Exchanges news
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Gate bets all-in-one money app is crypto’s biggest consumer trend this year and next
Gate rebrands around Gate Money, which combines accounts, asset conversion, savings and card payments as the exchange broadens beyond its trading base.
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Morning Minute: OKX Raises at $25B From Circle, Ripple, and StanChart
OKX raises more, $500M+ in crypto longs liquidated after a late evening selloff, and Abstract calls it quits.
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‘Every single exchange’ will have to adopt public blockchain infrastructure to compete, Hyperliquid Policy Center CEO says
Chervinsky says that beyond regulated perps, onchain markets need to enter the U.S. regulatory perimeter, a step he expects will happen soon.
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Bitcoin Sinks Below $84,000 in Sudden Sell-Off
Coinbase recorded an $83,551 low, while Coinalyze showed $83 million in bitcoin long liquidations over 24 hours.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Coinbase Pro to return; Deribit integration creates Coinbase Global Exchange
Coinbase plans to relaunch Coinbase Pro by year-end and has completed its Deribit integration, creating Coinbase Global Exchange.
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Coinbase Launches 15-Minute And Hourly Crypto Price Markets
Coinbase added short-dated up-or-down contracts on bitcoin, ether and eight other tokens to its prediction markets on Tuesday. Kalshi lists the contracts and already runs the same 15-minute markets on its own exchange.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Winklevoss-backed Zcash ETF files with SEC for Nasdaq listing
The proposed fund would hold ZEC directly, with Gemini Trust serving as custodian and Winklevoss Capital affiliates eyeing up to a $100 million investment.
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Did Justin Sun just admit to wash trading?
Justin Sun, the creator of TRON and crypto billionaire suing the Trump family, posted a bizarre admission on X yesterday when he stated that his exchange Poloniex is now “the world’s only exchange used solely by the boss himself.” In essence, Sun, while perhaps being tongue-in-cheek, seemed to...
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OKX Gets New Funding From Circle, Standard Chartered at $25B Valuation
Bitcoin Magazine OKX Gets New Funding From Circle, Standard Chartered at $25B Valuation Crypto exchange OKX has raised new funding at a $25 billion valuation, the company said on Tuesday, revealing investment from top digital asset companies. The crypto exchange said in an announcement that...
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Another Zcash ETF Is Coming: Winklevoss Twins File for 'WINK'
The proposed fund would hold ZEC directly, trade on Nasdaq under "WINK" with Gemini as custodian, and add the Winklevoss twins to a wave of institutional interest in the privacy coin.
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Winklevoss group seeks to launch Zcash ETF with 0.25% fee, proposed WINK ticker
Winklevoss Asset Services filed for a spot Zcash ETF under ticker WINK, with Gemini as custodian and a 0.25% fee, rivaling Grayscale's ZCSH.
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OKX draws investment from StanChart, Circle, Ripple as it pushes beyond crypto exchange roots
The exchange is increasingly aiming to position itself as a global financial tech platform spanning crypto, payments and tokenized assets, following an investment and joint venture with NYSE parent ICE.
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Circle and SC Ventures Back OKX at $25 Billion Valuation
Ripple and hedge fund QRT also joined the financing, an extension of the March round backed by NYSE owner ICE. The amount raised was not disclosed.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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OKX exchange raises fresh capital at $25B valuation
OKX raised an undisclosed amount at a $25 billion valuation as an extension to March’s investment round led by the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange.
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Arbitrum Adopts Paxos' USDG as Its Ecosystem Dollar
The stablecoin goes live on Arbitrum One with Fluid, Morpho, GMX, Maple and Kraken behind it. A proposal published the same day asks ArbitrumDAO to add 100 million ARB to an incentive program that still has about 63.7 million ARB unspent... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Circle, Ripple and Standard Chartered Back OKX at Flat $25B Valuation
A London quantitative hedge fund joins the round too, seven months after the NYSE's owner bought in at exactly the same price.
