Exchanges

What Happened: Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, has introduced a new feature to its futures trading platform called the “cooling-off period.” Essentially, once traders enable the cooling-off period for a specified time frame, they will no longer have access to the...

Major Japanese cryptocurrency exchange bitFlyer announced that it would allow US-based customers to access its Yen-Bitcoin trading pair. What Happened: BitFlyer U.S.A. announced today at Bitcoin 2021 conference that American customers will be able to tap into the world's...

Major crypto exchanges across the world reported outages as Bitcoin’s price slipped to $30,000. What Happened: Market-wide fear driven by $4 billion liquidations in the past hours further intensified as panicked sellers were unable to access their accounts on several crypto exchanges. Binance...

TD Ameritrade, Robinhood, E*Trade, Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW), and Webull collected $1.02 billion in payment for order flow in the first quarter of the year. $436 million of these payments came from equity trades, while $587 million have been paid for options trades The top two paying venues were...

The U.S.-based crypto exchange Kraken will now be obliged to provide the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with details about its users engaged in cryptocurrency transactions equivalent to $20,000. What Happened: A court order ruled that the IRS was authorized to serve a John Doe...

The world’s longest-running crypto exchange Bitstamp announced a deeper expansion in the U.S. market after reporting a 570% increase in new customer growth this year. What Happened: The U.K.-based exchange was established in 2011, and with around $1 billion in daily trading volume...

Turkish cryptocurrency exchange Vebitcoin has suddenly ceased operations, leaving its customers without access to their assets in a supposed exit scam. What Happened: According to a report by a state news agency Anadolu, the Turkish Financial Crimes Investigation Board blocked...

Major Turkish cryptocurrency exchange Thodex ceased its activities, leaving its users scared of losing their funds. What Happened: On April 21, Thodex tweeted an announcement about the halting of its activity for four to five days. The exchange claimed that it halted...

German stock exchange Deutsche Boerse said shares of Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN) will remain listed on the exchange after resolving an issue regarding wrongfully inserted reference data. What Happened: On Wednesday, the exchange announced it would de-list Coinbase from its Xetra trading...

Uniswap, the largest decentralized exchange in the crypto space, boasted record weekly trading volumes of $10 billion. @Uniswap weekly trading volume just passed $10b for the first time!!! 👀 $10b/week is over $0.5 trillion per year pic.twitter.com/ZibcDT9Zob — Hayden Adams (@...

Brian Brooks, the newly-appointed CEO of Binance.Us, the US arm of the world's top crypto exchange Binance, shared his insights into the company and the crypto market. What Happened: Brooks, who served as the president of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) under Trump...

DeFi token SafeMoon (SAFEMOON) has surged over 130% in the past 24-hours, and over 2900% in three weeks, drawing interest from a variety of investors in the crypto space. What Happened: The newly launched protocol aims to build rewards for people who hold their tokens for a longer time...

Voyager Digital Ltd (CNSX: VYGR), a crypto-asset trading platform for retail and institutional investors, has witnessed a record-setting month. What Happened: The firm’s assets under management (AUM) exceeded $2.4 billion, while total funded accounts amounted to 270,000 at the end of the...

Decentralized exchange and liquidity provider DODO was hacked earlier today, resulting in a loss of funds amounting to $3.8 million. What Happened: According to reports from DODO, several V2 Crowdpools were attacked, whereas all V1 and non-Crowdpool V2 pools remained safe. The impacted pools...

What Happened: The largest crypto exchange in Southeast Asia, Philippines-based PDAX, experienced a technical failure that led to Bitcoin trading at $6,000 – an 88% discount to its current price. Following the incident, PDAX asked its customers to return their Bitcoins, threatening legal...