Ku Coin Expands Into Australia After $3M Bitcoin Australia Deal

Ku Coin is expanding into Australia after it agreed to invest $3 million in Bitcoin Australia. The deal is seen as a win-win for both cryptocurrency exchanges, each seeking to expand into its own direction – Ku Coin establishing a niche in the rapidly growing Australian market. Bitcoin Australia is targeting the UK next.   Also … Read more

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. Belarus, a leading crypto-friendly destination in the post-Soviet space, is trying to lure fintech … Read more

Japan’s GMO Launches Live Crypto Trading Platform, Adds Mining Facilities

Japanese internet giant GMO has launched a live crypto trading platform via its subsidiary GMO Coin. This is the company’s third crypto exchange and trading service. Meanwhile, the group has established more mining facilities and has mined almost 3,000 BTC and over 660 BCH so far. Also read: 160 Crypto Exchanges Seek to Enter Japanese Market, … Read more

The Daily: Coinbase Explores Crypto ETF, Changelly Verifies Monero Traders

US exchange Coinbase is reportedly exploring possibilities to create a cryptocurrency ETF and we’ve covered the details in The Daily. Also, Bittrex announces fiat pairs for cardano and zcash, Changelly admits requesting KYC documents from clients trading privacy coins like XMR, and Monero developers find another bug. Also read: EU Urged for Common Crypto Rules, … Read more

Thai Government Approves Crypto Exchange, Wants Own Wallet

The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission has approved another crypto exchange to legally operate in the country. There are now six exchanges that have been granted approval. Meanwhile, the government is considering maintaining its own wallet in order to confiscate cryptocurrencies from illegal sources. Also read: 160 Crypto Exchanges Seek to Enter Japanese Market, Regulator Reveals … Read more

Bittrex to Launch Caribbean and Latin American Crypto Exchange

The US-based exchange Bittrex has announced a partnership with Cryptofacil, a new cryptocurrency trading platform designed to accommodate citizens in Latin America and the Caribbean. The company explains the new exchange will be powered by Bittrex and offer customers in those regions accessibility to over 200 digital assets. Also read: Proof-of-Stake is a Rebranded Version of … Read more

Exchanges Round-Up: DMM Bitcoin Launches Biometric Authentication, Ironfx Seeks Gibraltar Licensing

In recent news pertaining to cryptocurrency exchanges, DDM Bitcoin has launched biometric authentication for Android users of its app, Fxcoin has hired former Deutsche Bank AG employee, Yasuo Matsuda, as a senior strategist, and Ironfx has estimated the company’s upcoming virtual currency exchange will launch during the fourth quarter of 2018. Also Read: Satis Predicts Market … Read more

Philippine SEC to Publish Draft Crypto Exchange Regulations Next Week

The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is exploring regulating cryptocurrency as trading platforms, according to SEC Commissioner Ephyro Luis Amatong. Commissioner Amatong also indicated that the current Australian and Swiss legislative apparatus pertaining to virtual currency exchanges are being considered as possible templates for the future regulatory framework of the Philippine SEC – the … Read more

As Zimbabweans Struggle For Cash, Even The Country’s Only Bitcoin ATM Has Run Dry

The Golix bitcoin ATM took on obvious importance when it was first introduced in the Zimbabwean capital Harare, early April. In a country without a currency of its own, where conventional automated teller machines (ATMs) have become useless due to a severe cash crisis, the bitcoin machine was seen as the new gateway to faster … Read more

The Daily: Mycrypto Raises $4 million, Islamic Crypto Exchange Sets Foot in Malta

Wallet solution Mycrypto has raised $4 million to build a platform allowing users to create new wallets, the full details of which are in this edition of The Daily. Also, the wallet advertised by software guru John McAfee, Bitfi, is removing the ‘unhackable’ claim from its branding, an Islamic crypto exchange applies for a license … Read more

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