Decentralized Finance Crypto Exchange Uniswap Starts Blocking Addresses Linked To ‘Blocked Activities’ – Defi Bitcoin News

Uniswap, one of the main decentralized finance exchanges in the cryptocurrency world, is now taking measures to ensure illegal funds cannot be transacted using its platform. The company has already started blocking addresses linked to “blocked activities” and will apply a filter with data provided by TRM Labs, a blockchain analysis firm that focuses on detecting illegal activities. Uniswap Scrutinizes Addresses Interacting With Its Frontend Uniswap, the decentralized finance exchange, has taken measures to curb the illegal activity conducted using its platform. The exchange has now introduced address…

The SIX Swiss Exchange Approves Hashdex as a Crypto ETP Issuer

Hashdex, a leading global crypto-focused asset manager, announced on Monday that it got approval from the SIX Swiss  Exchange  Exchange An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange…

Crypto exchange Kraken to launch in UAE after full regulatory approval

Jack Guez | Afp | Getty Images ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is expanding into the Middle East and will open its regional headquarters in Abu Dhabi after receiving a full license to operate a regulated trading platform in the UAE. “We’re incredibly excited to be able to set up our operations right in the ADGM [Abu Dhabi Global Market] itself to operate a virtual asset platform that finally offers Dirham pairs for investors in the region,” Curtis Ting, Kraken’s managing director for Europe, the…

Leading Eastern European Exchange Exmo Sells Business in Russia, Belarus – Exchanges Bitcoin News

Exmo, a U.K.-based crypto exchange with extensive presence in Eastern Europe, is pulling out of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. The trading platform, Exmo.com, says it’s making the move to avoid jeopardizing its expansion in other regions by operating in high-risk markets like these. The business has been sold to a Russian vendor, alongside rights to the Exmo.me domain and branding. Crypto Exchange Exmo Transfers Russia Operations to Local Entity Major Eastern European exchange Exmo announced earlier this week it’s selling its digital asset business in Russia and Belarus. The company…

Derivatives Exchange Injective Pro Launches Bored Ape NFT Floor Price Perpetuals – Bitcoin News

During the last year, the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) non-fungible token (NFT) collection has become one of the most popular NFT projects. After weeks of a continuous rise in value, the current floor price for a single Bored Ape NFT is 130 ether or $382K. Following the floor price rise, the decentralized derivatives exchange Injective Pro has revealed an NFT floor price perpetual market. Injective Pro Lists NFT Floor Price Perpetuals On Thursday, Injective Pro, the decentralized derivatives exchange built on Injective network, announced the launch of a NFT…

Report Says Binance Shared Client Data With Russia, Crypto Exchange Denies Allegations – Exchanges Bitcoin News

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has been accused in a media report of agreeing to provide user data to Russia’s financial watchdog. The trading platform has refuted the allegations. It also insists it’s complying with Western sanctions imposed over Moscow’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine. Binance Consented to Russian Request for Customer Info, Reuters Claims in ‘Special Report’ Binance, the world’s leading digital asset exchange, has agreed to hand over customer data to Russia’s financial intelligence agency, a report by Reuters suggests. The article refers to messages allegedly sent by Binance’s regional head…

Leading Crypto Exchange Binance Shuts Down Russian Accounts in Compliance With New EU Sanctions

Crypto exchange giant Binance says it will halt services in Russia to comply with the latest round of restrictive measures imposed on the embattled nation by the European Union (EU). According to a new company blog post, the world’s largest crypto exchange platform will deactivate Russian accounts worth over $10,000 euros (EUR) after the EU placed a fifth package of sanctions on the country for invading Ukraine in a territorial dispute. “Binance is required to limit services for Russian nationals or natural persons residing in Russia, or legal entities established…

Binance pushes back against report exchange supplied customer data to Russian government

Major crypto exchange Binance challenged the accuracy of a report, which stated one of its regional heads agreed to supply Russia’s financial intelligence unit with customer data potentially related to donations for anti-corruption and anti-Putin activist Alexei Navalny. Reuters reported on Friday that Binance’s head of Eastern Europe and Russia Gleb Kostarev met with officials from Russia’s Rosfinmonitoring, a financial monitoring service linked to the country’s Federal Security Service, or FSB, in April 2021. Kostarev reportedly agreed to a request from the government body to turn over certain user data…