Crypto Exchanges

FTX

FTX US Affiliate Sees Record Daily Trading Volume in First Half of 2021

Jamie CrawleyJul 29, 2021

Daily volume hit its all-time high on April 22 when $993 million was traded during a 24-hour period.

Binance

Binance’s CZ Is Looking for His Replacement as Exchange Gets Regulatory House in Order

Ian AllisonJul 27, 2021

“We are looking for someone with a strong regulatory background to step in and be CEO,” Changpeng Zhao said at a press conference Tuesday.

Colombia

Colombia’s First Commercial Bank Will Let Users Transfer Money to Crypto Exchange

Andrés EnglerJul 29, 2021

Banco de Bogotá will allow money transfers with crypto exchange Buda.com as part of a pilot program in August.

Money Laundering

Brazilian Police Seize $33M in Crypto Money Laundering Probe

Andrés EnglerJul 23, 2021

The Brazilian judiciary authorized freezing accounts and taking assets from two individuals and 17 companies.

FTX

FTX Crypto Exchange Valued at $18B in $900M Funding Round

Zack SewardJul 20, 2021

Sam Bankman-Fried's exchange is bringing on the largest funding round in crypto history to fuel expansion.

Crypto Exchanges

Philippines

Philippine Stock Exchange Wants to Be Site for Crypto Trading: Report

Cheyenne Ligon

The PSE is awaiting guidelines from regulators.

Crypto Exchanges

Complaints Against Crypto Exchanges Rise in US, and Coinbase Tops the List

Sebastian Sinclair

The complaints stretch from June 2020 through this month and capture a time when the market was beginning to shake off bearish sentiment.

Fraud

UK Bank NatWest Limits Amount Users Can Transfer to Crypto Exchanges

Tanzeel Akhtar

The bank has seen a "high level" of crypto investment scams, a company spokesman said.

Opinion

A Reckoning for Binance and Other ‘Global’ Exchanges

David Z. Morris

The biggest crypto exchanges have grown by working around national regulators. Regulators are starting to take notice.

Coinbase

Coinbase Receives Crypto Custody License From German Regulator BaFin

Nate DiCamillo

The license will allow Coinbase to continue operating in Germany.

Crypto Exchanges

China’s Longest-Running Crypto Exchange Closes Bitcoin Business Following Crackdowns

Sebastian Sinclair

The closure represents the final nail in the coffin for the crypto-trading side of BTCC's operations.

FTX

FTX Follows Binance’s Lead With Move Into Tokenized Stocks

Tanzeel Akhtar

Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX will allow users to trade tokenized stocks of companies such as Facebook, Google, Netflix, Nvidia, PayPal and Tesla.