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South Korea’s top financial regulator is shutting down a slew of local crypto exchanges
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South Korea is a very interesting region when it comes to cryptocurrencies. In most cases, there is nothing but positive news first and foremost. At the same time, local regulators are looking for ways to ensure the industry gains more legitimacy.
2018-11-14 08:05 | |
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South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Zeniex will terminate its services due to increasing government pressure on unauthorized digital currency exchanges. According to Zeniex’s website post, published on November 9, 2018, the cryptocurrency exchange noted that operating amidst a government crackdown on the industry will be a challenging feat.
2018-11-13 10:00 | |
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A fraudulent South Korean startup has pulled a $2. 8 million exit scam, garnering 13,500 ETH from its ICO campaign before disappearing from the web. Pure Bit shut down its website after finishing its Pure Coin token sale on November 9th.
2018-11-13 18:38 | |
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A South Korean cryptocurrency exchange had to shut down its operations after a recent government crackdown on unauthorized platforms. The cryptocurrency exchange affected is Zeniex and it will be terminating its services after the decision taken by the government.
2018-11-12 12:33 | |
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Cryptocurrency exchange Zeniex has announced that it is terminating all services after South Korea’s financial authorities started cracking down on unauthorized crypto funds. The exchange is asking its customers to withdraw their cryptocurrencies before the end-of-service date.
2018-11-11 10:10 | |
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Ran NeuNer, CEO of OnChain Capital and CNBC Africa-based Crypto Trader’s showrunner, recently sat down with a number of prominent industry guests to talk all things crypto. While NeuNer spoke with notable guests like VanEck’s Gabor Gubacs and Roger Ver, most notably, the South African entrepreneur cut out some time to sit down with Binance CEO […] The post Binance CEO: Sooner Or Later, A Crypto Bull Run Will Happen appeared first on Ethereum World News.
2018-11-11 00:45 | |
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2018 will certainly go down as the year of the exit scam as yet another initial coin offering (ICO) has disappeared out of thin air – along with millions worth of investors’ cryptocurrency. Blockchain company Pure Bit has seemingly walked off with $2.
2018-11-9 18:17 | |
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South Korean financial regulators are cracking down on unauthorized cryptocurrency funds. In particular, one crypto fund launched by a local exchange is reportedly being investigated. The exchange claims no wrongdoing as its token activities were carried out overseas, but has promptly canceled its plan to launch a second fund.
2018-10-31 02:00 | |
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BCH/USD Medium-term Trend: Ranging Supply zones: $600, $700, $800 Demand zones: $300, $200, $100 BCH continues in consolidation in its medium-term outlook. The bears continued in their journey down south within the range with making a lower low at $444.
2018-10-26 13:10 | |
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There are conspiracy theories and speculation all over the crypto space on who holds the most Bitcoin that is currently in circulation. Big mining firms, exchanges, and funds are mainly called Whales as they hold on to the most Bitcoin and have been called responsible for the big amounts of Bitcoin around today.
2018-10-11 14:00 | |
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The Santander Bank chain has recently announced the expansion of its Ripple powered platform, OnePay FX for other European countries. Santander also intends to use Ripple ledger for all its payment settlements for the future.
2018-10-10 17:30 | |
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Life in Venezuela is anything but. Last year, the South American nation of 32 million led the world with 652% inflation and this year the economic turmoil is even worse. As of September 2018, the annual inflation was estimated at 200,000% and International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it could spike to a mindboggling 1,000,000% by December.
2018-10-10 22:30 | |
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The United States Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) has a few important crypto related decisions to make and is pushing back dates and causing a lot of distress in the blockchain and cryptocurrency communities.
2018-10-9 21:30 | |
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Bitmain have announced the release of a new mining rig, specifically designed for the mining of Decred. Named the Antminer D3, the new rig will mine Decred at 7. 8 TH/s. The mining economy is sat within a spot of difficulty at the moment.
2018-9-24 15:30 | |
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Bitcoin’s mixed price fortunes could not matter less to some South American markets as trade volumes in several countries see major spikes. Argentina, Peru, Colombia… In spite of BTC/USD trending down towards $6000 yet again this month, economic uncertainty in Venezuela and Argentina continue to see huge volumes of fiat change hands for Bitcoin .
2018-9-13 19:00 | |
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The founder of cryptocurrency exchange OKEx was detained for questioning on September 10, 2018, by Shanghai police to investigate a case of suspected digital currency fraud related to WFee coin.
