Singapore-based Blockchain Consortium Buys Majority Share in Bithumb

Singapore-based BK Global Consortium has paid 400 billion won (approximately $350 million) for a majority stake in South Korean Bithumb, the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency exchange, according to a local news outlet. дальше »

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Largest South Korean Exchange Launches Crypto Market Indices

The largest crypto exchange in South Korea by trading volume, Bithumb, has launched two cryptocurrency market indices. One tracks all coins listed on the exchange while the other tracks only altcoins. дальше »

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Korea's Largest Bitcoin Exchange Sells Stake in $350 Million Deal

Bithumb, the largest crypto exchange in South Korea by trading volume, just confirmed it has sold over 38 percent of its shares for $350 million. дальше »

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Guess Who’s Hiding The Most Bitcoin

There are conspiracy theories and speculation all over the crypto space on who holds the most Bitcoin that is currently in circulation. Big mining firms, exchanges, and funds are mainly called Whales as they hold on to the most Bitcoin and have been called responsible for the big amounts of Bitcoin around today. дальше »

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Cryptos Gain Adoption Amid Venezuela’s Economic Turmoil

Life in Venezuela is anything but. Last year, the South American nation of 32 million led the world with 652% inflation and this year the economic turmoil is even worse. As of September 2018, the annual inflation was estimated at 200,000% and International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it could spike to a mindboggling 1,000,000% by December. дальше »

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3 Major South Korean Crypto Exchange Hacks to Date

South Korea plays an important role in the cryptocurrency world. Ever since China lost its dominant position, South Korea has become of the Asia’s biggest Bitcoin and altcoin trading hubs. That success comes with potential issues, as numerous exchanges have been hacked in the process. дальше »

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Tron Jumps Ahead of TVM Launch, a Copy Paste of Ethereum’s Virtual Machine

Tron has risen from $0.22 to a recent high of $0.28 on trading volumes of $400 million, sending its market cap to $1.7 billion. South Korea is currently leading Tron’s... The post Tron Jumps Ahead of TVM Launch, a Copy Paste of Ethereum’s Virtual Machine appeared first on Trustnodes. дальше »

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USDC Ecosystem Spotlight: 6 New Companies Support USD//Coin

The unparalleled ecosystem for USD//Coin (USDC) continues to grow now that six new companies joined dozens of other exchanges, protocols, platforms, applications and wallets to support USDC. USDC is available on a growing number of exchanges and trading platforms, with South Korea-based Hanbitco and U.S.-based Everbloom becoming дальше »

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USDC Ecosystem Spotlight: 6 New Companies Support USD Coin

The unparalleled ecosystem for USD//Coin (USDC) continues to grow now that six new companies joined dozens of other exchanges, protocols, platforms, applications and wallets to support USDC. USDC is available on a growing number of exchanges and trading platforms, with South Korea-based Hanbitco and U.S.-based Everbloom becoming дальше »

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Stackr: The Dawn of a Digital Asset Savings Solution - [BTC Media Sponsor]

Financial savings have long been the foundation of wealth and asset building. However, we are now in a time when the growing obsolescence of financial institutions has forced certain technologies out of date, created high fees, revealed structural inefficiencies and, ultimately, meant that some standard investment solutions now fail to place consumer needs first. дальше »

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[promoted] How Invictus Capital Is Reshaping the Landscape of Cryptocurrency Investing

One of the impacts of the rapid, global advancement of digital asset markets has been seasons of volatility and turbulence. This creates a challenging environment for even the most astute investors in terms of managing cryptocurrency portfolios and investment strategies. дальше »

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Circle Introduces a US Stable Coin on Asian Cryptocurrency Exchanges

Circle, a cryptocurrency unicorn currently valued at $3 billion, recently launched its stable coin backed by the US dollar. According to an article published by the South China Morning Post (SCMP) on Sept. дальше »

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South Korean Cabinet Excludes Sale and Brokerage Of Digital Assets From Venture Business Classification

South Korean Government Will Exclude Sale and Brokerage Of Digital Assets From Venture Business Now, the South Korean government has decided to exclude digital assets trading companies from venture business classification. дальше »

