Monero Plummets Following Major Crypto Exchange Delisting

On February 6, Monero (XMR), a privacy and security-focused token, saw its price drop after Binance, one of the largest crypto exchanges, announced its delisting in the following weeks alongside another three tokens. Monero (XMR) To Be Delisted This Month Binance recently announced the delisting and cease of all trading activity of Aragon (ANT), Multichain (MULTI), Vai (VAI), and Monero (XMR) starting on February 20, 2024, at 03:00 (UTC). The decision came after Binance’s most recent review, which determined that the platform could no longer support the tokens. Following the review…

About $1,220,000,000 in Ethereum (ETH) Has Exited Known Crypto Exchange Wallets in Just Three Weeks: Analyst

Cryptocurrency analyst and trader Ali Martinez says hundreds of thousands of Ethereum (ETH) are leaving crypto exchanges as holders accumulate the native asset of the leading smart contract protocol. Martinez tells his 43,400 followers on the social media platform X that Ethereum potentially is facing a decline in selling pressure after the crypto asset recorded significant outflows from exchanges in less than a month. “In the past three weeks, nearly 510,000 ETH have been withdrawn from known crypto exchange wallets, totaling a value of approximately $1.22 billion! This significant outflow…

Germany’s BaFin Greenlights Crypto Carbon Credits Exchange Created by Neutral and DLT FInance

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LMAX Exchange Connects with 4OTC’s Libre Liquidity Bridge

LMAX Exchange, which allows institutions to trade foreign exchange, announced today (Tuesday) its connection with 4OTC’s Libre Liquidity Bridge service, which will enable liquidity providers to stream FX liquidity on the exchange “with ultra-low latency.” 4OTC offers connectivity services for both digital assets and forex. Its Libre service provides co-located connectivity to multiple liquidity providers and venues trading digital assets and forex. To LMAX Exchange, Libre will offer connectivity to London (LD4), New York (NY4), Singapore (SG1), and Tokyo (TY3). Further, it will enable the exchange to streamline connectivity management…

Crypto Exchange Launched By Three Arrows Capital Founders Abruptly Shuts Down

The crypto exchange created by the founders of the now-defunct hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) is closing down just a year after its launch. In an email shared by users on the social media platform X, Open Exchange (OPNX) says it will officially cease operations and shut down in February. OPNX says users should settle their positions before February 7th as well as download their historical data and withdraw their funds by February 14th. The platform says open positions will be automatically settled after February 7th and the withdrawal…

Does your digital asset exchange abide by the rules?

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. The United States Securities Exchange Commission’s (SEC) eleven Bitcoin ETF approvals, which took over a decade of efforts by fund managers to accomplish, have institutionalized Bitcoin, allowing digital assets to seep into investors’ portfolios in the US forever. With the two largest digital asset exchanges—Coinbase and Binance—still battling in court with the SEC, digital asset investors should beware that to protect investors, federal agencies SEC, Commodity Futures…

Solana-Based Altcoin Surges More Than 42% This Week Amid New Listing on Top Crypto Exchange Binance

A Solana (SOL)-based altcoin rallied by more than 42% this week amid news that Binance is adding spot trading support for the digital asset. Pyth Network (PYTH) is an oracle network that aims to provide real-time financial data to smart contracts and decentralized applications (DApps). This week, the project’s native token PYTH soared to a seven-day high of $0.539 from a weekly low of $0.378, an increase of 42.59%. The 96th-ranked crypto asset by market cap has retraced from its recent high and is trading at $0.461 at time of…

Top US Crypto Exchange Coinbase Rolls Out Trading for New Layer-1 Altcoin

Users of top US crypto exchange Coinbase can now buy, sell and hold the new token of the layer-1 blockchain and smart contract platform ZetaChain (ZETA). Coinbase says it is rolling out support for the altcoin, which launched on February 1st, with the experimental asset label. The exchange gives this mark to tokens that pose certain risks such as price swings and canceled orders because of lower trading volume and availability. ZetaChain is a proof-of-stake blockchain designed to seamlessly enable different blockchain networks to communicate and interact with each other.…

Binance Exchange Slapped With a Lawsuit in New York by Victims of October 7 Hamas Attack on Israel: Report

The world’s largest crypto exchange platform by volume is reportedly being sued in New York by the victims of the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel. According to a new report by ABC News, Binance is being sued by the families of the victims for allegedly providing the terrorist group with a funding mechanism. The lawsuit, which was filed earlier this week by an American woman freed from Gaza and the families of two men killed during the October 7th attack, accuses Binance of processing numerous transactions for Hamas between…