📌 Some more key facts/updates to know about the QuadrigaCX case
▪️It is a well known fact that Cotten signed his last will 12 days prior to his death (in November 2018), designating his wife as a sole beneficiary and executor of his estate.
▪️A cryptocurrency analyst, James Edwards investigated publically available transactions of the exchange and concluded in his report that he could not manage to detect cold wallet reserves for QuadrigaCX exchange.
📌 Huobi
▪️Major global crypto exchange Huobi has reported a 100 percent growth in trading volume in 2018 over the previous year, 2017: the company increased its staff from 400 to more than 1,300, with 15 offices in 12 countries and regions.
▪️In a developing story, the United States-based partner of Singapore-headquartered crypto exchange Huobi, is launching fiat-crypto trading services (with initial support for three USD-crypto trading pairs).
📌 BitHumb
The most popular Korean based crypto trading platform Bithumb officially launched an over-the-counter (OTC) trading desk under the Ortus brand.
📌 BitFinex
On the 9th of February, Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex became inaccessible to all its users for a little over two hours. They notified their customers in a tweet that the platform had temporarily gone offline and a bit later announced that the website was up and running with full functionality. The majority of observers connects this event with the fact that crypto markets saw major gains and considers Bitfinex’s maintenance as being conducted intentionally.
📌 Binance
On the 12th of February Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao announced the launch date for a testnet version of Binance’s new decentralized exchange. According to the announcement, the launch is planned for the Feb. 20 along with the public release and collecting feedbacks from the users.
📌 Some general news
▪️Since the beginning of the year, digital currency exchanges have reportedly registered lower trading volumes, marking new lows not recorded since 2017.
▪️New data shows that United States traders are the most active across major crypto exchanges, according to a Feb. 4 tweet from data analytics firm DataLight.
▪️It is a well known fact that Cotten signed his last will 12 days prior to his death (in November 2018), designating his wife as a sole beneficiary and executor of his estate.
▪️A cryptocurrency analyst, James Edwards investigated publically available transactions of the exchange and concluded in his report that he could not manage to detect cold wallet reserves for QuadrigaCX exchange.
📌 Huobi
▪️Major global crypto exchange Huobi has reported a 100 percent growth in trading volume in 2018 over the previous year, 2017: the company increased its staff from 400 to more than 1,300, with 15 offices in 12 countries and regions.
▪️In a developing story, the United States-based partner of Singapore-headquartered crypto exchange Huobi, is launching fiat-crypto trading services (with initial support for three USD-crypto trading pairs).
📌 BitHumb
The most popular Korean based crypto trading platform Bithumb officially launched an over-the-counter (OTC) trading desk under the Ortus brand.
📌 BitFinex
On the 9th of February, Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex became inaccessible to all its users for a little over two hours. They notified their customers in a tweet that the platform had temporarily gone offline and a bit later announced that the website was up and running with full functionality. The majority of observers connects this event with the fact that crypto markets saw major gains and considers Bitfinex’s maintenance as being conducted intentionally.
📌 Binance
On the 12th of February Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao announced the launch date for a testnet version of Binance’s new decentralized exchange. According to the announcement, the launch is planned for the Feb. 20 along with the public release and collecting feedbacks from the users.
📌 Some general news
▪️Since the beginning of the year, digital currency exchanges have reportedly registered lower trading volumes, marking new lows not recorded since 2017.
▪️New data shows that United States traders are the most active across major crypto exchanges, according to a Feb. 4 tweet from data analytics firm DataLight.
📌 QuadrigaCX’s Case Updates
For the second week, QuadrigaCX’s crisis remains one of the most extensively discussed topics in the whole crypto world. Let’s run through the key updates for the case:
▪️ It has transpired that on February 6, 2019, Quadriga negligently transferred 103 bitcoins (approximately $468,675) to Quadriga cold wallets which the Company is currently unable to access. The discovery was revealed in the report made by audit company Ernst & Young.
▪️ On the 14th of February the Nova Scotia Supreme Court was supposed to choose the law firm which would advocate for QuadrigaCX’s clients. Currently the exchange owes them around $260 million CAD ($196 million). However, a Canadian judge has delayed a decision on legal representation for the customer of the exchange.