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Crypto exchange BitInka adds first stablecoin with TrueUSD support

South American-based bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange BitInka, today announced it has integrated TrueUSD (TUSD) as the first stablecoin available for trading on its exchange. TrueUSD is entirely collateralized and redeemable 1-for-1 with the U. дальше »

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Major Korean Crypto Exchange Upbit Opens in Singapore Next Month

Major South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit will reportedly begin operations in Singapore next month. The new exchange will offer Singapore dollar trading as well as crypto-to-crypto pairs in three markets offered by Bittrex, Upbit’s US-based partner. дальше »

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Texas State Securities Board Hits Russian Hoaxers with Cease-and-Desist Orders

Texas Securities Commissioner Travis J. Iles has issued emergency ordinances against three separate fraudulent cryptocurrency schemes linked to Russian scammers. The orders were issued on September 18, 2018, against DGBK Ltd. дальше »

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Waves Listed on Bithumb

Bithumb, the largest South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, will list WAVES token for trading.

The post Waves Listed on Bithumb appeared first on CoinSpeaker.

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Two South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges to suspend fiat withdrawals for unverified traders

Attempts of South Korean authorities to fight anonymous trading in the cryptocurrency market have not yet been crowned with success. But the new initiative of the largest crypto exchanges can force traders to pass verification. дальше »

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Bank of Korea: Infamous ‘Kimchi Premium’ May Reappear in Bitcoin Markets

The Bank of Korea has warned that significant price differences between South Korean exchanges and those abroad, or the “Kimchi Premium,” may emerge in the coming years. Kimchi May Strike Back According to local outlet No Cut News, South Korea’s central bank cautioned officials of another “Kimchi Premium”-like situation if regulations and crypto trading frameworks […] The post Bank of Korea: Infamous ‘Kimchi Premium’ May Reappear in Bitcoin Markets appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

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OKEx Founder Released After Questioning in Connection With Suspected Coin Fraud

The founder of cryptocurrency exchange OKEx was detained for questioning on September 10, 2018, by Shanghai police to investigate a case of suspected digital currency fraud related to WFee coin. дальше »

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VPNs Used To Circumvent Chinese Crypto Ban

Investors of digital currencies in China have found multiple ways to bypass the nationwide ban on trading with cryptocurrencies. Industry experts have said that as long as the transactions stay as peer to peer and they are decentralised, regulators won’t be able to fully block them out. дальше »

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Chinese Cryptocurrency Traders Circumventing Bitcoin Trading Ban via Tether and VPNs

While the Chinese regulatory watchdogs have not failed to renounce their support over digital assets trading and crypto businesses in the region, investors still engage in the “forbidden act” using virtual private networks (VPNs) and the Tether stablecoin, reported the South China Morning Post on September 8, 2018. дальше »

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Chinese Cryptocurrency Traders Use Tether and VPNs to Bypass Ban

Cryptocurrency traders in China appear to have found numerous ways to circumvent the nationwide ban on trading with digital currencies. According to industry experts, as long as the transactions remain peer-to-peer and decentralized, regulators won’t be able to block them out completely. дальше »

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South Korean Crypto Know-How and Capital Sought by Uzbekistan and Belarus

South Koreans undoubtedly have some respectable crypto experience and others have taken note. Uzbekistan, which recently legalized the trading of digital assets, has turned to South Korean experts for help in realizing a project to create the country’s first cryptocurrency exchange. дальше »

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Wash Trader Generates Fake Daily Volume of $250,000,000 on Bithumb

The buy-sell-rinse and repeat cycle of wash trading has bitten a prominent South Korean exchange as an economist and cryptoanalyst named Alex Kruger has discovered the daily fake volume is $250 million. дальше »

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The Bears Have Awoken; Bitcoin Plummets $400 in 60 Minutes, Ethereum Down 10%

Just when we were thinking that a steady recovery was in motion the bears have awoken again sending Bitcoin and its brethren south, fast. Did CNBC Just Jinx The Recovery? At 11. 00 GMT BTC took a dive that shaved almost $400 off its price in just an hour. дальше »

