Ripple Announces Initial Exchange Partners for Ripple USD (RLUSD) Stablecoin Launch

Payments firm Ripple is announcing exchange partners for the launch of RLUSD, the company’s new dollar-pegged stablecoin. According to a new press release, Ripple Labs is collaborating with crypto platforms Uphold, Bitstamp, Bitso, MoonPay, Independent Reserve, CoinMENA, and Bullish to launch Ripple USD. Beta testing for RLUSD rolled out on the Ethereum (ETH) mainnet and the XRP Ledger (XRPL) two months ago. Ripple first announced plans for RLUSD in April 2024. In a court filing in May, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) argued that the planned stablecoin represented an “unregistered crypto asset.”…

Crypto Investor Arthur Cheong Predicts Base Will Flip Coinbase’s Centralized Exchange Platform Volume

Venture capitalist Arthur Cheong thinks Coinbase’s Ethereum (ETH) layer-2 scaling solution Base is primed to witness a surge in trading volume. The DeFiance Capital CEO predicts on the social media platform X that on-chain spot decentralized exchange (DEX) volume on Base will flip Coinbase’s centralized exchange (CEX) volume “within six to 12 months.” “Makes logical sense when you think about it, and it all comes together with the DeFi (decentralized finance) Renaissance thesis.” Cheong believes Base is “the future of Ethereum.” He also sees the DeFi sector surging alongside memecoins.…

Ripple Steps Toward RLUSD Launch By Announcing Exchange Partners for Its Stablecoin, Awaits Approval From NYDFS

MIAMI, U.S. – Ripple named exchange and market maker partners for its upcoming dollar-pegged stablecoin, RLUSD, on Tuesday at the Ripple Swell 2024 conference in Miami, Florida. The firm also added ex-Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) chair, Sheila Bair, and David Puth, the former CEO of Centre, a consortium which set standards for USD Coin (USDC), to the advisory board for its stablecoin. Source

What’s Behind Bitcoin And Ethereum’s Exchange Exodus?

Este artículo también está disponible en español. Crypto investors are not keen on dealing with cryptocurrency trading platforms, which has resulted in the dwindling exchange reserves of Bitcoin and Ethereum. Centralized exchanges on Bitcoin and Ethereum hit a historic low after investors and crypto enthusiasts opted for self-custody solutions for their virtual assets. Related Reading Staying Away From Cryptocurrency Trading A recent trend showed that traders and other enthusiasts choose to hold on to their crypto assets rather than sell them on Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange platforms. They preferred direct ownership…

Pro-Palestine protestors cause disturbance outside New York Stock Exchange

The New York Stock Exchange. Getty Images A pro-Palestinian protest erupted outside of the New York Stock Exchange on Monday. There was no disruption to trading and none of the protestors appeared to make it to the historic trading floor. NYSE security fences off a perimeter area outside of the exterior of the building on Broad Street in lower Manhattan. According to video shared on social media, the group, called Jewish Voice for Peace, broke into that area and protestors were chaining themselves to the security fence and some exterior…

Report: Arkham Intelligence Plans to Roll out Crypto Derivatives Exchange

According to someone with direct knowledge of the situation, speaking with Bloomberg, Arkham Intelligence, the company behind the multi-blockchain monitoring and parser tool, is gearing up to introduce a crypto derivatives exchange next month. Arkham Is Reportedly Preparing to Launch a Crypto Derivatives Trading Platform This week, Anna Irrera of Bloomberg revealed that Arkham Intelligence, […] Source

Bad Actors Selling Deepfake Tool To Bypass Crypto Exchange Security Protocols, According to Cybersecurity Firm

A network security firm is warning that criminals have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that targets crypto exchange platforms. In a new report, Cato Networks says bad actors are selling a deepfake tool in underground markets that allows users to bypass a crypto exchange’s identity authentication tests. According to the firm, users rely on the tool not to hack into existing accounts but to create fake ones for money laundering purposes. “Creating verified but synthetic accounts enables money laundering operations, mule accounts, and other forms of fraud. According to…

Crypto Exchange OKX Moves To Support USDC Ecosystem by Adding Six New Trading Pairs

Cryptocurrency spot and derivatives exchange OKX is rolling out new trading pairs for the dollar-pegged USDC, the second-largest stablecoin by market cap.  In a statement, the Seychelles-based exchange says it is going to introduce six new spot trading pairs for USDC on Monday.  “To support the growth of the USDC ecosystem and meet our users’ diverse trading needs, OKX is introducing the following USDC trading pairs in our spot trading between 9:00 am and 9:30 am UTC on October 14, 2024: AEVO-USDC, ATH-USDC, CATI-USDC, ETHFI-USDC, JUP-USDC, ZETA-USDC.” OKX is bolstering…

Bitcoin Ticks Up in Price As Bankrupt Crypto Exchange Mt. Gox Delays Deadline for Long-Awaited BTC Repayments

Bitcoin (BTC) surged by more than 6% on Friday amid news that the bankrupt crypto exchange Mt. Gox will extend the deadline on its remaining creditor repayments. Mt. Gox started paying back its creditors in July and has “largely completed the Base Repayment, Early Lump-Sum Repayment, and Intermediate Repayment” in the months since, according to a statement published on the bankrupt exchange’s website. “However, many rehabilitation creditors still have not received their repayments because they have not completed the necessary procedures for receiving repayments. Additionally, a considerable number of rehabilitation…

Fairdesk Cryptocurrency Exchange Announces Permanent Closure of Platform by November 30, 2024

SINGAPORE, Oct. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Since its official launch in 2021, Fairdesk Cryptocurrency Exchange has been committed to providing high-quality trading services to a global community of traders. Over the past few years, Fairdesk Cryptocurrency Exchange has played a positive role in enabling seamless cryptocurrency trades and futures transactions. However, due to evolving market conditions and regulatory changes, the company has made the difficult decision to permanently close its operations on November 30, 2024. As part of this process, all futures and spot trading positions on the platform will be…