTX, Bitfinex and more
A Cloudflare outage on Tuesday knocked out numerous popular web services, including major crypto exchanges FTX, Bitfinex and OKX, raising questions about the security of centralized crypto platforms.
Second-largest crypto exchange FTX expands its empire with launch of stock trading feature
Cryptocurrency exchange FTX is launching stock trading capabilities for its customers through its U.S. division. The company, helmed by co-founder and billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried, said in an announc
Coinbase backtracks on its hiring plans, citing crypto market turmoil
Coinbase, the third-largest crypto exchange by volume, has changed its tune on hiring amid a market downturn. “Heading into this year, we planned to triple the size of the company. Given current
South Korea’s new pro-crypto president gets pushback
One of the pledges Yoon Suk-yeol made to his voters was to implement a set of crypto-friendly policies in South Korea. Yoon, who won the presidency in March and came into office this month, said he wo
SEC chair Gary Gensler takes aim at crypto exchanges for trading against their customers
U.S. regulators, already skeptical of crypto, are doubling down on their stance as the digital asset markets plunge this week. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chair Gary Gensler made his conce
Coinbase’s NFT marketplace is off to a lackluster start
It’s been a little over two weeks since Coinbase launched its highly anticipated NFT marketplace for select waitlisted beta users — and digital collectibles trading has been sluggish.
Binance.US raises over $200M in first seed round, hitting a $4.5B valuation as it preps for IPO
Binance.US raised over $200 million in its first external funding round, putting its pre-money valuation at $4.5 billion as it builds out a roadmap for an initial public offering (IPO), its CEO Brian
Coinbase crushes Q2 expectations, notes Q3 trading volume is trending lower
After the bell today, Coinbase reported another period of impressive results in its second quarter earnings report. During the quarter, Coinbase’s total revenue reached $2.23 billion, which help
Everyone wants to fund the next Coinbase
In celebration of Coinbase's earnings report today, investors poured a mountain of cash into one of the company's global competitors.
Indonesian crypto exchange Pintu gets $6M Series A led by Pantera, Intudo and Coinbase Ventures
Along with the stock market, cryptocurrency is also seeing an uptick among retail investors in Indonesia. Pintu, a platform focused on first-time cryptocurrency buyers, announced today it has raised a
Trading platform eToro to go public via SPAC merger in $10B deal
Multi-asset investing and trading platform and Robinhood competitor eToro announced Tuesday it will go public via a merger with SPAC FinTech Acquisition Corp. V in a massive $10.4 billion deal. Once t
Crypto exchange Binance prepares to add margin trading ‘soon’
Binance, the world’s most prominent crypto exchange, says it is close to adding a much-anticipated margin-trading feature to its service following weeks of speculation. The company tweeted confi
Binance says more than $40 million in bitcoin stolen in ‘large scale’ hack
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has confirmed a "large scale" data breach, in which hackers stole more than $40 million in cryptocurrency
The plot to revive Mt. Gox and repay victims’ Bitcoin
It was the Lehman Brothers of blockchain: 850,000 Bitcoin disappeared when cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox imploded in 2014 after a series of hacks. The incident cemented the industry’s reputati
A former US president walks into a blockchain conference…
In a sign of the major cryptocurrency player’s continued influence and ability to pay premium speaking fees, the keynote speaker for Ripple’s two-day Swell conference was none other than f
The owner of the New York Stock Exchange is working on a bitcoin trading platform
The New York Stock Exchange is working on its own bitcoin trading platform. According to a new report from The New York Times, the NYSE’s parent company is developing an online exchange geared t
Stock trade app Robinhood raising at $5B+, up 4X in a year
By adding a cryptocurrency exchange, a web version and stock option trading, Robinhood has managed to quadruple its valuation in a year, according to a source familiar with a new round the startup is