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XEM Rises 12% And Is Among Top Performing Cryptos

NEM [Crypto: XEM] was a winner for opportunistic traders in early Tuesday trading (U. S. time). XEM’s price increased 12% against the U. S. dollar, rising from $0. 111 to $0. 123. The continuing rebound was influenced by optimistic trading in South Korea. дальше »

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Korea’s Major Crypto Exchange Bithumb Resumes Registration. Partners With NH Bank

Hankyung, a mainstream media outlet in South Korea, has reported that Bithumb, the country’s second largest crypto exchange, will officially resume new user registrations on September 1. Bithumb has disallowed new registrations for traders in South Korea since January of 2018, following the encouragement of the government to establish formal agreements between cryptocurrency trading platforms. дальше »

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South Korean Cryptocurrency Exchange Giant ‘Bithumb’ Reopens User Registration Feature

Bithumb has resumed registering new users, more than two months after suffering a hack. The South Korea based platform experienced a massive spike in trading volume following the announcement. Some experts believe the user registration resumption by the platform contributed to the recent Bitcoin price increase. дальше »

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EOS Jumps 17%

EOS is up today from around $5.4 to a recent high of nearly $6.5 on increased trading volumes of almost a billion dollars with some of it from South Korea.... The post EOS Jumps 17% appeared first on Trustnodes. дальше »

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South Korea: Trading Volume Soars as Bithumb Reopens to New Customers

Major South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has announced it will resume accepting new user accounts after resolving a dispute with its banking partner. Month-Long Impasse Ends As local news media outlet Yonhap reports August 29, Bithumb has come to an agreement with Nonghyup Bank, which in July stopped serving it, reportedly due to the exchange’s recent hack in which it lost over $30 million. дальше »

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Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent block cryptocurrency forums and trading in China’s latest crackdowns

China is showing no intention of slowing down its cryptocurrency crackdown. In the latest, Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent (BAT) — the three largest technology companies in  the country — are banning cryptocurrency-related activities from their platforms. дальше »

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UPbit Exchange Clears $100 Million in Q3 Despite Crypto Bear Market Conditions

Korean Crypto Exchange UPbit Profits in Bear Market UPbit, a South Korean crypto exchange, profited in a bear market by $100 million. The Repository of Korea’s Corporate Filings (DART) released data indicating that in addition to UPbit’s profits, Bithumb, the country’s second-largest trading platform, also made a profit of $35 Million. The third quarter has […] дальше »

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China Blocks Access to Over 120 Offshore Digital Currency Exchanges

China is continuing its crackdown on bitcoin and cryptocurrency-related ventures. The country is now blocking access to more than 120 offshore cryptocurrency exchanges utilized for trading purposes by mainland customers. дальше »

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China Bans Crypto Events in Beijing, Blocks 124 Trading Platforms

Despite a nationwide crackdown on cryptocurrencies already in place, the Chinese government went one step further and passed a decree forbidding all crypto-related events in Beijing’s financial district. дальше »

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China Escalates Cryptocurrency Ban Blocking 124 Offshore Exchanges

China will shortly block access to over one hundred international cryptocurrency exchanges and other platforms as the government’s crackdown escalates, local news media report August 23. Beijing On Crypto: We’ll Continue To Ban Everything According to the South China Morning Post quoting Chinese language resource Shanghai Securities News, lawmakers will shut down availability of 124 “websites operated by offshore cryptocurrency exchanges that provide trading services to citizens on the mainland. дальше »

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Tron (TRX) Price Analysis: Trends of August 21–27, 2018

There is probability that the price might go down within the next several trading days, by making a break out towards the south at $0.015. The post Tron (TRX) Price Analysis: Trends of August 21–27, 2018 appeared first on CoinSpeaker. дальше »

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Intellectual Property (IP) Asset Trading Platform – INKubator Launches In Seoul

INKubator, the highly anticipated Global Cultural Asset Trading Platform developed by blockchain powerhouse Ink, was officially unveiled to the world in an exclusive preview in Seoul, South Korea on August 17. дальше »

