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The number of crypto ATMs worldwide has grown to more than 8,000, just months after passing the 7,000 mark in March, the Cointelegraph reported. The total number of Bitcoin ATMs has now passed 8,000 worldwide. According to monitoring resource CoinATMRadar, there are currently 8,208 ATMs in 73 countries allowing users to buy and sell Bitcoin (BTC) […]
On January 23, the cryptocurrency payment firm Bitpay announced it will be allowing customers to purchase digital assets using the Bitpay platform, the news.bitcoin.com reported. The Atlanta-based company partnered with fiat-to-crypto payment processor Simplex to offer the crypto purchasing experience. Bitpay says the latest feature will provide an “all-in-one solution” for cryptocurrency-related activities. Bitpay App […]
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has added the Binance Coin/Ether (BNB/ETH) trading pair to its decentralized exchange (DEX), according to a company announcement on Dec. 24. Last week’s proposal is this week’s launch The listing follows an initial proposal posted on the Binance community website a week ago by Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, popularly known as CZ. ETH BEP2 […]
Cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex announced a new account tier — dubbed Level 1 — allowing for up to $10,000 in daily withdrawals without requiring full Know Your Client (KYC) onboarding. According to the announcement published by the exchange on Dec. 19, the new account tier has been created in reaction to user feedback. The post reads: […]
Popular cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex now enables its users to purchase cryptocurrencies with both credit and debit cards. The exchange made the announcement on Dec. 20 in Twitter: “Buy cryptocurrencies with your debit or credit cards on Bitfinex. Whether it’s Bitcoin, USDt, Ethereum, or any other ERC20 tokens, pick your favorite and purchase with your credit […]
Chinese authorities shut down local cryptocurrency exchange BISS and arrested 10 people suspected of being involved in its operations, the CoinTelegraph announced. Local media Sohu reported on the actions undertaken by Chinese authorities on Nov. 22. However, the date at which the event itself took place is unclear. The same day, founding partner of blockchain-based investment company […]
The CEO of Binance claims that a newly open-sourced solution for wallet providers and custodians is “far superior” to multi-sig security and will reshape the industry. In a tweet published on Nov. 6, Changpeng Zhao linked to a new open-source release from Binance, declaring: Unlike multi-sig, TSS is implemented off-chain Binance has today released an open-source implementation […]
Bitcoin (BTC) futures trading on the Intercontinental Exchange Bakkt platform is seeing a considerable rise in average daily volume so far this month compared to September and most of October, the CoinTelegraph reported. Volumes yesterday, Nov. 5, hit close to their all-time-high — with 1061 traded contracts worth $10 million, a 96% increase over the […]
Customers of the United States-based branch of major crypto exchange Binance, Binance.US, can now purchase cryptocurrencies using their debit cards, the CoinDesk announced on November 2. In a blog post on Nov. 1, Binance.US announced that the exchange will now offer its customers the possibility to purchase cryptocurrencies with a debit card, joining existing U.S. dollar on-ramp […]
Last week, crypto exchange Poloniex was “spun out” from the Goldman Sachs-backed Circle into its own, international brand, highlighting a lack of interest in the digital asset trading platform. A new data visualization is making way across the web, shows how Poloniex has fallen from grace over the last 5 years, and how during this time, Binance […]