📌 Coinbase
Past week has been productive for major United States crypto exchange Coinbase.
▪️ On the 13th of February Coinbase provided $30,000 reward for the reported critical bug on their system. Coinbase is running a four-tier Bug Bounty system on HackerOne platform based on the severity of the bug: $200 for low, $2,000 for medium, $15,000 for high, and $50,000 for critical impact.The report hasn’t been revealed to the public. However, Coinbase spokesperson confirmed that the vulnerability has already been fixed.
▪️ According to Coinbase’s official announcement made on the 12th of February, their users can now back up their private keys on Google Drive or iCloud.
▪️ Henceforward, Coinbase customers are also able to send their BSV balance to an external wallet. However, Coinbase representatives mentioned that the exchange still does not offer services for buying or selling BSV on its platforms.
For the second week, QuadrigaCX’s crisis remains one of the most extensively discussed topics in the whole crypto world. Let’s run through the key updates for the case:
▪️ It has transpired that on February 6, 2019, Quadriga negligently transferred 103 bitcoins (approximately $468,675) to Quadriga cold wallets which the Company is currently unable to access. The discovery was revealed in the report made by audit company Ernst & Young.
▪️ On the 14th of February the Nova Scotia Supreme Court was supposed to choose the law firm which would advocate for QuadrigaCX’s clients. Currently the exchange owes them around $260 million CAD ($196 million). However, a Canadian judge has delayed a decision on legal representation for the customer of the exchange.
📌 Coinbase
Past week has been productive for major United States crypto exchange Coinbase.
▪️ On the 13th of February Coinbase provided $30,000 reward for the reported critical bug on their system. Coinbase is running a four-tier Bug Bounty system on HackerOne platform based on the severity of the bug: $200 for low, $2,000 for medium, $15,000 for high, and $50,000 for critical impact.The report hasn’t been revealed to the public. However, Coinbase spokesperson confirmed that the vulnerability has already been fixed.
▪️ According to Coinbase’s official announcement made on the 12th of February, their users can now back up their private keys on Google Drive or iCloud.
▪️ Henceforward, Coinbase customers are also able to send their BSV balance to an external wallet. However, Coinbase representatives mentioned that the exchange still does not offer services for buying or selling BSV on its platforms.
📌 Mt.Gox
On the 12 of February the former CEO of Mt.Gox exchange Mark Karpeles disproved the claims of Brock Pierce regarding his resumption of the exchange and compensating all its creditors. The announcement was made in a private conversation with CoinTelegraph, the full article can be found here.
📌 Binance
On the 14 of February Binance CFO Wei Zhou claimed in an interview with CNBC that the crypto exchange Binance remains a profitable business even in the bear market.
📌 Coinsquare
Despite the dumping market, Canadian crypto exchange Coinsquare has acquired Stellar, which became the second big deal in 90 days. Stellar positions itself as “an open-source, decentralized protocol for digital currency to fiat currency transfers which allows cross-border transactions between any pair of currencies.”
📌 BitMax
A Singapore based crypto exchange BitMax announced that they finished public testing and launched margin trading this week. If you haven’t read our research about the exchange, feel free to check it in CER Blog.
On the 12 of February the former CEO of Mt.Gox exchange Mark Karpeles disproved the claims of Brock Pierce regarding his resumption of the exchange and compensating all its creditors. The announcement was made in a private conversation with CoinTelegraph, the full article can be found here.
📌 Binance
On the 14 of February Binance CFO Wei Zhou claimed in an interview with CNBC that the crypto exchange Binance remains a profitable business even in the bear market.
📌 Coinsquare
Despite the dumping market, Canadian crypto exchange Coinsquare has acquired Stellar, which became the second big deal in 90 days. Stellar positions itself as “an open-source, decentralized protocol for digital currency to fiat currency transfers which allows cross-border transactions between any pair of currencies.”
📌 BitMax
A Singapore based crypto exchange BitMax announced that they finished public testing and launched margin trading this week. If you haven’t read our research about the exchange, feel free to check it in CER Blog.
Crypto Exchange Ranks. Blog
BitMax Exchange Review - Crypto Exchange Ranks. Blog
Check out a new research conducted by the CER Specialists to find out if it is actually safe to trade on BitMax Exchange!