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Binance BTC outflows hit highest since mid-2023 as whales deposit stablecoins
Binance BTC reserves fell by nearly 40,000 coins since Sept. 20 as whales returned stablecoin capital to their exchange wallets.
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ZachXBT says he fronted $349,700 to infiltrate alleged Chinese launderers tied to Lazarus, Bybit hack
Posing as a client, ZachXBT said he gathered intelligence that helped freeze funds tied to the $1.5 billion Bybit hack.
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OKX Money lets users save, earn 10% yield and spend dollar stablecoins in one app
he product converts more than 50 local currencies into stablecoins, offers rewards of up to 10% on eligible USDG balances and includes virtual and physical payment cards.
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OKX eyes emerging markets with yield-offering stablecoin savings and payments app
OKX Money lets users hold, send and spend dollar-backed stablecoins, with qualifying USDG balances earning up to 10% APY.
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Chinese crime network laundered over $1B for Lazarus: ZachXBT
ZachXBT says he infiltrated the network by posing as a customer, gaining information that helped trace funds from the $1.5 billion Bybit hack.
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Coinbase’s Ryan VanGrack: CFTC Approval “Opens Many Doors” for Bitcoin
Bitcoin Magazine Coinbase's Ryan VanGrack: CFTC Approval “Opens Many Doors” for Bitcoin The SEC's proposed custody rules could make it easier for investment advisors to help clients own Bitcoin directly. Coinbase's Ryan VanGrack explains why institutional capital tends to flow where there are...
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Coinbase Business Chief: Big Banks Increasing BTC Exposure | Shan Aggarwal
Bitcoin Magazine Coinbase Business Chief: Big Banks Increasing BTC Exposure | Shan Aggarwal New SEC rules could open the door for financial advisors to hold Bitcoin for their clients, and Coinbase is already at the center of that custody story. Shan Aggarwal, Coinbase's first-ever Chief Business...
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Coinbase Asset Management President: Bitcoin to $300k by 2030 | Anthony Bassili
Bitcoin Magazine Coinbase Asset Management President: Bitcoin to $300k by 2030 | Anthony Bassili What's Coinbase's asset manager's Bitcoin price target? Anthony Bassili, president of Coinbase Asset Management, says his team's target is north of $300,000 by 2030. He also explains why he expects...
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ZachXBT Says He Fronted $349,700 to Infiltrate Alleged Laundering Ring
The investigator links his undercover work to a 442,000 USDT freeze after identifying a cluster he tied to Bybit and valued at more than $12 million.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Bitcoin ETFs Bring in $241M To Kick Start ‘Uptober’
Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin ETFs Bring in $241M To Kick Start ‘Uptober’ Investors bought over $241 million in U.S. bitcoin exchange-traded funds last week, the third consecutive week of inflows that has helped keep the leading cryptocurrency’s price up during the start of so-called “Uptober.” Data...
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Crypto Sleuth ZachXBT Fronted $350K to Pose as a Client of Lazarus' Chinese Launderers
The on-chain sleuth says he posed as a customer of a Chinese crime syndicate, fronting $349,700 and eating 5% on every order, to track Lazarus Group's Bybit loot in real time.
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ZachXBT Posed as a Client to Infiltrate Chinese Syndicate Laundering Bybit Hack Funds
The investigator says he fronted 349,700 USDC and lost 5% on every order to a broker who told him in advance where North Korea's stolen funds were going next... Read the full story at The Defiant
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OKX-ICE Plans Tokenized Stock Trading Through a Uniswap v4 Hook
The venue would restrict trading and liquidity provision to approved wallets on X Layer, with no current support for aggregators.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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SEC Clears 3x Leveraged Bitcoin and Ethereum Funds for Trading
The agency approved a Cboe rule letting six Volatility Shares funds that triple the daily moves of Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold, silver, oil, and natural gas list on a U.S. exchange.