Category: Exchanges

Crypto exchange CoinSpot reportedly suffers $2M hot wallet hack

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Australian crypto exchange CoinSpot has reportedly been hacked for $2.4 million in a “probable private key compromise” over at least one of its hot wallets. According to a Nov. 8 post to his Telegram channel, blockchain sleuth ZachXBT highlighted two transactions entering the alleged hackers wallet. Afterwards, the wallet’s owner bridged the funds to the Bitcoin (BTC) network via ThorChain and Wan Bridge. In emailed comments to Cointelegraph, blockchain security firm CertiK said the alleged exploit was the result of a “probable private key compromise” on at least one CoinSpot…

Former NYSE President Makes Move To Relaunch Bankrupt Crypto Exchange FTX: Report

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The former president of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is reportedly attempting to relaunch bankrupt crypto exchange platform FTX. According to a new report by The Wall Street Journal, a company run by former NYSE president Tom Farley is joining an auction and placing bids to purchase the remnants of collapsed digital assets exchange FTX. Farley’s company – a technology firm focused on developing financial services for the crypto industry called Bullish – is joined by two other companies vying to purchase FTX. WSJ reports that an unnamed banker…

Robinhood (HOOD) to Expand Cryptocurrency Trading Into EU

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Bankrupt Crypto Exchange FTX Files Motion To Sell $744,000,000 Worth of Assets

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Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX is asking a judge for permission to sell off $744 million worth of assets. A new bankruptcy court filing shows that FTX and its debtors want permission to sell the company’s Grayscale and Bitwise assets through an investment adviser. According to the filing, “Similar to the debtors’ prior request to monetize digital assets, the debtors are requesting court authorization to monetize the trust assets to protect the debtors against potential downward price swings in the trust assets, maximize the value of the debtors’ estates, and allow…

‘Smart Whale’ Withdraws About $32,000,000 Worth of Ethereum (ETH) From Crypto Exchange Binance: Lookonchain

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A crypto whale was recently spotted by a blockchain monitoring platform withdrawing a massive stack of Ethereum (ETH) from Binance over the weekend. First seen by Lookonchain, a “smart whale” deposited 31.8 million Tether (USDT) into Binance, and then withdrew $15.94 million worth of ETH hours later. Just hours later, the whale took out another $16 million worth of ETH from Binance. According to Lookonchain, the whale remains long on their ETH from the price of $1,836. “This smart whale withdrew another 8,618 ETH ($16 million) from Binance… The whale…

Exchange flow gap hits 10K BTC — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week

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Bitcoin (BTC) begins the second week of November still holding strong near 18-month highs — where might BTC price moves head next? The largest cryptocurrency has fought off sell pressure to seal another impressive weekly close. In what analysis is increasingly describing as a change in sentiment, Bitcoin and altcoins alike are refusing to retrace gains which first kicked in over one month ago. Amid a torrid macroeconomic environment, crypto is striking out on its own where assets such as stocks are feeling the pressure, and bulls are hopeful that…

Value of X halves, CME rises among top Bitcoin futures exchanges, and other news

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The crypto industry continues to anticipate the approval of a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States as more investment managers file amended applications with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The high level of anticipation has even caused the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) to leap positions among derivatives exchanges in terms of Bitcoin (BTC) open interest, overtaking traditional crypto exchanges and highlighting the demand for a spot Bitcoin product. The CME also saw its cash-settled futures contracts exceed 100,000 BTC in volume recently. In the week’s negative…

Solana’s Rally Continues As SOL Overtakes Polygon (MATIC) in Daily Decentralized Exchange Volume

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Ethereum (ETH) competitor Solana (SOL) is sustaining its upward momentum as it overtakes layer-2 scaling solution Polygon (MATIC) in daily decentralized exchange (DEX) volume. New data from blockchain tracking platform Artemis reveals that the smart contract platform has surpassed MATIC in both overall DEX volume and the number of daily transactions. Artemis’ data shows that as of yesterday, Solana had a DEX volume of about $240.5 million, outpacing Polygon’s $137.5 million. The numbers also show that Solana greatly surpassed Polygon – and other digital assets such as ETH and Avalanche…