We’re pleased to announce a partnership with Crystal Platform! Together we’ll widen and validate our exchange wallets base to continue CERtification initiative. Crystal is a blockchain analytics tool for law enforcement and financial institutions. Read more NOW
📌 Coinbase
▪️ The Shift Bitcoin (BTC) debit card, which was used by Coinbase users to spend BTC via a Visa debit card, announced the closure of the program in a Feb. 18 post on Reddit . The Shift team did not provide the exact reasons for the service retirement and specified that the service will be shut down on April 11, 2019. The cards will remain totally functional until the deactivation date.
▪️ On Feb. 19 Coinbase acquired blockchain intelligence platform Neutrino, which is supposed to help the exchange “achieve their mission of bringing the open financial system to the world”. The acquisition is intended to prevent thefts, hacks and identify suspicious transactions, along with adding more features and cryptocurrencies to the platform.
▪️ On Feb. 19. Coinbase added support for Bitcoin Cash (BCH) to its Coinbase Wallet, while mentioning that “the new wallet update with Bitcoin Cash support will roll out to all users on iOS and Android over the next few weeks.” It should be recalled that In August 2018, Coinbase Wallet was presented as a rebranding of the exchange’s open source decentralized app (DApp) browser and wallet, formerly called Toshi.
📌 QuadrigaCX
▪️As it turned out, Gerald Cotten, may have stored the exchange’s private keys on paper in a safety deposit box, as he mentioned this scheme in an interview on the “True Bromance Podcast” in February 2014:
Cotten said: “Essentially we put a bunch of paper wallets into the safety deposit box, remember the addresses of them. So we just send money to them, we don’t need to go back to the bank every time we want to put money into it. We just send money from our Bitcoin app directly to those paper wallets, and keep it safe that way."
▪️ On Feb. 19, Justice Michael Wood of The Supreme Court of Nova Scotia rendered a decision that Miller Thomson and Cox & Palmer Canadian law firms will represent customers of cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX in upcoming proceedings.
📌 Binance
▪️ On Feb. 18 cryptocurrency exchange Binance’s education portal reached the top three most well-known and trendy products on Product Hunt platform. Binance Academy’s first public appearance occurred in last December and was introduced as a cryptocurrency educational course with information on Bitcoin (BTC) and the cryptocurrency industry in general.
▪️ Binance DEX testnet is already available for customers. In this regards, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao stated the following:
“Binance DEX is a decentralized exchange with a decentralized network of nodes, where you hold your own private keys and manage your own wallet. With Binance DEX, we provide a different balance of security, freedom and ease-of-use, where you take more responsibility and are in more control of personal assets.”
📌 Coinmama
▪️ Israel-based crypto brokerage Coinmama officially announced that they suffered a major data breach affecting 450,000 of its users.
▪️ On informing all their customers, Coinmama recommended that all potentially affected users should reset their passwords upon login and make sure that they are completely unique and robust.
▪️ Despite the fact that the data breach impacted not only Coinmama, but also approximately 24 companies and a total of 747 million records outside the crypto sector, the hack represents the second high-profile system compromise in the industry this year.
📌 OKEx
▪️ The world’s third-largest crypto exchange by trade volume, Malta-based OKEx has announced the listing of four new margin trading pairs: Bitcoin SV, QTUM, DASH, and NEO against Bitcoin or Tether on margin, with a 3x leverage option.
▪️ The Shift Bitcoin (BTC) debit card, which was used by Coinbase users to spend BTC via a Visa debit card, announced the closure of the program in a Feb. 18 post on Reddit . The Shift team did not provide the exact reasons for the service retirement and specified that the service will be shut down on April 11, 2019. The cards will remain totally functional until the deactivation date.
▪️ On Feb. 19 Coinbase acquired blockchain intelligence platform Neutrino, which is supposed to help the exchange “achieve their mission of bringing the open financial system to the world”. The acquisition is intended to prevent thefts, hacks and identify suspicious transactions, along with adding more features and cryptocurrencies to the platform.
▪️ On Feb. 19. Coinbase added support for Bitcoin Cash (BCH) to its Coinbase Wallet, while mentioning that “the new wallet update with Bitcoin Cash support will roll out to all users on iOS and Android over the next few weeks.” It should be recalled that In August 2018, Coinbase Wallet was presented as a rebranding of the exchange’s open source decentralized app (DApp) browser and wallet, formerly called Toshi.
