Bitcoin Scarcity Grows as Miner and Exchange Reserves Drop by 183,253 BTC Since January 

Over the past 158 days, starting from the beginning of the year, the quantity of bitcoin held by exchanges and miners has decreased by 183,253 BTC, valued at nearly $13 billion. Roughly 90.95% of this bitcoin withdrawal originated from cryptocurrency exchange reserves. Exchanges and Miners See Massive Reductions From Jan. 1 to June 7, 2024, … Read more

$2.7 Billion Reduction — Coinbase Records 40,406 BTC Outflow in 60-Day Period

In recent weeks, Binance and Robinhood observed a modest influx of approximately 1,302 BTC or $88 million in bitcoin, with Robinhood acquiring the majority of these assets. Conversely, Coinbase experienced a noticeable decrease in its bitcoin reserves, witnessing an outflow of 40,406 BTC valued at $2.7 billion in the past two months. Coinbase, Binance, and … Read more

Ripio CEO: Brazilian Companies Are Paying Chinese Suppliers With Cryptocurrency

Sebastian Serrano, CEO of Ripio, one of the largest exchanges in Latam, stated that Brazilian companies were already harnessing cryptocurrency to pay their Chinese suppliers. In an interview, Serrano asserted that Latam countries harnessed crypto in different ways and that Argentine companies are using cryptocurrency to protect from crippling inflation numbers. Ripio CEO Sebastian Serrano: … Read more

P2P Bitcoin Exchange Hodl Hodl Suspends Lending Services for US and UN Embargoed Countries’ Residents

Hodl Hodl, a non-custodial Bitcoin exchange, has announced changes to its “Terms of Service” agreement affecting the availability of its lending services. The platform is now excluding residents of the U.S. as well as U.N. embargoed countries from its lending platform, citing “regulatory uncertainty” as the reason behind these changes. Hodl Hodl to Exclude US … Read more

Kraken Insists It Will Keep USDT Listed in European Markets

Kraken, a U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange, insists it will keep USDT listed in European markets as long as regulations regarding stablecoins are not finalized. Mark Greenberg, Global Head of Kraken’s Asset Growth and Management Business, clarified they will “continue to look at all options to offer USDT under the upcoming regime.” Kraken Will Keep Tether’s USDT … Read more

Latam Powerhouse Crypto Exchange Bitso Launches Web3 Wallet

Bitso, the Mexico-based, Latam-focused cryptocurrency exchange, recently launched its own Web3 wallet, targeting the decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem. The idea behind this new product is to ease the onboarding of Bitso’s customers into this landscape, allowing them to dabble in non-fungible tokens (NFTs), decentralized exchange, and other services from a trustable platform. Bitso Launches Web3 … Read more

Leading Colombian Conglomerate Bancolombia Launches Crypto Exchange, Introduces Peso Stablecoin

Bancolombia Group, one of the leading banks in Latin America and the biggest bank in Colombia, is entering the crypto business with the launch of Wenia, a cryptocurrency exchange. Wenia seeks to disrupt Bitso’s and Binance’s dominance in the cryptocurrency exchange industry in Colombia, and offer a Colombian peso-pegged stablecoin as part of its asset … Read more