Study Finds $3B Worth of Faked Cryptocurrency Volumes and Wash Trades

On March 10 a cryptocurrency trader and researcher published a report on how he believes $3 billion worth of cryptocurrency trade volumes, primarily from a couple of exchanges, are concocted. The author of the study, Sylvain Ribes, alleges that the exchange Okcoin has been fabricating up to 93 percent of its trade volumes. Also read: Thailand … Read more

20+ South Korean Cryptocurrency Exchanges Voluntarily Undergo Evaluations

Over twenty cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea have agreed to undergo evaluations, including the country’s top four exchanges: Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, and Korbit. This is part of their self-regulatory efforts, in conjunction with the Korean Blockchain Association. Also read: Indians Look to Buy Bitcoin Overseas as Regulations Tighten 21 Exchanges Participating So Far The Korean Blockchain … Read more

New Crypto Exchanges Launch in South Korea Despite Lack of Fiat Deposits

A number of new cryptocurrency exchanges are launching in South Korea despite being unable to provide full service due to regulatory challenges. Since the Korean government enforced the real-name system on cryptocurrency accounts, banks have only been providing fiat deposit services to the country’s four largest crypto exchanges. Also read: Japan’s DMM Bitcoin Exchange Opens for … Read more

Bitcoin Investor Sues Huobi Over ¥400,000 in Losses

A bitcoin investor sued the Huobi exchange to recover 400,000 yuan he lost while trading. Also Read: Thailand’s Regulators Allow Bitcoin Futures Trading Too Much Pressure Trading Bitcoin Wang Tieliang filed a lawsuit against Huobi and its two partners in Beijing to invalidate his bitcoin trades on the exchange. According to Wang, he deposited 1.4 million yuan … Read more

Beijing Court Rules in Favor of Huobi

It has been a while since we last heard from Chinese cryptocurrency exchanges. Ever since the CNY trading ban, very little has changed in that part of the world. In recent news, a Beijing district court has dismissed a lawsuit against such exchanges. Some traders had complained about exchanges being responsible for their financial losses. It was evident such … Read more