📌 QuadrigaCX
▪️As it turned out, Gerald Cotten, may have stored the exchange’s private keys on paper in a safety deposit box, as he mentioned this scheme in an interview on the “True Bromance Podcast” in February 2014:
Cotten said: “Essentially we put a bunch of paper wallets into the safety deposit box, remember the addresses of them. So we just send money to them, we don’t need to go back to the bank every time we want to put money into it. We just send money from our Bitcoin app directly to those paper wallets, and keep it safe that way."
▪️ On Feb. 19, Justice Michael Wood of The Supreme Court of Nova Scotia rendered a decision that Miller Thomson and Cox & Palmer Canadian law firms will represent customers of cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX in upcoming proceedings.
📌 Binance
▪️ On Feb. 18 cryptocurrency exchange Binance’s education portal reached the top three most well-known and trendy products on Product Hunt platform. Binance Academy’s first public appearance occurred in last December and was introduced as a cryptocurrency educational course with information on Bitcoin (BTC) and the cryptocurrency industry in general.
▪️ Binance DEX testnet is already available for customers. In this regards, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao stated the following:
“Binance DEX is a decentralized exchange with a decentralized network of nodes, where you hold your own private keys and manage your own wallet. With Binance DEX, we provide a different balance of security, freedom and ease-of-use, where you take more responsibility and are in more control of personal assets.”
📌 Coinmama
▪️ Israel-based crypto brokerage Coinmama officially announced that they suffered a major data breach affecting 450,000 of its users.
▪️ On informing all their customers, Coinmama recommended that all potentially affected users should reset their passwords upon login and make sure that they are completely unique and robust.
▪️ Despite the fact that the data breach impacted not only Coinmama, but also approximately 24 companies and a total of 747 million records outside the crypto sector, the hack represents the second high-profile system compromise in the industry this year.
📌 OKEx
▪️ The world’s third-largest crypto exchange by trade volume, Malta-based OKEx has announced the listing of four new margin trading pairs: Bitcoin SV, QTUM, DASH, and NEO against Bitcoin or Tether on margin, with a 3x leverage option.
Crypto Exchanges’ News
📌 Huobi Korea
▪️ According to the announcement made on the 21st of February Huobi Korea, the South Korean branch of the world’s sixth largest crypto exchange, has recently strengthened its anti-money laundering (AML) protections. The measures were taken to meet the requirements and adjustments of the Korean Financial Services Commission (FSC).
▪️ The company claimed that it examined its deposit and withdrawal procedures along with fiat-to-crypto oversight. Huobi Korea will also carefully analyze all suspicious transactions. The company will be regularly modernizing their fraud detection system to avoid all the types of fraud schemes.
📌 Binance
▪️ Binance Charity Foundation (BCF) launched a pilot blockchain-based lunch program in African schools called “Lunch For Children” in the capital of Uganda, Kampala.
▪️ According to the program conditions, the organization is set to provide two meals a day during the full year of 2019 to more than 200 students and school staff.
▪️“Lunch For Children” program was initially disclosed during Binance Blockchain week in Singapore last January; the pilot in Uganda is a part of a more global campaign supporting millions of students in schools across several countries, including Rwanda, Kenya and Ethiopia.
📌 QuadrigaCX
▪️ According to the official report provided by Ernst & Young on Feb. 20, QuadrigaCX exchange has sent all its remaining crypto assets from hot wallet to EY for further audit and examination.
▪️ The transferred amount included 51 Bitcoin (BTC), 952 Ethereum (ETH), 822 Litecoin (LTC), 33 Bitcoin Cash (BCH), and 2,033 Bitcoin Gold (BTG); a sum worth roughly $410,000 at the current rate.
General News
📌 Zhao Dong, a reported Bitcoin billionaire in China, predicts the crypto spring will only come in 2020, while crypto summer will not arrive until 2021.
📌 According to a new study from investment platform eToro, 43 percent of the interviewed millennial online traders have more faith and trust towards crypto exchanges, than to the traditional stock markets.