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Crypto Traders Targeted By South African Revenue Service, Work To Track Transactions

The South African Revenue Service is currently working to improve the way it tracks cryptocurrency traders and their transactions to determine if they are paying taxes. The service’s commissioner stated that the agency is looking to explore ways to identify parties that are profiting from trading digital assets to see if they are evading taxation. […] дальше »

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South African Tax Authority Going After Crypto Traders

The South African Revenue Service is working to improve the tracking of cryptocurrency traders and their transactions in order to verify if they are paying taxes. According to its Commissioner, the agency is exploring ways to better identify those that are profiting from trading digital assets and check if they are evading taxation. дальше »

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Korean Blockchain Groups Fear Crypto Exchanges Will Lose Tax Benefits From Law Amendments

South Korea Blockchain Groups Oppose Crypto Exchanges Amendments By Government August 15th 2018 – Seoul, South Korea Earlier in the year the blockchain regulatory bodies in South Korea proposed a motion to curb the increasing popularity of trading cryptocurrencies. дальше »

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Ether Price Analysis: Historic Support Breaks, Leads to Signs of Capitulation

In two short weeks, ETHUSD has devalued by 50% of its market value. With little to no relief for the underwater bulls, ether seems to be accelerating downward as buyer confidence is lacking and showing signs of capitulation. дальше »

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South Korea’s Biggest Cryptocurrency Exchange ‘UPbit’ comes out clean in audit

According to reports from a Korean accounting firm, the biggest South Korean crypto exchange UPbit is cleared of charges from the allegations that were made against it last May. The exchange was blamed to have manipulated its balance sheet which resulted in a rise in its trading values. Soon after unknown sources claimed that the firm […] дальше »

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ConsenSys Ventures Kavita Gupta Talks Tachyon and India

ConsenSys, the Ethereum production studio based in the U. S. , launched ConsenSys Ventures last year selecting Kavita Gupta to run two funds of $50 million and $100 million. дальше »

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South American Country Peru Sees Growth In Cryptocurrency Trading Volumes

Cryptocurrency Gains Ground In Peru – Report Shows South American countries have stepped up their game in recent times. The Latinos, as they are popularly referred to, have embraced the use of cryptocurrencies due to several reasons that dab around the standard of living to the accelerated rate of development of science and technology, among […] дальше »

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Peru Shows Signs of “Accelerated Growth” in Crypto Trading

Latin America has turned out to be one of the most promising markets for cryptocurrencies around the world, with a dizzying growth in recent years. According to data from various sources, although other countries have a higher user base, the growth rate of some South American countries far exceeds that of other nations in the […] The post Peru Shows Signs of “Accelerated Growth” in Crypto Trading appeared first on Ethereum World News. дальше »

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Cryptocurrency Exchange Giant, Bithumb, Unfreezes Withdrawals for Ten Cryptocurrencies

Bithumb, one of the prominent cryptocurrency exchange platforms in South Korea, is set to unfreeze withdrawals for ten cryptocurrencies on its platform. Meanwhile, the crypto exchange giant continues to experience a significant drop in trading volume due to an embargo on new user accounts. дальше »

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Cryptocurrency Exchange Giant, Bithumb, Unfreezes Withdrawals for Ten Cryptocurrencies

Bithumb, one of the prominent cryptocurrency exchange platforms in South Korea, is set to unfreeze withdrawals for ten cryptocurrencies on its platform. Meanwhile, the crypto exchange giant continues to experience a significant drop in trading volume due to an embargo on new user accounts. дальше »

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Bithumb Bank Freeze Causes 40% Trading Volume Decline, Reopens 10 Coins For Deposits and Withdrawals

Bithumb Trading Volume Drops 40% After Bank Freeze Trading volume in one of the most important cryptocurrency exchanges in the world has dropped 40% after three days since its temporarily stopped accepting new users. дальше »

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South Korea’s FSS Calls for an Integrated Blockchain System For Stock Trading

South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has called on public and private entities to work together towards the establishment of an integrated blockchain system. In a report released this Thursday, South. дальше »

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