Tag: Exchange

Coinbase Exchange Experiences “Degraded Performance” for Over Two Hours After AWS Outage

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Key Takeaways Coinbase’s exchange suffered a 2+ hour outage on May 8, due to an AWS infrastructure failure. Some Coinbase users could not trade or faced degraded performance during the AWS disruption. Coinbase confirmed it is investigating the issue; no resolution timeline has been shared publicly. Major Disruption Affects Withdrawals, Trades Coinbase, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges by trading volume, experienced a significant service disruption Friday morning after an outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud infrastructure provider underpinning the platform, knocked out trading access for a…

Bitcoin Exchange Reserves See $8B Outflow: Will BTC Rally Higher?

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Bitcoin (BTC) reserves on major crypto exchanges have dropped to their lowest level since 2023, with nearly 100,000 BTC withdrawn from Binance, OKX and Gemini in less than three months. The outflows coincided with stronger demand from accumulator addresses, as the cohorts’ holdings have increased by 60.5% over the past two weeks.  Bitcoin exchange reserves fall to two-year low Crypto analyst Amr Taha noted that Bitcoin reserves on Binance, OKX and Gemini have declined sharply since February. Binance recorded the largest drawdown, with reserves dropping to nearly 620,000 BTC on…

BTCC Exchange and AFA Launch a Trading Championship with a Million-USDT Prize Pool and a Messi-Signed Jersey

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May 7th, 2026 – Lodz, Poland BTCC, the world’s longest-running cryptocurrency exchange, today announced the launch of the BTCC x AFA Trading Championship, a futures trading competition running from May 6 to May 26, 2026. The campaign features a prize pool of over one million USDT, with the ultimate reward reserved for the No. 1-ranked trader: a jersey signed by Lionel Messi, captain of the Argentine National Football Team. The competition is open to all registered users. Traders compete on two separate leaderboards: a Futures Trading Volume Leaderboard, where the…

Morgan Stanley Emerges as Crypto Exchange Rival via Crypto Pilot

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Morgan Stanley has rolled out a cryptocurrency trading pilot on its E*Trade platform, charging lower basic retail fees than some of the largest US crypto and brokerage platforms. The Wall Street bank is charging clients 50 basis points on the dollar value of each crypto transaction, undercutting Coinbase, Robinhood and Charles Schwab on standard retail pricing, according to a Tuesday Bloomberg report. The offering is currently in pilot mode, with E*Trade’s 8.6 million clients expected to gain access later this year, Bloomberg reported. The pilot illustrates how major Wall Street…

Solana, TRON, XRP, and BNB Make Debut at Moscow Exchange, These Top Altcoins Will Follow

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Russia’s Moscow Exchange (MOEX) will begin publishing four new cryptocurrency indexes — tracking Solana, XRP, TRON, and BNB — starting May 13, 2026, marking the first time the country’s leading securities exchange has extended its regulated crypto benchmark suite beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum.  Related Reading The development, first reported by Russian crypto outlet bits.media and confirmed by Wu Blockchain, represents the second phase of what MOEX has framed as a longer-term buildout of its digital asset infrastructure. Russia’s Largest Securities Exchange to Launch SOL, XRP, TRX and BNB Crypto Indexes…

Russia’s Moscow Exchange to Launch SOL, XRP, Tron and BNB Crypto Indexes on May 13 – Bitcoin News

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Key Takeaways: Russia’s Moscow Exchange will launch crypto indexes for SOL, XRP, TRX and BNB within the next week. Moex will weigh price data from Binance (50%), Bybit (20%), OKX (15%), and Bitget (15%). The exchange plans to grow its crypto index suite from six to at least 10 assets over time. How the Indexes Will Be Priced The addition brings Moex’s total crypto index count to six. The exchange launched its bitcoin index (MOEXBTC) in June 2025 and its ether index (MOEXETH) in October 2025. The four new benchmarks,…

Iran Crypto Exchange Nobitex Tied to Kharrazi Family, Reuters Finds

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Nobitex, Iran’s biggest crypto exchange, was founded by two brothers from one of the Islamic Republic’s most influential families with ties to the supreme leaders, according to a Reuters investigation. The exchange, which now accounts for the majority share of Iran’s crypto activity, was launched by Ali and Mohammad Kharrazi. The duo operated under the alternative surname “Aghamir,” which they used across corporate records and professional life, masking links to the Kharrazi dynasty, according to the report. The Kharrazi family has long occupied positions close to the country’s leadership, with…

How Close Are We to $125,000 Bitcoin? Arthur Hayes Weighs In

▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io In our sit-down at Bitcoin Vegas, Arthur completely ripped into the Clarity Act (saying he hopes it actually gets vetoed) and called out the crypto space for constantly begging politicians for validation. On the trading side, he also broke down his current portfolio moves, explaining exactly why he’s dumping Ethereum to load up on Hyperliquid and why Dogecoin isn’t even on his radar. #Bitcoin #crypto #news Follow COINTELEGRAPH: Website: Telegram: Facebook: Twitter: Mobile app: Cointelegraph covers everything Bitcoin, bringing you the latest…

US Crypto Exchange Gemini Gets CFTC DCO Approval – Bitcoin News

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Key Takeaways: Gemini secured a CFTC Derivatives Clearing Organization license on April 29, 2026, enabling in-house clearing of futures, options, and swaps. Gemini Olympus, LLC now gives the exchange end-to-end control, cutting reliance on third-party clearers like QC Clearing LLC. Gemini’s DCM plus DCO licenses position it against Kraken’s Bitnomial stack, with FCM registration expected next. Gemini Drops QC Clearing LLC After CFTC Registers Olympus as Derivatives Clearinghouse The CFTC registered Gemini’s affiliate, Gemini Olympus, LLC, as a DCO by Commission order on April 29, 2026. The license covers fully…

Chainlink Exchange Outflows Hit 970,430 LINK, Largest Of 2026

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On-chain data shows Chainlink traders have made their largest amount of exchange withdrawals since December, a potential sign of accumulation. Chainlink Exchange Netflow Has Seen A Sharp Negative Spike As highlighted by on-chain analytics firm Santiment in an X post, a significant amount of Chainlink supply has left exchanges recently. The indicator of interest here is the “Exchange Flow Balance,” which measures, as its name suggests, the net amount of LINK flowing into or out of wallets connected to centralized exchanges. When the value of this metric is positive, it…