📌 An American venture capital investor Tim Draper mentioned in his interview with American Financial News TV channel Fox Business that in 5 years only criminals will continue using fiat “because they catch everybody who is trying to use Bitcoin.” The billionaire investor has also mentioned that he believes cryptocurrencies will become universally widespread in the near future.
📌 Huobi Korea
▪️ According to the announcement made on the 21st of February Huobi Korea, the South Korean branch of the world’s sixth largest crypto exchange, has recently strengthened its anti-money laundering (AML) protections. The measures were taken to meet the requirements and adjustments of the Korean Financial Services Commission (FSC).
▪️ The company claimed that it examined its deposit and withdrawal procedures along with fiat-to-crypto oversight. Huobi Korea will also carefully analyze all suspicious transactions. The company will be regularly modernizing their fraud detection system to avoid all the types of fraud schemes.
📌 Binance
▪️ Binance Charity Foundation (BCF) launched a pilot blockchain-based lunch program in African schools called “Lunch For Children” in the capital of Uganda, Kampala.
▪️ According to the program conditions, the organization is set to provide two meals a day during the full year of 2019 to more than 200 students and school staff.
▪️“Lunch For Children” program was initially disclosed during Binance Blockchain week in Singapore last January; the pilot in Uganda is a part of a more global campaign supporting millions of students in schools across several countries, including Rwanda, Kenya and Ethiopia.
📌 QuadrigaCX
▪️ According to the official report provided by Ernst & Young on Feb. 20, QuadrigaCX exchange has sent all its remaining crypto assets from hot wallet to EY for further audit and examination.
▪️ The transferred amount included 51 Bitcoin (BTC), 952 Ethereum (ETH), 822 Litecoin (LTC), 33 Bitcoin Cash (BCH), and 2,033 Bitcoin Gold (BTG); a sum worth roughly $410,000 at the current rate.
General News
📌 Zhao Dong, a reported Bitcoin billionaire in China, predicts the crypto spring will only come in 2020, while crypto summer will not arrive until 2021.
📌 According to a new study from investment platform eToro, 43 percent of the interviewed millennial online traders have more faith and trust towards crypto exchanges, than to the traditional stock markets.
📌 An American venture capital investor Tim Draper mentioned in his interview with American Financial News TV channel Fox Business that in 5 years only criminals will continue using fiat “because they catch everybody who is trying to use Bitcoin.” The billionaire investor has also mentioned that he believes cryptocurrencies will become universally widespread in the near future.
We appreciate your respectful and loyal attitude towards the CER project, and we’d like to know each other better!
Next Thursday we will be having an interview with Serhii Dovhopolyi, Head of the #CER.
Feel free to ask him any question on the Reddit thread
Next Thursday we will be having an interview with Serhii Dovhopolyi, Head of the #CER.
Feel free to ask him any question on the Reddit thread
Although exchanges play a key role in the #crypto economy, they have been analyzed by trade volume, which is inaccurate. In the latest blog post #CER has compared traditional banks and crypto exchanges using exclusive data from wallet balances. Read more now
Dear community members,
Here we go with the latest News Clippings from CER! 📋 We are still experimenting with the format, and this time you will find only the titles of the most crucial events along with the sources to them.
Please do not hesitate to share your feedback, we are open to the suggestions!
P.S. If you wish to take part in the preparation of this column, feel free to send the articles/sources that you consider crucial for the crypto market. Please don’t forget to add a brief summary and a personal opinion, expressing what you found compelling about the story.
Here we go with the latest News Clippings from CER! 📋 We are still experimenting with the format, and this time you will find only the titles of the most crucial events along with the sources to them.
Please do not hesitate to share your feedback, we are open to the suggestions!
P.S. If you wish to take part in the preparation of this column, feel free to send the articles/sources that you consider crucial for the crypto market. Please don’t forget to add a brief summary and a personal opinion, expressing what you found compelling about the story.
