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28.11 / 14:53
Blockchain
Upbit
Upbit parent Dunamu's profits drop 81% in Q3
Dunamu, the owner of Upbit, one of South Korea’s biggest crypto exchanges by trading volume, saw a drop of 81.6% in net profit in the third quarter of 2023 compared to the same period last year.
14.11 / 12:13
business
Funding
Bitcoin
Owner of Hong Kong crypto exchange OSL secures $90M investment
BC Technology Group, the operator of Hong Kong’s publicly listed cryptocurrency exchange OSL, has announced a significant investment from industry firm BGX.
16.10 / 01:19
business
regulation
Upbit
exchanges
Central Bank
South Korean exchange Upbit gets initial license nod from Singapore
The Singapore entity for Upbit, South Korea’s largest exchange by volume, has been given in-principal approval for a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license in Singapore.
03.10 / 14:15
Blockchain
security
Binance collaborates with Royal Thai Police to seize $277M from scammers
In an announcement sent to Cointelegraph, Binance said it worked alongside law enforcement agencies, providing intelligence to disrupt the criminal group. The operation, which had the code “Trust No One,” led to the arrest of five alleged key syndicate members and the seizure of various assets worth $277 million. Over 3,200 victims have already contacted the authorities to file for compensation.
25.09 / 13:27
Blockchain
CBDC
Adoption
Yuan
Winter Olympics
Digital yuan app adds prepaid Mastercard Visa top-ups for tourists
Tourists planning on visiting the People's Republic of China can now pre-charge Digital Yuan wallets using VISA and Mastercard payment options as the nation continues to update the mobile app powering its CBDC pilot.
17.07 / 19:27
business
Binance
Bitcoin Regulation
Binance cuts back on employee benefits, citing ‘decline in profit’: Report
Global cryptocurrency exchange Binance reportedly cut back on certain benefits to its employees in June amid reevaluation efforts at the firm.
05.07 / 22:15
business
Law
Binance
SEC
regulatory
Binance.US market share drops below 1% amid regulatory lawsuit: Report
United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Binance.US has reportedly seen its market share drop more than 20% amid a lawsuit from federal financial regulators.
05.07 / 17:51
business
BitgetX joins HKVAC as it aims for exchange license in Hong Kong
According to a July 4 announcement, BitgetX, the Hong Kong subsidiary of cryptocurrency exchange Bitget, has joined the Hong Kong Virtual Asset Consortium (HKVAC), which provides ratings services and indices to cryptocurrencies.
16.06 / 06:37
business
Blockchain
Technology
Investments
Web3
Withdrawals
Delio
South Korean Bitcoin lending platform Delio pauses withdrawals
Delio, a virtual asset manager and lending platform based in South Korea, has announced the temporary suspension of customer withdrawals “in order to safely protect the assets of customers currently in custody.”
13.06 / 21:16
business
Blockchain
Crypto yield platform Haru suspends transfers after investigation
On June 13, South Korean yield platform Haru Invest announced that it would be suspending deposits and withdrawals effectively immediately. "First of all, the company sincerely apologizes that its latest announcement has caused concerns to our valued investors and customers," Haru said, claiming that "certain information provided by a consignment operator was suspected to be false" during an "internal inspection process," thus leading to the transfer halt.
31.05 / 18:59
Blockchain
Tether
TRON
record high
TRC-20 USDT circulation hits record high 5 years after Tron mainnet launch
On May 31, Tether (USDT) tokens issued on the Tron blockchain reached another all-time high of $46 billion, compared to $36.8 billion for Ethereum, accounting for over 60% of USDT’s circulating supply. The milestone comes on the fifth-anniversary launch of the Tron mainnet.
14.05 / 07:17
regulation
Report
us government
National Debt
'Significant risk' of US Treasury running 'out of funds' soon: Report
The United States government faces a “significant risk” of no longer being able to meet all of its financial obligations as early as June, as per a recent report.
29.03 / 08:29
CBDC
Adoption
regulation
Bank of Russia
testing
Ruble
Russia delays digital ruble launch testing due to lawmaking process
The rollout of The Bank of Russia’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot is being delayed for an indefinite period. Although all the participants, at least from the banking side, reassure of their readiness to begin the testing.
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