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The Surprising Factor Behind Crypto Flash Crashes—And It's Not Trading Bots
Friday, July 4, 2025 - 2:22pm | 529Arkadiy Amiryan, Chief Operating Officer of Veles Finance, challenged the idea that user-friendly crypto trading bots are responsible for flash crashes or amplifying herd behavior in the digital asset market. Instead, he pointed to social media hype and high-profile endorsements as the primary...
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Top 7 Takeaways From Milken, TOKEN2049, And F1 Singapore: Why Experts Say 'Diversify Into Asia'
Monday, September 30, 2024 - 8:35am | 1036Singapore's proximity to China, Japan, and India, paired with world-class trade infrastructure and a stable political and regulatory landscape, cements its status as a premier business hub in the region. With English as an official language, communication, and navigation are furthermore effortless—...
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Crypto Exchange OKX Enters Australian Market, Offering Spot And Derivatives Trading
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 - 9:56am | 527Crypto exchange OKX on Tuesday announced the launch of its services in Australia, catering to both spot and derivatives traders, positioning it as one of the largest global exchange offering direct Australian dollar deposits and withdrawals. What Happened: Australian users can now deposit and...
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India's Crypto Market In Limbo: Another Exchange Departs As Regulations Remain Unclear
Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 11:38am | 443OKX is withdrawing from the Indian market. What Happened: On March 21, OKX issued a directive to its Indian clientele, advising them to liquidate their holdings and shut down their accounts by April 30. The company attributed the exit to the challenging regulatory landscape in India. The news comes...
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Binance Delists Monero: Privacy Coin Tanks 37% — And It's Not An Isolated Event
Tuesday, February 6, 2024 - 4:30pm | 605Monero (CRYPTO: XMR), a digital currency known for its privacy features, is down 37% in a day following a Binance announcement that it will soon delist the cryptocurrency from its trading platform. What Happened: According to Binance's statement on Feb. 6, Monero, along with...
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Binance's Market Share Among Crypto Exchanges Slides As OKX, ByBit Chip Away At Its Dominance
Wednesday, January 17, 2024 - 4:17pm | 570The once-uncontested supremacy of Binance (CRYPTO: BNB) in the cryptocurrency exchange market may be waning, with its market share decreasing from 54.2% at the start of the year to 48.7% by the end of 2023. Why Cryptocurrency Market Is Recovering This dip in dominance is coming against...
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SEC's Hacked Tweet On Bitcoin ETFs Causes Massive Trader Losses, Over $220M Liquidated
Wednesday, January 10, 2024 - 9:34am | 425The hacked tweet from the SEC announcing fake Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) ETF approvals sent the market soaring on Tuesday, only to plummet minutes later when reality set in, resulting in a financial wipeout for thousands of traders. Over $220 million got liquidated in the resulting chaos...
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Stablecoin Mayhem Rocks Crypto Market: USDC/USDT Plunges More Than 20 Cents Before Stabilizing
Wednesday, January 3, 2024 - 4:02pm | 384Major stablecoins experienced a temporary de-peg following the price drop in the cryptocurrency markets. The USDC/USDT trading pair, typically known for its stability, witnessed a dramatic de-peg on Binance, plunging to $0.76 and $0.8 at 20:00 and 20:15 UTC+8, respectively, before...
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Upbit, OKX Confirm Listing Of 2 New Tokens: What It Means For Gaming And Finance
Monday, December 18, 2023 - 11:14am | 448Upbit and OKX, two major exchanges, announced the listing of new tokens on their respective platforms, potentially driving new adoption and utility across the cryptocurrency ecosystem. What Happened: Upbit, South Korea's largest crypto trading platform, has added the Astar (CRYPTO: ASTR) Korean...
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Binance's Market Dominance Plummets To 30% Amid Regulatory Challenges In 2023
Tuesday, December 12, 2023 - 3:04am | 375In a notable development, the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, observed a significant dip in its market share in 2023, down to 30%. What Happened: As per a report by CoinDesk, regulatory hurdles and top-level exits contributed to Binance’s market share falling from 55%...
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Crypto Market In Overdrive: Spot Trading Volumes Spike, Binance Web Traffic Soars
Monday, December 11, 2023 - 4:28pm | 477The cryptocurrency market experienced a notable surge in trading activities in November, with major exchanges seeing a substantial increase in both spot and futures trading volumes. What Happened: In an impressive month-over-month growth, spot trading volumes on major exchanges jumped by 60% in...
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Crypto Exchange OKX Launches In Brazil, Targets Latin America's Largest Market
Monday, November 27, 2023 - 1:15pm | 412OKX on Monday announced the launch of its crypto exchange and Web3 wallet services in Brazil to offer traders a platform for trading a wide array of cryptocurrencies, along with options such as staking rewards and DeFi integrations. The platform will support Brazilian Real (BRL...
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OKX Follows PantherTrade Footsteps, Applies For Trading License In This 'Crypto Hub'
Tuesday, November 21, 2023 - 11:32am | 394Crypto exchange OKX has applied for a virtual asset trading platform (VATP) license in Hong Kong, positioning its Hong Kong branch, OKX Hong Kong FinTech, at the forefront of the city's efforts to become a key cryptocurrency hub in the region. The application, submitted on Nov. 16, is...
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Tether, OKX Strike At 'Pig Butchering' Scam With $225M Freeze
Monday, November 20, 2023 - 1:01pm | 419Stablecoin issuer Tether (CRYPTO: USDT), in collaboration with crypto exchange OKX, Monday announced the freezing of approximately $225 million in USDT tokens that were identified in external self-custody wallets linked to a Southeast Asian human trafficking syndicate involved in a...
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UK Regulator Deals Blow To Binance's UK Expansion Plans
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 - 4:27pm | 547The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has imposed limitations on the peer-to-peer lending platform, Rebuildingsociety, the same platform that had collaborated with crypto exchange Binance (CRYPTO: BNB) to adhere to the FCA's advertising standards. The FCA on Oct. 10 released...