📰 Crypto Exchanges’ News
📌 QuadrigaCX
▪️ Coinbase CEO: Defunct Exchange QuadrigaCX Likely Did Not Plan Exit Scam
ℹ️ https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-ceo-defunct-exchange-quadrigacx-likely-did-not-plan-exit-scam
▪️ Canadian Banks Wary of QuadrigaCX Assets’ Origins, Cite Money Laundering Concerns
ℹ️ https://cointelegraph.com/news/canadian-banks-wary-of-quadrigacx-assets-origins-cite-money-laundering-concerns
▪️ QuadrigaCX Director Asks Court to Appoint Restructuring Officer
ℹ️ https://cointelegraph.com/news/quadrigacx-director-asks-court-to-appoint-restructuring-officer
📌 OKEx
▪️ Third-Top Exchange OKEx Lists Ripple and Bitcoin Cash on Customer-to-Customer Platform
ℹ️ https://cointelegraph.com/news/third-top-exchange-okex-lists-ripple-and-bitcoin-cash-on-customer-to-customer-platform
📌 Huobi
▪️ Cryptocurrency Exchange Huobi Australia Shuts Up Shop; More Crypto Job Losses
ℹ️ https://cryptocoinspy.com/cryptocurrency-exchange-huobi-australia-shuts-up-shop-more-crypto-job-losses/
📌 Coinbin
▪️ South Korea’s Coinbin Files for Bankruptcy With $26 Mln Loss, Cites Employee Embezzlement
ℹ️ https://cointelegraph.com/news/south-koreas-coinbin-files-for-bankruptcy-with-26-mln-loss-cites-employee-embezzlement
📌 Coinbase
▪️ Coinbase Pro Adds Support for XRP
ℹ️ https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-pro-adds-support-for-xrp
▪️ Lending Fintech SoFi Moves into Crypto Through a Partnership with Coinbase
ℹ️ https://www.coinspeaker.com/sofi-crypto-coinbase/
📌 Binance
▪️ ICO Fever: Fetch.AI Token Sale Raises $6M in 10 Seconds on Binance Launchpad
ℹ️ https://cryptovest.com/news/ico-fever-fetchai-token-sale-raises-6m-in-10-seconds-on-binance-lanchpad/
📌 Bitfinex
▪️ Bitfinex’s Stolen Funds Partially Recovered and Returned by US Law Enforcement
ℹ️ https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitfinexs-stolen-funds-partially-recovered-and-returned-by-us-law-enforcement
📌 Cryptopia
▪️ Cryptopia Won’t Resume Trading Until Balances Are Secure, Discord Message Notes
ℹ️ https://cointelegraph.com/news/cryptopia-wont-resume-trading-until-balances-are-secure-discord-message-notes
📰 General News
▪️ New Ukraine E-Hryvnia Cryptocurrency Pilot Completes in a Bid to Become a National Digital Asset
ℹ️ https://bitcoinexchangeguide.com/new-ukraine-e-hryvnia-cryptocurrency-pilot-completes-in-a-bid-to-become-a-national-digital-asset/
▪️ President of France Advocates Blockchain Use for Innovating Farming Supply Chain Management
ℹ️ https://bitcoinexchangeguide.com/president-of-france-advocates-blockchain-use-for-innovating-farming-supply-chain-management/
▪️ Samsung Teases Early Blockchain Partners For Galaxy S10 Phone
ℹ️ https://www.coindesk.com/samsung-teases-early-blockchain-partners-for-galaxy-s10-phone
📌 QuadrigaCX
▪️ Coinbase CEO: Defunct Exchange QuadrigaCX Likely Did Not Plan Exit Scam
ℹ️ https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-ceo-defunct-exchange-quadrigacx-likely-did-not-plan-exit-scam
▪️ Canadian Banks Wary of QuadrigaCX Assets’ Origins, Cite Money Laundering Concerns
ℹ️ https://cointelegraph.com/news/canadian-banks-wary-of-quadrigacx-assets-origins-cite-money-laundering-concerns
▪️ QuadrigaCX Director Asks Court to Appoint Restructuring Officer
ℹ️ https://cointelegraph.com/news/quadrigacx-director-asks-court-to-appoint-restructuring-officer
📌 OKEx
▪️ Third-Top Exchange OKEx Lists Ripple and Bitcoin Cash on Customer-to-Customer Platform
ℹ️ https://cointelegraph.com/news/third-top-exchange-okex-lists-ripple-and-bitcoin-cash-on-customer-to-customer-platform
📌 Huobi
▪️ Cryptocurrency Exchange Huobi Australia Shuts Up Shop; More Crypto Job Losses
