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Korean Crypto Exchange Coinone and 20 Traders to Face Charges Over Margin Trading

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The South Korean police are reportedly preparing to charge Coinone’s executives, including its CEO, and 20 of the exchange’s members. This follows a 10-month investigation on allegations that the exchange provided gambling services through its crypto margin trading program. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Coinone’s Investigation Concludes South Korea’s Cybercrime Investigation … Read more

Bitcoin Price Fell by 2% Due to Brief Bitfinex DDoS Attack

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Exchanges are an important cog in the machine that is cryptocurrency. Despite their centralized nature, consumers and speculators rely heavily on these platforms on a daily basis. For Bitfinex users, there was a slight scare on Tuesday when trading was halted for a short while. Another Issue for Bitfinex Although cryptocurrency exchanges have seen their fair … Read more

Bitcoin Price Watch: Currency Spikes to $7,700

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At press time, bitcoin is trading at the $7,700 mark. This is the highest it’s been in several days after suffering through several small, but noticeable drops that brought it down to $7,300 during Tuesday’s early morning hours. One of the biggest bitcoin pushes recently came from an unlikely source: the SEC. Chairman Jay Clayton … Read more

Coinbase Acquires Investment Firms to Offer Regulated Crypto Securities

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Coinbase is seeking to become a fully licensed broker-dealer through its acquisition of three federally regulated firms. The company is confident that it will get the approvals necessary to start offering fully-regulated crypto securities. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Coinbase as Regulated Broker-Dealer One of the world’s largest cryptocurrency companies, Coinbase, … Read more

Fidelity Investments Hints at Entering Cryptocurrency Exchange Space

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Fidelity Investments is reportedly taking steps to offer a variation on the cryptocurrency exchange theme. Without an official public announcement, enthusiasts have precious few concrete details on which to hang hope. However, combine the retail legacy asset management company’s long time bullish attitude on bitcoin with what has been revealed this week through internal documents, … Read more

New Bitcoin Spellings Cause Confusion: Биткоин, Биткойн, Біткоїн, Биткојн

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The addition of “биткоин” (bitcoin) to the Russian spelling dictionary is “well grounded,” according to an important official from the Institute of Russian Language – another recognition of the cryptocurrency. Transliterating English words into a Slavic language written in Cyrillic, however, is not always a straightforward process. Two spelling forms have gained popularity in Russia, … Read more

Indian Crypto Exchanges Engage with RBI to Offer Banking Ban Alternatives

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Indian cryptocurrency exchanges have followed the Supreme Court’s suggestion for them to present their cases to the Reserve Bank of India. They have sent letters to the central bank, offering alternatives to the RBI’s banking ban. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Supreme Court’s Suggestion Cryptocurrency exchanges in India have reportedly sent … Read more

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