Last week, the Department of Justice announced charges against over a dozen individuals and entities, arguing these market makers were actually wash trading funds and defrauding people. Source
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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…
US Charges 14 Individuals And Four Crypto Companies In Major ‘Sham Trading’ Scandal
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Binance To List New Ethereum Layer-2 on Exchange’s First Pre-Market Trading Launch
Binance, the largest digital asset exchange in the world, is about to list its first pre-market altcoin for trading. In a blog post, the exchange says it is listing the new Ethereum (ETH) layer-2 Scroll (SCR) on the Binance Pre-Market platform, a service announced last month that allows users to acquire tokens in advance of their official spot listing. Says Binance, “Binance will be the first platform to list the token mentioned herein, with Pre-Market trading starting at 2024-10-11 10:00 (UTC). Any claims to offer this token for sale before…
Nubank Lowers Cryptocurrency Trading Fees
Nubank, the Latam-focused fintech company, recently lowered its cryptocurrency trading fees from 0.8% to 0.6% for each transaction completed. The platform allows for purchasing and selling 15 different cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), solana (SOL), and the USDC stablecoin, among others. Nubank has been lowering its trading rates since last year when it charged […] Source CryptoX Portal
Binance’s Crypto Trading Market Share Drops to 4-Year Low: CCData
Overall, trading activity on crypto exchanges waned last month with derivatives and spot trading volumes both falling 17%, the report noted. September historically marks the end of a weak mid-year season in trading, giving way to a busier last quarter, CCData analysts said. “With catalysts such as increased market liquidity following the Federal Reserve’s interest rate cut and the upcoming U.S. election, trading activity on centralized exchanges is expected to rise in the coming months,” the authors wrote. Source
Crypto Market’s “Shallow Sell-Off” Indicative Of Strong Bid For Risk Assets: Trading Firm
Este artículo también está disponible en español. Crypto trading firm QCP Capital says the “shallow sell-off” in crypto markets following Iran’s recent attack on Israel indicates healthy market demand for risk-on assets. Crypto Market Remains Well Bid For Risk Assets Despite Iran launching over 180 missiles toward Israel yesterday, the sell-off in traditional financial (TradFi) assets was relatively muted. The S&P 500 closed 1% lower, while U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil prices rose 2%. In contrast, the digital assets market was hit relatively harder, with Bitcoin (BTC) sliding…
Crypto Exchange ADEX Teams Up with Unizen to Enhance Trading Experience for Users
Key Notes ADEX partners with Unizen, promising to eliminate barriers in the world of decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem by enabling smooth cross-chain trading across multiple blockchains. With Unizen’s interoperability protocol, ADEX will allow users to trade across eight blockchains at launch with plans to expand to more chains over time. . ADEX, a decentralized exchange (DEX), announced today that it has secured a strategic partnership with Unizen, a leading provider of cross-chain solutions, to revolutionize the decentralized trading experience for users. The collaboration aims to break down the technical and…
Tether’s USDT Stablecoin Has Uses Beyond Crypto Markets, Trading: CEO Paolo Ardoino
“USDT works much better outside of the U.S.,” he said. “In the U.S., there are 15 different transport layers for the U.S. dollar. You have banks, credit cards, debit cards. You have Venmo, PayPal, Cash App, and many others … But who needs a dollar?” Source
Eigenlayer Starts Trading: Whales And Experts React
Este artículo también está disponible en español. The long-anticipated trading of Eigenlayer’s EIGEN token began today, following the lifting of transfer restrictions that had been in place since the token’s launch in May. Major cryptocurrency exchanges including Binance, Kraken, Coinbase, ByBit, and OKX have listed EIGEN, providing liquidity to holders of the token, many of whom received it through airdrops earlier this year. In a statement released through X, the Eigen Foundation highlighted the importance of this milestone: “We’re thrilled to announce the unlocking of the EIGEN token, a big…