The Daily: Huobi Nears Backdoor Listing, Musk Still Loves Scambots

In today’s edition of Bitcoin in Brief we cover stories that show how Houbi is nearing a possible backdoor listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, why Elon Musk is still impressed by the quality of cryptocurrency scambots on Twitter, and an Italian football club bought with crypto. Also Read: Binance, Okex, Huobi and Upbit … Read more

Binance, Okex, Huobi and Upbit Among Investors in New Stablecoin, Terra

Yet another stablecoin is joining the arguably already crowded ecosystem. Terra, as the new fiat-pegged crypto is called, counts four of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world among its investors, including Binance, Okex, Huobi and Upbit. Also Read: Morgan Creek Launches Digital Asset Index Fund for Institutional Investors Terra Firma Terra has announced today … Read more

Researchers Find Discrepancies With Top Exchange Volumes

This month the Blockchain Transparency Institute (BTI) published a research report that claims quite a few of the top cryptocurrency exchanges are overstating their trade volumes or participating in wash trades. BTI explains that out of 130 of the top cryptocurrency trading platforms researched, the organization estimates that every 24-hours over $6B worth of digital … Read more

Korean Government: 11 out of 21 Crypto Exchanges Complete Security Measures

The South Korean government has announced the outcome of its inspection of 21 cryptocurrency exchanges. While a number of exchanges have completed implementing both short-term and wallet management measures, many security vulnerabilities remain at most exchanges. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space 21 Exchanges Inspected South Korea’s government has announced the result … Read more