ℹ️ https://cryptocoinspy.com/cryptocurrency-exchange-huobi-australia-shuts-up-shop-more-crypto-job-losses/
📌 Coinbin
▪️ South Korea’s Coinbin Files for Bankruptcy With $26 Mln Loss, Cites Employee Embezzlement
ℹ️ https://cointelegraph.com/news/south-koreas-coinbin-files-for-bankruptcy-with-26-mln-loss-cites-employee-embezzlement
📌 Coinbase
▪️ Coinbase Pro Adds Support for XRP
ℹ️ https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-pro-adds-support-for-xrp
▪️ Lending Fintech SoFi Moves into Crypto Through a Partnership with Coinbase
ℹ️ https://www.coinspeaker.com/sofi-crypto-coinbase/
📌 Binance
▪️ ICO Fever: Fetch.AI Token Sale Raises $6M in 10 Seconds on Binance Launchpad
ℹ️ https://cryptovest.com/news/ico-fever-fetchai-token-sale-raises-6m-in-10-seconds-on-binance-lanchpad/
📌 Bitfinex
▪️ Bitfinex’s Stolen Funds Partially Recovered and Returned by US Law Enforcement
ℹ️ https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitfinexs-stolen-funds-partially-recovered-and-returned-by-us-law-enforcement
📌 Cryptopia
▪️ Cryptopia Won’t Resume Trading Until Balances Are Secure, Discord Message Notes
ℹ️ https://cointelegraph.com/news/cryptopia-wont-resume-trading-until-balances-are-secure-discord-message-notes
📰 General News
▪️ New Ukraine E-Hryvnia Cryptocurrency Pilot Completes in a Bid to Become a National Digital Asset
ℹ️ https://bitcoinexchangeguide.com/new-ukraine-e-hryvnia-cryptocurrency-pilot-completes-in-a-bid-to-become-a-national-digital-asset/
▪️ President of France Advocates Blockchain Use for Innovating Farming Supply Chain Management
ℹ️ https://bitcoinexchangeguide.com/president-of-france-advocates-blockchain-use-for-innovating-farming-supply-chain-management/
▪️ Samsung Teases Early Blockchain Partners For Galaxy S10 Phone
ℹ️ https://www.coindesk.com/samsung-teases-early-blockchain-partners-for-galaxy-s10-phone
📰 Crypto Exchanges’ News
📌 QuadrigaCX
🔍 Kraken Exchange Offers 100k Reward For Missing QuadrigaCX Crypto
ℹ️ https://www.coindesk.com/kraken-exchange-offers-100k-reward-for-missing-quadrigacx-crypto
📌 Huobi Global
🔍 Crypto Exchange Huobi Adds Support for Ethereum-Based Tether
ℹ️ https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-exchange-huobi-adds-support-for-ethereum-based-tether
📌 Cryptopia
🔍 Cryptopia Could Open by March 4 as Officials Hint at Sums Lost in Hack
ℹ️ https://cointelegraph.com/news/cryptopia-could-open-by-march-4-as-officials-hint-at-sums-lost-in-hack
📌 Coinbase
🔍 Crypto Exchange Coinbase Adds Support for XRP on Retail Platform and Mobile Apps
ℹ️ https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-exchange-coinbase-adds-support-for-xrp-on-retail-platform-and-mobile-apps
🔍 Coinbase responds to its controversial acquisition of blockchain intelligence platform Neutrino
ℹ️ https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2019/02/26/coinbase-responds-to-its-controversial-acquisition-of-blockchain-intelligence-platform-neutrino/
📌 QuadrigaCX
🔍 Kraken Exchange Offers 100k Reward For Missing QuadrigaCX Crypto
ℹ️ https://www.coindesk.com/kraken-exchange-offers-100k-reward-for-missing-quadrigacx-crypto
📌 Huobi Global
🔍 Crypto Exchange Huobi Adds Support for Ethereum-Based Tether
ℹ️ https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-exchange-huobi-adds-support-for-ethereum-based-tether
📌 Cryptopia
🔍 Cryptopia Could Open by March 4 as Officials Hint at Sums Lost in Hack
ℹ️ https://cointelegraph.com/news/cryptopia-could-open-by-march-4-as-officials-hint-at-sums-lost-in-hack
📌 Coinbase
🔍 Crypto Exchange Coinbase Adds Support for XRP on Retail Platform and Mobile Apps
ℹ️ https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-exchange-coinbase-adds-support-for-xrp-on-retail-platform-and-mobile-apps