2018-9-12 23:42 | |
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Just when we were thinking that a steady recovery was in motion the bears have awoken again sending Bitcoin and its brethren south, fast. Did CNBC Just Jinx The Recovery? At 11. 00 GMT BTC took a dive that shaved almost $400 off its price in just an hour.
2018-9-5 14:12 | |
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The South Korean government is literally doubling down on its efforts to trial blockchain in the public sector for 2019.
2018-9-4 12:03 | |
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Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent have decided to clamp down on cryptocurrency-related activities on their platforms. According to an article in the South China Morning Post (SCMP) published on Aug 27, these Chinese companies may have taken these measures to align with the strict stance taken by Chinese authorities.
2018-8-28 18:55 | |
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China is showing no intention of slowing down its cryptocurrency crackdown. In the latest, Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent (BAT) — the three largest technology companies in the country — are banning cryptocurrency-related activities from their platforms.
2018-8-27 13:45 | |
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China is continuing its crackdown on bitcoin and cryptocurrency-related ventures. The country is now blocking access to more than 120 offshore cryptocurrency exchanges utilized for trading purposes by mainland customers.
2018-8-24 00:24 | |
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China will shortly block access to over one hundred international cryptocurrency exchanges and other platforms as the government’s crackdown escalates, local news media report August 23. Beijing On Crypto: We’ll Continue To Ban Everything According to the South China Morning Post quoting Chinese language resource Shanghai Securities News, lawmakers will shut down availability of 124 “websites operated by offshore cryptocurrency exchanges that provide trading services to citizens on the mainland.
2018-8-23 19:00 | |
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It appears that cryptocurrency businesses are on the Chinese authorities’ radar again. China is blocking access to the websites of 124 offshore cryptocurrency exchange desks in the country, South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported today.
2018-8-23 15:21 | |
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WeChat Users Bid Farewell To Crypto News Outlets While China has been a ‘crypto hub’ for the better part of a decade, a recent set of announcements seems to show that the local government has changed its stance to be aversive to any operations related to crypto.
2018-8-23 07:37 | |
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There is probability that the price might go down within the next several trading days, by making a break out towards the south at $0.015. The post Tron (TRX) Price Analysis: Trends of August 21–27, 2018 appeared first on CoinSpeaker.
2018-8-23 15:15 | |
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Nearly eight months to the day after the ponzi scheme BitConnect exit scammed, the sins of the project have caught up to one of its figureheads. Divyesh Darji, the alleged leader of BitConnect’s Asian team, was arrested this Saturday, August 18, 2018, in the Delhi airport by the Gujarat Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
2018-8-20 19:54 | |
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Another Bitcoin millionaire has been caught in an elaborate cryptocurrency plot. A South Korean businessman has exchanged $2. 3M worth of Bitcoin for cash – only to find the banknotes were cheap, poorly printed fakes.
2018-8-20 13:08 | |
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Bitcoin is slightly down again today to $6,400, but a number of hot-spots are apparently developing across the world as told by local premiums. We recently wrote about South Africa... The post Bitcoin at a Premium in Brazil, Why? appeared first on Trustnodes.
2018-8-10 18:42 | |
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In recent news pertaining to cryptocurrency exchanges, it has been reported that Goldman Sachs is considering exploring custody and other services pertaining to cryptocurrencies; a South African exchange has introduced Tether pairings in the hopes of driving down the local premium on crypto prices through offering arbitrage opportunities to foreign traders; and Blockex has announced […] The post Exchanges Round-Up: Goldman Considers Crypto Custody, SA Exchange Launches USDT appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2018-8-9 08:25 | |
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AltCoinTrader Crypto Exchange Adds Dollar-Linked Option to Reduce Bitcoin Premium AltCoinTrader, a Johannesburg-based cryptocurrency exchange, has added a new bitcoin product, linking the US dollar to the platform in an effort to drive down bitcoin’s premium in South Africa’s market as well as attract more foreign investors. According to a partner at AltCoinTrader, Richard de […]
2018-8-6 21:37 | |
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Emerging cryptocurrency regulations are putting greater scrutiny on exchanges and companies worldwide. Starting August 1, 2018, Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb will no longer issue new virtual accounts due to the failure to renew a banking contract.
2018-8-2 16:00 | |
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The rising threat of frauds and blatant exit-scams from ICO firms and token issuers is set to slow down in the months to come, as several cryptocurrency-centric security firms have set up shop to fight against the nuisance, reported Business Korea on July 30, 2018.
