Exchanges’ response to Bitrue hack shows maturing industry
In a sign of increasing sector maturity, crypto exchanges have worked together to mitigate the damage of the June 27th Bitrue hack.
South Korea puts exchanges on the hook for losses
Emerging from the wake of the 2008 financial crash, Bitcoin promised an alternative to bailing out central banks. But all too often, Bitcoiners have found themselves paying for the mistakes of crypto exchanges, which continue to get hacked.
Binance marks second birthday with US expansion
Exiled from China, and with several locations around the world, Binance is famous for nimbly sidestepping regulations. After announcing that it would soon begin blocking services to US citizens on its existing platform, Binance now intends to create a fully compliant Binance division based in the US to serve US-based traders.
The stablecoin market is booming
During the last 12 months, the stablecoin ecosystem has seen rapid growth. Now several new contenders are challenging market leader Tether, promising new levels of transparency and security.
New report makes case for greater regulatory oversight of crypto asset sector
A new report by blockchain intelligence firm CipherTrace provides insights into the state of the global crypto asset sector. The Q1 2019 Cryptocurrency Anti-Money Laundering Report makes the case for increased regulatory oversight as the industry matures.
Binance Coin Price Analysis: Establishing a position as a top 10 cryptographic asset
The value of Binance coin has grown significantly in recent months, both because of new utility as an onramp to ICOs as part of the Binance Launchpad platform and because of new long term appeal built by a series of significant announcements and product releases. While some long term risks and a possibility of short term price corrections do remain, BNB looks set to maintain relevance as a crypto investment option.
BNB Price Analysis: What goes up…
After a strong start to the year that saw it buck wider crypto price trends on the back of a star-studded conference and the BitTorrent ICO, BNB is returning to the real world with a bit of a thud. Fundamentals reveal underlying support, however, which may help price bottom out quickly — but for now, technicals remain primarily bearish.
Binance boosts European expansion with pound and euro pairs
Getting cash into crypto can be a minefield for new users, but Binance — the biggest crypto exchange by volume — have just made the process much easier for Europeans, with fiat on-ramps for pound and euro pairs
The importance of non-custodial decentralized exchange
The latest exchange hack on Cryptopia highlights again the need for trustless non-custodial trading. However, DEXs are still at a primitive stage and the few that can claim to be fully decentralized are slow and clunky and many hybrids forfeit some degree of decentralization for better functionality. The right balance of function and decentralization is still being worked out but building a DEX on sidechain technology is the latest innovation towards that goal.
BNB Price Analysis: It’s alright to look like a security
BNB, the native token of Binance—the world's most popular crypto-to-crypto exchange—has quickly risen to become a top-15 digital asset. While its value has suffered under the paw of the bear market, its long term appeal remains driven by Binance’s ability to maintain profits—something that, so far at least, it appears to be very good at.
Decentralized exchanges — the road ahead
While decentralized exchanges (DEXs) offer many advantages over their centralized counterparts, user uptake remains low. However, new technologies like the 0x protocol may present a viable evolutionary path for DEXs in what is clearly a David & Goliath competitive landscape
Battle of the exchanges: There will be blood
In the crypto world, building a large network is the key to survival for any blockchain-based company. However, the importance of the network effect isn't only applicable to the blockchain projects themselves, but also to the exchanges on which these coins are traded. In an ever-expanding industry, the future is bright for those exchanges which can successfully harness the network effect. And for those that can't — not so much.
Binance and SYS respond to irregular trading
Binance’s trading suspension lifted as more details emerge about July 3rd incident
The Euro is coming to Binance — other fiat currencies to follow
After months of rumours,Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has confirmed that the exchange will soon offer fiat pairings—starting with the Euro.
Crypto exchange moves to the home of online gambling
Just a day after being issued with a warning by the Japanese Financial Services Authority over its lack of registration in the county, the Japanese crypto exchange Binance announced it would close its Tokyo office and set up in Malta. The jump from Japan to the small Mediterranean nation is a big change in financial culture for the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange.