🔍 Coinbase responds to its controversial acquisition of blockchain intelligence platform Neutrino
ℹ️ https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2019/02/26/coinbase-responds-to-its-controversial-acquisition-of-blockchain-intelligence-platform-neutrino/
📰 General News
🔍 Jamie Dimon Says JPM Coin Could Eventually Find Consumer Use
ℹ️ https://cointelegraph.com/news/jamie-dimon-says-jpm-coin-could-eventually-find-consumer-use
🔍 Wall Street Journal CIO Network: Blockchain Adoption Is Still Early
ℹ️ https://cointelegraph.com/news/wall-street-journal-cio-network-blockchain-adoption-is-still-early
🔍 New York-Based Entrepreneur Charged With Fraudulent Cryptocurrency Scheme
ℹ️ https://cointelegraph.com/news/new-york-based-entrepreneur-charged-with-fraudulent-cryptocurrency-scheme
🔍 Global Demand for Blockchain Engineers Up 517 Percent in a Year, Says Hired
ℹ️ https://cointelegraph.com/news/global-demand-for-blockchain-engineers-up-517-percent-in-a-year-says-hired
🔍 Japan: Reported Cases of Crypto-Related Money Laundering Increase 10-Fold in 2018
ℹ️ https://cointelegraph.com/news/japan-reported-cases-of-crypto-related-money-laundering-increase-10-fold-in-2018
🔍 Jamie Dimon Says JPM Coin Could Eventually Find Consumer Use
ℹ️ https://cointelegraph.com/news/jamie-dimon-says-jpm-coin-could-eventually-find-consumer-use
🔍 Wall Street Journal CIO Network: Blockchain Adoption Is Still Early
ℹ️ https://cointelegraph.com/news/wall-street-journal-cio-network-blockchain-adoption-is-still-early
🔍 New York-Based Entrepreneur Charged With Fraudulent Cryptocurrency Scheme
ℹ️ https://cointelegraph.com/news/new-york-based-entrepreneur-charged-with-fraudulent-cryptocurrency-scheme
🔍 Global Demand for Blockchain Engineers Up 517 Percent in a Year, Says Hired
ℹ️ https://cointelegraph.com/news/global-demand-for-blockchain-engineers-up-517-percent-in-a-year-says-hired
🔍 Japan: Reported Cases of Crypto-Related Money Laundering Increase 10-Fold in 2018
ℹ️ https://cointelegraph.com/news/japan-reported-cases-of-crypto-related-money-laundering-increase-10-fold-in-2018
CER has started a cooperation with Etherscan.
This is a huge step towards accurate ranking of exchanges based on their balances, not trading volume. Beginning today, #etherscan will help determine and validate the $ETH wallets of exchanges. Read more NOW!
This is a huge step towards accurate ranking of exchanges based on their balances, not trading volume. Beginning today, #etherscan will help determine and validate the $ETH wallets of exchanges. Read more NOW!
Have you ever tried trading inside the spread?
In #CER’s latest article, we described spread trading in-depth and explained how exchanges use the method to increase trading volumes. Check it out now
In #CER’s latest article, we described spread trading in-depth and explained how exchanges use the method to increase trading volumes. Check it out now
What do exchanges need to increase trade volume whilst trading activity is down across the market?
Never mind the empty orderbooks as DOBI does! Just wash trade with huge opposite orders submitted simultaneously!
Read more on our Reddit investigation
Never mind the empty orderbooks as DOBI does! Just wash trade with huge opposite orders submitted simultaneously!
Read more on our Reddit investigation
How to understand the probability of faked volumes on exchange?
We found a solution - Trading Activity Index (TAI). We plan to release a statement on how to measure the probability of volume manipulations soon enough. Stay tuned!
We found a solution - Trading Activity Index (TAI). We plan to release a statement on how to measure the probability of volume manipulations soon enough. Stay tuned!