Bill Imposing Fines for Illegal Issuance and Exchange of Digital Assets Proposed in Russia – Regulation Bitcoin News

A bill introducing financial penalties for those who illegally issue or exchange digital financial assets has been filed in the Russian parliament. The legislation has been submitted by the sponsor of another draft law banning their use as a means of payment. New Bill Targets Russian Platforms Issuing and Trading Digital Currencies Outside Law Persons and entities illegally issuing digital financial assets (DFAs), the current definition of cryptocurrencies in Russia, will have to pay hefty fines, according to a bill recently submitted to the State Duma, the lower house of…

Executive From Crypto Exchange Huobi Accused of Netting $5,000,000 via Illicit Trading: Report

Crypto exchange Huobi is reportedly suing a former executive accused of raking in $5 million in Tether (USDT) by secretly trading against a company account under his control. The Financial Times reports Chen Boliang engaged in the illegal trading scheme between February and March 2020 while he was still a senior manager in Huobi’s institutional client’s department. The lawsuit claims Chen set up a Huobi retail account using his father’s name and gave it a $20-million credit line from the exchange. He then used it to trade against a corporate account…

Bitcoin Exchange Supply Hits the Lowest Level in 42 Months

Bitcoin supply on leading crypto trading platforms has plunged to its lowest level since November 2018 amid the recent market correction. According to the data posted by on-chain analytics platform Santiment, digital asset exchanges now hold just 9.3% of the BTC supply, compared to almost 15% in June 2020. Take Advantage of the Biggest Financial Event in London. This year we have expanded to new verticals in Online Trading, Fintech, Digital Assets, Blockchain, and Payments. While the Bitcoin exchange supply has dipped in the past few years, the percentage of…

Canada’s Ontario Regulator Bans Crypto Exchange Kucoin, Fines Bybit

Canadian state regulator, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), has taken enforcement action against two cryptocurrency exchanges, Bybit and Kucoin, for not complying with local regulations. Take Advantage of the Biggest Financial Event in London. This year we have expanded to new verticals in Online Trading, Fintech, Digital Assets, Blockchain, and Payments. The OSC issued a warning on March 29, 2021, to the unauthorized crypto exchange in the state to contact the regulator or face enforcement action. However, both exchanges continued to operate in the Canadian state without approaching the regulator…

LBank Exchange Continues to Hire Amid the Massive Crypto Job Cuts – Press release Bitcoin News

press release PRESS RELEASE. Cryptocurrency exchange LBank has continued to hire more crypto and blockchain talents as well as interns for its global offices. Against the backdrop of extreme volatility in the crypto market and investors dumping risky assets, as well as certain crypto firms laying off employees and freezing withdrawals, LBank makes a move in the right lines. At the moment, the exchange is hiring from all parts of the world including Indonesia, Philippines, Morocco, Turkey, Nigeria, India, etc., to add to its team members located in over 14…

Bitcoin․com Exchange Market Insights Report for June 2022 – Promoted Bitcoin News

This is the June 2022 monthly market insights report by Bitcoin.com Exchange. In this and subsequent reports, expect to find a summary of crypto market performance, a macro recap, market structure analysis, and more. Crypto Market Performance Crypto markets continued on a downtrend as BTC and ETH were down 30% and 44% respectively over the last 30 days. The macroeconomic outlook continues to be unfavorable for risk assets as high inflation combines with elevated commodity prices and tight U.S. labor market conditions. Adding to that, crypto has experienced a credit…

Crypto Exchange dYdX to Start a Standalone Blockchain

“…a major benefit of Cosmos is that the chain can be developed to suit the exact needs of the dYdX network. One application of this is that traders would not pay gas fees to trade, but rather pay fees based on trades executed similar to dYdX V3 and centralized exchanges. These fees would accrue to validators and their stakers,” the post read. Source

FTX Exchange Bails Out BlockFi With $250M

Is FTX saving the crypto industry or taking control of it? The derivatives-focused cryptocurrency exchange has been on the sidelines, watching everything around them collapse, and finally decided to take action. That or, as the rumor says, FTX created this whole situation in their labs and is now buying assets on the cheap. There’s only circumstantial evidence of that, though. The bailout, on the other hand, is completely real.  The proceeds of the credit facility are intended to be contractually subordinate to all client balances across all account types (BIA,…