2018-8-1 01:00 | |
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Andrew Biggin, University of Liverpool and Mark Hounslow, Lancaster University Underneath our feet, deep down in the Earth, liquid iron is producing the magnetic field that we all take for granted.
2018-7-29 11:00 | |
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Leading Australian entrepreneur Fred Schebesta sat down with co-founder of DNA crypto venture fund and Chairman of the Bitcoin foundation, Brock Pierce, for an exclusive interview while in South Korea, for the Beyond Blocks Summit Seoul last week (July 17-18).
2018-7-28 05:17 | |
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Crypto traders in South Korea could soon have direct access to Binance’s trading platform. According to a speculative report circulating in the Korean media, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world (by trading volume) is preparing to tap in on South Korea’s booming digital asset market by setting up a regional office in the country.
2018-7-26 17:28 | |
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In a new initiative, South Korea is working towards an organizational change that would create a dedicated department for establishing and regulating crypto policies with the crypto regulation agreement.
2018-7-24 23:15 | |
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There are over 600 million Africans living without electricity despite an abundance of sunshine and hundreds of thousands of solar projects on the drawing board.
2018-7-17 17:41 | |
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South Korea’s relationship with cryptocurrencies has had a tumultuous past. From the country being an important crypto market to crackdowns and imposition of strict regulations at the beginning of 2018, the authorities have frequently changed their outlook on digital currencies.
2018-7-10 13:59 | |
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Reports show that South Korea is now undergoing a cryptocurrency policy transformation. The people in charge are in the process of tearing down the stone wall built around the regulations related to cryptocurrencies.
2018-7-10 07:04 | |
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South Africa, one of the places in the continent which cryptocurrencies have gained ground is set to take another shot on launching the first fully functional Bitcoin ATM in the country. The country had initially launched a similar ATM way back in 2014, but the ATM has since been shut down as a result of […] The post Another Bitcoin ATM Launches In South Africa Following Shutdown Of The Previous appeared first on ZyCrypto.
2018-6-26 20:20 | |
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Recently, we are seeing more and more news from Jersey, a British island situated off the south coast of England, wedged between northern France in the English Channel. Quite an idyllic location by all accounts, not that I’ve been myself.
2018-6-26 15:30 | |
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FOMO Moments Bitcoin is below $6k and altcoins getting hit harder – EOS, Litecoin, Cardano and Ontology all suffering heavily. Following another week of heavy losses crypto markets have broken below $250 billion and are poised to head further south.
2018-6-24 08:01 | |
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As the week comes to a close, let us reflect on and digest all the news — most of which was negative, that happened in the cryptocurrency arena affecting Bitcoin price. Oh Look, Another Exchange Hack Tuesday evening, popular South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb reported a system breach that resulted in approximately $31 million worth of cryptocurrencies being stolen.
2018-6-24 23:00 | |
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The crypto markets are continuing to take a tumble today, June 23, following slew of FUD-like news from the crypto sector in South Korea and Japan. Bitcoin (BTC) is edging closer to $6,000, trading for around $6,105 at press time, down less than 1 percent over a 24 hour period. Bitcoin price chart. Source: Cointelegraph
2018-6-23 18:33 | |
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The cryptocurrency market has swung violently back into the red due to a series of regulatory movements from Asia, spooking skittish market participants. Bitcoin and Ethereum plummeted by almost 10% as Japanese regulators crack down on exchange action.
2018-6-23 02:13 | |
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Hailed as one of the fastest growing markets in the world, South Korea has had many international companies set its sights on expanding its Asian outputs further into the area. This was emphasised even further by Ripple’s VP, Eric van Miltenburg, who called for South Korea to relax its laws concerning cryptocurrency.
2018-6-21 23:00 | |
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Bithumb, South Korea’s largest crypto exchange announced on its website that between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning, Korean time, 35 billion won (about 31. 5 million USD) worth of cryptocurrencies vanished.
2018-6-20 09:20 | |
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As China cracked down on crypto exchanges and South Korea threatened to do the same, Japan stood out as a crypto-friendly nation. In 2017, Japan declared Bitcoin to be a legal form of payment and now has 16 licensed cryptocurrency exchanges.
2018-6-14 10:57 | |
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The markets are down this morning in the wake of an alleged $40 Million hack of South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, Coinrail. Given current political activities within Singapore (the summit involving both the US President and the Leader of North Korea) we did expect the markets to be a little shaky this morning, the current view however is far worse than we expected.
2018-6-11 12:00 | |
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