Crypto Exchanges

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Markets

Crypto Exchange Kraken Returns to Japan After Two-Year Hiatus

Kraken's Japanese subsidiary, Payward Asia Ltd., is expected to launch operations in mid-September.

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By Jaspreet Kalra

Sep 9, 2020 at 4:06 p.m. UTC

Sep 9, 2020

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Finance

Coinberry Crypto Exchange Gets Lloyd's Cover as Canada's Post-Quadriga Rules Tighten

Following last year’s QuadrigaCX collapse and loss of client funds, Canada’s crypto exchanges are going the extra mile to rebuild the trust of consumers.

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Sep 2, 2020 at 3:05 p.m. UTC

Sep 2, 2020

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Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures (left) with Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, at Consensus 2019.

Finance

Coinbase Plans First-Ever Investor Day Amid Talk It May Go Public

It’s unclear if the Aug. 14 virtual meeting is related to a rumored plan to take Coinbase public, but such events often presage direct listings.

Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures (left) with Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, at Consensus 2019.

Jul 10, 2020 at 1:05 a.m. UTC

Jul 10, 2020

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BRISK DEALINGS: “You still have a lot of people who are long that are trying to get out,” says an OTC crypto trader. (Image: Traders in the wheat pit of the Board of Trade in Chicago, 1920, via Shutterstock)

Finance

Retail Investors Are Buying the Bitcoin Institutions Are Selling, Traders Say

As institutions unload bitcoin, crypto’s traditional base – retail investors – is doing most of the buying, market participants said.

BRISK DEALINGS: “You still have a lot of people who are long that are trying to get out,” says an OTC crypto trader. (Image: Traders in the wheat pit of the Board of Trade in Chicago, 1920, via Shutterstock)

Mar 16, 2020 at 9:54 p.m. UTC

Mar 16, 2020

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Policy

Canadian Regulatory Group Targets Crypto Exchanges Holding Users' Digital Assets

Canada's top financial watchdog has told crypto exchanges they will be subject to securities law if they act as custodians to users' digital assets.

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Jan 17, 2020 at 7:18 p.m. UTC

Jan 17, 2020

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