Category: Exchange News
BTC Dropped to $65,500 as Mt. Gox Creditors Received Funds Via Kraken
BTC saw a 4% decline to $65,500 in value on Tuesday as Kraken sent funds, which constitute repayments, to Mt. Gox creditors. The defunct Mt.…
BlockFi Submits Plans to Refund Customers and Creditors In Full
Defunct lending platform BlockFi has secured claims from FTX, allowing it to repay customers and creditors whose funds were tied because it failed in 2022.…
WazirX Announces Bounty Program to Reclaim Lost Assets
As hackers tied to the North Korean Lazarus Group made away with $230 million from WazirX’s multisig cold wallet on July 18, the Indian centralized…
Indian Exchange WazirX Hacked for $230 Million by North Korean Group
WazirX, a prominent Indian crypto exchange, was hacked for $230 million, representing 45% of its AUM (assets under management). On-chain analysis reveals the hack was…
FTX Settles with CFTC for $12.7 Billion
The defunct exchange FTX, once operated by the disgraced convict Sam Bankman-Fried, has settled with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for a whopping $12.7…
Nigerian Court Will Announce Verdict on Binance’s Tax Evasion Charges in October
Binance faces four tax evasion charges from Nigeria’s Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). A court in Abuja has scheduled its verdict for October 11. Binance’s…
US Representative Asks Government to Classify Binance Executive as Hostage If Not Released by Nigeria Soon
Rep. Rich McCormick has urged the US government to declare Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan a hostage if he is not released from the Nigerian government…
Sony to Step Into the Exchange Business, Operate Japanese Exchange Whalefin
Whalefin, a Japanese crypto exchange run by Amber Group, was sold to Sony last August. Now, Sony wishes to operate the exchange and mark its…
SEC Files Lawsuit Against Consensys for Securities Violations
The US Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) has brought a lawsuit against Consensys, the parent company of MetaMask, for providing staking and brokerage services around…
